We recently had the need to create a queuing system to replace an implementation of RabbitMQ that was being used on a previous project. The reasoning behind this is that the requirements of the project required a very custom implementation …
A few of our projects recently called for a distributed file-system that provided high availability and redundancy. After a tip off from a fellow techie and a quick browse around the net it appeared that a solution called GlusterFS appeared …
tl;dr> I make a terrible assumption about Zend Optimizer+ and am corrected by Dominic in the comments;
Terrible post title I know but its the best I could come up with.
I’ve just come up for air after spending the majority of the day …
We have been using redmine for quite a long time and a few months ago attempted to upgrade from 1.3 to 2.something. Unfortunately I (quite typically) borked the installation and since then its been hobbling along after my attempts to fix it …
This was a head scratcher when I ran into this yesterday and I thought I would share my solution to the following scenario:
I need to debug PHP Command Line script, located on Remote LAMP Virtual WebServer running in Virtual Box with a …
About NRPE NRPE (Nagios Remote Plugin Executor) is a useful tool that allows you to execute scripts on remote servers and return the output for ingestion by some form of monitoring software.
Setup We currently have our own instance of …
I’ve decided that I need to up my game when it comes to webservers. However I’m not yet ready to switch to Nginx or one of the other webservers out in the wild as I need something up and running rapidly.
Granted the numbers are definitely …
So recently I’ve been working with PHP 5.4 a LOT. Unfortunately Ubuntu (my main dev environment) is behind the times. So I’m resorting to compiling PHP manually.
Not a daunting as it may first appear. The really tricky part is working out …
Rsync is a great tool but can be a pain if you have to jump through hoops to connect via ssh such as connecting via a different port.
A simple solution is to use the -e flag (also knows as –rsh=COMMAND). This flag allows you manually define …
This morning I woke up to an email telling me that my Nexus7 that I had ordered 3 weeks ago was… “out for delivery”.
I couldn’t contain my excitement. I sat patiently waiting by my door. Finally 11 o’clock rolls around and there is a knock. …
