PHP: Display directory contents
For security reasons, most servers on the Internet do not show the contents of a directory if the directory address is typed. The user is either redirected to index.whatever, a…
rsync command
rsync is a very useful alternative to rcp and scp. It tool lets you copy files and directories between a local host and a remote host. The main advantage of…
Linux split command
In Linux you can use split and join commands to split large files into smaller files or join many smaller files into a large file. This kind of operations are…
Copying a large database from one server to another
Recently, I had to copy a large database from one server to another. I had 100G free on the source server. Unfortunately, the server would run out of memory before…
Installing DKAN on Debian (Ubuntu)
Following are the steps: Install the necessary libraries Setup the database Install and Setup DKAN Install necessary libraries Note: write down the password you create for the database Copy the…
How to install npm on Ubuntu
Update your repository if you haven’t done so in a long time Install nodejs Install npm Check if npm installed correctly You shouldn’t get any error messages and the second…
How to restart X server from command line
To restart X server, you only need to restart gdm. * Stopping GNOME Display Manager… * Starting GNOME Display Manager…
How can I change the filesize limit for imported files in PhpMyAdmin
The filesize limit is not defined in PhpMyAdmin. The limit is taken from php.ini file. To change this limit, you needed to edit your php.ini file: Change the following two…
Installing Mahara on Ubuntu
You can now install Mahara using the Synaptic Package Manager. But before you install mahara, you should create a database for mahara in MySQL or PostgreSQL. You will be asked…
Converting audio and video file formats on Linux
The gold standard of converting audio and video file formats in Linux is FFmpeg. It is a command-line tool capable of recording, converting and streaming audio and video. This article…