Author Archives: Roy

Make WordPress 3.4.2 show double hyphens

Posted on September 17, 2012 by Roy

By default WordPress shortens two dashes or hyphens (–) to a single dash (-). Not very practical if you need to show a command that uses double-dash options such as the  “–all-databases” in the previous post about mysqldump over ssh. … Continue reading →

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Ubuntu 12.04 – Ruby on Rails Production

Posted on September 16, 2012 by Roy

This looks to be a smooth guide for setting up a Ruby on Rails production environment on Ubuntu 12.04. http://excid3.com/blog/setting-up-ubuntu-12-04-with-ruby-1-9-3-nginx-passenger-and-postgresql-or-mysql/

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The simplest of mysql backups

Posted on September 15, 2012 by Roy

Running mysqldump over ssh is a simple way to copy or back up a mysql database from a remote system. Granted, it’s not suited for every scenario, but for a quick dump of the small database on my remote webserver, … Continue reading →

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Back on the air!

Posted on September 15, 2012 by Roy

Doli Capax is back on the air, running off of a Virtual Private Server in Frankfurt. I’ve decided to give vps.net a try, after both VPSLand and CloudPeople have failed to create a virtual server within 24 hours of ordering. … Continue reading →

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