Linux desktop will wipe out Windows 7
by Samet Kilictas on Oct.15, 2009, under General
This month naked marketing muscle once again shows us how it should be done. In the World, Microsoft made it to number one as the most respected and trusted brand, ahead even of Mercedes-Benz. The people have spoken.
Quite an achievement considering Vista bombed and no amount of PR power could persuade the non-OEM consumer otherwise. Now, obviously before it was too late and the Windows brand itself was damaged, Windows 7 has been released. Word is that it is OK, better even than XP.
Thus, the hiatus that may have been the golden Window of Vista opportunity for Linux on the desktop will soon be gone. The power of the ‘brand’ coupled with a product that actually works is hard to stop. If you think that Microsoft has done a number on the Linux netbook using venerable XP and a fat cheque book then just wait for Windows 7 to get into full swing.
Hans Rosling shows the best stats you’ve ever seen
by Samet Kilictas on Oct.13, 2009, under General
Take a look at here. Stunning..
Cannot load mysqli extension. Please check your PHP configuration
by Samet Kilictas on Aug.25, 2009, under PHP, Programming, Tips
Probably you are trying to access your phpmyadmin. You will get this error if you have more then one “php.ini” file in your system. It is kinda conflicting. For instance i have wampserver2.0 and IIS7 together in my current system. I have activated IIS7 FastCgı method to use php on it. So it has one php.ini file at path of “c:\wamp\….” and another one in “c:\Program Files\Php” . You can get a temporary solution if you rename your php.ini file which is in your “program files” path.
That is it.
Free Shell Accounts
by Samet Kilictas on Aug.21, 2009, under General
Here is a tiny list of free shell account services. I should remember them when i need it.
- http://www.bylur.net/free/
- http://www.red-pill.eu/freeunix.shtml *
- http://www.rootshell.be/
How to Backup and Restore a MySQL Database
by Samet Kilictas on Jun.07, 2009, under General
To make a database backup using the MySQL command-line utilities, execute the following command:
$ mysqldump -u username -p –opt dbname > dump.sql
It will ask you for password because we used -p paramater over there. If the MySQL programs are not in your path, you will need to manually specify the location of the mysqldump program:
$ /path-to-your-mysql-bin/mysqldump -u username -p –opt dbname > dump.sql
Download the dump.sql and keep it in a safe place (CDR, Zip disk, etc).
If you need to restore your database, you can do so like this:
$ mysql -u username -p dbname < dump.sql
This is the simples way to restore and backup your database.
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