Archive for the ‘Linux Commands’ Category

Download a web page to a local directory that mirrors its url path - wget file command on Linux

Monday, October 17th, 2011

I was doing some work on my web site and I was about to make some big …

PHP - ‘allowed memory size’ fatal error whilst using exec() command

Friday, October 7th, 2011

I was using php 5.3’s exec() command within a cli script to load some data …

How to fix WHM /Cpanel Apache Log Bug - Crashes Intermittently- for Linux newbies

Tuesday, September 8th, 2009

I’m more of a PHP editor than a ’system admin’. I use a PC and am NOT …

how to cancel a grep search

Saturday, October 18th, 2008

I was trying to find a word on my PLESK server’s linux backend using the grep command.

The …

email naming conventions: a note about forename DOT surname @ example DOT com

Thursday, May 3rd, 2007

Lots of big organisations seem to use a “forename DOT surname” format for their staff’s email addresses …

How to download .htaccess files via FTP

Friday, April 27th, 2007

One of the most common problems that any newby webmaster has to face is the issue of …

What does “./” (dot forward slash) mean in linux?

Wednesday, April 25th, 2007

I’ve just been reading Apache - The Definitive Guide and on page 29 it tells us to …

Editing remote files via ssh

Sunday, April 22nd, 2007

I have just learnt something!

I’ve been reading technical books for years. Many contain examples of things that …