Send HTTP requests using cURL Rumi, June 6, 2014 Reading a URL via GET: curl http://example.com/ Defining any HTTP method (like POST or PUT): curl http://example.com/users/1 -XPUT Sending data with a request: curl http://example.com/users -d"first_name=Bruce&last_name=Wayne" If you use -d and do not set an HTTP request method it automatically defaults to POST. Performing basic authentication: curl http://user:password@example.com/users/1 All together… Continue Reading
PHP enable error reporting Rumi, December 11, 2013 You can set PHP error reporting on in php.ini file (in case you have access to this file). Set the following lines: error_reporting = E_ALL display_errors = On If you have no access to php.ini file but you can modify .htaccess file on your server (in root of your public_hml… Continue Reading
Linux service restart shell script Rumi, November 29, 2013November 29, 2013 I badly needed a script that would check if my running services (in this script it'll check varnish and apache2 services) are alive- if not, it'll restart the dead service and write a log. Pretty handy! Continue Reading
Using the DIV tag to display columns rather than tables Rumi, November 15, 2013 The TABLE element may be a convenient way of producing stable layouts, but the W3C WAI guidelines are pretty clear that tables are for displaying tabular information, not for arranging page content. The DIV element is used as the basic layout element as it does not add any extra meaning… Continue Reading
Varnish Nagios Plugin Rumi, September 24, 2013 Install To use this plugin you need to have varnishstat installed which is installed by default when you install varnish. Perl is also required for this plugin. If you don’t have Perl installed you can install in by running the command below sudo apt-get install perl or sudo yum install… Continue Reading
How to empty Table in MySQL database Daily with cronjobs Rumi, September 3, 2013 you can create a php script. truncatetable.php Example: <? $db_host = "localhost"; $db_user = "username"; $db_pass = "password"; $db_name = "databasename"; $connect = @mysql_connect($db_host,$db_user,$db_pass); @mysql_select_db($db_name); // Empty table $query = "TRUNCATE TABLE TableName01"; mysql_query($query); ?> Then setup the cronjob Continue Reading
Sticky header and footer CSS Rumi, July 24, 2013 HTML Code- <!– BEGIN: Sticky Header –> <div id="header_container"> <div id="header"> Header Content </div> </div> <!– END: Sticky Header –> <!– BEGIN: Page Content –> <div id="container"> <div id="content"> Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Nunc sit amet ipsum magna, et convallis sem. Nunc pulvinar magna vitae orci… Continue Reading
How do I line up 3 divs on the same row Rumi, July 24, 2013 Part one- <div> <h2 align="center">San Andreas: Multiplayer</h2> <div align="center" class="float-left">CONTENT OF COLUMN ONE GOES HERE</div> <div align="center" class="float-left">CONTENT OF COLUMN TWO GOES HERE</div> <div align="center" class="float-left">CONTENT OF COLUMN THREE GOES HERE</div> </div> And inside CSS file- .float-left { float:left; width:300px; // or 33% for equal width independent of parent width… Continue Reading
Creating Custom Built Debian 6 (Squeeze) Rumi, May 24, 2013May 24, 2013 There is a well documented official way to create standard Debian CDs. However, sometimes it is nice to have a CD or DVD which just contains a subset of Debian Packages to fit personal needs. The following script is made for creation of such a CD image. By default, it… Continue Reading
MySQLDump Shell script for backup Rumi, April 21, 2013 You can use the following script to dump mysql database and can add to crontab entry for daily backup! #!/bin/sh DAY=`/bin/date +%Y%m%d` TFILE="/backup/MYDB.$DAY.gz" mysqldump -u root -p'MYPASSWORD' MYDB | gzip > $TFILE echo "cache dump completed, dump script by rumi (hasan.emdad@mango.com.bd)" Continue Reading