Network diagnostics using a Chrome OS
Even though Chrome OS may seem limited in operating system features when it comes to network diagnostics, the basics we are all used to running from the Windows CMD prompt or Linux Shell are still…
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PHP CRUD in a few lines of code
When building back office and administration systems we often we need to provide end users and administrators with access to database tables and the ability to Create, Read, Update and Delete records. Creating a user…
Linux CLI text editor
NANO is a text editor for use in linux terminals (on a server machine, or over SSH connection). Unlike some of the other options, NANO doesn’t require that you know a host of key combinations…
Connecting your PHP application to MSSQL using FreeTDS
The following guide serves to assist with connecting (or re-connecting) your PHP web application running on a LAMP server with an MSSQL database. The following has been tested on Ubuntu 14.04.3 LTS with MSSQL 2008…
How to: Check RAM totals from Ubuntu terminal
Particularly when working with remote servers and virtual machines it can be useful to check your RAM levels and availability. This can be easily achieved by running the following commands from a terminal: $watch -n…