August 31st, 2012 by Gregory - 1 min read
MySQL v5.5 changes the default storage engine to InnoDB. If you'd like to upgrade your tables from MyISM to InnoDB, here is a simple SQL query that will generate the necessary code to upgrade all tables in a single SQL database.
SET SESSION group_concat_max_len = 204800;
SELECT GROUP_CONCAT('ALTER...
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August 30th, 2012 by Gregory - 1 min read
It's the cloud...
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August 20th, 2012 by Gregory - 1 min read
This is a great quote on why Javabean Hosting isn't looking to race to the bottom. We're not looking to build something that isn't sustainable or disrespects customers. We are looking to deliver nothing short of the best for our users....
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August 19th, 2012 by Gregory - 1 min read
This doesn't bode well for MySQL users. Thankfully, Open Source advocates have been working on a drop in replacement called MariaDBwhich will prove incredibly valuable as MySQL becomes more closed source....
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August 6th, 2012 by Gregory - 1 min read
Friday, August 10, 2012 I will finally take the leap from bachelorhood to married life.After almost 9 (yes, nine) years and 11 months my fianc and I will tie the knot. Although everyone can't join us there in person, we'd like you to celebrate with us.
To celebrate our happiness, we would like to o...
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August 3rd, 2012 by Gregory - 1 min read
I got last minute word from my upstream provider that they would need to perform emergency datacenter maintenance. The maintenance was scheduled to improve the datacenter's latency and redundancy.
This morning we reported to our upstream provider higher than normal server loads. Although fluctuatio...
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July 18th, 2012 by Gregory - 1 min read
You should never, ever, publish your email as plain text on your site. This includes the use of mailto: links. Instead, use the encoder developed by hivelogic in a HTML area of your RW site. Although not fool proof, the encoder will generate some Javascript code to help hide your email from Spam Bot...
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July 15th, 2012 by Gregory - 2 min read
Like any good bug or problem, we started to hear (and see) reports of slow downs in page load times on Friday night. We investigated this and found that the data center we host our server in had a slow down in their SAN disk storage. This caused increased IO, server load, and page load times.
Th...
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June 19th, 2012 by Gregory - 4 min read
Over the weekend some users may have noticed that their site started to experience some 403 errors. I'd like to take a minute to explain what happened, how it was fixed, and what lessons were learned in the process.
What happened?
Recently, a user had complained that they were unable to add email...
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June 15th, 2012 by Gregory - 1 min read
A good read for individuals looking for ways to improve their SEO....
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