Check the reverse dns hostname for a IP on Linux
This guide will step you through how to take an IP address, and find out what its reverse dns host name is. This is useful for checking mail server DNS setup, etc. The DNS system works two ways. It is...
View ArticleBackup Microsoft SQL Database Using T-SQL
This guide will show you how to backup a Microsoft SQL database using T-SQL commands rather than using the wizards in SQL Management Studio. This has the added benefit of being able to be scripted if...
View ArticleRestore Microsoft SQL Database Using T-SQL
This guide will show you how to restore a Microsoft SQL database using T-SQL commands rather than using the wizards in SQL Management Studio. This has the added benefit of being able to be scripted if...
View ArticleMicrosoft SQL Server 2012 Express Limitations
Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Express Edition is a great database engine that is more than capable of handling most small business database requirements. There are however some limitations. The details...
View ArticleMicrosoft SQL Server 2008 R2 Express Limitations
Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 Express Edition is a great database engine that is more than capable of handling most small business database requirements. There are however some limitations. The details...
View ArticleMicrosoft SQL Server 2008 Express Limitations
Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Express Edition is a great database engine that is more than capable of handling most small business database requirements. There are however some limitations. The details...
View ArticleFormat drive with FAT32 in Windows 7
For some reason, the option to format a drive with the FAT32 filesystem was removed from the GUI format tool in Windows 7. Thankfully you can still do it from the command line format utility. This...
View ArticleFlush the DNS cache on Windows
Windows will cache DNS resolution results for a period of time. You may need to clear this cache if you need to make sure the DNS value is up to date. The command below can be used to flush the DNS...
View ArticleView listening TCP ports on Windows
This guide shows you how to view a list of all the listening TCP ports on a Windows machine. This is useful for knowing if a service is listening on a specific port, or if you need to know if a...
View ArticleView listening UDP ports on Windows
This guide shows you how to view a list of all the listening UDP ports on a Windows machine. This is useful for knowing if a service is listening on a specific port. View all listening UDP ports on...
View ArticleWindows Virtual Store Location
Since Windows Vista was released, Windows has had a security feature called the Virtual Store. Some legacy applications will try and read/write configuration files in a location that would require...
View ArticleDisabling TCP Auto Tuning
If you have a application that uses TCP network communication and it seems to be running slow, you may find that it is because of a feature in Windows called TCP auto tuning. TCP tuning can be used to...
View ArticleInstalling NGINX, PHP, and MySQL on Ubuntu 13.04
This “how to” guide will step you through the process of setting up Nginx, PHP, and MySQL on Ubuntu 13.04. Nginx (pronounced Engine-X) is a fast & lightweight HTTP and HTTPS web server (it can also...
View ArticleEnable Apache Rewrite module on Ubuntu 13.04
By default, Ubuntu 13.04 doesn’t enable the rewrite engine module after installing Apache. The rewrite engine for Apache allows for on-the-fly URL rewriting/changing. This allows for the use of urls...
View ArticleIncrease PHP Upload Limit on Ubuntu 13.04
A default installation of PHP and Apache on a Ubuntu 13.04 will set a maximum upload limit of 2MB. Quite often you will want to increase this to a larger size. How high you set this limit will depend...
View ArticleLoad Balancing with Nginx
Nginx is a high performance web server, which can also act as a great reverse proxy. Reverse proxy’s are placed in front of the web server handling the processing, to speed the site up, by either...
View ArticleAutomatically shrink database files in Microsoft SQL 2008
Microsoft SQL server 2008 has the ability to automatically shrink database files. By default this option is disabled. With automatic shrinking of database files turned on, the SQL server will...
View ArticleFix Database Integrity Errors in Microsoft SQL Server
Sometimes you may encounter data integrity issues with one or more tables on a Microsoft SQL server. These errors may be found during a data integrity check using DBCC CHECKDB, or even via general use...
View ArticleDatabase Recovery models for Microsoft SQL Server
Microsoft SQL server provides three recovery models; full, simple, and bulk-logged. Each have their benefits. The details of the three recovery models is outlined below. You will need to choose the...
View ArticleGenerate random passwords on Ubuntu
The ‘makepasswd’ package on Ubuntu can be used to easily generate random passwords. This package is part of the Ubuntu repositories, however probably wont be installed by default. It also has the...
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