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Turn off magic_quotes_gpc in PHP
Answer:
magic_quotes_gpc is a legacy PHP function that no longer be supported in PHP 6.0. So you should disable them to make sure your application not break in the future version of PHP.
To disable it, edit the php.ini
vi /etc/php.ini
Locate and set
magic_quotes_gpc = off;Remember to restart web server such as Apache if needed.
Stage new and modified files in Git
Answer:
To stage new and modified files so that they will be committed in the future, you can use the simple command:
# git add .
So all the newly created and modified files will be staged.
Auto remove expired binary log in MySQL
Answer:
If you have enabled the binary log in your MySQL server, you need to be aware that the log will use up the space of your local disk space. Old binary logs are generally not needed and you can auto remove expired entries from the binary log.
To do so, edit the MySQL configurations, e.g. /etc/my.cnf
..
expire_logs_days = 60
..The above configuration will auto remove entries in the binary old if they are older than 60 days.
Don't forget to restart MySQL to take effect.
# /sbin/service mysqld restart
Sort numerical value using the sort command
Answer:
Assume you have a text file contains the following content:
1
2
3
10When you use the sort command to sort them, it will give the following output:
# sort test.txt
1
10
2
3So you need to sort them according to the numerical values?
Try with the n flag:
# sort -n test.txt
1
2
3
10List of remote gems on rubyforge.org
Answer:
To list all the available gems on rubyforge.org, use this command:
# gem list --remote
For example, to search for all rails related gems, use
# gem list --remote | grep "\-rails"
