The Electric Toolbox Blog
Linux, Apache, Nginx, MySQL, Javascript and PHP articles
The Electric Toolbox Blog has articles about Linux, Apache, Nginx, MySQL, Javascript and PHP.
The ten most recent articles can be found below in their entirety. Navigating the sections in the right navigation (under Categories) will bring up all the other posts, and you can also use the search box at the top of the page to find what you might be looking for.
Delete All Data in a MySQL Table
This article looks at how to delete all the data from a MySQL database table and how it affects auto incremental fields. The final section…
Saving a file downloaded with wget with a different name
wget is a command line utility for downloading files from FTP and HTTP web servers. By default when you download a file with wget, the file…
How to check and uncheck a checkbox with jQuery
jQuery is a Javascript framework which can simplify coding Javascript for a website and removes a lot of cross browser compatibility issues.
List installed packages with YUM
This post looks at how to list the installed packages with YUM from the command line for YUM based Linux distributions, such as CentOS and Fedora.
How to update the max_connections setting in MySQL
If you are getting “too many connections” errors in MySQL you can change the max_connections setting to allow more connections, assuming…
Add a new option to a select with jQuery
My last jQuery post looked at how to count the number of options in a select and then clear all options from the select. This post looks at how…
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Chmod 777 Tutorial
Eventually, you will have to read and execute permission changes on either a file or directory. To do this, you need to run the chmod
How to Copy Directory Linux
Operating a Linux screen requires the mastery of varying technical terms and skills. Copying directories on Linux is no different. It is the most frequent
Linux create user
The Linux system is an application where multiple people can simultaneously link into the same system. As the system administrator, it falls to you to manage
Add user to sudoers
What is the importance of learning how to add user to sudoers? For one, it’s to grant elevated access or permission to a user so
