1/19/2009

PDNS & named

I’ve met strange problem. We have primary DNS server as pdns and slave dns as named. In /var/named/named.zone slave zones are correctly included, but there are no zone files in /var/named

How I fixed the problem:

1. restart named

2. run hspc-dns-sync.pl –all at server side

Finnaly I received all zone files in /var/named

Slow Helm

Some times we have such problem like: “ohh God my f** Helm goes crazy, it takes 2-5 mins to load page, bull shit, bad product”

So first of all I wanna say - Helm is good product, and you should check your server because it is the main problem :).

Ok lets talk about reasons of the problem:

1. your IIS very loaded.

how to check: run task manager > processes sort by mem and check how much memory w2wp.exe use.

fix: try to restart IIS (run > cmd > iisreset) and try to load Helm CP. If at the begining Helm loads fast and then again become slow, so congratulation you found the reason

2. MSSQL server use more than 1.5 Gb of mem.

how to check: same as in 1.

fix: restart MSSQL server and then steps as in 1. but I want to say that this fix usually temporary because MSSQL begins to “eat” mem very soon :(

3. you have 1 Gb memory installed

how to check: if you have more than 50 web sites running at your server, so you should have at least 2 Gb of mem installed at your server.

fix: add memory

4. You have more than 1000 web sites.

how to check: if its your server then you know how many sites running at your server

fix: there is no fix( in windows

recommendation: install Linux with apache and migrate sites with “Me and my dog” to Linux

5. Virus

How to check: run from liveCD any antivirus

Fix: clean the viruses

1/11/2009

How to Move Your Joomla! Site to a New Server

Things happen. Plans change. Websites outgrow current servers and need new servers. Hosting companies provide poor service, prompting a web master to decide to change servers. Whatever the reason, you might need to move your Joomla! installation from one server to another.

If you've been running a website for a while, you have probably already accumulated quite a bit of content and several 3rd party components and/or modules, and you do not want to start fresh with a new Joomla! installation. This article explains what I did to move HowToJoomla from my test server (howtojoomla.corywebb.com) to the server that it is on now.

Why not use a fresh install?

In my case, I probably could have. I only had about 4 or 5 articles on the test site, and I am using relatively few 3rd party CMT's (JomComment, TagBot, and JoomlaXplorer). But, I decided it would be easier just to move the installation I had to the new server, so I did.

You will want to move your Joomla! installation rather than re-install if you fit one or all of the following parameters:

  • Your site has accumulated a large amount of data in the database over time (sections, categories, content items, contacts, newsfeeds, etc.).
  • Your site uses multiple 3rd-part extensions already configured and/or customized for your site.
  • You just feel like trying it out to see if you can do it.
Step 1: Backup everything!

The first thing you want to do is backup all files within your Joomla! installation. Create a folder on your local system, and download all files to that folder using your ftp client application. I used FileZilla as my ftp client application to download all of my files to a folder on my desktop I named "howtojoomla".

Step 2: Export your database

Note: For this step, it really helps if you have phpMyAdmin installed on your server. Most hosting companies have phpMyAdmin already installed. If you are unsure, ask your hosting provider.

The second thing you need to do is export your Joomla! database. The best thing to do is to export it into an SQL file, which makes importing it easier in a later step. An SQL file will contain all of the necessary SQL commands for creating your database tables and filling them with your data. Be sure you export the entire database.

Step 3: Modify configuration.php

This step is very important. Go to the folder on your local system to which you downloaded all of your Joomla! files. In the first level folder, you will find the file named "configuration.php". Open this file with a text editor and make the necessary changes. At the very least, you will probably need to change the following parameters:

  • $mosConfig_absolute_path: This is the absolute server path to your new Joomla! installation. It will probably look something like "/path/to/joomla/installation".
  • $mosConfig_cachepath: This is the absolute server path to the cache for your Joomla! installation. It will probably look something like "/path/to/joomla/installation/cache".
  • $mosConfig_live_site: This is your website's url. It will be something like "http://www.yoursite.com".
  • $mosConfig_host: This is the location of the server that hosts your MySQL database. For most instances, this value will be "localhost". If you are unsure, ask your hosting provider.
  • $mosConfig_db: This is the name of your MySQL database.
  • $mosConfig_user: This is the database user name. Make sure this user has all privileges on your database.
  • $mosConfig_password: This is the password for your MySQL database user.
Step 4: Upload all of your files to your new server

Using an ftp client application (like FileZilla), upload all of your files to the location on your new server where you want to install Joomla!.

Step 5: Import your database to your new MySQL server

Using phpMyAdmin (or console commands if you are an advanced database administrator) and the SQL file you generated in step 2, import your old database into your new database.

Step 6: Test your new installation

Your move should now be complete, but please don't take my word for it. Test your site to make sure that everything is in it's proper place and working the way you expect it to. For example, if you did not use relative url's for your links on your old site, they will not work properly on your new site.

If you are uneasy or uncomfortable with this process, I strongly recommend that you hire a professional to do this for you.

Update: Another Resource

I just came across a resource called JoomlaCloner which automates much of this process for you. It has a commercial license, so unfortunately it is not free. The base price is $49.95 for 1 year support and upgrades. I have never used it, so I cannot speak for whether or not it is a good component. I just wanted to make you aware of it.

http://www.howtojoomla.net/content/view/17/2/


UPD: Additional for Joomla 1.5


Edit configuration.php

You have to tell Joomla to use the new database data. Open the configuration.php file on the new server, and edit the following variables to fit the new database and FTP settings:

var $log_path = 'yourfullserverpath/logs';
var $tmp_path = 'yourfullserverpath/tmp';
var $live_site = 'http://www.mysite.com';
var $ftp_host = '127.0.0.1';
var $ftp_port = '21';
var $ftp_user = 'myftpuser';
var $ftp_pass = 'myftppassword';
var $ftp_root = 'myftprootfolder';
var $host = 'mymysqlhost';
var $user = 'mysqluser';
var $db = 'mysqldatabasename';
var $password = 'mysqlpassword';

1/04/2009

Windows Live Writer

сабж оновився до реліз кандидата

– перше враження – бета мала симпатичніший інтерфейс

Nokia and Mac OS X 10.5.x

Щасливим власникам Мас mini інколи хочеться підключити свій телефон нокія до цього маленького чуда

Для нормальної роботи вам юуде мотрібно

а) Nokia Multimedia Transfer

і б) для тих хто юзає карти нокія  Nokia Map Loader for Mac

 

Дерзайте

1/02/2009

Convert ape to mp3 in linux (Fedora)

Виникла у мене проблема з тим щоб конвертнути ape в mp3 під лінухом, погугливши я знайшов наступну процедуру вирішення цієї проблеми.

використовувати ми будемо наступний скріпт:

ape2mp3

#!/bin/bash
echo "Brian's Archive CUE/FLAC Splitter v0.1"
echo "No sanity checking in place. Be careful."

if [ $# != 2 ]
then
echo ""
echo "Usage:"
echo " $0 cue_file ape_flac_file"
echo ""
exit 1
fi

#Get the filenames
cuefile=$1
flacfile=$2

#Other variables
tracks=$(cueprint -d '%N' "$cuefile")

#Get the filenames into an array
count=1
while [ $count -le $tracks ]
do
tracknames[$count]=$(cueprint -n$count -t '%p-%T-%02n-%t' "$cuefile"|sed -e s@/@,@g)
count=`expr $count + 1`
done

#Load up the ID3 tag info into variables for later use
id3count=1
while [ $id3count -le $tracks ]
do
artist[$id3count]=$(cueprint -n$id3count -t '%p' "$cuefile")
album[$id3count]=$(cueprint -n$id3count -t '%T' "$cuefile")
tracknum[$id3count]=$(cueprint -n$id3count -t '%02n' "$cuefile")
title[$id3count]=$(cueprint -n$id3count -t '%t' "$cuefile")
echo "Artist: ${artist[$id3count]}"
echo "Album: ${album[$id3count]}"
echo "Track No: ${tracknum[$id3count]}"
echo "Song Title: ${title[$id3count]}"
id3count=$[$id3count + 1]
done

#Output general file information
cueprint -d '%P - %T\n' "$cuefile"
echo "Total number of tracks: " $tracks

#Split this bitch
cuebreakpoints "$cuefile" | shntool split -a '' -n '%02d' -o wav "$flacfile"

#Convert those waves into mp3s
convertcount=1
while [ $convertcount -le $tracks ]
do
wavenum=`printf "%02d" $convertcount`

lame --add-id3v2 --noreplaygain -b 320 --ta "${artist[$convertcount]}" --tl "${album[$convertcount]}" --tn "${tracknum[$convertcount]}" --tt "${title[$convertcount]}" "$wavenum.wav" "${tracknames[$convertcount]}.mp3"
rm "$wavenum.wav"
convertcount=$[$convertcount + 1]

done






використання # ape2mp3 album.cue album.ape





для коректної роботи нам будуть потрібні наступні пакети








1. mac - http://moonshine.freshrpms.net/rpm.html?id=193 for fedora 7


2. LAME - yum install lame (in fedora)


3. shorten - # rpm -ivh shorten-3.6.0-1.2.i386.rpm


4. shntool - # rpm -ivh shntool-3.0.6-1.i386.rpm


5. cuetools - # rpm -ivh cuetools-1.3.1-2.i386.rpm