Installing VMWware ESX Server 3i (ESXi) on an Intel Atom & USB stick
I have a couple Supermicro X7SPA-HF-O Atom boards that I’m planning on putting IPCop on. #1 is an Atom motherboard as the primary firewall (for Weblogs.us) #2 is another identical Atom board as a...
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Plugin: Regenerate Thumbnails ERROR undefined [SOLVED!]
Question: I’m a big fan of the Regenerate Thumbnails WordPress plugin, howeve, recently some of my photos aren’t able to have their thumbnails regenerated! All I get is the following error Regenerate...
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Install VMWare ESXi on Dell PowerEdge 1950 III server
Later this week I will be installing VMWare ESXi for the first time. It will be on a nice Dell 1U server and here are a few links and resources that I have gathered so far: Compatibility list for...
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Entering VMWare ESXi 4.1 licensing info [solved]
Did you receive your VMWare ESXi licensing info and now you need to register your license before your 60 day evaluation is up? Never fear, here are the steps to do it: 5 Easy Steps Step 1 From the...
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FREE performance monitoring tools for ESXi
FREE (and pay) performance monitoring tools for ESXi (retain weeks of data, not just an hour) If you have used ESXi much you have probably realized it only shows you one hour worth of performance data....
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1030 Got error 28 from storage engine mysql [solved]
If you receive an error from your MySQL databaser server that reads: #1030 Got error 28 from storage engine Then you will want to check and make sure your server has sufficient free space. One of my...
View ArticleFixing Warning: date() [function.date] in PHP 5.3 [solved]
If you recently upgraded to a newer version of PHP, like PHP 5.3, you may be getting some errors similar to this in your PHP scripts: Warning: date() [function.date]: It is not safe to rely on the...
View ArticleProFTPd MySQL configuration / Linux free space check / setting Gentoo static IP
Links and info that were useful during a recent database server move: #1 Setting (or changing) a static IP address on Gentoo: Gentoo Forums :: View topic – Switching to a static IP (within your...
View ArticleMonitoring Apache2 bandwidth usage by individual VirtualHosts
At Weblogs.us we have been going through bandwidth at a fast pace lately. We use Apache2 as our web server, and while we have some rough bandwidth monitoring tools, we could really use a more granular...
View ArticleTravel router tips: use Android for Internet, Ethernet crossover cable for...
I have a makeshift travel office setup: Lenovo X220, Dell M6500, Dell 27″ LCD, keyboard, mouse and a couple Optimus V Android phones… Wifi Hotspot: useful for more than just internet connection...
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Sweet Designs (contest crash)
Unfortunately it looks like Amy Atlas slashdotted herself today SWEET DESIGNS – AMY ATLAS EVENTShttp://blog.amyatlas.comWe hope you guys have had as much fun playing this game as we had putting it...
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IPCop ‘boot error’ occurs after successful installation
Summary of article: If you mount the IPCop (or smoothwall) ISO via IPMI and then install, you are likely to get a boot error once you reboot and the ISO is unmounted. A workaround is to install via an...
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Kevin Knasel SSD upgrade
New hardware! A couple exciting tidbits over at Weblogs.us: We have some cool new hardware upgrades Thanks to Kevin we will have some nice new SSDs on the way! Deciding on a SSD As for the SSDs, the...
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[Err] [Bak] 1286 – Unknown table engine ‘InnoDB 00:00:00′
Last night I had an error show up a couple times while using Navicat to backup database on Weblogs.us. This was the error: [Err] [Bak] 1286 – Unknown table engine ‘InnoDB 00:00:00′ On this server...
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Drastically improved search for jdhodges.com (WordPress based blog)
While using the internal search feature on my blog recently, I realized how worthless it was. As an example, searching for ‘exede review‘ came up with a bunch of mildly relevant results but by far the...
View ArticleUse your own Domain Name with Weblogs.us
One of my favorite features of Weblogs.us is the ability to use your own domain name. No extra fees, no forced advertising, just the free ability to use a domain name of your choosing Here is an...
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