http://darrylclarke.com Random musings from a jaded coder who just needs a hug. Mon, 21 May 2012 01:00:00 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://darrylclarke.com/2011/12/22/the-switch-apache-mod_php-to-nginx-php-fpm/ http://darrylclarke.com/2011/12/22/the-switch-apache-mod_php-to-nginx-php-fpm/#comments Thu, 22 Dec 2011 17:29:43 +0000 Darryl Clarke http://darrylclarke.com/?p=713 File this under “another thing I should’ve done ages ago.” I decided that I should explore the world of Nginx as a web server since many people have been telling me it’s good. And all I can say is holy shit, it’s good. The setup was simple and after a few idiotic mistakes on my [...]]]> http://darrylclarke.com/2011/12/22/the-switch-apache-mod_php-to-nginx-php-fpm/feed/ 0 http://darrylclarke.com/2011/04/29/ubuntu-sharing-is-caring/ http://darrylclarke.com/2011/04/29/ubuntu-sharing-is-caring/#comments Fri, 29 Apr 2011 14:11:32 +0000 Darryl Clarke http://darrylclarke.com/?p=601 Over the last 24 hours, since the release of Ubuntu 11.04, I’ve managed to upload over 200GB on the torrents.  Here’s a little graph of my bandwidth use.  I’m sure this is just a drop int he bucket.  It’d be interesting to see how much other individuals upload during the same release time. I don’t [...]]]> http://darrylclarke.com/2011/04/29/ubuntu-sharing-is-caring/feed/ 0 http://darrylclarke.com/2010/10/10/happy-10-10-10-and-more/ http://darrylclarke.com/2010/10/10/happy-10-10-10-and-more/#comments Sun, 10 Oct 2010 18:11:47 +0000 Darryl Clarke http://darrylclarke.com/?p=563 Happy 10/10/10 which is kind of cool, but mostly annoying by itself. Seeing as 101010 is binary for 42, Happy ultimate answer to the ultimate question day. Also, Happy Canadian Thanksgiving. Also, Happy Ubuntu Day.  They released Ubuntu 10.10 18 days early so it could fall on 10.10.10.  So if you’re an Ubuntu fan and [...]]]> http://darrylclarke.com/2010/10/10/happy-10-10-10-and-more/feed/ 0 http://darrylclarke.com/2009/06/26/replacing-a-live-system-raid-on-the-fly/ http://darrylclarke.com/2009/06/26/replacing-a-live-system-raid-on-the-fly/#comments Fri, 26 Jun 2009 19:51:18 +0000 Darryl Clarke http://darrylclarke.com/?p=206 Well, this is one of those crazy fun things that I had to attempt. My old system drive consisted of two 80 GB IDE drives in a mirror configuration. Pretty standard, but they were getting sluggish and I happen to have a few 320GB SATA drives doing nothing. This is not a tutorial. This is [...]]]> http://darrylclarke.com/2009/06/26/replacing-a-live-system-raid-on-the-fly/feed/ 2 http://darrylclarke.com/2009/05/23/summer-project-setup-postgresql/ http://darrylclarke.com/2009/05/23/summer-project-setup-postgresql/#comments Sat, 23 May 2009 17:43:32 +0000 Darryl Clarke http://darrylclarke.com/?p=186 Using my shiny new upgraded Ubuntu 9.04, I’ve gotten around to installing PostgreSQL. Note: this is not a tutorial. The installation was simple, as are most installations with Ubuntu. The initial “get going” was a bit odd for PostgreSQL though. The one thing you have to remember when initially trying to get things going is [...]]]> http://darrylclarke.com/2009/05/23/summer-project-setup-postgresql/feed/ 0 http://darrylclarke.com/2009/05/09/ubuntu-904-on-a-dell-latitude-d610-success/ http://darrylclarke.com/2009/05/09/ubuntu-904-on-a-dell-latitude-d610-success/#comments Sun, 10 May 2009 02:34:39 +0000 Darryl Clarke http://darrylclarke.com/?p=180 I had the joy of recovering data from a busted-ass Windows XP installation.  You know, the one where it blue screens no matter what boot process you try with an error about “kernl32.dll” being screwed? Yeah, one of those.  So, I fired up an Ubuntu live CD to test the hardware and figure out if [...]]]> http://darrylclarke.com/2009/05/09/ubuntu-904-on-a-dell-latitude-d610-success/feed/ 1 http://darrylclarke.com/2009/04/23/happy-ubuntu-day-904-released/ http://darrylclarke.com/2009/04/23/happy-ubuntu-day-904-released/#comments Thu, 23 Apr 2009 17:09:42 +0000 Darryl Clarke http://darrylclarke.com/?p=105 Today, like clockwork, is the day in which Ubuntu issues another release. Get your copy via the always legal BitTorrent here. Happy Ubuntu Day!]]> http://darrylclarke.com/2009/04/23/happy-ubuntu-day-904-released/feed/ 0 http://darrylclarke.com/2009/04/01/wanda-the-fish-is-dead/ http://darrylclarke.com/2009/04/01/wanda-the-fish-is-dead/#comments Wed, 01 Apr 2009 13:58:40 +0000 Darryl Clarke http://darrylclarke.com/?p=99 Looks like I neglected her too much.]]> http://darrylclarke.com/2009/04/01/wanda-the-fish-is-dead/feed/ 2 http://darrylclarke.com/2009/01/28/ubuntu-apparmour-and-moving-mysql-data/ http://darrylclarke.com/2009/01/28/ubuntu-apparmour-and-moving-mysql-data/#comments Wed, 28 Jan 2009 18:29:46 +0000 Darryl Clarke http://darrylclarke.com/2009/01/28/ubuntu-apparmour-and-moving-mysql-data/ Note to self, when moving the path where mysql stores it’s files, make sure you edit the App Armour file to allow mysqld to write to the new location. Time wasted: 30 minutes. The message: kernel: [422118.789696] audit(1233167081.635:38): type=1503 operation="inode_create" requested_mask="w::" denied_mask="w::" name="/opt/mysql/pluto.lower-test" pid=12412 profile="/usr/sbin/mysqld" namespace="default" The solution: edit this file; /etc/apparmor.d/usr.sbin.mysqld And add the [...]]]> http://darrylclarke.com/2009/01/28/ubuntu-apparmour-and-moving-mysql-data/feed/ 0 http://darrylclarke.com/2008/09/30/ubuntu-810-alpha-6-on-my-mac-book-pro/ http://darrylclarke.com/2008/09/30/ubuntu-810-alpha-6-on-my-mac-book-pro/#comments Tue, 30 Sep 2008 15:18:08 +0000 Darryl Clarke http://darrylclarke.com/2008/09/30/ubuntu-810-alpha-6-on-my-mac-book-pro/ I installed Ubuntu 8.10, Alpha 6 on my Mac Book Pro  (2nd generation) last night to give it a whirl.  I didn’t do anything with bootcamp, just a straight install.  The installer was fine, it went it’s normal route.  When I rebooted it took a while – I guess this is expected when booting an [...]]]> http://darrylclarke.com/2008/09/30/ubuntu-810-alpha-6-on-my-mac-book-pro/feed/ 0