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Andrew Fletcher
On a server directory with over 100,000 PDF files, I needed to verify the existence of specific documents. Whether there are a few hundred or whatever the number of files, this article explores the practical use of command-line tools to quickly ascertain whether a file is present. In the area of server management or application development, especially on systems like Ubuntu equipped with Nginx, it's crucial to perform routine checks to ensure that all necessary files are in place. Whether it's...
Andrew Fletcher
Recently, I encountered an issue where my local Docker environment refused to...
Andrew Fletcher
Managing large directories, especially those filled with a diverse mix of media...
Andrew Fletcher
Recently I came across this piece of gold when dealing with databases,...
Andrew Fletcher
In the realm of system administration and monitoring, understanding memory usage...
Andrew Fletcher
The red flag was when I saw the server disk space is showing a site is taking up 57992.5 MB, where locally the site size is showing 957MB.  There is something serious happening here and I need to establish the problem quickly.  When dealing with a significant discrepancy in site size between a local environment and a server, it's important to identify the root cause of the larger disk usage on the server.    Approaches for discovering the issue(s)   1. Analyse Large...
Andrew Fletcher
  Continuing on from the Drupal 9 to Drupal 10 upgrade outline written...
Andrew Fletcher
To run a SQL command using Drush, use the following sql-query command drush...
Andrew Fletcher
Drush open_basedir restriction error PHP Warning: include(): open_basedir...
Andrew Fletcher
To determine the size of a directory using the terminal, you can use the du...
Andrew Fletcher
These steps are for Drupal 8 and 9.   Export your database Order here is important.  First you want to clear all the Drupal caches.  Then export / dump the db the sql database to a file in your home directory. drush cr drush sql-dump > path/to/your/file/ourpout/sql-dump-file-name.sqlor drush sql-dump --extra-dump=--no-tablespaces --result-file=../sql/db-2022-12-07.sqlWithout having to manually set the date drush sql-dump --extra-dump=--no-tablespaces...
Andrew Fletcher
The issue of over 300 simultaneous database connections in the context of AWS...
Andrew Fletcher
A summary of Node package commands Short cut commands npm install...
Andrew Fletcher
Resources - changing Drush Type Version Drush (current) 11.6.0 Drush...
Andrew Fletcher
Something I haven't had to do in a while is to change the name of a Git branch...