rm * - Argument list too long

Going through and cleaning out a temporary folder I came across a problem using rm *. It came back with the error Argument list too long. Turns out it’s some type of limit in how many files can be passed and the 110,000 that were in the folder was too many.
So I wrote [...]

Passive FTP problems with PureFTP, cPanel, and APF

A few months ago I moved all of my domains from a sad little VPS over to a dedicated server, and it made a huge difference in how well my sites worked. The only catch is that FTP connections were flaky. What I found is that setting the connection to Active would work, [...]

How to create a MySQL database with a shell account

Some hosts give you the ability to login with a shell account through SSH. Even if this option is available, and on many hosts it is not, most of your admin activities will be more difficult since you will be using a command line interface rather than a web control panel like cPanel or [...]