Complete backup scripts for my websites (Drupal, MySQL)
I’m spending a little time today trying to automate the process of backing up my websites, and in doing so I thought I would share the Linux shell scripts that I use to generate the backup files,...
View ArticleHow to connect to a MySQL database with Scala and JDBC
This is an excerpt from the Scala Cookbook (partially modified for the internet). This is Recipe 16.1, “How to connect to a MySQL database with Scala and JDBC.”ProblemYou want to connect to a MySQL...
View ArticleScala: How to connect to a SQL database with the Spring Framework
This is an excerpt from the Scala Cookbook (partially modified for the internet). This is Recipe 16.2, “How to connect to a database with the Spring Framework.”ProblemYou want to connect to a database...
View ArticleHow to use a my.cnf configuration file with MAMP/MySQL
I don’t know why, but I was unable to get MySQL under MAMP 3.5 to read a my.cnf configuration file. I put that file in all of the usual places, but it wasn’t read. Then I tried to get it to read my...
View ArticleHow to search for a string in all fields of every table in a MySQL database
This is pretty cool, if you want to search for a text string in all fields of all tables of a MySQL database, you can use phpMyAdmin to do this very easily. Here are the steps.1) Select the desired...
View ArticleHow to list MySQL database table column names without the table formatting
If you want to list all of the MySQL database table column names (field names) as a simple list of names, with each column name listed on a separate line, just follow these steps.First, start MySQL...
View ArticleHow to find all MySQL database tables that have specific column names
MySQL FAQ: How can I find all MySQL database tables that have specific column names?I found the solution on this SO page. Here’s my take on it.First, assuming that you want to copy and paste those...
View ArticleA Drupal 8 XML Sitemap generating PHP script
I’m not going to comment on the following code too much or provide support for it, but (a) if you need to create an XML Sitemap for a Drupal 8 website, and (b) you don’t like the Drupal 8 sitemap...
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