by ezs | Nov 22, 2015 | evilzenscientist, Uncategorized
Something changed in SLES 11 SP4 (or one of the very recent updates).
The default mysql.sock moved to /var/run/mysql/mysql.sock rather than the previous location in /var/lib
For some reason this meant that the defaults for PHP5 were looking for the wrong location for the socket.
A quick cleanup of /etc/php5/apache2/php.ini to include mysql.default_socket = /var/run/mysql/mysql.sock and everything is back functioning.
by ezs | Nov 14, 2015 | evilzenscientist, Uncategorized
SLES 11 SP4 has been out for a few months now. Finally found the maintenance window to do the updates.
Great post here on how to do the magic with zypper.
by ezs | Jul 10, 2015 | evilzenscientist, photos, Uncategorized
I have been a long time user of Gallery Project. I migrated from jAlbum in mid 2003 and migrated through G1 up to G2 with integration into WordPress.
Six years ago I made a note to really investigate the changes from Gallery 2 to Gallery 3 – I did the homework; but the change didn’t make sense for many reasons.
Last year I was saddened to see that the Gallery Project had gone into hibernation. Always sad to see an open source and community led project get shuttered.
Less photos these days; we tend to share a limited number via Facebook – but still the dilemma – what to do with the hundreds of thousands of old photos and rapidly rotting code.
by ezs | Jul 10, 2015 | evilzenscientist, Linux, patching, Uncategorized
This is a reminder for myself mainly.
The update servers for SLES 11 SP3 on Azure changed – and there is a pretty well managed process to change the update repos.
https://www.suse.com/communities/conversations/suse-update-infrastructure-changes-microsoft-azure/
by ezs | May 20, 2014 | evilzenscientist, Uncategorized
Over the past 15 years I’ve become very aware that different people take in information in very different ways. I am a visual learner as an example – so seeing diagrams, manipulating shapes on a touch screen, linking conceptual boxes together – that’s my thing. Others prefer to read and digest, others like to listen, question and engage in conversation.
I am writing a series of architecture papers – and to make sure that the concepts and intent are really landed I’m doing a lot of whiteboarding and socialising too.
by ezs | Apr 30, 2014 | evilzenscientist, Uncategorized
It’s nice to be able to turn the dial to 11 when you need something doing quickly.
Just rebuilt the thumbnails on the photo albums – it’s a CPU intensive job. Turn Azure up to 11 – more RAM, more procs – and it’s done in no time.
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