Category Archives: System Admin

Reboot Your Git Repo To Fresh State

Git 1.7 Scenario I want to remove all commits and history from the repository and start again, as it were, with a fresh repo. Let’s say this is for efficiency’s sake. Solution There are a few amazing options available to you with Git, but to be honest, it’s best to just start again. It’s not […]

Change The Default SSH Port Mac OS X

Mac OS X Snow Leopard, CentOS 6 A while back I wrote a few articles on improving security on your production server. A lot of chatter revolved around using non-standard ports for connecting via SSH. This affects other services that use SSH, such as Git, SFTP and others. Today I’m going to show you a […]

Speed Up Your Database Using MySQL Query Cache

MySQL 5.1.69 Modern web applications place a massive load on the database. I’ve been working extensively with Magento lately and the demand on the database is enormous. We could argue all day about which language is easier on the database in terms of access routines and read/write cycles. Ruby (Sinatra)? Regardless of the application’s structure, […]