Archive for category: Tutorials

  • Change default directory page using .htaccess

    Change default directory page using .htaccess

    Tutorials May 13, 2012 19:52 no comments

    Some of you may be wondering what a DirectoryIndex is.  DirectoryIndex a command which allows you to specify a file that is loaded as your default page whenever a directory or URL is requested that does not specify a specific page like for example http://www.free-installations.info/index.html. To change the DirectoryIndex you [...]

     
  • How to change the collation for all tables in a MySQL database

    How to change the collation for all tables in a MySQL database

    Tutorials April 1, 2012 14:00 no comments

    Changing the collation for all tables in a MySQL database can be time consuming depending on how many tables you have. An easier and less time consuming way is the  following PHP script that changes  the collation for all tables at a time:

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  • Basic Elasticsearch Installation (Debian/Ubuntu)

    Basic Elasticsearch Installation (Debian/Ubuntu)

    Tutorials January 29, 2012 00:38 4 comments

    This guide is provided to show how to do a basic (vanilla get up and go) install of Elasticsearch (0.18.7), the Elasticsearch Service Wrapper and the required Java Runtime Environment (JRE) (1.7.0_02) on Debian/Ubuntu. This guide will not cover running a dedicated Elasticsearch user. This guide assumes the user has [...]