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Too many arguments with tar

By Geoff W. on Aug. 13, 2008.

Occasionally, when compressing directories with large numbers of files and/or directories contained within them, you will get an error stating: Too many arguments.

This is not an error from the application - rather it is an error from the shell tell you the ARG_MAX limit has been reached. Here is what you can do to avoid/get around that:

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MySQL “How big are my databases?”

By Dan S. on Apr. 19, 2008.

If you're like many of the MySQL users out there and do not have access to the MySQL command line, or perhaps you do have access to the MySQL command line and just want to know how to determine how big your databases and tables are, this is for you!

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MySQL “Too Many Connections”

By Dan S. on Apr. 18, 2008.

There isn't a day that goes by without someone, somewhere, reaching the maximum number of concurrent connections to their MySQL database. Generally, the solution is to increase this value; However this is not the best solution, nor does it alway help.

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Linking Files

By Geoff W. on Apr. 18, 2008.

Create a symlink to a file rather than copying it to a new location

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Hide Apache Version Number

By Geoff W. on Apr. 18, 2008.

Add to httpd.conf

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Disable HTTP Trace Method

By Geoff W. on Apr. 18, 2008.

Disable the TRACE Method for PCI Compliance

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Disable weak ciphers and older TLS support

By Geoff W. on Apr. 18, 2008.

Disable SSLv2/TLS1 for PCI Compliance

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Install APC

By Geoff W. on Apr. 18, 2008.

To help with PHP's performance in a non-cgi environment, install APC.

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