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Starting MySQL ERROR! Manager of pid-file quit without updating file

Darren Terhune — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 19:44:37 +0000

This error is a chown issue. I recently saw that my home brew directory was owned by root somehow and without thinking ran $ sudo chown -R $USER /usr/local/ which really probably messed more than just mysql owner privileges. However this is just about fixing mysql so it would boot up again. First I ran [...]

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Automate your mysql backups

Darren Terhune — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 03:04:20 +0000

Here’s a way for you to backup your mysql databases automatically. You can configure it to do it when ever you like. Code was found on dreamhosts wiki written by Matttail First log on to your home directory with an ftp client or ssh. Create a backups dir and a backups/archives dir. ssh yourdomain.com If [...]

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Understanding How Joins Work

Darren Terhune — Mon, 23 Apr 2007 22:04:15 +0000

Mike Nixon sent me this link that does a pretty sweat job of describing how the different types of joins work when playing with a database. (Powered by LaunchBit)