One of the most common mistakes made by Linux users, is to run free (Mem: line) or sar to get memory utilization. The memory used fields include the space used by the OS to cache files and directory info cace,…
Tag: Best Practices
Backing Up WordPress Database
To use command line backup of a WordPress site. Locate you wp-config.php file. Find the DB configuration for you DB with “grep DB_ wp-config.php”. If your password is encrypted, you will need to know it. Use the output to run…
Best Practices – DNS resolution
Should test forward and backup resolution to all dns servers for hosts. To insure zone files are updated everywhere.
Best Practices – critical hosts should be in local host file
Any hosts that are critical should be found in the local host file or referred to by IP address in the application configuration.