Tag: Best Practices

How to get CORRECT memory usage for Linux

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,…

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…