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2011-10-26 18:36

Restore MySQL database using binlog

database, dba

Suppose you take hourly backups and you loose data in between backups. You can restore the most recent backup, but you will still miss data... in this article I'll explain how you can use the binlogs to restore what you lost.

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2011-09-16 11:55

Gamefication of Vending Machines

gamification, fluff, fun

A collegue and I were going to the vending machines across the hall to get some water. It wasn't as easy as we thought it would be... The vending machines put up a memorable fight! (warning: fluff story)

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2011-09-11 13:55

PHP in the Dark: Layout (1): Helpers in PEAR

layout, console, cli, php

When you think of shell scripts, layout is the least of your worries. I think most of you would not even have considered you can do much in these field, but think again! In this first part we'll talk about organizing data in tables, write text in colors, create progressbars, etc... using pear classes.

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2011-09-03 19:37

PHP in the Dark: Input/Output

input_output, getopt, cli, console, php

When you need data input in a web context, you send a GET/POST request to your script. On the command line, things work differently. In this blog post, we will talk obout input and output in php-cli.

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2011-08-31 22:45

PHP in the Dark

presentation, console, daemon, ipc, cli, php

Recently I presented a talk called "PHP in the Dark" about php in console scripts, daemons and concurrent processes. When preparing for the talk, I noticed I had a massive amount of information, too much for just a talk...

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