Using Memcache with PHP, MySQL and Ubuntu

September 17th, 2009 Posted in Ubuntu

Memcache is a great caching tool available for nearly every scripting or programming environment. According to the  official site “memcached is a high-performance, distributed memory object caching system, generic in nature, but intended for use in speeding up dynamic web applications by alleviating database load.”
We can easily set up  memcache in ubuntu for PHP and [...]

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Ubuntu Netbooks

August 18th, 2009 Posted in Ubuntu

In the Netbook market, Ubuntu is the clear winner, with Hewlett-Packard, Dell, and the other  hardware OEMs like ZaReason shipping Ubuntu-based Netbooks. But it’s not yet clear what “winner” means. Microsoft, after all, still apparently claims 90 percent of all Netbooks shipped with Windows.
Millions of users have already come to the consensus that Ubuntu is [...]

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Faster Upgrades From Ubuntu 8.10 Intrepid to 9.04 Jaunty

April 23rd, 2009 Posted in Ubuntu

For upgrading ubuntu to its new 9.04 version we can use apt-p2p for  apt dowloads, it will act as a proxy between apt requests and a repository server, downloading any request files from peers .
If we use apt-p2p for downloads it will save bandwidth, use limited cpu and memory resources and reduce congestion on the [...]

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PHP mail() Function in Ubuntu Linux

August 25th, 2008 Posted in Ubuntu, Web 2.0

It is very easy to send mail from PHP scripts. But for sending mails  from php we need the right configurations in php.ini and also need to configure the linux server for emails.
For sending emails from a PHP script we need to configure a SMTP server on ubuntu which will enable you to send mail [...]

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Resolution Issue in Ubuntu 8 with NVIDIA After Installing the Driver

July 26th, 2008 Posted in Ubuntu

I have installed the Ubuntu 8.04 Hardy Heron in my system with built in  NVIDIA GeForce 6100 graphics. I could install the OS without much effort for configuring any sound or graphics. But when I installed the  NVIDIA accelerated graphics driver from the proprietary driver manager for 3D support after restarting the system it is [...]

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