Restore –asroot for Yaourt/makepkg Arch (yaourt as root)
yaourt cannot be run as root by design for security. Create non-root build user: useradd builduser. Add to sudoers: echo ‘builduser ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: /usr/bin…
Guides
Tutorials
Step-by-step technical guides on Linux, WordPress, Git, Apache, and the rest of the open-source toolkit.
OSX / Mac OS Empty Trash
To empty trash on Mac OS from terminal: rm -rf ~/.Trash/* clears all files. Use Shift+Command+Delete to permanently delete files without moving to trash. For iC…
Run JSP Application with Apache using mod_proxy
Enable mod_proxy and mod_proxy_http on Apache: a2enmod proxy and a2enmod proxy_http. Configure virtual host with ProxyPass and ProxyPassReverse directives to fo…
WordPress Create Jump Menu
Create select dropdown navigation in WordPress by registering a menu location and using wp_nav_menu with fallback. Add JavaScript to detect select change: docum…
WordPress Get and Set Page Visit Count
Store page views in post meta: add_post_meta(post_id, ‘views’, 1, true) or update_post_meta. Increment on page load: $views = get_post_meta($post->ID, ‘views’,…
Delete All Customers and Products in Magento
Access Magento database directly via phpMyAdmin. Truncate tables: TRUNCATE TABLE customer_entity and TRUNCATE TABLE catalog_product_entity. Backup first. Clear…
The Git Auto Pull Push Script
Bash script for automatic git operations: watch ‘git pull && git add -A && git commit -m “Auto commit” && git push’. Or use cron: */5 * * * * cd /repo && git pu…
Black Arch Linux
Black Arch Linux is a penetration testing distribution built on Arch Linux, providing security professionals and researchers with hundreds of tools. Its rolling…
Set Up Virtual Host and Integrate Git with Auto Pull
Create Apache virtual host in /etc/apache2/sites-available/mysite.conf with ServerName and DocumentRoot. Enable with a2ensite. Configure git post-receive hook t…
Fedora Fix Multilib Version Problems
Multilib conflicts occur when 32-bit and 64-bit library versions mismatch. Run: yum install yum-plugin-priorities to enable priority plugin. Edit /etc/yum/plugi…