Linux, MySQL, Apache, and How to Add Bookmarks
Linux:
Quick guru
| Item | Command |
|---|---|
| Get help | man cmd_name |
| Change password | passwd |
| List files | ls -lh |
| notes | -l = long -h = human readable sizes |
| Change directory | cd dir_name |
| Copy file | cp file new_file |
| Move file | mv file target |
| Remove file | rm -f file |
| notes | -f = force delete without prompt |
| Print file to screen | cat file |
| Set permissions | chown -R apache:apache /var/www/* |
| Set executable | chmod -R 755 /var/www/cgi-bin/* |
| notes | -R = Recursive |
Documentation
Man pages and more
Bash scripting
Mendel Cooper: Advanced Bash-Scripting Guide
A quick guide to writing scripts using the bash shell
VI editor
Bill Joy, VI creator: An Introduction to Display Editing with Vi
University of Hawaii at Manoa: Mastering the VI editor
MySQL:
Quick guru
| Item | Command |
|---|---|
| Login | mysql -p db_name |
| Run sql script | mysql -p db_name <script_file |
| notes | -p = prompt for password |
| List tables | show tables; |
| List records in table | select * from table_name; |
| Count records in table | select count(*) from table_name; |
| Insert record | insert into table_name (field1, field2) values (‘value1_value’, ‘value2_value’); |
| Update record | update table_name set field1 = ‘value1_value’, field2 = ‘value2_value’; |
| Delete record | delete from table_name where field1 = ‘value1_value’; |
| Delete all records | truncate table_name; |
Documentation
Official website: http://www.mysql.com/doc/
Apache:
Quick guru
| Item | Command |
|---|---|
| Restart | apachectl restart |
| Configure | vi /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf |
| Set permissions | chown -R apache:apache /var/www/* |
| Set executable | chmod -R 755 /var/www/cgi-bin/* |
| notes | -R = Recursive |
Documentation
Official release: http://httpd.apache.org/
