Author: Sami Elkady

  • VMware ESXi step-by-step Installation Guide with Screenshots

    As part of the on-going VMware article series, earlier we discussed about VMware virtualization fundamentals, and how to install VMware Server 2. In this article, let us discuss about how to install VMware ESXi. VMware ESXi is free. However, the software comes with a 60 days evaluation mode. You should register on VMware website to…

  • My experience assembling a reprap 3D printer

    The idea of having a 3D printer was infecting my thoughts as a new experience so I decided to have one. while searching internet for which model I shocked from the prices which reduce my passion of having a 3d printer; but while digging more and more in the internet desert I found an oasis…

  • IIS Sharepoint Performance tips

    http://www.monitis.com/blog/2011/06/13/top-8-application-based-iis-server-performance-tips/ http://sharepointpromag.com/sharepoint-2010/top-10-sharepoint-2010-configuration-mistakes-and-how-fix-them https://www.leansentry.com/Guide/IIS-AspNet-Hangs http://forums.iis.net/t/1147420.aspx?Intermittent+Slow+Response+Times http://blog.fpweb.net/troubleshooting-sharepoint-sluggishness-server-side-issues/#.VhgNrROqpBc  

  • Backup and Restoring MySQL database

    Back up From the Command Line (using mysqldump) If you have shell or telnet access to your web server, you can backup your MySQL data by using the mysqldump command. This command connects to the MySQL server and creates an SQL dump file. The dump file contains the SQL statements necessary to re-create the database. Here…

  • Comparing Databases with mysqldbcompare

    If you have two or more database servers containing the same data, how do you know if the objects are identical. Furthermore, how can you be sure the data is the same on all of the servers? What is needed is a way to determine if the databases are in synch – all objects are…

  • Compare and Synchronize Databases with MySQL Utilities

    The mysqldiff and mysqldbcompare utilities were designed to produce a difference report for objects and in the case of mysqldbcompare the data. Thus, you can compare two databases and produce a report of the differences in both object definitions and data rows. While that may be very useful, would it not be much more useful…

  • Can Drupal Sites Run Effectively on a Windows Server?

    http://www.dagency.co.uk/drupal-blog/can-drupal-sites-run-effectively-on-a-windows-server It’s not uncommon for us to receive requests to build, maintain and/or host Drupal websites on Windows servers. Here are the main reasons why: Familiarity – The client is aware of the Windows brand and trusts it. Experience – The client has existing IT staff, well versed in administrating and maintaining Windows servers. Costs…

  • Ten Reasons to Dump Windows and Use Linux

    Now is a particularly good time to ditch Windows for good, for workstations as well as servers. For instance, now that Microsoft stopped supporting Windows Server 2003 on July 13, you’ll need to find something different to use for your servers. Whether it’s switching from Windows Server 2003 to 2008 or to Linux-based servers–or changing…

  • HOW DO UBUNTU SERVER AND WINDOWS SERVER 2012 COMPARE?

    In the home computing world, Windows is the dominant force, Mac comes in second, and Linux plays third fiddle. In the server world things are a bit different, however. Linux still outranks Windows, though not quite as badly as it did a few years ago. When it comes to Linux servers, Debian and Ubuntu are…

  • ASP.NET Web Application Project Deployment Overview

    https://msdn.microsoft.com/library/dd394698(v=vs.100).aspx http://www.asp.net/mvc/overview/deployment/visual-studio-web-deployment/deploying-to-iis

  • Publishing Content to Multiple Sites, Manage from a Single Location

      August 2014: Publishing Content to Multiple Sites, Manage from a Single Location A growing organization had requirements for ongoing communications to client teams compromised of internal employees as well as customers on the client side. Communications were coming from varied sources on a multitude of channels without uniformity and often without adherence to corporate…

  • GlusterFS Drupal

    Introduction Redundancy and high availability are necessary for a very wide variety of server activities. Having a single point of failure in terms of data storage is a very dangerous configuration for any critical data. While many databases and other software allows you to spread data out in the context of a single application, other…

  • MYSQL cluster

    https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-set-up-mysql-master-master-replication     Building database clusters with MySQL

  • CREATE Android IOS Cordova

    https://crosswalk-project.org/documentation/cordova/cordova_4.html https://www.scirra.com/tutorials/71/how-to-make-native-phone-apps-with-construct-2-and-phonegap https://www.scirra.com/tutorials/top/page-1?cat=100     Actually these are the basic commands needed, CODE: SELECT ALL cordova create appname com.example.appname appName cd appname cordova platform add android cordova plugin add cordova-plugin-crosswalk-webview cordova plugin add com.cranberrygame.phonegap.plugin.ad.admob And here in the appname folder there will be a folder called “www”. so, you just need to replace the contents…

  • Real-time editing in Office 2016

    http://www.theverge.com/2015/5/4/8547433/microsoft-office-2016-real-time-co-authoring-features http://www.theverge.com/2013/11/7/5075192/office-web-apps-real-time-editing-features   http://www.pcworld.com/article/2105861/one-year-later-microsoft-offices-collaboration-tools-are-still-a-work-in-progress.html   http://www.pcworld.com/article/2033437/collaboration-in-microsoft-office-painful-but-not-impossible.html http://www.computerworld.com/article/2943496/enterprise-applications/microsofts-office-2016-preview-gets-realtime-editing-in-word-and-more.html