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Command Syntax find /path/to/files* -mtime +5 -exec rm {} \; Note that there are spaces between rm, {}, and \; This is a very simple tutorial how to find and delete files older than X days. I needed this for a project where i collected some images and after a while they took too much […]
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Password Validation Plugin in MySQL
The validate_password plugin serves to test passwords and improve security. The plugin exposes a set of system variables that enable you to define password policy. First check the plugin directory of MySQL. mysql> show variables like “plugin%”; +—————+————————–+ | Variable_name | Value | +—————+————————–+ | plugin_dir | /usr/lib64/mysql/plugin/ | +—————+————————–+ 1 row in set (0.00 […]
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WORDPRESS Asks foe FTP Connection Info?
A common problem is that WordPress is unable to access the filesystem directly, which results in a page indicating that “To perform the requested action, connection information is required.“ What Can I Do About It? In order to fix this issue, you will need to make sure that the scripts which need to write to […]
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