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I recently imported a large dataset using phpMyAdmin (no SSH) and learned a couple things along the way that I thought worth sharing (if only with my future self).
1) Use split
phpMyAdmin’s import has a maximum file size, which is significantly smaller than the dataset I was importing. My initial solution to this problem was to […]
As I mentioned previously, many people have asked me about releasing the source code for various MySpace feed services. Back when I first created the blog service, it was actually released under an open source license. That was a mistake. The code was written to work on my specific server, and most people downloading it […]
Over the past few days, many people have noticed some problems with the MySpace feeds. That’s because over the past few days I’ve been experimenting with potential ways to speed up these feeds. Some of these experiments have been less successful, some breaking the feeds altogether. But I think I’ve come up with some successful […]
PHP is a popular open source scripting language, but there’s no convenient way to share the source of a live site. It’s easy to make a publicly viewable copy of PHP scripts, but these copies are inevitably neglected when the live copy is updated. Source Browser is an attempt at solving this problem.
Source Browser should […]