Virtual environments in Python are very useful. They allow you to isolate libraries, and thus restrict a specific version of a library to a particular script. Furthermore, it's common to create an environment when developing scripts, or when running tests to validate their proper functioning... Read more
On an Access To Memories (AtoM) server, I encountered a case where a job was stuck in an endless running state and couldn't be stopped. This prevented other tasks from running. The only way to clear this list was via the command line. [ Read more ]
Recently, I had to install PrestaShop, and I encountered a rather surprising problem. When trying to navigate the back office, only the homepage worked. The other pages returned a 404 error. The source of the problem lies in Symfony's URL rewriting system for the back office. A configuration is... Read more
Recently, I encountered a situation where I needed to export a database from a remote server. The problem was that storage was very limited and couldn't accommodate both the database itself and its export. It's possible to perform a database dump, and... Read more
If you're used to connecting to servers via SSH, you know what it's like to have to stay connected to prevent a command or process from stopping. There's a handy solution that lets you launch a command and either resume it later or let it run in parallel with the... Read more