As a system administrator it is sometimes useful to watch things happening live in Apache access log. Tail would be the command usually used to accomplish the task, while logged in as an appropriate user through a secure shell session. Tailing the Apache Access Log was a resolution to a problem that I encountered when… Continue reading Tailing the Apache Access Log
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Bash scripts: WordPress Restore
1: Introduction2: Requirements3: Script4: The Devil 1: Introduction Bash script WordPress Restore is the conjugate tool for restoring from a backup created by the WordPress Backup script. WordPress restore is one of the most important tasks for a WordPress site administrator for obvious reasons. The script presented in this post guarantees a way to “reproducibly restore” a WordPress… Continue reading Bash scripts: WordPress Restore
Bash scripts: WordPress Backup
1: Introduction 2: Requirements 3: The Script 4: Caveats Introduction WordPress backup is one of the most important tasks for a WordPress site administrator for obvious reasons. After many years of struggling with a good concise backup method that was guaranteed to work every time, I decided to design my own method using a Bash script. The script… Continue reading Bash scripts: WordPress Backup
Bash scripts for fun and leisure
This is a continuing series of posts dedicated to Bash shell scripts. Over the years I’ve developed useful scripts that make life simple and allow for time to sit back. Watch well oiled gears spin and sip a local craft beer while bash holds down the fort for you… 🤣 Bash, the Bourne Again Shell,… Continue reading Bash scripts for fun and leisure