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Author: Glenn Batuyong

Using MySQL with the built-in OSX Apache and PHP

Apr 17, 2006

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by

Glenn Batuyong

in Tech Snaps

Although it's quite simple to download and install MySQL on a Mac OS X system, most PHP apps that interact with the database won't run right out of the box without an initial tweak. For the purposes of this article, I am referring to Mac OS X 10.4.x (Tiger) and MySQL 5.0.x. As of the…
Getting AWStats to see mod_gzip data from Apache logs

Apr 7, 2006

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by

Glenn Batuyong

in Laboratory

I'm having a hell of a time trying to get some file deflation statistsics to show up in AWStats considering I had added mod_gzip and changed my Apache log format to include such data. I must say, hacking httpd.conf and an awstats conf file is pretty arcane stuff if you don't understand the terms being…