Cloning EC2 instance
Create AMI
Launch new instance
While launching new instance, you can keep instance storage low
Keep EBS storage upto your needs
If your site is located at /var/www/ and you use mod_rewrite of apache:
1. If the conf of...
Opening targeted tabs in a tabbed bootstrap modal window
I was trying to build a modal window in bootstrap with 2 tabs. Each tab will be fired by different buttons in the main HTML.
The problems are,
bootstrap doesn’t render the...
Configure subdomain for Mailgun in Digital Ocean
I really like Digital Ocean for its no-fuss, economical yet powerful servers.
Recently, I hit a snag trying to configure subdomain for mailgun using digital ocean's DNS settings. No matter what I did, mailgun was...
Perfect development environment for remote teams
I prefer developing on remote server, since it ensures greater fidelity to the production environment plus awesome portability. I just need a terminal and my .pem key to logon to my servers from anywhere,...
Varnish cache 503 guru meditation
Its a frequent headache with varnish. I found the suggestions mentioned in the article
http://www.technoreply.com/solving-dreaded-varnish-503-error/
very useful. Reproducing the article here, just in case it goes offline in future:
BEFORE WE START
One of the most confusing (but...
Code Snippet for auto-lock feature in settings > general
An interesting snippet discovered at stackoverflow link
This enables implementing auto-lock feature like that seen in settings -> general.
override func viewDidLoad() {
super.viewDidLoad()
// …
tableView.registerClass(UITableViewCell.self, forCellReuseIdentifier: "categoryCell")
}
func tableView(tableView: UITableView, cellForRowAtIndexPath indexPath: NSIndexPath) -> UITableViewCell {
let cell = tableView.dequeueReusableCellWithIdentifier("categoryCell",...
W3 Total cache 500 internal server error
W3 Total cache is a very powerful plugin and if handled properly, can improve performance of your wordpress a lot. But, at times it can lead to migraines of worst order. One such scenario...
Add "buzz" and Escape-close to Pidgin!
Add “buzz” and Escape-close to Pidgin!
Pidgin doesn’t support Yahoo messenger(ym) shortcuts like:
ctrl-g for buzz and
Esc for closing the window.
Being an ardent user of ym(once upon a time :P ), I was pretty accustomed to...
Git quickstart
Git is a fantastic developer tool but it's a messy tool. Below is a collection of my notes and references, which I collected while trying to tame this beast.
Git 101
Pretty awesome article to begin...
Thanks for birthday wishes – 2010
Thanks for the wishes everyone! this goes to all who wished/dint wish me on my birthday :)
