clear mysql CLI command history

June 24, 2006

If the mysql configuration for history files was not changed then mysql by default stores the list of command used at the CLI (Command line interface) prompt in the file ~/.mysql_history

As a security precaution if the CLI is used to set passwords clear the history after using the CLI by deleting this file ~/.mysql_history


.do web page extension

June 23, 2006

A web page with extension '.do' what type of file is this? A web server can be setup to use any extension for any type of files so '.do' can be any kind of file. 

Java based web applications that use the struts framework use this extension. Struts uses a config file to map an incoming request to a Java class on the server side that does the processing, a struts request shoud have the extension ".do"


JNLP, MIME, WebSphere settings

June 23, 2006

[ 2006/02/23]

To enable WebSphere to serve Java Web Start applications, you have to add the jnlp mime-type to web sphere

In the admin console for web sphere include a new mime type

MIME type: application/x-java-jnlp-file
Extension: jnlp

In the admin console go to:

Environment->Virtual Hosts->default-host->MIME Types


mysql CLI, show warnings

June 23, 2006

[ 2006/3/13]

To force the command line client 'mysql' to show warnings use the –show-warnings option. This especially useful when running a sql script from the CLI using the '.' or 'source' commands.

[found this info on the mysql online Reference manual page, in a posting by Marcus Bointon ]

This was not available in older versions and I didnt bother to check for any other alternatives since luckily I dont have a requirement to stick to any of the older versions.


Bart PE – mkisofs.exe error

June 6, 2006

[2006/02/15] 

I recently came to know about BartPE thru a friend of mine – great software, thanks to Bart Lagerweij.

I ran into a problem when creating a bootable disk with an acronis image of my laptop. The image size is 2.9+GB.

mkisofs.exe stops with an error

mkisofs: Implementation botch: FS should end at 4294131501.....

Searching through the 911cd.net forum I was able to find a fix – one of the posts advised using another version of mkisofs.exe – the one from cygwin-cdtools. I do have the latest version but maybe I missed something I didnt have time to read everything. The cygwin version seems to be creating the image lets see how it goes.

link to post on BartPE forum.

using this version of mkisofs works fine.


tmobile hotspot log out/log off link

June 6, 2006

[2007-09-17] http://logoff.hotspot.t-mobile.com

[ 2006/01/20]

There have been many times when I have used a tmobile hotspot and I dont like having the log-out page open all the time. The link to the log out page is https://service1.hotspot.t-mobile.com/pages/logoffPopup.jsp

The above link has worked for me so far.

Link for direct log-off – Here