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Category: Amazon S3

Redundant Application and Database Infrastructures

Posted on May 10, 2012 by Percy Kwong

Most people don’t backup their databases, much less set up redundancy.  It’s an important thing to consider when your application / website just cannot go down. This article discusses what it will take to set up that type of redundancy and I will be following up with a document on how to do it in…

EC2 with REAL Support

Posted on May 6, 2012 by Percy Kwong

Using Amazon’s EC2 infrastructure is a real pain in the butt.  It’s confusing and the documentation isn’t really all that helpful in many cases.  So I propose something simple.. Call it a shameless plug, but it’s about supporting the family. Sign up for EC2 through my eStore and you’ll get all the support you need. …

Automated Backups to Amazon S3. WordPress example explained here.

Posted on March 25, 2012 by Percy Kwong

There are tons of Automated backup plugins for WordPress, but the reality is you’re assuming they work unless you’ve actually restored one of them.  This article will explain how to do this without using anything fancy like a backup program.  In fact, I just give you a few scripts and of course the old, trusty,…

centos 5 squirrelmail change sqlpass plugin

Posted on March 12, 2012 by Percy Kwong

If you’ve had issues with getting the change_sqlpass plugin to work on squirrelmail, there are definitely quite a few mashinations of the system on how to get it to work on Centos 5.x So here’s how I got it to work.  Please keep in mind that the following matters. Your SQL Mail Table called users…

Recommended Products I use these for all my clients.

Posted on February 1, 2012 by Percy Kwong

Supermicro Motherboards – They work well and have proven chipsets. 3Ware RAID Cards: They’re one of the best in the industry.  They work and I’ve never lost data with them. Remember to buy the battery backup option. Supermicro Cases: Talk about seriously over-engineered cases.  They cool well and are built to last. Quality beyond anything…

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