Category Archives: Mac Os X

How to use dig to get the TTL (time to load) of a domain

Obtaining the TTL for a domain is quite simple. Open up a terminal and meet your new friend ‘dig’. Type the follow, replacing my website …

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MAMP v2.0+ and Apache Virtual Host Set Up

A colleague of mine was having some trouble setting up virtual host’s with his new installation of MAMP recently. So I decided to sit down …

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Add SSH Key to authorized_keys in one line

This is a great little one liner, to publish your local SSH key to any server you need to work with in one simple line. …

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Terminal Mv command including hidden files

I often forget how to do this, so this time im going to blog it so that I can always look back at it and …

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Link MAMP & mysql to mac os x terminal

Last night I trawled the internet trying to find the answer to how to hook up my mac os x terminal to my mamp mysql …

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Mysql Dump Ignore Tables And Rsync To Remote Server

Not having had huge experience working with mysql dumping and rsync. This afternoon I was faced with the task of taking a backup of one …

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Mysql Dumping / Uploading a file or files via terminal and SSH

Just something I found myself looking up today so that I can do everything from the comfort of my little terminal window. I wanted to …

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How to enable some web developer tools for safari mac

If your like me and sometimes need to debug js in different browsers for web development. Sometimes its helpful to use debugging tools available with …

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How to add a new vhost with mamp on mac osx

Adding a new vhost is something I have to do on a regular basis when working on new projects locally. Its a fairly straight forward …

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A useful command for mac os x terminal

When working on your server with ssh access, you tend to get very used to doing everything you need to do via the terminal window. …

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