How to install libssh2 with PHP on CentOS 5 x86_64
This post is just for archiving it, if you find it useful I’m glad!
If you are dealing with CentOS 5 x86_64 (Free version of RHEL5), try to install libssh2 for your PHP development you might fail in doing so.
So here’s a quick tip how to install libssh2 on X86_64 systems(I think i386 works just fine)
Edit: /usr/share/pear/pearcmd.php
Set: @ini_set(’memory_limit’, ‘16M’);
And try again!
How to reset MySQL root password in Ubuntu Linux
In case you have forgotten your root password on your Ubuntu Linux, here’s a small tip on how to reset it.
$ sudo mysqld –skip-grant-tables &
$ mysql -u root mysql
$ mysql> UPDATE user SET Password=PASSWORD(’MyNewPasswordHere’) WHERE User=’root’;
$ mysql> FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
$ mysql> \q
$ sudo /etc/init.d/mysql restart
Now you can login using your new root password.
Sun to acquire MySQL
Jonathan Schwartz reports they are to acquire MySQL.
I am excited to see yet another good deal on Open Source projects, the fact that free software can do a good business.
Hopefully, they, Sun, will remain true to the Open Source spirit.
Year 2007 for Linux and Open Source
Let’s sum up and see what were the biggest Linux moves in the year 2007.
- GPLv3
- Asus Eee PC
- OpenMoko
- Ubuntu 7.04, Ubuntu 7.10 = lots of fork distros
- GNOME 2.20
- Pidgin 2.0
- KDE 4.0(postponed to Jan 2008)
- Xfce 4.4
- Google Desktop
- Fedora 7, Fedora 8, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
- Mplayer 1.0 RC2
- Adobe Flash Player 9
- OpenOffice.org 2.3
- Linux is preinstalled in Dell, Lenovo and HP PCs
- Wallmart and gOs = Everex
Did I miss anything?
My Firefox Extensions
Do you use Mozilla Firefox? Or its variants?
Here’s my firefox plugins, they help me a lot and save lots of time. What are your plugins? Please leave in the comments.



