How to change timezone from command line in Ubuntu
sudo dpkg-reconfigure tzdata
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Entries by Stefan Helander
Microsoft remote desktop (RDP) shows black screen after login [SOLUTION]
After connecting by remote desktop to a machine, the initial welcome screen is displayed then the screen goes black. Press CTRL-ALT-END and wait (it might take a while). When the Cancel button is visible, hit Cancel. Now the screen goes back to normal.
How to remove unwanted formatting, like class=”MsoNormal”, in Joomla content
If a content administrator pastes text containing styling into the editor in Joomla, the formatting is kept as it is in the source (another web page or a Microsoft Office Word document for example). The general idea using a template on a website is that the template should control the looks of headers, paragraphs etc. […]
Delete old PHP5 session files automatically
If not specified the PHP5 session files will be located in a directory like /var/lib/php5 and the builtin garbage collection will delete them, normally after 24 hours. But often systems like CMS:es will put session files somewhere else and if the system doesn’t have it’s own garbage collection those session files will be kept forever. […]
bigclivedotcom Youtube channel
bigclivedotcom is a Youtube channel operated by Clive from Isle of Man. He dissects and investigates all kinds of electronics stuff, mostly ordered from questionable eBay sources. If you are into electronics this is a really enjoyable channel.
Unwanted code is displayed on Joomla articles when caching is enabled
Unwanted code, like below, is displayed on articles when System -> Global settings -> Cache is set to ON (both for conservative and progressive caching). The first time the article is loaded it looks ok but when reloading it garbage code like below is displayed. System is Joomla 3.4.8. Example of unwanted code displayed: {idkey=7001b0[url=http%3A%2F%2Fsomedomain.com%2Fom-site][title=Om+oss][desc=+%7Bloadposition+undermeny_4_text%7D+%7Bloadposition+undermeny_4_bild%7D+]}{cmp_start […]
osticket error: IMAP doesn’t exist. PHP must be compiled with IMAP enabled.
On Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: apt-get install php5-imap php5enmod imap service apache2 reload
Telldus net and NEXA PER-1500 remote controlled switch
The NEXA PER-1500 remote controlled switch works fine with Telldus net. This unit does not have a learn button. Instead it goes into learn mode for about 5 seconds when power is applied and that is indicated by the LED blinking. To add the NEXA to to Telldus Live: The NEXA PER-1500 should be disconnected […]
Joomla 1.5 PHP fatal error allowed memory size exhausted in libraries/joomla/error/exception.php [SOLUTION]
After a site move (from one webhosting to another) the site reported error 500 internal server error. When checking the logfile the file libraries/joomla/error/exception.php reported that allowed memor size was exhausted. I tried increasing it by adjusting the php.ini settings all the way up to 2 GB without resolving the problem. This is way more than […]
Problem sending email on form submission in WordPress
Adding a form to your WordPress website is normally done by using a plugin for it, like Contact Form 7 for example. At some hosting providers, there can be a problem for the plugin to send emails to you when someone is posting through the form. To prevent spam through forms, many hosting providers disable […]