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Oct 032010
 

How to install Easy Install for Python in Ubuntu

Answer:

EasyInstall is a package manager for the Python programming language that provides a standard format for distributing Python programs and libraries (based on the Python Eggs wrapper).

To install the EasyInstall under Ubuntu, type:

# sudo apt-get install python-setuptools python-dev build-essential

Oct 012010
 

Drop all tables in MySQL database

Answer:

MySQL does not have a command for removing all database table(s) without dropping the database, to do so, you need the following tricks:

# mysqldump -u[USERNAME] -p[PASSWORD] --add-drop-table --no-data [DATABASE] 
| grep ^DROP | mysql -u[USERNAME] -p[PASSWORD] [DATABASE]
Sep 302010
 

Use of ASP like tags in PHP

Answer:

In PHP, you can use ASP-like <% %> tags in addition to the usual <?php ?> tags. But you need to enable it before use.

You need to editing the php.ini

vi /etc/php.ini

And set

asp_tags = 1

Restart your web server if needed.