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Updating twitter from python

finster — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 20:20:18 +0000

Just looking into posting twitter updates from python. I’ve found three methods so far: -

Python Twitter Tools
python-twitter
Command-line via Curl (can possible do with urllib)

Hmmm, more investigation required…

Backup of all MySQL databases

finster — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 08:10:00 +0000

To backup all MySQL databases on a machine, use the following command: -

mysqldump -u root -psecret –all-databases > backup.sql

To restore all databases, use the following command: -

mysql -u root -psecret < backup.sql

To restore a single database (from a cpanel backup etc), use the following command: -

mysql -u user -psecret dbname < dbbackup.sql

AJAX Libraries API

finster — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 23:54:00 +0000

The “AJAX Libraries API” is a google-sponsored initiative that hosts key javascript libraries: -

It handles the cache headers etc, and more importantly saves your bandwidth!

To use them, simply refer to them in your HTML. For example, to load Prototype version 1.6.0.2, place the following in your HTML:

Graphs and Charts

finster — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 23:37:00 +0000

Open Flash Chart is a great way to include fancy graphs and charts on your web site. There are plenty of examples and tutorials on the site – it’s really easy to use.