Apache, a wonderful bit of software, can be configured to collect and record all sorts of wonderful information. But what can we do with it? Well … why not shove it into a MySQL table and massage it for reporting purposes? I’ll even show you how.
Posts Tagged ‘database’
Creating a Simple REST API With VB, PHP and MySQL
The internet is an interesting place. A few weeks ago I had posted an article showing people how to make Crystal Reports play nice with SQL Server Compact Edition. Since then, I’ve had a few people contact me with questions
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Merging WordPress Databases
This post is the second in a short series outlining how anyone can take measures to simplify WordPress installations on shared or private hosting solutions, improving security and reducing maintenance time. Yesterday I showed one possible way to host multiple
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Helping Out With Some (My)SQL
How many times have you had the luxury to create a database from scratch? If you’re like me, the answer is probably “not enough.” But, regardless of how often we can flex our mental muscles with the complete design and
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Re-Tooling the Database (Part II)
It’s interesting how something seems so simple at first, and then baloons into a seemingly-impossible task within hours. Take, for example, my recent decision to make some database modifications to the core WordPress tables. While this seemed relatively straight-forward, it
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Re-Tooling The Database?
For the sake of expediency I’ll keep this post short and sweet. Over the last few days I’ve been working pretty heavily with the back-end of WordPress in an effort to relieve some of the bloating that I’ve seen take
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