If you're experiencing slow mysql performance--top showing mysqld high cpu usage. This command will help you track down what's going on at that specific time.

mysql -e "show processlist"

Of course you should also check your log files:

/var/lib/mysql/mysql-slow.log
/var/lib/mysql/mysql-error.log

You'll also want to optimize your /etc/my.cnf: For a pretty good quick start, you can use this tool, Percona Configuration Wizard for MySQL

If you're using godaddy cpanel hosting, you have 2 options of installing drush

1. drush version from drupal (which is NOT being updated anymore--unlike the latest github version).

or 2. (Preferred) Install the latest github version:

Go here to view instructions on how to install the latest version of drush from github.

cd ~
wget http://ftp.drupal.org/files/projects/drush-7.x-5.9.tar.gz
tar xvf drush-7.x-5.9.tar.gz 

Now we add the drush paths to our .bash_profile.

vi .bash_profile 

Paste the following in toward the top:

Source

What is BFD (Brute Force Detection)?
BFD is a modular shell script for parsing applicable logs and checking for authentication failures. There is not much complexity or detail to BFD yet and likewise it is very straight-forward in its installation, configuration and usage. The reason behind BFD is very simple; the fact there is little to no authentication and brute force auditing programs in the linux community that work in conjunction with a firewall or real-time facility to place bans. BFD is available at: http://www.rfxnetworks.com/bfd.php

This guide will show you how to install and configure BFD to protect your system from brute force hack attempts.

Requirements:
- You MUST have APF Firewall Installed before installing BFD - it works with APF and requires some APF files to operate.
- Root SSH access to your server

Sometimes drealty doesn't properly set RETS status properties marked as "Active", "Pending Sale", or "Backup Offer" as 'active=1'. Any property marked as 'active=0' will NOT display, no matter what 'rets_status' is marked as.

We can fix that by running this SQL query in phpMyAdmin:

UPDATE `drealty_listing` SET `active`='1'
WHERE `rets_status`='Active' or `rets_status`='Pending Sale' or `rets_status`='Backup Offer' ;

Here is a modded Responsive Custom Menu I just did, adding named menu classes and positioning the custom block element above the menu items.

Why?

Original menu didn't have any unique class identifiers for menu items--it was partially unique, but nothing you can actually use to style any individual menu item.  Also I thought it made sense to have the custom block ABOVE the menu listing. After all, any custom element you want to show is likely going to be more important than the regular menu listing.

If you're interested in this, then simply download the attached Navigation.php or copy/paste over the following app/code/commmunity/WP/CustomMenu/Block/Navigation.php:

Alright... Kinda off topic.

XBMC is my favorite media center, and the default skin Confluence is pretty dated--i.e. the icons/interface haven't been updated in forever.

I did try other skins, but mouse support wasn't anywhere near as good as the default skin Confluence--I use a logitech touch mouse and no keyboard.

Anyhow...

My original post: Exposed filters group: increase weight sort count (#delta)

This still hasn't been fixed at the time of this writing. So here we go...

Sort breaks, and does unpredictable sorting, if you use more than 20 options. E.g. say you have have an exposed grouped filter with a price drop down of more than 20 options, sorting will not work after 20 items, it will always spit out a different order than what you specify.

The fix

Edit the following Views module file:

sites/all/modules/views/handlers/views_handler_filter.inc

Look for this:

'#delta' => 10

Replace with this:

'#delta' => 60

By default apache loads a bunch of encryption protocols. Most of which either are insecure and/or slow.

The location of these settings are based on DirectAdmin's Apache 2.4.x, however, you should easily be able to locate them in your apache .conf files.

vi /etc/httpd/conf/extra/httpd-ssl.conf

Set Apache to only use the fastest and best encryption algorithms.

Now comment out the default SSL settings and add new ones as shown below:

Let's assume that we already have a primary physical drive in our system (HDD or SDD), and have added a second drive to our box, which we need to partition and mount automatically on boot.

Here's how to that:

Let's see what physical drives we have installed in our server:

ls /dev/sd*

Since this is our 2nd drive, you should see /dev/sdb.

Example:

/dev/sda  /dev/sda1  /dev/sda2  /dev/sda3  /dev/sdb

Let see the currently mounted drives and partition layout:

lsblk -o NAME,FSTYPE,SIZE,MOUNTPOINT,LABEL

Here's a full list of all available lsblk options:

Domain Pointers are designed to be exact duplicates of the domain they're created under. As such, you cannot edit many aspects of them.

However, if you wish to have the website data remain the same as the main domain, but be able to control email accounts, you can do it by creating the pointer as another full domain name, and then use symbolic links to link the website data to that of the main domain.

1) If the Domain Pointer exists, delete it.

2) Create the Domain Pointer as a full domain:
- User Level -> Domain Setup -> Add Another Domain -> domain=domainpointer.com

3) Link the data directory that of the main domain, requires ssh:

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Here is how to use latest version of custombuild 2.0 . The commands for custombuild 2.0 are basically identical to custombuild 1.1 and 1.2, so all this stuff should look familiar. Here are instructions to custombuild 1.x.

Update server via custombuild

Download latest version of custombuild 2.0

cd /usr/local/directadmin
mv custombuild custombuild-01
wget http://files.directadmin.com/services/custombuild/2.0/custombuild.tar.gz
tar xvzf custombuild.tar.gz
cd custombuild
./build

Setup options.conf: Change PHP version to 5.5 (5.5 is stable, if your setup works with 5.3, it will likely work with 5.5), Apache to 2.4, and mysql to 5.6 (plus set it to install)

vi options.conf

now change to the following:

If you ever created domain pointers in DirectAdmin, you may have wondered how to set the domain pointer NOT to process email locally.

For instance say you have PRIMARYDOMAIN.com as the main domain under your DirectAdmin account--and it is set NOT to process emails locally, but rather have an external email server handle that; Under MX Records you un-checked "Use this server to handle my emails. If not, change the MX record and uncheck this option". So now you decided to create a "domain pointer" under that same account for another domain SECONDARYDOMAIN.com ... You set the proper MX records for this domain pointer under DNS settings, pointing to the external mail server, and think you're all good to go...

So... A couple of years ago I purchased a Thunderbolt capable motherboard  (Gigabyte GA-z77X-UP5), and an Apple's 27-in Thunderbolt Display--rather than it's (now-discontinued) Apple LED Cinema display--to go along with my Apple iMac 2010 (as a dual-display setup) which I was primarily using as an LED monitor for my Windows 7/8 PC.  Boy was that a mistake... LOL . Thunderbolt support on non-Apple computers was TERRIBLE back then. Maybe it still is terrible still, but I got some good news after all this time. More after the break.

Your server sends out a lot of email to user root. For example, CSF (ConfigServer Security & Firewall) sends out most security notifications to root.

So, this is how we specify what email address root emails go to:

vi /etc/aliases

Scroll to the bottom,  and add or replace  existing:

root: [email protected]

Save and exit, then reload the aliases:

newaliases

Another option is to create a ~/.forward file and put your email address in it.

Example: Say I'm logged in as root.

vi ~/.forward

This will create (or edit an exising) file:

/root/.forward

Next we add the email address we want root emails forwarded to:

[email protected] 

Now restart exim.