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For this, credit goes to wpcanada.
http://wpcanada.ca/2008/03/20/ie-and-custom-error-pages/

This is also touched in weblogtoolscollection.com at http://weblogtoolscollection.com/archives/2004/07/31/gzip-compression-issue-in-wordpress-12-mingus/

Note: ob_start() is a PHP function Turn on output buffering… whatever that means.

You can recover MySQL database server password with following five easy steps.

Step # 1: Stop the MySQL server process.

# /etc/init.d/mysql stop

Step # 2: Start the MySQL (mysqld) server/daemon process with the –skip-grant-tables option so that it will not prompt for password.

# mysqld_safe --skip-grant-tables &

Step # 3: Connect to mysql server as the root user.
# mysql -u root
Step # 4: Setup new mysql root account password.

mysql> use mysql;
mysql> update user set password=PASSWORD("NEW-ROOT-PASSWORD") where User='root';
mysql> flush privileges;
mysql> quit


Step # 5: Exit and restart the MySQL server.
# /etc/init.d/mysql stop

Step # 6: Start MySQL server and test it
# /etc/init.d/mysql start
# mysql -u root -p

The steps are basically the same when resetting the password in other linux flavors. I’m using the same steps in Ubuntu but with a slight difference in shell commands.

reference :
http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/resetting-permissions.html

So in case I need it again, I’m posting it here. It’s not just for my benefit but also for those who happen to stumble in my site.

Bank Name : Post Office Savings Bank
Institution Code : 7171
Branch Code : 081
Account No : [your 9 digit account number without the dashes]

IMPORTANT NOTE:

1. All POSB branches has one branch code — 081. The actual branch is embedded in the 9-digit account number.
2. This is only applicable for POSB accounts with 9 digits account no. Those with 10 digit account numbers must refer to their own respective branches.
3. Your account name in this form should be the same as your account name in your bank. Otherwise, there will be a SGD5 return fee that will be charged on your paypal account.

For reference, here’s the screenshot of PayPal’s add bank account screen.

You want to see the full list HERE. It’s quite handy especially for UOB and DBS Clients.

By the way, be aware of the reminder/disclaimer posted by UOB.

PLEASE NOTE: UOB will not be held responsible for any errors or omissions that may appear in the guide. For updates of the codes, please refer to www.uobgroup.com/ACHcodes.
For DBS enquiries, please call 1800 339 6666. For OCBC enquiries, please call 1800 438
3333.

Example:

SELECT * FROM emp
WHERE emp_no IN(1,2,3,4,5......1000);

I needed this because I was given a long list of values (around 500 values) and I need to fetch records in a table using that data. It would be easy if I can insert it first into a temp table and then join. Unfortunately, I only have read rights on the database so I need to use the IN condition. But I got concerned because in Oracle 7 and 8i releases, the maximum number of values you can put inside IN is a maximum of 255 (one byte).

Note:

Take note that the IN(SUBQUERY) does not have limitations because that’s essentially a join.

Example:
SELECT * FROM emp
WHERE emp_no IN(SELECT emp_no FROM dept_emp);

However as part of my best practices, I make sure that the results of the IN subquery is either one or none for optimal performance (not applicable in some instances).

Of course, I know that it has something to do with the BIOS. But I’m also well aware that I fuck the BIOS update, my laptop will become an expensive paperweight. That’s too big a risk to take a chance. That, coupled with other problems like FarmTown and FarmVille issues, lead me to realize it’s just too painful to make the notebook usable. And so I had to put on Windows XP again. Well, that notebook is primarily used by my wife and FarmTown, FarmVille and Social City are just too important for her so I don’t really have a choice but to put back XP on it.

And so I am stuck with an underpowered netbook, an eeePC 1002HA(btw, it was originally for the wife but since it’s damn slow, she got back the notebook). It’s a pretty decent netbook until I open a lot of tabs on my browser and run netbeans on top of XAMPP. It’s crawling and I understand. It takes ages for Netbeans to start up and do I still need to say that it takes at least 90 seconds to start up the machine(with all the things I run on it)? But then again, the prospect of installing Ubuntu just doesn’t appeal me because of my earlier experience.

So when Ubuntu came up with Ubuntu Netbook Edition (formerly Ubuntu Netbook Remix) and got good reviews, I was persuaded to try again. To make the story short, I installed it (dual-boot mode) and surprisingly, I am now a happy man. I mean, really!

It boots fast, all done and usable in 24 seconds. Yes, that includes all the peripherals like sound, bluetooth and WiFi working! Ok, not as fast as the Macbook Pro but hey, this is a netbook with an underpowered Atom N280 processor with 2GB of memory as compared to Core2Duo of MBP. And guess what, Netbeans starts in a flash.

If all goes well, I might decide to ditch XP altogether and just install VMWare or VirtualBox for my Windows needs. More about this Linux adventure later.