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Find out MySQL and MsSQL on Windows

This might be helpful in case you are maintaining Windows server and need to find out whether your MsSQL and MySQL is applicable for patches or fixes from vendors, because sometimes Windows not displaying the exact version until application minor number. To check Microsoft SQL/mssql version: SELECT SERVERPROPERTY(‘productversion’), SERVERPROPERTY (‘productlevel’), SERVERPROPERTY (‘edition’) To check mysqld [...]

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Increase/expand size of the boot or system disk on Windows 2003

There are some of software that can be used to increase/expand size of the  boot or system  disk size on Windows 2003 for example, acronis disk director, partition master, partition wizard, partition assistant,but whatever tools you will use, Please do a backup first. Please take note that you would not be able to increase/expand the [...]

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Speed up shutdown time for windows 2003

Sometimes Windows servers seems take forever to shutdown escpecialyl the one with Active Directory or ISA or Exhange installed on it. I’ve known several people who’ve caused problems for themself by geting impatient and shutting off the server via the power button, rather than waiting for a graceful shutdown. You can try this one : [...]

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Installing PHP 5.x on Windows 2008, IIS7 and MsSQL extension

Installing PHP 5.x on Windows Server 2008 isn’t stragight forward just like click NEXT, and FINISH if you are using MSI installer, i need to figured out what’s wrong or what steps i’ve missed ,the problem what i was facing was PHP has been installed correctly BUT MsSQL extensions were not active at all, as [...]

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Drive Mapping in Windows 2008

Recently i need to find out on how to create drive mapping or drive alias on Windows 2008, the same result that you can get from ln command in linux or unix operating system. The reason why i need it as in my case there are 2 drives which is C and D , and [...]

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