The HTTP_X_EAC_REQUEST is commonly found on requests made by the baidu spider. HTTP_X_EAC_REQUEST – eac_curl.class.php; v0.7.2, (Mar 20, 2008); [www.KevinBurkholder.com]

I am trying to find the group/entity/company behind the ezooms.bot (ezooms.bot@gmail.com) User agents: Mozilla/5.0 (compatible; Ezooms/1.0; ezooms.bot@gmail.com) Some IP: 220.181.108.79 If you know any more info on this spider/bot/crawler/probe, please post below.

Here is some code to do a full outer join on three tables. In the example, the three full outer joins are done on two columns , but it works just the same if you only have a single join column. CREATE TABLE ZA (T CHAR(1), O CHAR(1)) CREATE TABLE ZB (T CHAR(1), O CHAR(1)) […]

Here is an OLD article I had about data caching in classic asp using the application object. When it comes to application performance on your web servers, ever little bit counts. Howto build a database caching system Introduction In this tutorial I will teach you how to build a simple database caching system to improve […]

Comparing OLE DB and ODBC This document compares the basic features of OLE DB to the basic features of ODBC (Open Database Connectivity). It is intended to help clarify when to use one over the other. Introduction OLE DB vs ODBC OLE DB and ODBC are both specifications created by Microsoft to address universal data access. […]

Here is how to Export Windows Scheduled Task Information to File with Command Line: schtasks /query /fo CSV /v >> scheduled_task_metadata.csv This will dump a list of scheduled tasks and their advanced settings to a CSV file called “scheduled_task_metadata.cs” to whichever location you run the command prompt from. If you don’t want the windows scheduled […]

MYSQL Statements and clauses ALTER DATABASE ALTER TABLE ALTER VIEW ANALYZE TABLE BACKUP TABLE CACHE INDEX CHANGE MASTER TO CHECK TABLE CHECKSUM TABLE COMMIT CREATE DATABASE CREATE INDEX CREATE TABLE CREATE VIEW DELETE DESCRIBE DO DROP DATABASE DROP INDEX DROP TABLE DROP USER DROP VIEW EXPLAIN FLUSH GRANT HANDLER INSERT JOIN KILL LOAD DATA FROM […]

These are some MySql commands (most run at the command line in linux) that I’ve been collecting since getting a few sites set up on linode. The “#” indicates that it is to be run from the unix shell. When you see “mysql>” the command is to be run from the MySQL command prompt after […]

I received a snail mail letter today from the Canadian Domain Authority. Is it a scam? Well, the Canadian Domain Authority sent the unsolicited letter to me because I am the registrant of domain name (.com) that contains the name of one of the provinces of Canada in it. The envelope and presentation of the […]

Previously, I posted about the horrible customer experience I had with 1&1 corporation when they basically fired me as a customer when my sites became too popular for their shared hosting plan. All they had to do was inform me of the issue (before shutting my sites down with no notice or warning) and I’d […]