I got this question from a reader and thought it would be useful to post for everyone: Hi Jonathon, I really like some of your solutions to making things simpler when using CodeIgniter. On the subject, I was wondering if you had a preference for a simple way to include headers and footers in your views. [...]

Here’s an excellent overview of cron, how to run a script every five minutes, and all that fun stuff.

There is a super-easy way to start a program during system boot. Just put this in your crontab: @reboot /path/to/my/program The command will be executed on every (re)boot. Crontab can be modified by running: sudo crontab -e

From a presentation from Percona. This should be on every developer’s wall: If it worked 10, 20, 30 years ago, it is worth considering. If a crisis makes you come alive, you have your priorities wrong. If you are working on urgent system problems, it’s not a boring architecture. You should be working on exciting new things that serve [...]