How to find out which processes are using RAM in Linux?

An easy quick way to find out which processes are using RAM in linux is the following:

top -c

Then

Shift + M

This will list the top processes using the most RAM.

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XenServer VM/VPS Will Not Reboot/How to force a shutdown

We have had an issue on a number of occasions where a VPS will not shutdown while using XenCenter, and just appears to freeze.  Even using the xe vm-shtudown command via the console does not work.

If you are having this issue you can run the following command:

xe vm-shutdown vm=[uuid] –force

Filed under: Uncategorized by — aaron @ 1:08 am

Debian 5 (Lenny) VPS Plans Available at Crucial Paradigm!

That’s right, we now have Debian 5 (Lenny) available on our current VPS plans!  Just select Debian 5 while placing your order, or from the VPS control panel you can rebuild your VPS with Debian 5 (all data will be lost if you do this!).

Debian 5 (Lenny) VPS plans

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Oscommerce Login Problem: Fatal error: Cannot re-assign $this

If you are receiving an error like this:

Fatal error: Cannot re-assign $this in /home/xxxx/public_html/xxx/admin/includes/classes/upload.php on line 31

This issue is due to running PHP5, and in the file upload.php edit the line which has:

$this = null;

To this:

//$this = null;

If you are receiving this error, you should be updating Oscommerce to the latest version!

Filed under: Uncategorized by — aaron @ 9:12 pm

How to boot into safe mode without using F8?

Is Windows booting too quickly that you are not able to press F8 in time to get safe mode, then you are not alone!

Just do the following to boot the computer/server into safe mode:

Start -> Run ->Type: msconfig

Go to boot.ini, and tick /SAFEBOOT – you can then set the options for which way you wish to boot into safe mode.

Filed under: Uncategorized by — aaron @ 11:48 pm