WHMCS Installation Requirement of MySQL Strict Mode
WHMCS has a requirement of MySQL Strict Mode. The official documentation provides instructions on how to do this with WHM/cPanel. This article documents the process
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How to run a MySQL command from the command line
How to run a MySQL query using the command line: Use -e to execute the command. Here is what that will look like: mysql -u
Can’t login as root to PHPMyAdmin on new server install
Background After installing a new server, or doing a server migration, you find you can’t suddenly can’t log into PHPMyAdmin as root anymore. The errors
MySQL Errcode: 122 restoring database on Virtualmin server after fresh install
Background You might experience the following MySQL error whilst trying to restore a Virtualmin database: #3 – Error writing file ‘./DB_NAME/TABLE_NAME.frm’ (Errcode: 122) Solution Check
How to truncate a MySQL table in spite of a foreign key
This can be done by disabling index checks. Yes you can: SET FOREIGN_KEY_CHECKS = 0; TRUNCATE table1; TRUNCATE table2; SET FOREIGN_KEY_CHECKS = 1; With these
How to display the size of all MySQL tables using the command line
Background Issue the following command if you want to see in Megabytes the size of all MySQL tables from the command line: SELECT table_name AS
How to drop all MySQL tables from a MySQL database
Background Under certain circumstances you might want to trash all the databases you have on a server. This article explains how to do it. Please
MySQL Check All Databases
Background Having a broken MySQL / MariaDB database is no fun. Broken tables can also lead to half complete backups really compounding the situation and
PHPMyAdmin error requested authentication method unknown to the client [caching_sha2_password]
Whilst trying to install or use PHPMyAdmin, you might encounter the following errors: mysqli_real_connect(): The server requested authentication method unknown to the client [caching_sha2_password] mysqli_real_connect():
How to detach/release and re-attach a database in Virtualmin
How to detach/release and re-attach a database in Virtualmin Sometimes a database gets orphaned in Virtualmin. It’s still there, but it’s not attached to a