Comments on: Do I cut the red wire or the blue wire, Lassie? http://www.inatthedeepend.org/2008/08/25/do-i-cut-the-red-wire-or-the-blue-wire-lassie/ Just another WordPress blog Mon, 16 Jan 2012 20:39:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Bob http://www.inatthedeepend.org/2008/08/25/do-i-cut-the-red-wire-or-the-blue-wire-lassie/comment-page-1/#comment-11236 Bob Thu, 28 Aug 2008 08:06:21 +0000 http://www.inatthedeepend.org/?p=359#comment-11236 I've of course tinkered with it now, so I just point the script at a directory containing the WordPress wp-config.php file and it extracts the database log-in info and the prefix for the table names, logs in to the db, dumps all the data from the tables that start with the magic prefix plus sk2_blacklist - each table going to a separate file, then compresses each file. Future versions might make a decent cup of tea and tidy children's bedrooms, but that might take a bit of work. I’ve of course tinkered with it now, so I just point the script at a directory containing the WordPress wp-config.php file and it extracts the database log-in info and the prefix for the table names, logs in to the db, dumps all the data from the tables that start with the magic prefix plus sk2_blacklist – each table going to a separate file, then compresses each file.

Future versions might make a decent cup of tea and tidy children’s bedrooms, but that might take a bit of work.

]]> By: Jonathan of the hirsute chin http://www.inatthedeepend.org/2008/08/25/do-i-cut-the-red-wire-or-the-blue-wire-lassie/comment-page-1/#comment-11233 Jonathan of the hirsute chin Wed, 27 Aug 2008 20:46:14 +0000 http://www.inatthedeepend.org/?p=359#comment-11233 A good programmer is never happier than when writing programmes to help them write programmes :) A good programmer is never happier than when writing programmes to help them write programmes :)

]]> By: Swiss Clare http://www.inatthedeepend.org/2008/08/25/do-i-cut-the-red-wire-or-the-blue-wire-lassie/comment-page-1/#comment-11226 Swiss Clare Tue, 26 Aug 2008 21:10:06 +0000 http://www.inatthedeepend.org/?p=359#comment-11226 That is the sort of thing that dh does, and it drives me CRAZY! I am convinced that it really would be a lot quicker just to stick the stuff in. But then I'm only a half techy geek...... That is the sort of thing that dh does, and it drives me CRAZY!

I am convinced that it really would be a lot quicker just to stick the stuff in. But then I’m only a half techy geek……

]]> By: Bob http://www.inatthedeepend.org/2008/08/25/do-i-cut-the-red-wire-or-the-blue-wire-lassie/comment-page-1/#comment-11220 Bob Tue, 26 Aug 2008 19:33:59 +0000 http://www.inatthedeepend.org/?p=359#comment-11220 I hope it's happier now - I've added the missing table, with its data from the old version of things. Err, I think it was blue. I hope it’s happier now – I’ve added the missing table, with its data from the old version of things. Err, I think it was blue.

]]> By: jax http://www.inatthedeepend.org/2008/08/25/do-i-cut-the-red-wire-or-the-blue-wire-lassie/comment-page-1/#comment-11198 jax Mon, 25 Aug 2008 23:42:26 +0000 http://www.inatthedeepend.org/?p=359#comment-11198 you missed a table: bob.sk2_blacklist doesn't exist. you missed a table:

bob.sk2_blacklist doesn’t exist.

]]> By: jax http://www.inatthedeepend.org/2008/08/25/do-i-cut-the-red-wire-or-the-blue-wire-lassie/comment-page-1/#comment-11197 jax Mon, 25 Aug 2008 23:41:48 +0000 http://www.inatthedeepend.org/?p=359#comment-11197 you know, I've never got into that level of laziness, mainly because I've not done shell scripting unless you count the stuff we used to do on OS/2 (which is probably closely related, but still not something I want to revisit). So was it red or blue? you know, I’ve never got into that level of laziness, mainly because I’ve not done shell scripting unless you count the stuff we used to do on OS/2 (which is probably closely related, but still not something I want to revisit).

So was it red or blue?

]]> By: Nic http://www.inatthedeepend.org/2008/08/25/do-i-cut-the-red-wire-or-the-blue-wire-lassie/comment-page-1/#comment-11196 Nic Mon, 25 Aug 2008 22:41:14 +0000 http://www.inatthedeepend.org/?p=359#comment-11196 OOh got an odd error message when I submited that comment but it obviously did go through even so. OOh got an odd error message when I submited that comment but it obviously did go through even so.

]]> By: Nic http://www.inatthedeepend.org/2008/08/25/do-i-cut-the-red-wire-or-the-blue-wire-lassie/comment-page-1/#comment-11195 Nic Mon, 25 Aug 2008 22:40:31 +0000 http://www.inatthedeepend.org/?p=359#comment-11195 All swished straight over my head but I remain extremely grateful that you know what you're doing and what all that means :). Thanks again. All swished straight over my head but I remain extremely grateful that you know what you’re doing and what all that means :) . Thanks again.

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