Leith Hill MTB
Evening view
Xmas Moon
Messier 42
Still getting the camera setting wrong.
Brockham bonfire fireworks
WP backup strategy
This is my WP backup strategy: The strategy involves backing up both the MySQL database and the WordPress file system. I have successfully migrated my site to different machines and restored from various failures, and this approach has proven reliable. To back up the MySQL database, I installed automysqlbackup. This user-friendly tool simplifies the setup process and allows for flexible scheduling of daily, monthly, and yearly backups. It also offers additional features to enhance the backup process. For the file…
IPaddress change alert script
My old ISP use to change my external IP address all the time and to keep my DNS name on track I wrote this script: #!/usr/bin/python import smtplib import urllib2 import time import sys def send_email(): try: server = smtplib.SMTP(‘smtp’, 587)#smtp address and port number server.starttls() #Next, log in to the server server.login(“smtp username”, “password”)#username and password for smtp #def emailSend(ipaddress): to_addr=”your email address” subject=”IPaddress is changed” message=”this is from your webserver:” + html from_addr=”you@gmail.com” header = ‘From: %s\n’ %…
New Arduino Project
I am trying to get my Arduino to connect over WiFi to start my little IoT project. Still getting my head around some of the electronics.
Venus & Jupirer
Massive Venus and a lovely evening sky. Should have taken this picture with a proper camera.