Access denied for user: 'user@localhost' (Using password: YES)

The user used to execute the import needs the FILE privilege in order to complete a command similar the one below.

LOAD DATA INFILE filename
INTO TABLE products
FIELDS TERMINATED BY '|'
LINES TERMINATED BY '\n';

Use the following command within MySQL to grant the FILE privilege.

GRANT FILE ON *.* TO 'mysql_user'@'localhost';

Update/Create /doc_root/.htaccess

Unix/Linux Servers

php_value include_path "/path/to/include"

Windows Servers

php_value include_path "C:/path/to/include"

PHP

To call the include within PHP do the following:

require_once('file.php');

The file above is in /doc_root/include/file.php

Options

Multiple include directories

If you have multiple include directories you can chain them with the separator for your OS, : (*nix), ; (Windows).

php_value include_path "/path/to/include:/path/to/include2"

Call files outside include directory

You can also traverse your directory structure if you need to call a file that is outside of the include_path.

file.php in /doc_root/include/file.php

require_once('./include/file.php');

file.php in /doc_root/test/file.php

require_once('./test/file.php');

file.php in /test/file.php, Outside, up one level from /doc_root

require_once('../test/file.php');

Once you start the MySQL creation process you will have the option to Allow/Disallow direct access.

This is very useful if you do not want to use phpMyAdmin to administer your MySQL database such as an initial import that exceeds the maximum import file size. Currently GoDaddy.com limits to 2048kb.

If you want to use phpMyAdmin and need to import a large amount of data check out my tutortial on how to use SQLDumpSplitter.

SELECT
	*
FROM
	table
WHERE
	MONTH(FROM_UNIXTIME(unixtime_fieldname)) = MONTH(CURDATE())
	AND DAY(FROM_UNIXTIME(unixtime_fieldname)) = DAY(CURDATE())
	AND YEAR(FROM_UNIXTIME(unixtime_fieldname)) = YEAR(CURDATE())

This particular query is looking for any records that have the same month, day and year as today.

.htaccess

To redirect to domain.com and 301 existing pages:

RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^www.domain.com$ [NC]
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ http://domain.com/$1 [R=301,L]

To redirect to www.domain.com and 301 existing pages:

RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /
RewriteCond %{HTTP:Host} ^(?!www\.)(.+)$ [NC]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} (.+)
RewriteRule .? http(?%1s)://www.%2%3 [R=301,L]

Google

If you a Google Webmaster account you can also make sure that the preferred domain matches your domain redirection choice.

1. Log on to Google Webmaster Tools
2. Click Settings
3. In the Preferred Domain section make your selection and click Save

UPDATE table
SET field = REPLACE(field, 'Old Value', 'New Value')

Reference

MySQL String Functions
http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.1/en/string-functions.html

You can use any MySQL tool you have available, my favorite is Navicat.

Options Table

The options table stores all of the main settings for your blog. You will need to update the URLs that were originally set during installation as well as where your uploads are stored.

Update URLs

UPDATE wp_options
SET option_value = 'http://www.yourwebsite.com'
WHERE option_name = 'siteurl'
	AND option_name = 'home'

Update Upload Path

UPDATE wp_options
SET option_value = 'wp-content/uploads'
WHERE option_name = 'upload_path'

Galleries

If you have galleries in your posts you will need to update the URLs for the images to your production URL.

Update Image URLs

NOTE: The ‘localhost’ value below should match what you entered during installation on your development/staging server.

UPDATE wp_posts
SET guid = REPLACE(guid, 'localhost', 'www.yourwebsite.com')
WHERE post_type = 'attachment'
	AND post_mime_type = 'image/jpeg'

Preparation

You will need some table data to query against. I am using the Northwind sample database. You can get links to download a copy of the sample database and instructions how to install from here.

I will be using the following technologies for this demonstration.

1. ASP.NET 2.0
2. SQL Server Express 2005 – Code should work with SQL Server versions 2000 and higher

For the impatient you can download the entire project here.

SQL Server

Stored Procedure

Copy the following code into a new stored procecure with SQL Server Management Studio or directly within the Visual Studio Server Explorer.

Stored Procedure: CountCustomers.sql

CREATE PROCEDURE dbo.CountCustomers
AS
SELECT COUNT(CustomerID) AS TotalCustomers
FROM Customers

ASP.NET

web.config

Add the following SQL connection string to your web.config if you already do not have a connection to your database.

Web Form

Create a new web site project or a new web form page to an existing web site. Add a label control to display the total number of customers. Web Form: ExecuteScalar.aspx

Total Number of Customers:

Code Behind

Add the following to your using statements.

using System.Data.SqlClient;
using System.Web.Configuration;

Place the following within your Page_Load or event you want the count to be displayed.

///
/// SQL
///

// Open SQL connection
SqlConnection myConnection = new SqlConnection(WebConfigurationManager.ConnectionStrings["NorthwindConnectionString"].ToString());
myConnection.Open();

// Create command
SqlCommand myCommand = new SqlCommand("CountCustomers", myConnection);
myCommand.CommandType = CommandType.StoredProcedure;

// Execute
int totalCustomerCount = Convert.ToInt32(myCommand.ExecuteScalar());

// Close SQL connection
myConnection.Dispose();
myConnection.Close();

///
/// Set control values
///

Label1.Text = totalCustomerCount.ToString();

Output

You should have the following output.

Download

Download the complete project.

Samples
http://www.codeplex.com/SqlServerSamples

SQL Server Database Examples
http://www.codeplex.com/SqlServerSamples#databases

I use the Northwind tables from the SQL Server 2000 Sample DBs.

How to Install the Northwind Sample Database

1. Unzip the sample database files you just downloaded
2. Open SQL Server Management Studio (Express if you don’t have the full version) and connect to your SQL Server instance
3. Create a new database called Northwind by right clicking Database and select New Database
4. Go to File/Open, navigate to where you unzipped the download
5. Select instnwnd.sql
6. Click Execute to start the import
7. It will take ~1 minute to complete

Download and install XAMPP

http://www.apachefriends.org/en/xampp-windows.html

Verify apache is running after installation

<a href="http://localhost" target="_blank">http://localhost</a>

NOTE: If you are also running IIS you will need to disable socket pooling that is turned on by default and restart your workstation or server after making the changes. You won’t have to do this if you are using VS.NET built-in debug web server (cassini) for your .NET development. You will also need to use an alternate IP address for IIS as well as Apache and set * to the IP used for Apache in the VirtualHost block header below.

Windows Server 2000: http://articles.techrepublic.com.com/5100-10878_11-6067036.html

Windows Server 2003: http://www.sitebuddy.com/Apache/IIS/same/server

Open httpd-vhosts.conf

Make a backup of the default vhosts config; eg.

<install dir>\xampp\apache\conf\extra\httpd.conf.bak.

With your favorite text editor (Notepad++ is a great one) open

<install dir>\xampp\apache\conf\extra\httpd.conf

Copy the following.

# HTTP vhosts
NameVirtualHost *:80

<VirtualHost *:80>
  DocumentRoot "<install dir>\htdocs\your-site.com"
  ServerName your-site
  ServerAlias your-site
</VirtualHost>

# HTTPS vhosts
NameVirtualHost *:443

<VirtualHost *:443>
  DocumentRoot "<install dir>\htdocs\your-site.com"
  ServerName your-site
  ServerAlias your-site

  SSLEngine on
  SSLCertificateFile conf/ssl.crt/server.crt
  SSLCertificateKeyFile conf/ssl.key/server.key
</VirtualHost>

Restart Apache

Open a command prompt, Windows + R or Windows + R + services.msc and restart Apache

C:\> net stop apache2 && net start apache2

Update hosts

Copy and make a backup of your hosts file.

%SystemRoot%\system32\drivers\etc\hosts.bak

Open your hosts file and add your new vhost site. The IP address should match the same IP address as your local workstation.

192.168.1.2 your-site

Check that you can ping your new hosts entry.

C:\> ping your-site

Moment of truth

If all went well you should be able to open your new vhost site.

http://your-site