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August 29, 2013
Web Server Maintenance
Robert pointed out to me that I have like...zero free space on my web server. Finally decided to get out of bed, drink a pot of coffee, wash the shit off the cat, and try to do something about the server space.
The web server is a ticking time-bomb, of course. I run Apache locally under XP, with MySQL and Movable Type. Everything is obsolete to the point of absurdity. The last time I tried to upgrade my website was a complete failure, so I've just been sort of watching it with my fingers crossed for years, praying it doesn't melt down into a smoking hole.
Today, I decided to do something about at. At least free up some space on the server before it crashes due to a write error on zero disk space.
I deleted whatever files I could, which wasn't much.
But I see these files are fairly large:
ib_logfile0
ib_logfile1
ibdata1
access.log
And, I seem to recall that I can delete the access.log.
1. Open Apache Monitor.
2. Stop Apache.
3. Delete the file access.log
4. Restart Apache
Deleted c:\Inetpub\wwwroot\ps\*.* (Obsolete PhotoShop files)
Deleted c:\Program Files\Apache Group\Apache 2\logs\access.log
I deleted some other files. Managed to free up about 5 gig, which is a major improvement. :)
Posted by Rob Kiser on August 29, 2013 at 12:51 PM
Comments
Mainstream support for Windows XP ended on April 14, 2009 -- 4 1/2 years ago.
Microsoft is ending extended support on April 08, 2014 -- about 7 months from now.
Posted by: Robert R. on August 30, 2013 at 6:59 PM
"Finally decided to get out of bed, drink a pot of coffee, wash the shit off the cat, and try to do something about the server space."
You forgot two steps in that process:
- get out of bed
--> stare at the wall for a while
- then drink coffee, then
--> stare at the wall some more
Posted by: Robert R. on August 31, 2013 at 7:57 AM