PHP – date() [function.date]: ERROR on OS X

If you have enabled php5 support on Snow Leopard modifying the file at “/etc/apache2/httpd.conf” uncommenting the line:

#LoadModule php5_module        libexec/apache2/libphp5.so

you might get in trouble using php due to a misconfiguration of php.ini.

Prevent smartd from waking up your sleeping hard drives

I am afraid of disk failure more than the average person is. On my DNS-323 I’ve set up smartd to run S.M.A.R.T. self tests on the two drives each night and email me in the (I hope, very unlikely) event that something’s wrong.

How to umount a busy linux device

We all get there at some point.. we happily write:

dune@balthasar:~$ sudo umount /mnt/extUsb

and all we get is a clueless:

umount: can't umount /mnt/extUsb: Device or resource busy

So, who’s keeping the disk busy? Which process do I have to kill to get an umount around here? The answer is easy, and it relies on the linux tool fuser.