Checking on memcache's health
From time to time a client on WebFaction will experience a hiccup in their memcache process. It's not obvious at first unless the site is under heavy load (New Relic is a huge help in diagnosing the problem); this ...more »

Lacey
*"I've put relatives in the ground with fewer tears."* — my mom Last Sunday night we had to say goodbye to the gentlest soul I will probably ever meet. I've tried to figure out how to write this since ...more »

Installing New Relic Plugin Agent on Shared Hosting
New Relic's basic agent (and the free 30 days of Pro we got up front) have been a huge help on one of my largest ongoing projects. Wanting more insight into our server after a mystery incident yesterday morning ...more »

Setting Up Server SSH Access
Because I always forget and because I am getting into the good habit of connecting via SSH for everything, here's a note to myself on how to get SSH deployment keys running in my typical process: * [Use or generate ...more »