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3dd13 / ruby_ftp_example.rb
Created November 5, 2011 17:08
Sample code of using Ruby Net::FTP library. Login to FTP server, list out files, check directory existence, upload files
require 'net/ftp'
CONTENT_SERVER_DOMAIN_NAME = "one-of-the-ftp-server.thought-sauce.com.hk"
CONTENT_SERVER_FTP_LOGIN = "saucy-ftp-server-login"
CONTENT_SERVER_FTP_PASSWORD = "saucy-ftp-server-password"
# LOGIN and LIST available files at default home directory
Net::FTP.open(CONTENT_SERVER_DOMAIN_NAME, CONTENT_SERVER_FTP_LOGIN, CONTENT_SERVER_FTP_PASSWORD) do |ftp|
files = ftp.list
@cyx
cyx / gist:3690597
Created September 10, 2012 12:13 — forked from inkel/gist:3690584
Monit Redis
check process redis-server
with pidfile "/var/run/redis.pid"
start program = "/etc/init.d/redis-server start"
stop program = "/etc/init.d/redis-server stop"
if 2 restarts within 3 cycles then timeout
if totalmem > 100 Mb then alert
if children > 255 for 5 cycles then stop
if cpu usage > 95% for 3 cycles then restart
if failed host 127.0.0.1 port 6379 then restart
if 5 restarts within 5 cycles then timeout
# app / controllers / application_controller.rb
class ApplicationController < ActionController::Base
# Prevent CSRF attacks by raising an exception.
# For APIs, you may want to use :null_session instead.
protect_from_forgery with: :exception
before_filter :configure_permitted_parameters, if: :devise_controller?
protected
def configure_permitted_parameters
@amolkhanorkar
amolkhanorkar / PG::Error: ERROR: new encoding (UTF8) is incompatible
Last active August 30, 2024 13:31
Postgres PG::Error: ERROR: new encoding (UTF8) is incompatible
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I have installed : ruby-2.0.0,postgres-9.2 , now in rails app when I execute:
rake db:create , command I get:
PG::InvalidParameterValue: ERROR: new encoding (UTF8) is incompatible with the encoding of the template database (SQL_ASCII)
HINT: Use the same encoding as in the template database, or use template0 as template.
: CREATE DATABASE "my_db_name" ENCODING = 'unicode'.......
bin/rake:16:in `load'
# A code snippet that helps me to rescue Zip::Error when handling .xlsx files on Rails
@file = params.fetch(:file)
begin
# try to open xlsx with roo gem
@spreadsheet = Roo::Excelx.new(@file.path, file_warning: :ignore)
rescue Zip::Error # corrupted xlsx file
# if got zip error, try to save the content in csv before open it