[ad_1] Before you can profile slow queries, you need to find them. MySQL has a built-in slow query log. To use it, open the my.cnf file and set the slow_query_log variable to “On.” Set long_query_time to the number of seconds that a query should take to be considered slow, say 0.2. Set slow_query_log_file to the…

[ad_1] The file sync and share movement started over a decade ago, led by the likes of Dropbox, Google Drive, and others, and became popular very fast. The killer feature was having all your files available on all your devices. No more forgetting to bring that important document to a meeting, emailing files, or handling…

[ad_1] About the author Alex Sanchez – Alex is the social media, marketing, and syndication specialist for Opensource.com. He’s a multimedia storyteller interested in tech, journalism, design, and photography. Outside the office, he enjoys travel, film, and gaming. Enter before this Sunday, May 7, at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time. Our May series focuses on the cool…

[ad_1] If you are joining the thousands of OpenStack enthusiasts as we converge on Boston for the OpenStack Summit (May 8-11), don’t be surprised if someone asks you, “Where is the Design Summit?” This year, nary a Design Summit sign will be found. That’s because the Design Summit is no more. True to the ever-evolving,…

[ad_1] May will be action-packed here at Opensource.com. Let’s jump right in like a cannonball into the pool! Photo by Mike P. Miller on Flickr. CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 Open hardware Open hardware is our overarching May focus, and we’ll deliver up stories and how-tos during the month, including a review of the Raspberry Pi Zero Wireless…