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What is the best browser to use if I only watch porn on it ?

firefox because of dwhelper?
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lynx

I have a question about SQL databases

I'm installing wordpress for the first time on a website. I'm doing it manually so I can learn how everything works.
One of the steps was to setup an SQL database, and so I used the database wizard on my host to make the database, make a user, and create a password.

What I want to know is what did this do exactly? Nothing new was created in the file directory, so where does this SQL database exist? Why does wordpress need it?

I recently made an imageboard software from scratch in spaghetti php i taught myself just for fun. I don't intend on ever running and imageboard (and if I did I would probably use some open source software), but I was wondering, how secure is it? It doesn't use any sql database and upon submitting a post a folder is created, named after the thread number and written to the index.php. This folder then contains a reply.php file, which basically just creates replies and includes it to the index.php

Depends on how you have your sever configured really. I'm guessing you're using LAMP?

Very stupid question, i know next to nothing about computers. I have a very old laptop and i'm trying to play WoW but it's a laggy mess even on the lowest settings. I can't raid or pvp so endgame is pointless. Is there anything i can do to make it run smoother?

at some point you should have told it where the sql database is, what did you enter?
what's your server running?

they are usually different services that run in the background.
see mysql, mssql, postgresql and what not.

wordpress needs it to save the data, saving into the file system is slow. no one does that.

You're manually writing into your index.php script?

That sounds like a recipie for disaster senpai.

you could try defragmenting the disk and dusting out the cooling slots.
though low chances it'll actually do something.

Get a new one or play lower spec games. I take it you already have the resolution and all turned as low as the game will run at.

I don't think I have a lamp

I entered the sql, user, and password into the config file just like the wp wiki told me too. I'm using hostgator hosting and I don't really know what it's running.

If people can find a "XSS" exploit they can make your php interpreter run arbitrary code and pwn the machine.

so hostgator runs a sql server for you.
there wordpress logs in everytime to read/write posts you create.

Yeah, money is tight, i can't buy a new computer so i'm trying to make it work. That's unfortunate.

There's a chance you have shitty software installed that slows it down more, delete those things. Or just reinstall Windows.
There's also a small chance that you could upgrade the RAM, but that won't likely do anything, and I'd just buy a new laptop at that point. Most laptops don't really allow that anyway.

Is TOR worth using for daily browsing?
I'm assuming there's no support for adblock or extensions in general as well as google's shit?

reinstalling windows on aunts PC
she use outlook 2007
any way to back up and restore everything easily?

I know about pst files, but theres still need to recreate account and have password, and losts signatures and other small settings...

I googled, and found some wall of texts and guides, but still wanned to asked, maybe theres some nice handy tool.

hmm ok. i guess i dont' have to worry about it too much then. thanks anons

How safe is dual-booting windows 7 and a Linux flavor?
Will the NSA be able to see what porn I watch on my Linux partition through the Windows partition?
Should I use GRUB 2 or another bootloader?

>Will the NSA be able to see what porn I watch on my Linux partition through the Windows partition?
who knows? Windows doesn't natively hive drivers for ext3 or other linux filesystems so you have a better chance at least
You'll be using GRUB 2 anyway

Say I want to buy a cheap laptop to fiddle around with linux for the first time, and use it primarely for watching movies and such. Will an elitebook 2560p/latitude e6230 do the job, or should I look for something with a better screen/whatever?

If you want your Windows isolated more, use KVM and then use PCI passthrough if you want to use your GPU.

Are there any XSS exploits that can't be prevented by replacing certain unicodes (such as greater and lesser than signs) with html entities? Sorry if it sounds too baka.

I was in the process of rebooting my PC after installing a second HDD but now the monitor won't wake, so I can't get to the bios and change the boot order and what not (I was going to boot from a liveusb with Fedora on it anyway) What do I do? I know everything is on because the fans/gpu lights are on and I can hear the drives spinning

I've tried rebooting multiple times to force the troubleshooter

Drives: 1Tb WD Blue (original drive, W10), 500Gb WD Blue (newly installed drive, which unfortunately had an operating system on it--unkown)

Honestly, you kinda wanna tear it up.
This is exactly the sort of thing you want to use SQL for, not using it is just kind of crippling.

I figured as much.

serves you right for being weaboo fagget

Not him, but how are you supposed to write those scripts them?

I know nothing about web development. It looks like one needs to use a clusterfuck of different tools and languages to make even the simplest thing.

...scripts then*?

You're supposed to use a database.
Your index.php file will contain code that looks a little like this.

Hey Sup Forumsuys. Bit of a specific question here. So I installed Linux on my laptop for the first time about a couple months ago, but I did it on an external hard drive so that I didn't risk messing up my Windows installation. Now I want to switch out internal hard drive with the external one so I can easily use Linux on the go if I want to, but it doesn't work. When the Linux hard drive is the only one connected to the laptop, I get a "non system disk or disk error" message when I try to boot. I'm using an HP Elitebook 8530p if that helps. It's like the laptop will only recognize the Windows bootloader for some reason. The weird thing is, when I boot from the Windows hard drive and then select Linux (I used a program called EasyBCD to add Linux as on option on the Windows bootloader so I didn't have to keep messing with changing the boot order in the BIOS), it goes to a GRUB screen from which I have to choose Linux again. So I have GRUB on this hard drive, I have Linux on this hard drive, so why won't my laptop boot without the Windows drive?

grub needs to be installed on the new drive?

boot linux as external, as you used to
go to terminal
lsblk to find out which one is what your drive
reinstall grub telling it where should it get installed
depends on your distro but maybe like this

grub-install /dev/sdX
change X
or google how to install grub for your distro

if you cant boot as external anymore cause hasstle, then you need bootable usb of your liunx, boot from it, then chroot to your installation and then reinstall grub pointing to your linux drive

I already did that. Didn't seem to change anything.

you did wrongly
its c2d notebook with simple bios and MBR

So from fucking around with many OSes, hackintosh, every modern version of Windows, some loonix distros, now I want to clean the whole drive. I checked that efibootmgr is showing quite a few entries from different boot managers.

Is there a way of just cleaning -all- except those that are needed for a completely new installation, or should I clean one by one? and where the hell are those EFI entries saved?

I don't really know how one would go about fucking it up.

[sudo grub-install /dev/sdb]
That doesn't fix it. And yes, the Linux drive *is* sdb. If it matters, I'm using Mint.

update-grub
after installing it?

What's Sup Forums opinion on skullcandy?

Is there a way I can get font rendering on Classic Shell to be less shit? It's all jaggy

Nope.

great way to spend a bunch of money and tell people you have no taste

Turn on font smoothing. If it's already at default, you should also use the ClearType control panel item to turn it on system wide.

So far, I've not really been disappointed with them. I really like them. There's some called "Blues" and their like 300 bucks and they are comfy as fuck.

Is it the name or the quality you don't like?

I want to get IT certification. Where do I start?

the audio quality is easy to beat at the same price points they offer (especially 300), and the aesthetic style looks like headphones trying to be edgy. and there are higher quality, visually discreet, more comfortable headphones for less than $300.

if you're happy with something, do yourself a favor and don't ask people what they think of it. you're literally just asking people to make you feel misgivings about the thing you were perfectly happy with.

i don't understand why people on Sup Forums do this shit. if you wanted to hear our opinion about things, ask before you buy. if you want us to pat you on the back about your latest purchase, go tweet about it or something, because this is the wrong place to look for that.

I know user, I like asking and stating my opinion either way. I'm not mad at either. I just want to see what people think.

I like to hear from Sup Forums cause it can be 50/50 whereas someone is a complete moron or someone knows what they are taking about

Pluto is less than 20% the mass of the Moon.
It's a comet/asteroid that just happens to have an orbit that is roughly sun-centric. IE it's not very eccentric. It's not even in the ecliptic plane.

>IT certification
Why?

I don't care about the name, apart from that everything I've seen from them costs more than other things with similar quality. Same deal with Beats. Either sounds nicer than shitty cheapass headphones but worse than nicer things at a lower price point.

Skullcandy tend to be really heavy on the bass at least from the ones I've heard. Depending on the music you listen to, this might be perfect for you. Then again I've tried some $25 Monoprice around the ear headphones that are far from audiophile quality but sound damn fine for music you want to turn up and hear thumping bass.

But for $300 you can get nearly flat frequency response headphones or IEMs that will sound really good on all types of music.

This is clearly not a planet.

My favorites I've used by SC has by far been my Hesh's and Crushers
As long as they have noise cancelation, I'm good and so far these do.

smartass

Apparently their $15 IEM's aren't terrible. That's probably due to the fact that nearly all IEM's at that price use exactly the same drivers, so it doesn't matter what you get for sound quality, only comfort, build quality, looks, etc.

I'm looking to buy a laptop, no idea what I should buy. I've heard thinkpads are good but don't know anything about them.

Basically I need a laptop that's portable (probably a 14" monitor, whatever's standard) enough to fit in my backpack and bring to class, and I want to run gnu/linux on it, no windows at all. It's gotta have a decent battery life, an HDMI/Ethernet/USB ports, and I'd like an optical drive if that's possible.

I won't be doing anything intensive on it, but i'd like a decent amount of RAM and a decent processor. I don't need much storage, probably >512gb SSD.

What should I get? Again, I want something that runs gnu/Linux well.

Forgot to mention, my max budget is $1000, but preferably in the $600-$900 range.

did you try browsing lenovo's site for this stuff? i feel like you could click around and sort this out yourself. if you're not sure about a model, google [model name]+"review".

there's "stupid questions" but in this case i don't know what meeting you halfway would be. do you need us to give you a link?

Is there a way to disable my keyboard without unplugging the USB?

Just make sure all the posts get convert to plain text

Pretty much anything that runs Intel HD graphics and Intel WiFi (that isn't kaby lake) will run just fine.
I'd recommend an XPS 13 if you can afford it, as they actually ship with Ubuntu from dell.
The ThinkPad 13 is also pretty good for the money.

Have you tried device manager?

Why can I connect to my plex server remotely using xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx:32400/web over the tor network but can't over the clearnet

I'm trying to learn LaTeX, but I'm having trouble with newlines... What am I doing wrong in pic related?

Is there an idiot's guide to setting up tor for the first time?

Dell XPS 13 or 15.
Thinpad T series.

Since your version of "setup" differs from others.
No.

move the \\ around
if that doesn't work, use \newline or just add a blank line

My old router crapped out on me and since switching to the new one torrents all freeze at connecting to peers and I can't connect to my VPN or steam. This is having serious repercussions on my quality of life. What might be the cause?

I've never bought a laptop before, and I just want to know what Sup Forums likes.

Hm... Doesn't seem to be working for me

To just browse and not set up a Tor relay or separate Tor box:
1. Download the Tor Browser bundle.
2. Run it.
3. Install/enable NoScript and uBlock Origin. Dunno why these aren't on by default but you need them if you don't want various malware and exploits to reveal your real IP.
4. Fiddle with the settings in the other stuff installed in that Firefox until you're happy.

We all have similar options.

Lenovo Enterprise or Dell XPS, MSI gaming laptops with a grain of salt.

Avoid HP, Acer, etc.

Thinkpad 13 gen2 2017 if you want to keep budget lower

notebookcheck.net/Lenovo-ThinkPad-13-2017-Core-i7-Full-HD-Laptop-Review.207712.0.html

Thinkpad T470 if going around and above $1000 is not that big of a deal

also be absolutely sure you are taking FHD display, they are IPS
far superior to shitty low res TN that are default

This. My T440p came with a 1600x900 TN screen and it looked absolutely dogshit for anything other than documents. I didn't really mind the resolution at 14" but the color was terrible, washed out, tons of backlight bleed, and some screen door effect with alternating rows and columns. I bought a 1080p IPS panel and installed it. It's way better.

Anybody know of a good book to read/website to learn more about networking?

Was just in a job interview for an internship and they asked me questions I was totally unprepared for (give an example of a private IP address, what does DSN stand for and what is it used for, etc..) I'm only a sophomore in college studying computer engineering and was hoping to get an internship over the summer and felt completely retarded when conducting the interview because I didn't know what they were asking me. I want to be more prepared for the next one and learn some things they don't teach me in school.

I've got a problem with Linux Mint, often when I log in it seems the DE doesn't start and I just get a black screen with a cursor, I can use CTRL+F1 but if I try to startx from there it doesn't work. Any ideas/shared experience?

I managed to snag a 120Hz triple-monitor setup for a good deal today.

My graphics card has two DVI-D outputs, 1x HDMI, and 1x DisplayPort.

These monitors only have DVI-D, HDMI, and component for inputs.

Two of the three monitors are able to output 120Hz while connected via DVI-D. I only get 60Hz when I connect the third monitor with HDMI.

If I were to get a DisplayPort-to-DVI-D adapter, would that allow the third monitor to output at 120Hz?

Checked the Xorg log?

looking for cheap laptop with good battery life for notetaking and light development on the go

what should I get, Sup Forums?

If the adapter can handle it, yes. HDMI is probably the limiting factor here.

Chromebook + GNU/Linux

yeah I was thinking about that too
what's the Sup Forums approved chromebook?

There really isn't one now.
You get as much as you pay for, and just make sure you get one that can have Linux installed.

Thinkpad T400 or X200 for $70~90-

isn't thinkpad battery life atrocious tho?

Sorry, i kind of stopped reading at cheap laptop.

And yes, specially the C2D versions where its around 1 hour to 2:30.

Eh, if you throttle the CPU down to a minimum, and get a new extended battery, you can get 4-9 hours under Linux (depending on the model)

Look for a cheap 2-1 tablet with an Atom CPU.

W10 update just changed this blue
I looks darker IRL

WTF, how do I change it back

Ask your question more clearly.

how can vampires shave if they can't see themself in a mirror?

What VNC server is best for a Linux system with DE? I'd like to see the same session that's on the physical screen.

kek

so i lost this action camera i had... is there any way to recover the data from the microSD card? i tried under windows and linux and it can't read it.. seems the only way to recover the data from the card is by having it plugged into the camera

wat do

what's the filetype?

I want to screen-shot (i.e take pictures of games) on a PS4. Sony has a feature that would've made this easy using the "share" button but they allowed developers to block it. i'm looking for a device that would allow me to screen the game through my computer so i can take screen-shots.

amazon.com/Elgato-superior-technology-hardware-encoding/dp/B014MQIVPS/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&qid=1492303291&sr=8-8&keywords=avermedia capture card

has anyone ever used a PCi capture card? supposedly they have no preview delay which external capture cards have. i'm not necessarily looking to record video footage or stream i just want to take pictures. i don't know if this would be demanding on my pc or not but my specs are
>Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-3770 CPU @ 3.40GHz
>NVIDIA GeForce GT 545
>12 GB RAM

Have buffy do it. She always takes care of her man

If you're not encoding it shouldn't be very demanding, your hardware is plenty capable though.