gHacks technology news » sqlite http://www.ghacks.net A technology blog covering software, mobile phones, gadgets, security, the Internet and other relevant areas. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 10:43:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 Vacuum Places Improved Firefox Database Optimization http://www.ghacks.net/2009/08/27/vacuum-places-improved-firefox-database-optimization/ http://www.ghacks.net/2009/08/27/vacuum-places-improved-firefox-database-optimization/#comments Thu, 27 Aug 2009 13:13:36 +0000 Martin http://www.ghacks.net/?p=15771 firefoxThe first Firefox add-on to optimize the SQLite databases that are used to store data like bookmarks or history was a Russian add-on that worked but did not please non-Russian speaking users. Vacuum Places Improved is a relative new add-on that features internationalization and additional options that make it a recommended add-on for users who want to optimize their Firefox databases to experience faster startups and better performance and response times.

The Firefox add-on basically offers two options to optimize the SQLite database. The first option will remind the Firefox user every x starts to clean the SQLite databases by displaying an icon in the Firefox status bar.

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The second option, which is probably more comfortable to most users, is the option to clean the SQLite databases every x startups of the Firefox web browser. This means that the optimization will be run automatically. Both numbers can be changed in the options of the add-on to increase or decrease the number of startups that are required before the reminder or optimization takes place.

Vacuum Places Improved is compatible with Firefox 3.5 and later and can be downloaded from the official Mozilla Firefox website.

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]]> http://www.ghacks.net/2009/08/27/vacuum-places-improved-firefox-database-optimization/feed/ 15 Optimize Firefox Databases With Vacuum Places http://www.ghacks.net/2009/08/22/optimize-firefox-databases-with-vacuum-places/ http://www.ghacks.net/2009/08/22/optimize-firefox-databases-with-vacuum-places/#comments Sat, 22 Aug 2009 09:19:12 +0000 Martin http://www.ghacks.net/?p=15604 firefoxThe Mozilla Firefox development team switched to SQlite databases for data storage in Firefox 3. One problem that arose because of this switch was an increasing Firefox profile folder size as there was no build in way to optimize the SQlite databases regularly. We reviewed a solution to this problem a while ago (read: optimize sqlite databases in Firefox) which involved running a batch file in the Firefox profile directory to optimize the databases and reduce their file sizes. The process can be best described as a defragmentation to close gaps that contain no data which will free the disk space.

The Firefox add-on Vacuum Places makes this process more comfortable by providing the means to run the database optimization right from within Firefox. The experimental add-on will optimize the SQLite databases of the active Firefox profile whenever its button in the Firefox status bar is pressed.

The database size reduction depends largely on the amount of data in the database, the time it has been in use and the last cleanup. A run on a test system (using the batch file) reduced the size of the profile folder from 64.8 Megabytes to 53.4 Megabytes.

Vacuum Places can be downloaded from the official Mozilla Firefox website. It is advised to create a backup of the Firefox profile folder before running it for the first time.

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]]> http://www.ghacks.net/2009/08/22/optimize-firefox-databases-with-vacuum-places/feed/ 5 Optimize SQLite Databases In Firefox http://www.ghacks.net/2009/07/11/optimize-sqlite-databases-in-firefox/ http://www.ghacks.net/2009/07/11/optimize-sqlite-databases-in-firefox/#comments Sat, 11 Jul 2009 09:36:32 +0000 Martin http://www.ghacks.net/?p=14316 firefoxThe Mozilla Firefox development team has changed the way the web browser is storing information to SQLite databases in Firefox 3. Cookies, Bookmarks, RSS feeds and many other information are now stored in SQLite databases that are stored in the Firefox profile. A problem that can arise is that the databases can get fragmented over time which inflates their size and has the consequence that the performance drops especially in the time the web browser is loading but also when information are pulled from the databases.

It is possible to optimized SQLite databases which defragments them so that their size decreases and performance is gained. The website Web Upd8 explains how to optimize the SQLite databases of Firefox running under Windows, Linux or Mac OS. Windows users for example need to download a batch file and place them into the Firefox profile that they want to optimize.

The batch file will run the vacuum command on all SQlite databases that are located in the profile folder. The effect of the optimization depends largely on the fragmentation of the SQLite databases. Optimization on a test system reduced the size of the Firefox profile folder from 64.8 Megabytes to 53.4 Megabytes. Users with many bookmarks and RSS feeds will most likely see a large size reduction of the profile folder while users who use Firefox only occasionally will see little to no improvement.

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]]> http://www.ghacks.net/2009/07/11/optimize-sqlite-databases-in-firefox/feed/ 7 Portable Web Server http://www.ghacks.net/2008/12/28/portable-web-server/ http://www.ghacks.net/2008/12/28/portable-web-server/#comments Sun, 28 Dec 2008 15:28:53 +0000 Martin http://www.ghacks.net/?p=9407 Server2Go is a portable web server that can be run from any storage space in a Windows environment. It can be placed on USB devices, removable devices, CDs, DVDs or the hard drive of the computer. It requires no installation at all and can be run right from the location where it has been placed it.

The web server can be downloaded in various configurations. The various configurations range from a bare-bone Apache web server to a web server supporting MySQL, SQLite, Pearl and PHP. The configuration only has an effect on the type of applications that can be run on the web server. Most users will probably need at least MySQL and PHP support to run their websites locally.

The web server can be started by double-clicking on the Server2Go.exe executable file in the root directory of the server. This will load the various web server modules and display a start page in the web browser. The pms_config.ini file can be used to change various settings of the web server including the default web browser, the port and whether the modules like MySQL or PHP should be started as well.

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The actual files of a website are placed in the htdocs directory of the web server. Loading them can be as easy as pointing your browser to 127.0.0.1:4001 or some subdirectory of it depending on the type of site.

MySQL comes with phpMyAdmin which is accessible from the main interface of the web server. Server2Go offers an uncomplicated way to run a web server, it is especially helpful in environments where software installations are restricted.

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