This is how to monitor Linux processes using Top. Think of Top as the Windoze equivalent of Task Manager. Using Top is a great way to monitor Linux processes in real-time to identify any processes they may be consuming an unreasonable amount of resources. #Linux #Howto
MySQL bin logs can consume a lot of disk space. Many people like myself try to minimize the amount of disk space that is allocated to Linux servers to reduce cost. When MySQL logs start to build, disk space can be consumed quickly. Admittedly, one of my Ubuntu Linux MySQL servers was approaching 100% disk
This is how to find large files in Linux. Finding large directories and files in Linux is easy to do, by using this command. I'm demonstrating using Ubuntu Linux but the same command will likely work for other Linux flavours too! Growing log files are often the root cause of rapid disk space loss. #Linux