The longterm fix is to give MySQL more memory but I didn’t really want to do that. I could fix the problem by restarting MySQL – ‘sudo service mysql restart’. I manifested itself by WordPress complaining that it could not connect to the database. it isn’t very quick.Īnyhow, I started to have a few problems with MySQL crash. It has just 512MB Ram and 20GB SSD Disk and 1 logical core – i.e. I use their standard WordPress application (pre built WordPress on Ubuntu) with the smallest size Droplet possible. I host a couple of WordPress sites on Ubuntu hosted on Digital Ocean droplets. You open it and enter the IP address of the broken computer:Īnd voila…. The best tool that I’ve found for this job is Easy Remote Desktop. You should now be able to connect the broken computer via remote desktop. This is the command that I used: sudo /System/Library/CoreServices/RemoteManagement/ARDAgent.app/Contents/Resources/kickstart -activate -configure -access -on -restart -agent -privs -al You can see full instructions on the Apple website. This varies depending on the version of OSX that you are using. You should now be connected over SSH to the broken computer and should be able to enable remote desktop. This was my wifes Macbook.įrom your working computer – you should then be able to SSH into the broken computer by opening the terminal. You can see the entry at the bottom shows a computer with an IP Address of 192.168.0.8. I’ve covered over the mac addresses for privacy. Here is how my Virgin router’s DHCP lease / reservation tables looked. I can’t provide instructions for this stage because it varies so much between different routers. The best way is to connect to your router and view the DHCP leases table. Using another computer, you will need to find the IP Address of your broken computer. You need to enter this command (from within the terminal that you have just launched). This requires some accurate typing because again you can’t see what you are typing. On the broken computer, you will need enable SSH. You can open the terminal using the shortcut: command-space and typing terminal and pressing enter. You will need another working computers (preferably a Mac) to follow these instructions.Īlthough, you can’t see the screen, you will need to open the terminal. I don’t recommend restarting the computer because there is always a chance that it won’t come back up. I think that the best thing to do in this scenario is remotely connect to the computer and rescue it. She was just finishing some work and didn’t have a backup. Amazingly the computer was still running but she could no longer interact with it because the screen was completely blank. My wife accidentally dropped her Macbook Pro off the sofa and broke the screen.
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