R U an outlook user migrated to Thunderbird ... some useful tips

How to add UR Signature in Thunderbird ?

• Open a word doccument
  
• Create your signature as you want...... or copy one from ur freinds one and modify ;)
• Save it as a webpage
• Open the saved page using ur browser..
• goto View menu -> select source
• Save the source file in the html format.
• Now open ur Thunderbird client
• Go to tools -> select account settings
• Click on UR email address
• Click on "Attach this signature" check box
• Brows the html file
  
• Select OK............................UR done.
  

How to use Calendar with Thunderbird? or U wanna drag and drop your contact details to ur mail??

All these can be done using an add-on for each
Download the add-on from the following link

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/thunderbird/addon/70
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/thunderbird/addon/4631


Open Thunderbird client
Go to Tools menu
Select Add-ons
Click on "install"
Browse the add-on to be installed........!!! thats it.

How to take Mysql backup/ export an existing database to a new one

Normally its better to go for shortest way possible.....

Backing up a database

• Go to /usr/local/mysql/bin/ (This is where normally mysqldump file will be installed- recomended or /usr/bin/ )
• ./mysqldump -u[user] -p[password] -d[databasename] >> [Output_filename.sql]
  

Exporting...
This is a common need with database users or administrators simple way is restore a dump to a new database :)

• Copy the dump file to /usr/local/mysql/bin/
• ./mysql -u [user] -p [password] -h [host IP] -D [database name] < [filename.sql]