November 20th, 2007
I am currently using Powweb hosting for this blog. I tried to install WordPress via Powweb’s InstallCentral, but it didn’t quite work. It did not give me any errors, but no user accounts were created in the WordPress database. In fact, both wp_users and wp_posts tables were completely missing. I searched and searched for a solution for this, but could not find any advice other than installing WordPress manually (which I probably should have done anyway). However, I finally did manage to get it working. Here is what I did:
- Install WordPress through InstallCentral
- Open the database in phpMyAdmin (Ops Control Panel -> Services -> MySQL -> Administer -> Databases)
- Delete each of the existing table
- Then go to your WordPress install admin url: www.yourdomain.com/wp-admin/install.php
- Follow the quick install process (only a couple steps) and you are all set
Hope this helps someone that is going crazy like I was when this happened to me!
November 20th, 2007
I’m sorry, Blogger. I have to break up with you. I know we haven’t been together very long, but it’s over. I just wanted an easy solution, but you had to go and make things complicated. You had to punish me because I wanted to publish the blog on my own domain. Why do you hate the FTP users that don’t want a blogspot.com domain?? Why can’t we publish a list of our tags (or “labels” as you insist on calling them)? Why can’t we have “Next” and “Previous” links? It just doesn’t make sense. And the documentation for your templates is practically impossible to find. Oh, I could go on, but what’s the use.
There is something I should tell you, there’s someone else. Yes, you’ve been replaced. WordPress is much more powerful and configurable than you ever were, and surprisingly, even easier to use. So now it is time for me to say goodbye to you, Blogger. Goodbye.
September 8th, 2007
Starting a personal blog is something I have been thinking about doing for a looong time, and I have finally gotten around to doing it. I am still not exactly sure how I will use this blog. I envision an eclectic blend between personal updates on life in San Francisco (or wherever I happen to be at the moment), technical updates on my personal web development projects, as well as some occasional random thoughts and musings. Only time will tell for sure, though, and it will probably evolve over time too.
My two main goals for this blog are:
- to make it easier to keep my friends and family updated on what’s happening in my life (even when I forget to call….not that that has ever happened…)
- to create a semi-permanent record of my life for my own enjoyment when I am old and senile and can’t remember all of the interesting and exciting things I used to do
So enjoy the new blog!
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