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My rule for my registrar is that the registrar must have an office at a real address that is in the same country as me, and within a day’s driving of my home. … WordPress has emerged as the best of the blogging platforms, and the software is sufficiently rich in features that it can now provide the foundation for an excellent web site (that just happens to include a blog).
update Mysql table from another table.
I recently changed video servers and needed to update several hundred video reference codes that were held in a MySql database. I have two tables, one of which contains the video title and the old embed code, and another table with the video title and the new reference codes. The title of the videos is [...]
2008 Internet New Year Resolution - Changing Web Host
In 2008 we expect to consolidate the various web sites with a single host. This means moving web sites and domain names as well as a phpBB forum and at least one database.
The better corporate site - Dreamhost - for example
Most web sites are designed to be ugly brochures, and most seem to work hard to convince me that I don’t want to do business with that organization.
Setting up NolaPro accounting program on Dreamhost
My first hurdle with setting up NolaPro was that it did not install on my website’s current server. Fortunately, NolaPro has a great installation utility, which clearly identifies the specific things that are preventing its installation, which is great when you are talking to your ISP’s help desk.
The hitch in my case was that NolaPro [...]
Using Dreamhost and php
The instructions posted in the wiki for Dreamhost assumes deep knowledge on the part of the user, and they post warnings in red telling user not to proceed if s/he doesn’t know what he is doing as it could destroy the site. The rest of the story about a special file called .htaccess, and the [...]