Comments on: Upgrading to WordPress 2.5 on Brinkster http://www.pagesofink.com/index.php/archive/upgrading-to-wordpress-25-on-brinkster/ Another day, another chapter... Tue, 27 Jul 2010 08:35:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: INK http://www.pagesofink.com/index.php/archive/upgrading-to-wordpress-25-on-brinkster/comment-page-1/#comment-29038 INK Sat, 31 May 2008 04:32:50 +0000 http://www.pagesofink.com/?p=156#comment-29038 Nathaniel: Glad you got that worked out! Nathaniel: Glad you got that worked out!

]]> By: Nathaniel http://www.pagesofink.com/index.php/archive/upgrading-to-wordpress-25-on-brinkster/comment-page-1/#comment-29037 Nathaniel Fri, 30 May 2008 20:38:12 +0000 http://www.pagesofink.com/?p=156#comment-29037 Alright, I got it worked out :) I had to create an .htaccess file in the root wordpress directory. Brinkster support informed me it needed to be in the public_html directory, and thus my issues. Thanks for the help! Alright, I got it worked out :) I had to create an .htaccess file in the root wordpress directory. Brinkster support informed me it needed to be in the public_html directory, and thus my issues. Thanks for the help!

]]> By: Nathaniel http://www.pagesofink.com/index.php/archive/upgrading-to-wordpress-25-on-brinkster/comment-page-1/#comment-29036 Nathaniel Fri, 30 May 2008 20:05:47 +0000 http://www.pagesofink.com/?p=156#comment-29036 So, I currently am having trouble tracking down the .htaccess file. Where might this be? So, I currently am having trouble tracking down the .htaccess file. Where might this be?

]]> By: INK http://www.pagesofink.com/index.php/archive/upgrading-to-wordpress-25-on-brinkster/comment-page-1/#comment-28961 INK Sat, 03 May 2008 15:56:18 +0000 http://www.pagesofink.com/?p=156#comment-28961 Rebecca: Do let me know how your experience goes if you ever decide to change! I'd be pretty curious as I was tempted to try Bluehost and Dreamhost at one point with only the lack of Live support putting me off. Wai Loong: Thanks for visiting! I found your post on what's inside the Istana very interesting too as I've never gone in myself. I must make it a point to visit one of these days. Just curious, did you see anyone else inside taking pictures with a DSLR? I'm just wondering if that's allowed considering how paranoid people are today about security. As for that "special DSLR lens", I was using an 85mm f/1.4 which is really suitable for portraits as the large aperture (f/1.4) and moderate focal length (85mm) really help to isolate the subject from the background, thus making the photo "pop". Let me know if you're curious to know more and I'll be glad to elaborate. :) Oh, and yes, I'd love to hear about your experiences with other web hosts if you do decide to switch. I'll probably be making some updates on how the Brinkster Linux hosting is getting along too though no news is good news! On the CAPTCHA, it's been surprisingly effective for me as I don't get any spam at all with this plug-in enabled. I guess if my blog were really popular, I'd have to beef up security. :P Rebecca: Do let me know how your experience goes if you ever decide to change! I’d be pretty curious as I was tempted to try Bluehost and Dreamhost at one point with only the lack of Live support putting me off.

Wai Loong: Thanks for visiting! I found your post on what’s inside the Istana very interesting too as I’ve never gone in myself. I must make it a point to visit one of these days. Just curious, did you see anyone else inside taking pictures with a DSLR? I’m just wondering if that’s allowed considering how paranoid people are today about security.

As for that “special DSLR lens”, I was using an 85mm f/1.4 which is really suitable for portraits as the large aperture (f/1.4) and moderate focal length (85mm) really help to isolate the subject from the background, thus making the photo “pop”. Let me know if you’re curious to know more and I’ll be glad to elaborate. :)

Oh, and yes, I’d love to hear about your experiences with other web hosts if you do decide to switch. I’ll probably be making some updates on how the Brinkster Linux hosting is getting along too though no news is good news! On the CAPTCHA, it’s been surprisingly effective for me as I don’t get any spam at all with this plug-in enabled. I guess if my blog were really popular, I’d have to beef up security. :P

]]> By: Wai Loong http://www.pagesofink.com/index.php/archive/upgrading-to-wordpress-25-on-brinkster/comment-page-1/#comment-28959 Wai Loong Sat, 03 May 2008 14:07:24 +0000 http://www.pagesofink.com/?p=156#comment-28959 I was writing my latest article and I found your most loving pictures of your daughter! I've since moved to a new web host this month and I don't have too much problems technically on my part, except that for the host, I need to make them work hard to resolve some issues that shouldn't have exist because of their misconfiguration. I'm very particular about security so I keep regular updates, backups and all kinds of upgrades. I'll be exploring new web host again soon. Let me know if you like some updates so that I can do some write ups when I've gotten new findings. :) PS: CAPTCHA has already been cracked and there are reports of botnets exploiting that property for their lucrative spamming activities. I was writing my latest article and I found your most loving pictures of your daughter!

I’ve since moved to a new web host this month and I don’t have too much problems technically on my part, except that for the host, I need to make them work hard to resolve some issues that shouldn’t have exist because of their misconfiguration.

I’m very particular about security so I keep regular updates, backups and all kinds of upgrades.

I’ll be exploring new web host again soon. Let me know if you like some updates so that I can do some write ups when I’ve gotten new findings. :)

PS: CAPTCHA has already been cracked and there are reports of botnets exploiting that property for their lucrative spamming activities.

]]> By: Rebecca http://www.pagesofink.com/index.php/archive/upgrading-to-wordpress-25-on-brinkster/comment-page-1/#comment-28954 Rebecca Tue, 29 Apr 2008 22:11:32 +0000 http://www.pagesofink.com/?p=156#comment-28954 Thanks for the info....Since my husband also uses the same domain and he doesn't care about pretty permalinks and the wp-settings tweaks, it looks like we'll stay with Brinkster IIS for now....but we're still looking for a new host for the long run! Thanks for the info….Since my husband also uses the same domain and he doesn’t care about pretty permalinks and the wp-settings tweaks, it looks like we’ll stay with Brinkster IIS for now….but we’re still looking for a new host for the long run!

]]> By: INK http://www.pagesofink.com/index.php/archive/upgrading-to-wordpress-25-on-brinkster/comment-page-1/#comment-28947 INK Tue, 29 Apr 2008 12:15:04 +0000 http://www.pagesofink.com/?p=156#comment-28947 Soo Guan - Yup! If you scroll all the way down to the bottom of the page, you will see a link to subscribe by RSS. :) Rebecca - I held back from switching over to Linux because I thought I'd like to host a bit of ASP or ASP.NET stuff but it's been 2 years and after hitting so many issues with Windows Hosting and Wordpress, I decided to just make the jump. So far so good I must say! The biggest benefit is that pretty permalinks <i>just work</i> without having to rely on php.ini hacks like before. The .htaccess change is really straightforward and you only have to do it once. I'll be more than happy to help out if you find it daunting. :) Soo Guan – Yup! If you scroll all the way down to the bottom of the page, you will see a link to subscribe by RSS. :)

Rebecca – I held back from switching over to Linux because I thought I’d like to host a bit of ASP or ASP.NET stuff but it’s been 2 years and after hitting so many issues with Windows Hosting and WordPress, I decided to just make the jump. So far so good I must say! The biggest benefit is that pretty permalinks just work without having to rely on php.ini hacks like before. The .htaccess change is really straightforward and you only have to do it once. I’ll be more than happy to help out if you find it daunting. :)

]]> By: Rebecca http://www.pagesofink.com/index.php/archive/upgrading-to-wordpress-25-on-brinkster/comment-page-1/#comment-28946 Rebecca Tue, 29 Apr 2008 11:37:28 +0000 http://www.pagesofink.com/?p=156#comment-28946 I also have Brinkster IIS hosting package and I\'m working on Wordpress 2.5. I\'m a pretty big beginner with php and wordpress (although I\'ve doing a wordpress blog for a year). I also really wanted pretty permalinks. Thanks for the info for getting it to work. Here\'s my question for you: is it worth swtiching to a linux server? I also have that option, but the htaccess changes sounds like a lot of work, and I really don\'t want to mess up the blog. I also have Brinkster IIS hosting package and I\’m working on WordPress 2.5. I\’m a pretty big beginner with php and wordpress (although I\’ve doing a wordpress blog for a year). I also really wanted pretty permalinks. Thanks for the info for getting it to work. Here\’s my question for you: is it worth swtiching to a linux server? I also have that option, but the htaccess changes sounds like a lot of work, and I really don\’t want to mess up the blog.

]]> By: Soo Guan http://www.pagesofink.com/index.php/archive/upgrading-to-wordpress-25-on-brinkster/comment-page-1/#comment-28939 Soo Guan Tue, 29 Apr 2008 09:47:19 +0000 http://www.pagesofink.com/?p=156#comment-28939 Wow, so geek!! Do u website supports RSS? Wow, so geek!! Do u website supports RSS?

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