XML file too big to import
Saturday, July 12th, 2008Part of “Going self-hosted with Wordpress : A Wolfie Guide”
On one of my older posts (Going Self-Hosted with Wordpress) Lisa has asked a question about how to import a larger than 2MB XML file into her new self-hosted WordPress installation, from her existing WordPress.com blog.
The first thing to say is that this is not a [...]
Now I’m REALLY confused
Saturday, April 26th, 2008At work, we’re running a customer information database that uses an Access database file with a user-friendly Visual Basic front-end. Part of the set up is integration with postcoding software, for address verification. It currently runs on a Windows 98 system.
We’re looking at upgrading the hardware, so at the moment we’re trying to ensure that [...]
Making the switch
Thursday, April 10th, 2008Despite what I said in my previous post, I’ve gone and updated my WordPress installation to 2.5. The trigger for this was that one of the plug-ins I’d been waiting for (Ozh’s Absolute Comments) has now been updated. I used Fantastico to do the update - so much quicker than downloading the new version and [...]
WordPress 2.5 again
Tuesday, April 8th, 2008For anyone who’s been wanting to upgrade to WordPress 2.5 but have been a little apprehensive about the upgrade process, good news! 2.5 is now available through Fantastico - so upgrading is just a click away. Of course, you should make sure you’ve backed up all your work before going ahead with any upgrade, just [...]
WordPress 2.5
Tuesday, March 18th, 2008The latest incarnation of WordPress got a step closer to general availability today, with the unveiling of Release Candidate 1. Being the “must have the latest”-type, I downloaded it as soon as I heard about it.
With a little bit of forward planning, though, I have not loaded it on to this site but have installed [...]