Here’s an excellent guide on how to install PHP 5 on IIS 6 that I found today while struggling to set up a work server to recognize MySQL.
Category: Technical
Upgrade to 2.3.2
I’ve upgraded to WordPress 2.3.2. One of the first things I realized after going over the detailed upgrading instructions was that I had a sidebar widget login that disappeared after I upgraded WordPress. To get back to the old familiar WP login page, I had to type wp-login.php after my domain name in the browser url field to access the admin panel.
In cleaning up the plugins page, several plugins prompted me to upgrade them, which was a pleasant surprise for this version of WordPress. I will be test driving the site for a bit to clean up some problems (most notably Oceia bar) and figure out if anything broke due to the upgrade.
Of especial concern: my antivirus at work picked up a Downloader trojan in one of my browser caches. I don’t recall downloading any content today, (I’ve been browsing plant sites, WordPress, eBay, Wells Fargo, Texas Almanac and the Weather site) but it has me concerned enough to run an online virus scan of my server. Sadly Kaspersky no longer makes online scanning available: therefore, I’m using TrendMicro’s online scanner to check for bugs.
Stuff about DNS
Today at work, we were scratching our heads over why our 2K3 server wasn’t updating its IP to the DNS server. It led me to interesting reading at the Microsoft KB.
How many cups in a gallon?
16 cups = 1 gallon
Other cooking conversions:
4 quarts = 1 gallon
8 pints = 1 gallon
2 pints = 1 quart
4 cups = 1 quart
2 cups = 1 pint
16 tablespoons = 1 cup
Lots of conversions to be found at www.onlineconversion.com.
DIY WordPress themes
I found the WordPress Theme Generator that lets you build your own WordPress theme on the fly. Great ideas at work!