Entrance Into Blogging
Posted on March 14, 2007
Filed Under Blogging, Helpful Tips |
About a month ago I decided to set up a small blog site for myself. I like the idea of keeping a journal or reference library in a database, of ideas, thoughts or links to helpful information. I had previously been playing around with a website or two and have become somewhat more familiar with HTML, the PHP scripting language, and MySQL for a database application.
When I set out to start up my own blog, I first discovered and tried the MovableType management system. I wanted to try it for a day or two and see how I liked it. It went okay but thought I should try out WordPress as well and see which app would work better for me.
I settled on WordPress and have found it a nice application with many great add-ons and widgets readily available and so easy to implement. I downloaded the latest 2.1.1 version of WordPress and applied it on a server and started my blog. Only a few weeks into my blogging venture and already a complete upgrade was recommended. There was some hacker vulnerability in version 2.1.1 and it was recommended to get the newest 2.1.2 version.
At first, I thought it might be somewhat difficult, the upgrade that is! Considering the site files are many and also are tied into a database. However the upgrade went seamlessly. The tutorial at this location Here was a great help and easy to understand. The upgrade was really rather simple. 
I am actually glad this upgrade was needed when it was. I am now more familiar with my blog and know how to make a back up of the database for it. Thus, I am now better equipped to handle future upgrades and or server, hardware or other changes.
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This is set up nice.I love your logo.
I love your pitcher, u look happy.
And the Audi’s are sweet!!!
VERY COOL
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Ah, glad you like my Far Out blog! And, thanks for stopping by to have a look.
The blog is still early in the developmental stage and hope to make it a bit more refined (meaning change the blogroll links to my closer friends and network peer group webpage links and add the social bookmarking tabs for links) in the near future!
I also need to get busy and find or make more time to add new content more frequently, as I obviously have not done lately.
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I couldn’t understand some parts of this article Entrance Into Blogging : Far Out, but I guess I just need to check some more resources regarding this, because it sounds interesting.
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Hello Daniel,
The article is basically a little write up I did a while ago about my first thoughts and experience with the WordPress blog platform. I find it to be a great application.
Thanks for your comment and input! Let me know if you find the resources you are seeking.
Ryder
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Very nice this blog =)
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Tbh I’ve been using Wordpress for ages but have really only started to experiment with it lately and using it as a fully-fledged CMS.
Rather than upgrading manually you can install this plugin:
http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wordpress-automatic-upgrade/
In fact that’s the best thing about Wordpress, whatever you want to do, there’s almost always a plugin. The only downside is that if you upgrade to a later version you can run into some horrible problems.
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Congrats on the choice of Wordpress - I’m a big fan of it for just letting you get down to adding content to your site!
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