Comments on: Experiment On Your Blog Without Destroying It http://www.seaslugteam.com/archives/2007/12/24/experiment-on-your-blog-without-destroying-it/ Yo Quiero Takako Bell Fri, 05 Dec 2008 01:07:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Nigorimasen! » Just Joined TRSI Affiliate Program; Bored With My Current Design http://www.seaslugteam.com/archives/2007/12/24/experiment-on-your-blog-without-destroying-it/#comment-68188 Nigorimasen! » Just Joined TRSI Affiliate Program; Bored With My Current Design Mon, 31 Dec 2007 06:53:32 +0000 http://www.seaslugteam.com/archives/2007/12/24/experiment-on-your-blog-without-destroying-it/#comment-68188 [...] kind of color scheme I’d want so I suppose I’ll try out a bunch using Kabitzin’s experimentation method and hopefully develop something over the next couple months I will be satisfied with well into [...] [...] kind of color scheme I’d want so I suppose I’ll try out a bunch using Kabitzin’s experimentation method and hopefully develop something over the next couple months I will be satisfied with well into [...]

]]> By: Martin http://www.seaslugteam.com/archives/2007/12/24/experiment-on-your-blog-without-destroying-it/#comment-68028 Martin Mon, 24 Dec 2007 19:48:00 +0000 http://www.seaslugteam.com/archives/2007/12/24/experiment-on-your-blog-without-destroying-it/#comment-68028 I tried running SQL/Apache on my machine as a testing server a while back but thanks to my n00bishness I couldn't get it to work correctly. This seems to be a handy alternative to going through the hassle of a full-blown testing server so if the holiday offers some spare time I might give it a spin. The idea of my own PC to act as a backup server during downtime sounds pretty neat, I must admit. I tried running SQL/Apache on my machine as a testing server a while back but thanks to my n00bishness I couldn’t get it to work correctly. This seems to be a handy alternative to going through the hassle of a full-blown testing server so if the holiday offers some spare time I might give it a spin. The idea of my own PC to act as a backup server during downtime sounds pretty neat, I must admit.

]]> By: Kabitzin http://www.seaslugteam.com/archives/2007/12/24/experiment-on-your-blog-without-destroying-it/#comment-68027 Kabitzin Mon, 24 Dec 2007 16:42:48 +0000 http://www.seaslugteam.com/archives/2007/12/24/experiment-on-your-blog-without-destroying-it/#comment-68027 Ah, the UTF-8 issue. If you have a backup (not just the SQL output) of your database, you might be able to salvage the situation. I made two posts about my experiences converting my database to UTF-8, <a href="http://www.seaslugteam.com/archives/2007/09/03/now-with-more-utf/" rel="nofollow">here</a> and <a href="http://www.seaslugteam.com/archives/2007/09/04/find-and-replace/" rel="nofollow">here</a>. Ah, the UTF-8 issue. If you have a backup (not just the SQL output) of your database, you might be able to salvage the situation. I made two posts about my experiences converting my database to UTF-8, here and here.

]]> By: bateszi http://www.seaslugteam.com/archives/2007/12/24/experiment-on-your-blog-without-destroying-it/#comment-68025 bateszi Mon, 24 Dec 2007 15:13:37 +0000 http://www.seaslugteam.com/archives/2007/12/24/experiment-on-your-blog-without-destroying-it/#comment-68025 It's funny you should post this now, given just yesterday I started coding a new WordPress theme for my blog on my localhost! I tend to install everything separately these days, so I just install Apache, then PHP, then MySQL and finally phpMyAdmin. Stay away from Microsoft's IIS whatever the cost, it's a horrible web server compared with something as smooth and well documented as Apache. I transferred my WordPress DB between servers using a .SQL file created by phpMyAdmin. Anyway, the major problem I've faced so far is that I didn't upgrade my WP for like 6-8 months and the latest versions are using UTF-8, so all my old posts are littered with funky characters :| It’s funny you should post this now, given just yesterday I started coding a new WordPress theme for my blog on my localhost! I tend to install everything separately these days, so I just install Apache, then PHP, then MySQL and finally phpMyAdmin. Stay away from Microsoft’s IIS whatever the cost, it’s a horrible web server compared with something as smooth and well documented as Apache. I transferred my WordPress DB between servers using a .SQL file created by phpMyAdmin.

Anyway, the major problem I’ve faced so far is that I didn’t upgrade my WP for like 6-8 months and the latest versions are using UTF-8, so all my old posts are littered with funky characters :|

]]> By: Kabitzin http://www.seaslugteam.com/archives/2007/12/24/experiment-on-your-blog-without-destroying-it/#comment-68024 Kabitzin Mon, 24 Dec 2007 13:08:06 +0000 http://www.seaslugteam.com/archives/2007/12/24/experiment-on-your-blog-without-destroying-it/#comment-68024 I've also tried using a sub-domain before, but it's almost as much work as doing it with XAMPP, and the upload time starts to add up very quickly. There's also more risk that you might mess something up on your actual site or your database while working on the sub-domain. I’ve also tried using a sub-domain before, but it’s almost as much work as doing it with XAMPP, and the upload time starts to add up very quickly. There’s also more risk that you might mess something up on your actual site or your database while working on the sub-domain.

]]> By: Adun http://www.seaslugteam.com/archives/2007/12/24/experiment-on-your-blog-without-destroying-it/#comment-68023 Adun Mon, 24 Dec 2007 09:29:21 +0000 http://www.seaslugteam.com/archives/2007/12/24/experiment-on-your-blog-without-destroying-it/#comment-68023 What I did for mine was create a sub-domain on my hosting and install WP and the necessary themes and edit the files that way. Of course uploading stuff does get annoying but hey, it works. What I did for mine was create a sub-domain on my hosting and install WP and the necessary themes and edit the files that way. Of course uploading stuff does get annoying but hey, it works.

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