This is more of a note for myself than anything else.When using Apache 2 it's useful to see exactly what it "thinks" it should be doing with virtual hosts.The "apachectl2" utility can check if the Apache configuration is correct syntactically, but that won't help you see what exactly it's trying to do, as in which sites it's trying to serve.However if you … [Read more...] about Checking Apache’s VHost Configuration
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Working With SuPHP Permissions and Ownership
I switched one of my web servers over to use SuPHP a few weeks ago, as it's a lot more secure.However moving from mod_php to suPHP does require a small bit of tweaking of files and directories.Under mod_php you can easily end up with a lot of files and directories being owned by the Apache user, which on Debian / Ubuntu is "www-data". You'll need to change the ownership … [Read more...] about Working With SuPHP Permissions and Ownership
A Couple of WordPress Plugins and Tips To Help With Migration
Moving from MovableType to Wordpress involves a bit of fiddling about with redirects. How much fiddling you need to do will vary on your setup. In my case my MovableType URL structure was based loosely on a Wordpress one, as I'd migrated from Wordpress to MovableType previously.Of course if things were that simple life would be a lot easier - and probably a bit more boring … [Read more...] about A Couple of WordPress Plugins and Tips To Help With Migration