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July 26, 2007

Renaming WordPress MU Subdomains

If you are a WordPress MU admin, and you want to recycle an existing blog that is no longer used instead of just deleting it, here’s what you’ll have to do. You’ll need to make several changes in the MySQL database. Use PHPMyAdmin or the command line to make the database changes.

Renaming a WordPress MU Subdomain

  1. Modify the wp_blogs tables. This is where all WordPress MU blogs are listed. In this example we will modify the soccer.domain.com to football.domain.com.
  2. Each blog will have its own 8 unique set of tables. The tables are listed starting with prefixes like wp_1_ and wp_2_ and so forth. Once you’ve identified the correct blog, make the following changes to wp_x_options table. Look under the column option_name for the following:
  3. a. siteurl – change entry to http://football.domain.com
    b. home – change entry to http://football.domain.com
    c. fileupload_url – change entry to http://football.domain.com/files

  4. Your new subdomain blog called http://football.domain.com is now accessible. You may have to clear the browser cache to see full effects. Login to the renewed blog as Admin to do some much needed administration tasks such as assigning a new user, changing password, changing email addresses, etc.
  5. That’s it.

You’re probably asking why since deleting a WordPress MU account is as easy as pie. Well, you do have a point. I’m just showing you that reclaiming a blog can be an option as long as there are not too many entries on the tables. Even with a full table, a simple click of the Empty button usually does the trick.

Filed Under: General Tagged With: renaming subdomains, wordpress mu

July 18, 2007

Evolution vs Thunderbird

It didn’t take time for me to throw out the Evolution email client from my Ubuntu platform. Instead, I installed Mozilla’s Thunderbird, an email client which I’m very familiar with. What caused the switch? Well, I was trying to configure an email account running on an IMAP server. I had a terrible time in getting it to work. After so many unsuccessful tries, it was time for me to kiss the Evolution package goodbye. I’m glad it’s gone because Thunderbird is working just fine in Ubuntu.

To remove Evolution package:
#sudo apt-get remove evolution

To Install Mozilla Thunderbird
#sudo apt-get install mozilla-thunderbird

Filed Under: General Tagged With: evolution, thunderbird, ubuntu

July 18, 2007

Firefox 2.0.0.5

Firefox 2.0.0.5 has been released. The latest version fixes several vulnerabilities in which three of them were considered critical while two of them were rated high. If your browser hasn’t been updated, you can force Firefox to upgrade by accessing the Help Menu and selecting ‘Check for Updates.’

Filed Under: General Tagged With: firefox 2.0.05, firefox update

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