Re: [Hampshire] Ubuntu Server and Wordpress

2010-12-01 Thread Tim
On Wednesday 01 December 2010 18:50:58 Benjie Gillam wrote: > I'd also move your wp-config.php file up a directory (../) i.e. out of the > webroot and create a shadow in it's place ( require(dirname(dirname(__FILE__))."/wp-config.php");?>). This means if you > accidentally misconfigure your webserv

Re: [Hampshire] Ubuntu Server and Wordpress

2010-12-01 Thread Benjie Gillam
I'd also move your wp-config.php file up a directory (../) i.e. out of the webroot and create a shadow in it's place (). This means if you accidentally misconfigure your webserver to serve up PHP files as text/plain then no-one can see your database username/password. And ensure it's not world read

Re: [Hampshire] Ubuntu Server and Wordpress

2010-12-01 Thread Chris Dennis
On 01/12/10 17:54, Benjie Gillam wrote: Personally, I'd install it straight from Wordpress. I see no advantage to installing it from the Ubuntu repository, and when you later update your Ubuntu to the next LTS I would guess that it's likely to corrupt your Wordpress install with a different versi

Re: [Hampshire] Ubuntu Server and Wordpress

2010-12-01 Thread Tim
On Wednesday 01 December 2010 17:56:12 Sean Gibbins wrote: > On 01/12/10 17:46, Tim wrote: > > I have a web server running Ubuntu LTS 10.04, I want to install wordpress > > on the server and noticed that there is a version ooof wordpress in the > > ubuntu software centre. This version is a couple o

Re: [Hampshire] Ubuntu Server and Wordpress

2010-12-01 Thread Sean Gibbins
On 01/12/10 17:46, Tim wrote: > I have a web server running Ubuntu LTS 10.04, I want to install wordpress on > the > server and noticed that there is a version ooof wordpress in the ubuntu > software centre. This version is a couple of version behind the current (and > ubuntu don't offer update

Re: [Hampshire] Ubuntu Server and Wordpress

2010-12-01 Thread Benjie Gillam
Personally, I'd install it straight from Wordpress. I see no advantage to installing it from the Ubuntu repository, and when you later update your Ubuntu to the next LTS I would guess that it's likely to corrupt your Wordpress install with a different version to what you're running, or leave around

[Hampshire] Ubuntu Server and Wordpress

2010-12-01 Thread Tim
I have a web server running Ubuntu LTS 10.04, I want to install wordpress on the server and noticed that there is a version ooof wordpress in the ubuntu software centre. This version is a couple of version behind the current (and ubuntu don't offer updates for wordpress) The question is has a

[Hampshire] Meeting next Saturday at Nokia, Hampshire

2010-12-01 Thread robert.beattie
Hi fellow Hant'ers, For those that will miss this Saturdays meeting, Surrey is meeting at Nokia on 11th Dec. Just drop me an email (Robert dot beattie aht nokia dot com) with your name, vehicle reg (if applic) and next of kin. Doors open 11am and close 5pm'ish. There is no need to pre-register M