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The "latest" will always be the version available directly via wordpress.org Even if what you install is the latest at the time, new releases patch security holes fairly regularly. The most recent version of wordpress was released in 2007. Sorry about the problems you had...no guarantee that the latest wordpress version will prevent it, but it's always important to keep up-to-date with patches.

Depending on what you want exactly you want to do, there are many good options. If you want users to mainly post and share images, then the Gallery or Coppermine scripts (which you can install via Fantastico in your Control Panel) may be the way to go. If you want some kind of forum, you could install SMF. Both of these allow you to manage users through some kind of registration process. The nice thing with installing via Fantastico is that you can install it, try it out, and see if it's what you like. If it doesn't suit your needs, it is just as easy to uninstall. If you describe a little more what you would like your site to be like, I imagine other users here will have their own recommendations.

Also...when do you get the multiple copies? For example, do you start Outlook Express, and it downloads several copies of the e-mail? OR...do you start Outlook Express, get ONE copy of the e-mail, quit, restart Outlook Express, and then get ANOTHER copy of the e-mail? If you are using POP e-mail, your e-mail client (Outlook Express) will issue a command to retrieve a message, followed by a command to mark that message for deletion. Then, when you disconnect from the server, the messages marked for deletion would get deleted. However, if something were to interrupt the normal process (like, your client never got a chance to send the "delete" instruction, or you disconnected from the server abnormally), that deletion might never take place. So, the next time you connect, there it is...waiting for you to retrieve it again. I've seen this before...my in-laws had a dial-up connection that was so slow. If they received a large number of e-mails, they would never download correctly, and they'd get disconnected from the server prematurely. This mean that none of their messages were getting deleted.

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It's the nature of trying to do anything on a web page that goes beyond static html: The more powerful your site gets by installing third-party scripts, the more prone to problems it will be, and the harder you will have to work on your own putting out your own fires. These forums are a great starting point, but they have their limits as to what they can fix. Several months ago, I had some problems with my WordPress site. In that situation, the problem actually turned out to be on the TCH end of things. They promptly (very promptly) helped me move things around. But when the problem is with something that is not under TCH's control (your IPB doesn't work, your computer is slow, your soup is too salty, etc.), you can ask for advice here but there are no guarantees that anyone will have the solution you seek. Try googling your problems in a case like that. I am glad you found a solution. In the meantime, you might seriously consider updating to the latest version of IPB (by paying), or select a forum such as SMF using the Fantastico installation in your CPanel.

I have to admit that I'm not an IPB person, and my post was only based on doing a little research and posting the results. Perhaps a member who uses IPB could point you to the right file. The issue seems to be that one of the files in your IPB installation has the word mod in a query when it should appear instead as `mod`. I don't believe the issue is with the MySQL database configuration. If you want to do something within CPanel, I believe it would be to use the file manager to find the file in your IPB installation that is causing the problems (perhaps a file named functions, in a folder named sources?). Once you find that file, you can edit it within CPanel's file manager...look for the word mod all by itself, and change it to `mod` That's about the limit to my insight. Good luck with this.

A google search and a look at the reserved words in MySQL suggest that the error means you are using a reserved keyword in your query. Sure enough, "mod" is reserved. Try using a different name and see what happens. I found the following suggestion on some other website: Go to sources/functions and find the one occurance of mod (where it isnt attached to anything) i.e. this line: mod ON (mod.member_id=m.id OR mod.group_id=m.mgroup and change it to `mod` (note its ` and not '). i.e. `mod` ON (mod.member_id=m.id OR mod.group_id=m.mgroup

First off, isn't that box that appears a browser-specific feature? Firefox is not giving me that box. But in Firefox I can right-click and download images that way. The link below provides a script which basically lays a clear .gif directly on top of your image, so that saving the file will actually save the clear .gif instead. But, as Thomas said, anyone who really wants to can find a way to get at your images. http://www.createblog.com/scripts/download.php?id=359

Bruce, Your link takes me to an error message: "Sorry, some required files are missing, if you intended to view a topic, it's possible that it's been moved or deleted. Please go back and try again." And, I really liked "PHP and MySQL Web Development" by Luke Welling and Laura Thomson. Personally, I think it's very well written, and works well as an introduction to programming concepts in general, and PHP in particular. For example, the chapter on arrays teaches you what arrays are all about, and then gets into the details of how to program with them in PHP. If you went that route, and intend to use it for PHP programming here at TCH, I would recommend going with an older edition. The newer editions use PHP 5.x, but TCH is using 4.x.

I don't know if you can do that from the programming end of things. I do know that you can change an option within the browser to save rather than run the file. For example, Firefox offers Tools -> Options -> Content -> Manage Files, where you can browse to the .MOV extension and tell it you want to download the files.

Though slightly saddened by the ROR news, this really is a big announcement. It's amazing that you keep adding to the feature list while maintaining such bargain rates. Thanks!

Wheee.... This is fun!

And then, as in the case of Ruby on Rails...nearly a year without actually coming through with the promises of the "major announcement". I would be much more content to hear a definitive "We changed our minds...we can't do it.", rather than the like-a-broken-record answer of "We'll let you know."

For each database you create, you must also add a user to that database. You could add the same user as the one on your phpnuke db, or you could create a new user and add it to the new database. See if that helps.

Heh! Maybe I just dreamt it.

Ruby on Rails! Has to be. Going on nine months now.

There are many choices out there. Via your cPanel, Fantastico can easily install one of these, including WordPress. Once installed, you can just start blogging. Once you get going, you can then install add-ons, new themes, and more by downloading from the WordPress site.

Thanks for that update Andy. The Ruby talk has kind of died down. It's been 7 months since the "major announcement" about Ruby on Rails. I haven't completely given up on it showing up one day on my TCH accounts, but I did move one of my domains out of my reseller account to a Ruby-enabled host. I'd sure like to move it back here sometime, but it just feels like Ruby on Rails has been moved down the priority list. Thanks again for that update. It is nice to know that something is happening.

It could be that the old placeholder has a name such as index.htm, but that your file is index.html. It has to choose one or the other. You might check for that and, if necessary, delete it.

Apparently fixed for heyguy, but not thisguy. I'm having the same problem...firefox and ie both...even after clearing the cache. Not a big deal...only slightly frustrating.

Also, some of us were moved to different servers. I know that when I was moved, my stats and used bandwidth for the month were reset.

The final release of Firefox 2 is now available at mozilla.org Enjoy!

Thanks Bruce. Should have started my troubleshooting here at TCH

Posting here is the consequence of my spending a couple hours already trying to troubleshoot a WP Theme problem: I've installed WordPress. I went to the part of WP where I can select a theme. The "classic" theme is listed under "Broken Themes" with the message "Stylesheet is Missing". If I install other themes, they also end up being listed under "Broken Themes" with the message "Stylesheet is Missing". But the stylesheets are not missing. I've spent a while googling this problem. I've found others with the same problem who later post "Never mind. I fixed it." (but never specify how it was fixed). This happens whether I install via Fantastico or install it on my own. I've gone through several installs and uninstalls on my server, with the same problem. I installed on another webhost with absolutely no problem whatsoever, so I'm wondering if something is configured wrong on my server. Does anyone have a suggestion on something to try that would fix the Themes problem? Can anyone reproduce this problem? I'm on server 300.

Well, I got .1000, and tried a couple more times and then got (seriously) .0000. Clearly luck was on my side.