Movable Type Installation Question(s)

[kaseytraeger]

Hi all,

 

This is the first of what I feel may be many posts by me asking for your help to install Movable Type to my web space.

 

I'd like any advice/comments you can provide if you're familiar with MT or have experience (even 1 time) of installing MT for yourself.

 

First question -- is it better to install MT to a subdomain or to a directory? I'd like to use the subdomain approach because that seems the most logical way of modularizing and compartmentalizing my site, but I'll wait to hear back before setting up a subdomain and "going for it".

 

Second question -- The TCH help site offers info about how to install MT to your site. One of the steps discusses the installation of MT "standard" and MT "lite". What are the pros and cons of installing the "lite" version instead of the "standard" version, and vice versa? I know the standard version has the complete set of libraries and that the TCH help site says we should install the HTML::Templates library if we go with the lite version. For those of you who have the full version of MT installed, do you find it helpful to have all of the additional libraries available, or do you rarely use them?

 

OK, so that's it for now. As I said earlier, you can be sure to hear from me again since this is the first Perl scrip I've ever installed!

 

Thanks everyone.

[LisaJill]

I'd be more than happy to step you through this. You can pop into IRC or IM me if you have specific questions and want faster help.

 

I went with the full version when I installed it; just in case. =) It's not really any more complicated and doesn't take up that much more space.

 

How you install MT won't affect where you write your weblog to. That is done per weblog in the configuration screen for each one.

 

My installation is in cgi-bin/mt which has worked out quite well. I have one weblog in a subdomain, although I could set up the others easily to be subdomains too, if I was so inclined. This is where yours should go too, and like I said; it won't affect what subdomain (or none) you output the weblog to.

 

Hope that helps. Like I said, feel free to contact me. =) I've done this a few times now.

[MikeJ]

My recommendations... use the full library installation. Best guarantee of full compatibility. The primary difference between lite and full, is that lite depends on the server to have all the libraries it needs.

 

I would recommend installing MT cgi's under your main domain. Then you can decide to put your blog under a subdomain, primary domain, primary domain subdirectory, or whatever... and move it around in the future without requiring MT to be reinstalled (you just change the destination of where the blog files are written).

[kaseytraeger]

I'd be more than happy to step you through this. You can pop into IRC or IM me if you have specific questions and want faster help.

Lisa,

 

I just sent you a PM. I'll check my PM messages when I get home this evening to see if you've replied.

 

[kaseytraeger]

I would recommend installing MT cgi's under your main domain. Then you can decide to put your blog under a subdomain, primary domain, primary domain subdirectory, or whatever... and move it around in the future without requiring MT to be reinstalled (you just change the destination of where the blog files are written).

MikeJ,

 

Thank you very much for this tidbit of wisdom. This is good information to know. I definitely want to keep the installation as flexible as possible -- I'm hoping that by doing so I'll prevent a lot of problems down the road.

[LisaJill]

I replied before you posted this. *whistles very innocently*

 

I'll be here, not a worry kasey. =)

[kaseytraeger]

Just want to toot the big TCH horn here and say that TCH-Lisa walked me through the installation of MT. We got it right the first time! Got my first official post added, and my first official comment (thanks, Lisa!).

 

What can I say except, *bowing as deeply as possible* "THANK YOU!!!!!!" to Lisa for all her wonderful help.

 

People, this is the reason we are here at TCH. Everyone works to help everyone else out. No other place around like this that I know of.

 

Rock Sign and TCH-Lisa ROCKS!

[LisaJill]

*turns an incredibly bright shade of red*

 

It was my pleasure! It was great to (sort of) talk too. =)

 

*is too embarrassed to think of anything else to say*

 

Rock Sign Rock Sign

[DarqFlare]

[applauds Lisa]