I downloaded this software called Oracle VM VirtualBox.  You can get it here: http://www.virtualbox.org.   It’s super easy to use!  I installed it on a 32 bit version of Win7 Ultimate.  Although I think the preferred system would be 64bit win7.  (that way you can take advantage of allocating more memory).   I setup a partition first then put my ubuntu disk in my drive when prompted and it installed the OS into the partition.  This is not a “bootable” type of setup.  You can launch it on command!   The partition is actually just a separate file in your documents folder.  Why would anyone want to use software like this?  Well, if you have old software that can’t run on a newer system, you can run it inside this partition on the OS that will run it!  Or if you just geeky and want to play around with other operating systems without breaking your current one, give this painless software a go.

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Ever notice how HOT your router gets?  (Especially if has wireless built into it.)   Linksys routers “look” like they can be stacked, but the heat build up is so much it will just ruin your router.  How does it ruin it?  Well, heat is the enemy!  You’ll notice you have to go over and reset your router more frequently by unplugging it and replugging it back in.  (these are just the first signs of a router going bad, you can get by for years doing that if you need to but it’s a pain!)

Solution:  Simply go get a small netbook cooling pad and set your router on top of that.  I use the powered USB type and simply plug it into my desktop.  The heat on the bottom of the router is cut WAY down.  It’s not even hot to the touch.

If your wondering where I got this from, I purchased it from: Amazon.com
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0026QT2NW/ref=oss_product

$10.00 to save a $180.00 router.  Well worth the money and the frustration of returning it!

James

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Using wsftp (my favorite and recommended ftp client software) I simply right click on the file or folder I wish to chmod.  This brings up a menu.  I go down to properties…

I can then choose to chmod it… 

755

666

777

1. Shell into your server.
2. get to the mysql prompt.
mysql -u root -p
mysql>

3. Create the database:
mysql> create database dbname;

(replace dbname with your database name)

4. Now, assign a user/pass to that database:
mysql> GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON dbname.* TO dbusername@localhost IDENTIFIED BY ‘goodpasswordhere’;

If you wish to give access to an “external” ip address: 123.123.123.123 do like so…

mysql> GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON dbname.* TO dbusername@123.123.123.123 IDENTIFIED BY ‘goodpasswordhere’;

If these lines are wrapped, it should be all on one line.

You could alternatively type it line upon line like so:

mysql> GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON dbname.* (hit enter)
mysql> TO dbusername@localhost (hit enter)
mysql> IDENTIFIED BY ‘goodpasswordhere’; (hit enter)

(replace dbname, dbusername, and goodpasswordhere with your desired information)

Now give your client this information: (common information needed for such things like wordpress installations)

host: localhost
database name: dbname
database user: dbusername
database pass: goodpasswordhere

Your done!

James

Step by step…

1. Delete what you have currently uploaded. it will never work.
2. get the admin login for the existing wordpress website on their current host.
3. If they have wordpress 2.7.1 (latest) on the left side go to “Tools”.
4. Click on “Export”.
5. Save file to your local machine.
6. Ftp into their current host, browse to this directory: /wp-content/themes
7. Download all theme directories using “automatic”. There are mixture of images and php files.
8. Install a new wordpress website blog on new account.
9. Then you login to the new blog admin, click on “Tools”.
10. Click on Import. At bottom of that page, click on “WordPress”.
11. Import the file you previously exported on step 4-5.
12. Ftp into your new account, browse to /wp-content/themes
13. Upload the theme directories you downloaded in step 7.
14. Click on Appearance
15. Find the theme that matches their current site. Click on it and apply it.

You should be done. No promises but that is the logical migration steps to migrate an existing wordpress website.

James