Comments on: PHP issues and WordPress http://www.nevillehobson.com/2007/02/10/php-issues-and-wordpress/ Wed, 08 Oct 2008 07:37:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: neville http://www.nevillehobson.com/2007/02/10/php-issues-and-wordpress/#comment-26625 neville Tue, 06 Mar 2007 09:36:37 +0000 http://www.nevillehobson.com/2007/02/10/php-issues-and-wordpress/#comment-26625 Thanks, Dreamhost. FYI, this blog's been running on PHP version 5.2.1 since the upgrade, with no ill effect at all. I have not yet upgraded WordPress to a version above 2.1. So what was "Any version of wordpress under 2.1 will have problems after the upgrade to php 5.2" all about? Thanks, Dreamhost.

FYI, this blog’s been running on PHP version 5.2.1 since the upgrade, with no ill effect at all. I have not yet upgraded WordPress to a version above 2.1.

So what was “Any version of wordpress under 2.1 will have problems after the upgrade to php 5.2″ all about?

]]> By: DreamHost Support Staff http://www.nevillehobson.com/2007/02/10/php-issues-and-wordpress/#comment-26295 DreamHost Support Staff Sun, 04 Mar 2007 15:34:20 +0000 http://www.nevillehobson.com/2007/02/10/php-issues-and-wordpress/#comment-26295 You might find help at <a href="http://www.askapache.com/2006/dreamhost/fastcgi-on-dreamhost.html" rel="nofollow">PHP, FastCGI, WordPress on DreamHost</a>, <a title="Force Apache to output any HTTP Status Code with ErrorDocument" href="http://www.askapache.com/2007/htaccess/apache-status-code-headers-errordocument.html" rel="nofollow">Force Apache to output any HTTP Status Code with ErrorDocument</a> You might find help at PHP, FastCGI, WordPress on DreamHost, Force Apache to output any HTTP Status Code with ErrorDocument

]]> By: neville http://www.nevillehobson.com/2007/02/10/php-issues-and-wordpress/#comment-24934 neville Thu, 22 Feb 2007 09:19:32 +0000 http://www.nevillehobson.com/2007/02/10/php-issues-and-wordpress/#comment-24934 I've updated my test blog to 2.1.1 (and this blog to 2.0.9), all very smooth. Thanks for the kick-in-the-pants to just get on with it! No more dithering! This weekend is the time! I’ve updated my test blog to 2.1.1 (and this blog to 2.0.9), all very smooth.

Thanks for the kick-in-the-pants to just get on with it! No more dithering! This weekend is the time!

]]> By: Paul Woodhouse http://www.nevillehobson.com/2007/02/10/php-issues-and-wordpress/#comment-24827 Paul Woodhouse Wed, 21 Feb 2007 15:44:46 +0000 http://www.nevillehobson.com/2007/02/10/php-issues-and-wordpress/#comment-24827 I have a testblog that I use to mess about with themes prior to this kind of thing. If you can replicate this theme on your sandbox then just port it over once you've tested it. The actual upgrade process was a doddle and went much smoother than I anticipated. Just wait until fantastico updates its download to 2.1.1 and in the meantime work on this theme in your sandbox and there'll be no more dithering and less fretting. Although, don't quote me on that. ;-) I have a testblog that I use to mess about with themes prior to this kind of thing.

If you can replicate this theme on your sandbox then just port it over once you’ve tested it.

The actual upgrade process was a doddle and went much smoother than I anticipated.

Just wait until fantastico updates its download to 2.1.1 and in the meantime work on this theme in your sandbox and there’ll be no more dithering and less fretting.

Although, don’t quote me on that. ;-)

]]> By: Bugfixes for latest WordPress at NevilleHobson.com http://www.nevillehobson.com/2007/02/10/php-issues-and-wordpress/#comment-24800 Bugfixes for latest WordPress at NevilleHobson.com Wed, 21 Feb 2007 11:22:04 +0000 http://www.nevillehobson.com/2007/02/10/php-issues-and-wordpress/#comment-24800 [...] An easy way to upgrade either version is to install just the changed files. Ajay D’Souza makes it easy. I expect Paul Woodhouse will have an interest in this [...] [...] An easy way to upgrade either version is to install just the changed files. Ajay D’Souza makes it easy. I expect Paul Woodhouse will have an interest in this [...]

]]> By: neville http://www.nevillehobson.com/2007/02/10/php-issues-and-wordpress/#comment-24799 neville Wed, 21 Feb 2007 11:17:34 +0000 http://www.nevillehobson.com/2007/02/10/php-issues-and-wordpress/#comment-24799 Looks like you'll need to jump a few more hoops, Paul, as there's a <a href="http://www.nevillehobson.com/2007/02/21/bugfixes-for-latest-wordpress/" rel="nofollow">bugfix version 2.1.1</a> just released. You're ahead of me, though - I have yet to start the jump. My main issue is re the K2 theme, the version of which that's currently here does not work with WP 2.1. There is a new version which does and which I'm playing around with on my <a href="http://www.nevillehobson.com/sandbox/" rel="nofollow">sandbox</a> blog. I need to stop dithering about this and just get on with it! Looks like you’ll need to jump a few more hoops, Paul, as there’s a bugfix version 2.1.1 just released.

You’re ahead of me, though - I have yet to start the jump. My main issue is re the K2 theme, the version of which that’s currently here does not work with WP 2.1. There is a new version which does and which I’m playing around with on my sandbox blog.

I need to stop dithering about this and just get on with it!

]]> By: Paul Woodhouse http://www.nevillehobson.com/2007/02/10/php-issues-and-wordpress/#comment-24737 Paul Woodhouse Tue, 20 Feb 2007 22:59:54 +0000 http://www.nevillehobson.com/2007/02/10/php-issues-and-wordpress/#comment-24737 I've just had two weeks of hoop jumping since upgrading to 2.1 from 1.5.2 after google decided to index all the mobile page versions of the old blog for some weird reason. Every day has seen a different issue crop up that needed tweaking until MySQL decided to pack in and not restart last night. Fortunately, I've got a lovely host, but I was sweating a bit. Either you have to keep on top of things or you have the odd major spring clean once in a while with regards to WP. Whichever way you look at it it takes up a bit of time. And I actually enjoy the tweaking. The only thing that worked better after the upgrade was the bloody theme and it certainly shouldn't have done. My fantastico details had disappeared two server moves previously, but it wasn't that difficult to find out how to sort out how to do it again without going the manual route. I'm a lazy bugger. Do you have anything other to do than replace the header image and sort out the sidebar again, Neville? Is the sidebar widgetised? Is the moon made of cream cheese? Oh, and does this help any with your xml-rpc error? <blockquote> As the error message appeared in the top section of the admin panel, where the results of the PJW Wordpress Version Check plugin normally appeared, I had the idea to disable that plugin to see if it was the cause of the problem. Bingo. It was.</blockquote> And thanks for reminding me to fix UTW, Simon. ;-) I’ve just had two weeks of hoop jumping since upgrading to 2.1 from 1.5.2 after google decided to index all the mobile page versions of the old blog for some weird reason.

Every day has seen a different issue crop up that needed tweaking until MySQL decided to pack in and not restart last night. Fortunately, I’ve got a lovely host, but I was sweating a bit.

Either you have to keep on top of things or you have the odd major spring clean once in a while with regards to WP. Whichever way you look at it it takes up a bit of time. And I actually enjoy the tweaking.

The only thing that worked better after the upgrade was the bloody theme and it certainly shouldn’t have done. My fantastico details had disappeared two server moves previously, but it wasn’t that difficult to find out how to sort out how to do it again without going the manual route. I’m a lazy bugger.

Do you have anything other to do than replace the header image and sort out the sidebar again, Neville? Is the sidebar widgetised? Is the moon made of cream cheese?

Oh, and does this help any with your xml-rpc error?

As the error message appeared in the top section of the admin panel, where the results of the PJW Wordpress Version Check plugin normally appeared, I had the idea to disable that plugin to see if it was the cause of the problem. Bingo. It was.

And thanks for reminding me to fix UTW, Simon. ;-)

]]> By: WordPress Wednesday: Easter Eggs, Editor Extras, WordPress Plugins, and more WordPress 2.1 at The Blog Herald http://www.nevillehobson.com/2007/02/10/php-issues-and-wordpress/#comment-23356 WordPress Wednesday: Easter Eggs, Editor Extras, WordPress Plugins, and more WordPress 2.1 at The Blog Herald Wed, 14 Feb 2007 14:22:22 +0000 http://www.nevillehobson.com/2007/02/10/php-issues-and-wordpress/#comment-23356 [...] PHP 5.2 Upgrades and WordPress: A lot of people using Dreamhost and other hosting services ran into some unusual errors this past week. They upgraded PHP and it seems that PHP 5.2 is lacking some backwards compatibility. Neville Hobson, Matt Mullenweg, and others have shared information on this. According to Dreamhost, any version of WordPress under version 2.1 will have problems after they fix the upgrade to PHP 5.2 and they offer some tips on what to do. [...] [...] PHP 5.2 Upgrades and WordPress: A lot of people using Dreamhost and other hosting services ran into some unusual errors this past week. They upgraded PHP and it seems that PHP 5.2 is lacking some backwards compatibility. Neville Hobson, Matt Mullenweg, and others have shared information on this. According to Dreamhost, any version of WordPress under version 2.1 will have problems after they fix the upgrade to PHP 5.2 and they offer some tips on what to do. [...]

]]> By: neville http://www.nevillehobson.com/2007/02/10/php-issues-and-wordpress/#comment-22975 neville Sat, 10 Feb 2007 16:28:35 +0000 http://www.nevillehobson.com/2007/02/10/php-issues-and-wordpress/#comment-22975 I'm not actually concerned about upgrading to 2.1, more about the version of the K2 theme I use on this blog which will have problems under WP 2.1. If I want to continue with this theme, I'll need to upgrade it as well. I've been pondering on it over on my <a href="http://www.nevillehobson.com/sandbox/" rel="nofollow">sandbox</a>. None of the plugins I use has any reported problems with 2.1. I don't use UTW, Simon. And I'm <em>assuming</em> that the issues I mentioned in this post are to do with PHP. Coincidental if not, it seems to me. Need to do something about this next weekend, I think, when I'm back in the UK. I’m not actually concerned about upgrading to 2.1, more about the version of the K2 theme I use on this blog which will have problems under WP 2.1. If I want to continue with this theme, I’ll need to upgrade it as well.

I’ve been pondering on it over on my sandbox.

None of the plugins I use has any reported problems with 2.1. I don’t use UTW, Simon.

And I’m assuming that the issues I mentioned in this post are to do with PHP. Coincidental if not, it seems to me.

Need to do something about this next weekend, I think, when I’m back in the UK.

]]> By: Simon Wakeman http://www.nevillehobson.com/2007/02/10/php-issues-and-wordpress/#comment-22965 Simon Wakeman Sat, 10 Feb 2007 12:05:47 +0000 http://www.nevillehobson.com/2007/02/10/php-issues-and-wordpress/#comment-22965 I did the WP2.1 upgrade a couple of weeks back - no major problems. The only issue I had seems to be with the Ultimate Tag Warrior plug-in, which was deleting tags on posts where comments were made. There is a fix available though: http://ocaoimh.ie/2007/01/23/the-new-wp-utw-gotcha/ Not sure if you use this plug-in, but if you do it's worth applying the fix above cheers sw I did the WP2.1 upgrade a couple of weeks back - no major problems.

The only issue I had seems to be with the Ultimate Tag Warrior plug-in, which was deleting tags on posts where comments were made. There is a fix available though: http://ocaoimh.ie/2007/01/23/the-new-wp-utw-gotcha/

Not sure if you use this plug-in, but if you do it’s worth applying the fix above

cheers
sw

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