It’s pretty simple, but for some reason it hasn’t been articulately written on the internet. Creating a database for content management systems from the command line is really simple. Essentially. You create a database, create a user and give him permission to use the database. Viola. Step follow after the jump
A number of sites in the pipes are coming up to their deadlines, and I’ve reached a bottleneck on a number of them. I usually try to design my sites around a content management system, so that these companies employees will be able to update their own sections, but the more I seem to work with these CMS’s the more I hate them. I’m currently creating a multiple user site, that lets a number of users maintain their own sections of the website simultaneously. I chose wordpress mu, for the backend. It does what it’s designed for really well, but it is not very customizable. I mean, god forbid if I want to create extra fields on a couple pages. It’s a whole song and dance for every new field. A major pain in the ass if you ask me. I’ve been considering writing my own CMS system. One for basic websites to begin with. I will be building all my websites on top of it, and a fee will be included in the design prices. I think it will be worth it in the long run. I’ll still use wordpress for my blog, but i think that it’s a little too complicated for average joe user. What kind of price tag do you guys put on the ability to change the content on your website, removing the need to pay for updates? Anyone?
So, I’ve been trying for the last day to I’ve been trying to get permalinks (pretty urls) working with wordpress and Apache on OS X Server (Tiger 10.4.10). I have to say, I’m an idiot. I edited all the proper files, but still couldn’t get the permalinks working. Simply, I forgot to create a .htaccess file in the proper location. Here are the steps: Read the rest of this entry »
