Linux-Blog 3.0

OK, here we go.  There was a minor delay in this project, mainly because I was looking for a new blogging client that would cross-platform between Linux and Windows, but that's a story for another time.  

There are a lot of people fussing about the documentation for MoveableType 4.0.  I'm of two minds on this.  One comment was that the current docs are too sparse, that, for example, the section on mysql was a missed opportunity to expound on the many things one could do with mysql.  I read that comment after successfully setting up mysql 5 with a database that is now ready for MT4, so what the heck, it worked for me.  Sure, the docs could have been fleshed out more, but they worked.

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OK, at this point, we've got a working Apache/PHP5 configuration. MySQL is up and running.  The database has been created.  The mod_proxy config is working, and the tarball for MT4 is extracted and set up.  Here we go.

mt-static is the first question/issue.  I did a linux mv to push the mt-static directory under the site's root rather than the cgi-bin directory.  First step complete.

Second step is perl check.  All the modules needed are there.  They bloody well ought to be, since I have all the mods from the abortive scoop config.  Jeez...oh, wait, it says I don have XML::Atom.  I find that atom RSS feeds are solid, so let's add that. 

So, we do a quick:

# perl -MCPAN -e shell;

cpan> install XML::Atom

which demands several prerequisites.  And is taking forever, so we'll move onward.  We'll have an Atom feed by the time this exercise is complete.

Continuing through the install process, next screen looks for the database.  This is easy, name the host, database, user, and password.  I'm no expert DBA (DataBase Analyst), but I'm proficient enough with mysql to be dangerous.  I've managed to create a database, and assign a user account to it.  We can connect to the database, horray, it's done.

Now it's asking for mail configuration.  I put a lot of blood, sweat, and tears into the qmail configuration on shadowfax once upon a time, so this is no problem.  Test e-mail goes off and back, we continue.

wow, that's it?  it wants to save the config.  Now it's asking for my first user.  Successfully completed, and now I'm in the MT4.0 blog screen. 

It worked!

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Posted by YatPundit at 9:44 PM | Permalink

We're starting a new consulting project that will require a robust web presence. I spent the better part of two days messing with Scoop, the community-based package that runs sites such as DailyKos and TalkLeft. It's a wicked frustrating package to install, however, requiring Apache 1.3 and a lot of perl mods. After spending hours trying to get the configuration straight, my colleague in this venture, Mark, suggested we just use the community features of MediaWiki.

It's time to put aside windows as much as possible. I've finally acquired licenses to VMware workstation and server, so now I can install Linux as the base/boot operating system on hasufel, then install VMware so I can create virtual partitions to play with Mac OS X and also to run Windows for those things that just won't run on Linux.

The problem with being on the road so much is that I get torn between wanting to be out in new places and working on new computer projects. Since it's summertime, you can guess which one wins out. There will be plenty of cold evenings when I'm hotel-bound and will play with stuff. So, my Ubuntu installation on arod (my Acer laptop) has languished in default. Since I'm unexpectedly home for a couple of weeks (class cancellations), I decided to get back to it.

I decided to re-do the server rack, so it looks like this: