From The Beginning

[Nikon876]

I appreciate your offer and can understand your post. I guess I was getting frustrated and felt my lack of knowledge in MySQL would kill my attempt. Here is what I have done so far:

I have downloaded and unzipped everything. I went into Ready Hosting>MySQL Management and set up a database named “edward_swartz”. I use FTP to upload all the content in the folder to my server. I have down loaded it to the main section where all my html pages are and can see everything in there. I opened the pixelpost_v1.1.7 folder and uploaded each folder/file. I put the following into the browser and hit “search”:

www.edwardswartz.com/(photoblog_edward_swartz)/admin/install.php.

I get a “page cannot be found” message.

Have I done or missed something to do in a database or change a file? Does something need to be done in the database? Since I am going to make this my site and no longer my “past” site, do I need to remove my index.html page?

[chinamas]

Hmm. I don't think the process of installing Pixelpost could really be pared down and made any simpler than it already is.

Maybe just try doing each step and when you hit a snag come here and post a specific question - I think people would be better able to help you if there was a specific problem to address.

Feel free to email me at marinerwon {@} gmail dot com and I may be able to help you out.

www.chinamash.com

[Nikon876]

I appreciate your offer and can understand your post. I guess I was getting frustrated and felt my lack of knowledge in MySQL would kill my attempt.

Here is what I have done so far:

I have downloaded and unzipped everything.
I went into Ready Hosting>MySQL Management and set up a database named “edward_swartz”.
I use FTP to upload all the content in the folder to my server. I have down loaded it to the main section where all my html pages are and can see everything in there. I opened the pixelpost_v1.1.7 folder and uploaded each folder/file.
I put the following into the browser and hit “search”: www.edwardswartz.com/(photoblog_edward_swartz)/admin/install.php
I get a “page cannot be found” message.


Have I done or missed something to do in a database or change a file? Does something need to be done in the database? Since I am going to make this my site and no longer my “past” site, do I need to remove my index.html page?

[Trauko]

yes, also remove or rename index.html

[dhdesign]

If you are installing Pixelpost into the main folder for your website, then the link to the install script should be:

http://www.edwardswartz.com/admin/install.php

Try that and see if that works for you.

[Nikon876]

Yes, I am up and running. Now I just need to tweak it. If I select a color when viewing it in a browser, does it stay that way for everyone or some special setting I need to do?

Also, how do I update my "About" section? I have looked everywhere in Admin.

Thanks for the help. This is going to be so better then my other website. Less fuss and less work.

Awesome!

[dhdesign]

The Simple template defaults to the Light stylesheet. Each user selects which color they want and that choice is included in a cookie on their computer.

You will have to edit the about_template.html file in the Simple template to change the information on your About page. Use a plain text editor (like Notepad) to edit the file.

You might also read this post (http://www.pixelpost.org/forum/showpost.php?p=63496&postcount=9) about another way to update your About section in the admin by using the addon linked in the post.