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Just a comment.

If you are on MT and using Berkeley database, upgrade to mySQL already. If you have an account or a host that doesn’t have mySQL, get a new host or upgrade your account! Seriously. Those databases are easier to corrupt than a politician.

Yeah, I know a lot of people had someone else set them up and don’t have the foggiest notion what database they are using. But it’s easy to find out. Just look at your site, wherever your MT files are (usually cgi-bin, sometimes ‘mt’ or somesuch). View the mt.cfg file. If you see something like “DataSource /blah/blah/blah”, and it does not have a “#” in front of it, you are on Berkeley. Upgrade right now.

This entry was written by Kathy Kinsley, posted on 22 Sep, 2004 at 19:47, and filed under Geek moments.

One Comment

  1. Andrew
    Posted 22 Sep, 2004 at 20:58 | Permalink

    Amen. I had to reinstall completely _twice_ due to database corruption before switching to mySGL. Save yourself the pain and fix the problem before you lose any data.

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  1. By small dead animals on 22 Sep, 2004 at 19:57

    Relaunch?
    Thanks to Kathy Kinsley of On The Third Hand the site is starting to resemble its old self again. Still some tweaking to do, she tells me, but so far, so good. Comments are turned off, but be patient. back…

  2. By The Laughing Wolf on 24 Sep, 2004 at 07:34

    We’re Back. Hire Kathy!
    We are back after some behind-the-scenes upgrades and such, all done by the excellent Kathy Kinsley. Kathy has been my go-to person for a while now, I ,highly recommend her, and she needs the work. So, what are you waiting…