Category Archives: blogging

Analyzing web traffic

Posted on March 17, 2016 by DocDock

Are we alone in the universe?  Well, that question is up for grabs but the question of am I alone on the Internet is quite answerable.   Simply Google any noun or term and it is easy to see that you … Continue reading →

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WordPress upgrade by hand

Posted on January 16, 2016 by DocDock

I received a email from my own blog.  Yup, wordpress@paranoidprofessor.com, which is actually pretty amazing as that email address doesn’t really exist. The content of the mail was as follows. Please update your site at http://blog.paranoidprofessor.com to WordPress 4.4.1. Updating … Continue reading →

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about really simple syndication – RSS

Posted on November 21, 2015 by DocDock

Some web sites, like news sites, are lucky enough to have quite a few new articles every day.  It is easy to go back to those sites every day as you know there will be new articles.  This isn’t necessarily … Continue reading →

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WordPress from Scratch – part II

Posted on November 4, 2015 by DocDock

Installing WordPress is really one of the easiest pieces of software I have ever installed. Yet, either through a misunderstanding of mine or perhaps a tiny rough edge. upload problems problems with permalinks One of the things that you can … Continue reading →

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WordPress from scratch – part I

Posted on November 4, 2015 by DocDock

To install WordPress to your server the following steps need to be performed. download WordPress unpack WordPress create database for WordPress setup WordPress configuration run install script One of the preconditions is that either mySQL or MariaDB, PHP and Apache … Continue reading →

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pipes and monkey wrenches

Posted on October 29, 2015 by DocDock

Perhaps this should have been titled “backup backup backup“. This is a mantra that is often told but not as often followed and failing to do so can affect anyone. I was almost ready to go live with my site … Continue reading →

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Forbidden

Posted on October 29, 2015 by DocDock

I actually thought it was quite hilarious to have the web server return Forbidden when accessing the root of the domain of “paranoidprofessor.com” … well during setup. But now that I have entabled the domain it was time to get … Continue reading →

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Making wine by blowing glass

Posted on October 28, 2015 by DocDock

If I decided to make wine in the same manner as starting this blog, I would have begun by learning how to blow glass. My skill set is indeed technical as I am software developer by profession, I have started … Continue reading →

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Starting a blog

Posted on October 28, 2015 by DocDock

A computer lets you make more mistakes faster than any invention in human history — with the possible exceptions of handguns and tequila. — Mitch Ratcliffe Lets just hope he is wrong. — DocDock

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