My website has been running on an unmanaged virtual private server (VPS), using Ubuntu 14.04, from DigitalOcean since 6 years ago. Unfortunately, the latest WordPress (as of version 5.2) requires at least PHP version 5.6.20 which Ubuntu 14.04 does not support (Ubuntu 14.04 supports PHP 5.5.9). Although DigitalOcean provides upgrade…
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My old WordPress theme (a heavily modified SunsetIdea theme) was static, not responsive. It took up the same space whether you were viewing it on a desktop monitor, tablet, or smartphone. On a tiny phone screen, you would need to zoom and scroll around the page to read. Given the…
Leave a CommentI made a mistake and posted a blog entry to the wrong WordPress website. A comment was made before I could manually delete and post it to the other website. While I could just lose that comment, I decided it would be interesting to see if I could manually migrate…
Leave a CommentRecently, I received a couple of “Password Reset” request emails from my blog. I surmised that someone had tried to log into my WordPress administrative account, was unsuccessfully, and had resorted to using the “Lost your password?” link on the login page. Disconcertingly, the email indicated that my admin username…
Leave a CommentSee my previous post, Subversion Over SSH on an Unmanaged VPS, to learn how to set up Subversion on Ubuntu (running on a DigitalOcean VPS). In this post, we will learn how to create a script to backup the WordPress database and copy it from the server to our local…
Leave a CommentWhen I started my Do It Scared! blog (later moved to Folded Life), I did not have in mind any goal beyond sharing technical knowledge and random thoughts. As I’ve written more content, I’ve come to realize that my posts split into two very different camps, technical how-to instructions and…
Leave a CommentTwo weekends ago, on a Friday, my droplet was automatically upgraded to DigitalOcean‘s new cloud. I had received an email about the upgrade but had ignored it, believing that the upgrade would go smoothly. I was on a trip that Friday and the weekend, so did not check my website…
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