It was time to move many sites from W2K3 Server (Windows 2003 Server) and SQL 2000 Server to a new W2K8 Server (Windows 2008 Server) and SQL 2008 Server. And if I ever have to do it again, I will check with these notes. The greatest secret in technical life (and may be wider) is to change before you have to. Anticipate and change before circumstances force you. For a long time I was planning this migration, but I didn’t expect to go through so many hurdles and error messages. Luckily, I found solutions that seem logical and clean. So, let’s go into step-by-step details. COPY DATABASE AND SITES – Backup…
WordPress Error 500 – Internal server error on Empty Comment
Problem – Embarrassing Error 500 I am running latest Word Press 3.0.1 on IIS 7.0. If visitor tries to leave an empty comment or forgets to enter name or email, an ugly 500 – Internal server error will appear on the screen. This is extremely embarrassing for the host and for the site. I approximately know that I have three ways to approach this problem: – Disable error 500 on IIS side to allow WordPress to handle it; – Lower level of error generated in WordPress code (IIS will not catch it then) or – Write a local JavaScript to prevent user from posting with empty fields. Solution – One click in…
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