So I decided to migrate the blog to a new server – easy, right?
Well, it’s not so easy when your site uses a lot of plugins that leave less-than-clean database code behind. So the first three attempts at getting the posts moved were frustrating: partial uploads, errors, etc. For those of you who follow me via RSS, sorry for the confusion.
So I did a simple rebuild of the database using phpMyAdmin (fixed 50+ errors), re-downloaded the posts as a big ‘ol XML file, re-installed WordPress on the new server, re-imported from the clean XML file, and all is well…
randomduck is back!
I’m still working on a couple of plugin issues before I bring back my trusty theme – until then, enjoy this one.
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