Archive for September, 2007

How to copy directory in Linux with cp command

LinuxIt is very easy for me to forget this command option, and it always take me some time to get it right when I try to copy a directory from one of my website to another website.

And I found out it is always easier when I come into the destination directory and run the cp command.

So to be summarized, I put this command with option here to make me to REMEMBER: how to easily copy a directory from on folder to another folder in Apache/Linux server.

cp -R ~/source-directory-name .

Here ~/source-directory-name is whatever you want to copy from, and please do not forget the period . at the end which is your current directory (A.K.A, your copy-to destination directory).

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Share the experience of setting up WordPress MU

WordPressAs my previous post indicated, I installed WordPress MU 1.2.5 to replace my 3 individual weblogs powered by WordPress 2.2.1. Although the wordpress-mu is based all core features from wordpress, I still had some technical difficulties to get all things right as I wanted from the beginning. Finally I figured some issues out and am sharing here to hope they will be helpful for you too.

Upper Cases user name caused problems for WP-MU 1.2.5.

After the default blog installed, I registered another user name like “WebGuru” since I used it for all my old blogs. But when I tried to log into the blog with this username above and the password I received after the activation, I got an Incorrect User Name or Password error message. Continue reading ‘Share the experience of setting up WordPress MU’

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Reasons why the English language is so hard to learn

Funny_LaughYou’ve probably seen these before. I got this from an email from one of my interesting co-workers. I posted here in case I need it sometime later. Hope you will enjoy it too.

Reasons why the English language is so hard to learn:

1. The bandage was wound around the wound.

2. The farm was used to produce produce.

3. The dump was so full that it had to refuse more refuse. Continue reading ‘Reasons why the English language is so hard to learn’

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How to resolve “The object could not be found” issue in Outlook 2003

Challenge:

OutlookIn my Outlook 2003, I could not use my right click with all mail/calendar items, and whenever I tried to open a recurring event I got an “object not found” error message. Any new event setup after my issue was fine. Continue reading ‘How to resolve “The object could not be found” issue in Outlook 2003′

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