Once again, I hope I have spare time in the future to update and refine this post to benefits others but for now, I will just slam this short post on how to ‘fix’ and take out the Top Level category or the prefix category text that is in the WordPress blog permalink structure.

I have a site that keeps getting “Non Existing Post” something error when I click on the Category then Next Page.

During that time I have the Top Level Category Plugin installed (I”ve been playing around with Siloing, hence)  and when I disable that plugin, all is good.

I read from the WordPress forum that there is a fix from that issue and I also tried FV Top Level Category plugin (from the same author) and that didn’t work.  I still have the 404 error when I click on Next Page from the Category page.

Finally, from the same forum, I installed WP No Category Base which also says “Removes ‘/category’ from your category permalinks” and, yes, that little plugin made everything ok. It worked.

I recently move my personal blog about my kids from a cpanel-type webhosting interface to Dreamhost’s own webhosting management dashboard, or something. Recently, meaning today.

Anyway, Matt-and-Sean.com is a stale blog that is supposed to be a photo journal of my boys but because of the webhosting’s storage constraint, I need to move it to my Dreamhost account which has unlimited bandwidth and storage.

I’ll be posting here how to move your WordPress blog from a cpanel webhosting to Dreamhost. But the main purpose of this blog post is a single tip on the mysql prefix thingy…

Basically, before you do anything, download/backup your original files from the cpanel webhosting company that you are in… in my case, I opened up matt-and-sean.com/cpanel went to the Backup section and downloaded the database.. That’s the file with an “sql” extension.

Also you can download and backup wp-content directory.. since it contains all your themes, plugins and all those previously uploaded pictures… if you don’t do it, the images from your previous posts wont show up… now that’s sad.

Here are the quick and dirty steps, and I wont put the details here.. If you stumble upon a problem, and you need the info, you can contact me for other details… Dont.

1. From matt-and-sean.com’ domain registrant (it’s from marvin’s web.. another story.. i dont want to tell you the hassle i’ve been through for it to be ‘released’), change the DNS setting to the one that Dreamhost is using, that is ns1.dreamhost.com, ns2…..

2. Setup matt-and-sean.com in Dreamhost.. You’ll just basically clicking “manage domains” –> “Add New Domain/Subdomain” and filling up the required information

3. Once that’s done, wait a couple of minutes to an hour until the whole internet knows the new matt-and-sean.com.

4. From Dreamhost’s dashboard, there’s this “One-Click Install” features which makes the 5-minute official WordPress installation guide to 2 minutes or less! I tell you, some people (I wont say people from PLRPro.com) even sell the idea to their members.

5. Before you can install WordPress, you will be required to make a user name for the database of even a database. Then after that, you’ll have a new and shinny wordpress blog with a “hello world” post in it.

6. Next, get your old blog up. Go to Database and click on the phpadmin..and import your original sql file.

7. Here’s the tip.. after importing, you may still wonder where’s all your post? Why is it only the “Hello World” post showing? Here’s the deal.

That’s the database tables that Dreamhost created automatically.. (before you import) .. after you import it will add the original/old database tables with different prefix!

That’s why matt-and-sean.com still displays the Hello World post even though my whole blog is in the database already..

What you need to do is to tell WordPress to read the newly imported database and not the one that Dreamhost autoinstall created.

How is that? By editing the wp-config.php file:

Simply edit the line to read wp_ (or whatever it is that your old blog was configured), save the file and you’re done!

Last thing, remember to use your old username and password.. remember, you’re using your old database!

That’s it, enjoy!

From the previous post I have mentioned that I applied for a Gflex plan 800 with a bundled iPhone 3GS. Since yesterday I have been playing with it, getting myself familiar with interface and installing all sorts of applications from social networking to business and games.

One of the free app that I installed was WordPress and this is the first post using the iPhone and that wordpress app for iPhone.

Quick post… I’m planning to do a makeover of my Pinoy banda “Pinoy Rock Bands” blog. I started doing this couple of days ago but it was last night that I was able to make a test site where I would, well, test the new ‘dress’. Hope it looks good on it. Another reason is (yeah, I procrastinate) I’m also looking for a great multimedia them for Matt and Sean’s Blog (which is of course, still under tweaking).

More update related to this on the coming posts… (so what, you might say… wala lang.)

An idea, a business idea… a very good business idea just popped out in my mind and I must write it down here now, not later, not tonight, not tomorrow, but now.

“So, what is it?”, you might ask. I am thinking of doing a blogging business! I’m thinking hiring a couple of, young dynamic, internet literate individuals to do the blogging for me. Not only will my blogs have constant, daily updates, I will also be helping those youngster with an extra income (for cellphone loads, or for movies what have you).

Unique. This idea I’m thinking, for me is unique. Yeah, maybe someone already tried it out, heck I even blog for someone else before doing SEO. I said this is unique because I will be giving them blogs about people with interesting personality. The blogger will live their lives! Tama ba? Basta ganon.