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Forum: Installing WordPress
In reply to: stuck at install.phpI was having a similar problem–getting a 404 error–while setting up a WP blog using Hostway as the host account. Because everything must be activated a la carte with this host (e.g. there are no fancy “intant install” options for WordPress), I went ahead and activated the MySql database to get started, and copied the WP files to a subdirectory on my web server, including the updated wp-config.php file with the appropriate database name, user name and password.
Thinking that was all that needed to be done in order to get the install to work, I was puzzled when I still got a 404/Page Not Found error. By reading deeper into the WP Codex, I identified an important element in getting WP to play nice with your database:
you must also have PHP as an active feature on your account. Once I added that in Hostway, the WordPress installation worked seamlessly.Forum: Plugins
In reply to: Transparent png files don’t view properly in Explorer 6I had looked at supersleight as well, but chose the WP plug-in based on this review: http://www.cssgirl.com/resources/2008/08/09/ie6-png-fixes-supersleight-unit-png-fix/
I tried both solutions myself, and ended up, like cssgirl, going with the plug-in.
I was able to get the WP plugin to work quickly, whereas supersleight wouldn’t respond after my initial attempts to place the js file properly in my site’s root folder, and place the superslight js code properly in the head tag.
The plug-in seemed like an easier fix for non-developer types, like myself.