I’m blogging

Ahmer August 23, 2009 About Me 3 Comments

I feel it’s time to start blogging and maybe someone will take and interest and actually read what I have to say.  I’m not gonna lie, I’m actually “somewhat” envious of people who blog and have active followers. I’m most envious of my good friend Micheal Lipson’s blog, because it’s the only blog I actively follow and is increasingly gaining exposure/popularity.  Some of the more popular blogs are linking to him.

I WANT TO BE THE ONE PEOPLE ARE FOLLOWING!

So Michael and I go frequently talk about web development and on occasion I will help troubleshoot issues he is having with the sites he is working on.  I’ve experimented with WordPress in the past but wasn’t more interested in it until I was helping Mike with a problem he was experiencing with his blog.  While troubleshooting, it occurred to me that WordPress was a very intuitive PHP blogging script and something that I would like to use for my blog. So this is it.. I’M BLOGGING!

For those of you interested in Mike’s WordPress issue or are experiencing a “Fatal error: Allowed memory size of 33554432 bytes exhausted” error in WordPress. WordPress is explicitly setting the php memory_limit to 32MB.  This is causing issues when a plugin such as an image gallery plugin is used and requires more memory than what is defaulted.

Here is the fix:

Edit the wp-settings.php file, located in the root of the WordPress blog directory.

Find the following code:

if ( !defined('WP_MEMORY_LIMIT') )
define('WP_MEMORY_LIMIT', '32M');

change to

if ( !defined('WP_MEMORY_LIMIT') )
define('WP_MEMORY_LIMIT', '96M');

WordPress is defaulted to 32M, I recommend 96M. Please check with your web host provider before making any changes, as this change directly effects system resources and may not be allowed by the service provider.

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3 Responses to “I’m blogging”

  1. Phandroid said:

    Aug 23, 09 at 8:04 AM

    Phandroid is considered one of “the more popular blogs”? Awesome! ;)

    Hi its Rob from Phandroid dropping by to say hi. Starting blogging is difficult because its rare you see the fruits of your labor until you’ve been writing consistently for a long time with no followers. Don’t let that disappoint you… keep chugging, keep writing and keep putting out great info that people want to read. You’ve gotta be fueled by passion so write about what interests you.

    Best of luck and keep us updated!

  2. Michael Lipson said:

    Aug 23, 09 at 3:03 PM

    Ahmer, you inspire me.

    On a side note, while a couple people might read my blog, if you put half as much energy into this as you do solving my problems, you’ll do awesome.

  3. Li Schleis said:

    Feb 01, 11 at 6:31 PM

    Have you ever thought about including a little bit more than just your articles? I mean, what you say is valuable and everything. Nevertheless just imagine if you added some great photos or videos to give your posts more, “pop”! Your content is excellent but with images and videos, this website could certainly be one of the very best in its field. Very good blog!

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