2005 February | Martin Crockett

Linguine aio e oio

February 27, 2005 | In General

Ingredients:

450g Linguine
1-2 cloves of garlic, minced, or more to taste
olive oil 1/2 glass
2 – 3 small hot red chili peppers or dried red peppers
Grated Parmigiano
1 tablespoon Italian parsley, chopped (optional)

Recipe:

Cook the spaghetti in abundant salt water following manufacturer’s instructions, tasting for readiness from time to time. While the pasta is cooking, pour the olive oil in a skillet and add the garlic and red pepper.
Turn the heat to medium. Sauté the garlic briefly, but turn heat off before the garlic could begin coloring.
When pasta is al dente (firm but not too soft or overcooked), drain and transfer to a bowl.
Top with the oil-garlic mixture.
Spread the chopped parsley on top (if desired). Toss thoroughly and serve at once.

Do not overcook or burn the garlic! Browned garlic is considered a big mistake in Italian cooking. Use fresh hot peppers when available and slice them before adding them to the skillet. If fresh red peppers are unavailable, use whole hot dry red peppers, chopped coarsely, or a generous quantity of hot crushed red pepper.

If you like a stronger taste, add some anchovies to the sauce.

Recipe courtesy of: Anna Maria Volpi

MySQL, PHP Command Line Memory Jog

February 23, 2005 | In Developer

@@@ MySQL
Start -> Run
‘cmd’
cd ..
cd mysql
cd bin
mysql
-umartin -pmartin [log on]
show databases;
use ; # don’t forget the semi-colon at the end of each line
select * from

;

@@@ PHP
Start -> Run
‘cmd’
cd c: php
php -q .php

Upgrade hell WP 1.2.2 -> 1.5

February 18, 2005 | In Developer

Two days ago, I tried to update my installation of WordPress but it all collapsed into a nightmare. Cue: upgrade hell.

I downloaded 1.5-Strayhorn to upgrade my slightly modified 1.2.2 install (Kubrick, plus one or two plugins). I was looking forward to using some of the new features.

Basically, the admin screen broke. One of the links (’manage’) refused to work, resulting in a 404 error. I plastered the WordPress forum with messages but no sensible responses. I find it hard to believe I’m the only one with the issue.

The whole incident brings back shades of the pre-1.0 versions which flat out refused to work on IIS.

Look like the How-To and Troubleshooting forum is being filled with people annoyed at this latest release: wordpress.org/support/forum.php?id=3

Instructions (if only they helped): codex.wordpress.org/Upgrade_1.2_to_1.5

Fixing WordPress 1.5 on Windows 2000 (IIS 5)
This guy provides lots of fixes.