Whew, for almost two weeks, I’ve been trying to transfer my blog to a new host. It’s not that I don’t like my old host, it’s just that my old host doesn’t have fsock(); PHP function opened, and it is very important for WordPress and its Plugins to have that enabled.

To those who doesn’t know what fsock(); is, it’s a PHP function that is needed by WordPress to get information on other websites to your blog, like updates and some ads that is needed to be accessed via fsock();. Akismet Plugin for instance, it needs to access the WordPress.com site for your API key to work, and if fsock(); is disabled, those kinds of Plugins won’t work. So without that, WordPress aint fun. :)

And with the generosity of my friends at ChatX, especially drosdow, they’ve offered me a hosting for my blog, and I dedicate this post for them. Anyway, my blog is now upgraded to the latest version of WordPress which is 2.5.1, and I really love it. The Dashboard is awesome, colors are great. Very nice. And finally, fsock(); function is there. I can now activate plugins that need outside information in order for it to work, and now, they’re working smoothly.

If you guys want to know “How” I transferred my WordPress Blog to a new host, please do comment. And If I see someone requesting for it, I’ll post it. Thanks for dropping by.

Marc

is a shy person, Musician for God, Gamer, Blogger, Chatter and Chubby, he is down to earth though. He doesn't like to go to places where it is too elegant and crowded for him. But in general, he's easy to get along with.

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