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Oh yeah? When I get out of work (where I don’t have FTP access) I’ll give it a shot. What version are you using, podz?

One a minute! Geez! Send them to moderation or turn them off altogether. I’ll look into the code for you…

A lot of people (myself included) prefer to write well-formed posts. I figure if you know enough to put <ul>s in your posts, you don’t really need Textile 1.

Trackback spam is just unwanted comments that got submitted via the Trackback system instead of the usual form post. WordPress doesn’t filter Trackback comments the same way as regular comments.

You might want to hack the trackback-handling code to send all trackbacks to moderation, as a temporary fix. To do this, find the INSERT statement and change the approval value from 1 to 0. Not sure what file, though…

Change your passwords more frequently.

I can’t say that your problem was caused by your hosting account or database being hacked, but it’s always a good idea to keep passwords fresh anyway.

httpd.conf is the Apache config file. Find the line that references mod_rewrite and un-comment that line. Save, restart Apache, kablooey! I mean, voila!

OK, STOP following the guide. Follow the link I provided above. I updated the ORIGINAL article with a new Blogger template so that you don’t have to publish via FTP.

When you get a virtual or dedicated server with GoDaddy, localhost works for MySQL. With a regular “hosting” account, you use mysqlXX.secureserver.net where XX is some number.

Don’t forget about style! Whitespace (or space of any color where you don’t have text) offsets the clutter of a web page. Wide margins do more than just make your page accessible in smaller windows.

The headers error is caused by some output occurring too soon. Having ANYTHING before “<?php” or after “?>” in a plugin or theme file can cause this.

Check for spaces or blank lines at the beginning and end of any recently added/modified php files.

Now everything below that on the page is within the <code> block.

It’s usually enough just to say “Thanks, it’s resolved now.”

Bang, let’s clear up exactly what your intentions are. Do you want this special page to be your home page, always displaying the same text? Be very specific.

If you need to fix your /index.php, this is what it should contain:
<?php
/* Short and sweet */
define('WP_USE_THEMES', true);
require('./wp-blog-header.php');
?>