i'm trying to get serendipity going through my hosting service that provides it... i am quite familiar with css, xhtml and web structure... and somewhat familiar with javascript... but i am completely new to blogs and php... i was told that if i set up a blog... there would be some sort of wizard but i have not come across such a thing installing serendipity through my hosting service... i am trying to acheive the following things:
i would like to have the blog be the index page on my site... or create a splash that goes straight to the blog...
i would like to style the appearance of the blog with css and i would like the logo to appear at the top left... (currently it shows up top right)...
when i pulled index.php off my server all that's in the file is css... and no other code...
HELP...
completely new and completely confused...
Re: completely new and completely confused...
If your hosting service provides serendipity, I would assume that it is already installed ..?chatty wrote:i'm trying to get serendipity going through my hosting service that provides it...
That would be the case if you have to install it to your webspace yourself.chatty wrote:i was told that if i set up a blog... there would be some sort of wizard but i have not come across such a thing installing serendipity through my hosting service...
Depends on the type of installation: If it is installed to the root of your webspace, i.e. www.chatty.net, it should be the index page. If it is installed into a seperate directory, i.e www.chatty.net/blog/, you would have to setup some kind of index.html which links to the blog.chatty wrote:i would like to have the blog be the index page on my site... or create a splash that goes straight to the blog...
This can be done by editing the template your blog uses. You can choose from a variety of styles from the admin panel. serendipity usually ships with a variety of templates, plus there are additional templates available i.e. on http://spartacus.s9y.org. The technical documentation should help you get started, and since you already know html and css, this should be a piece of cake for you.chatty wrote:i would like to style the appearance of the blog with css and i would like the logo to appear at the top left... (currently it shows up top right)...
Now that's strange. How did you 'pull' it - by ftp or did you save it from the browser? However, in both cases this is strange. Can you give us an URL?chatty wrote:when i pulled index.php off my server all that's in the file is css... and no other code...
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