Did you know that you can submit suggestions to DreamHost? Not only can you submit your own suggestions, but you can vote for or against other people suggestions using the Dreamhost web panel’s Suggestions area. This area is probably one of the most overlooked parts of the web panel, but it is a [...]

You can now download a flash (swf) movie tutorial teaching you how to use the RSS Importer that comes with Pligg Beta 9. The RSS Importer is a great way to build up some stories in your site’s database to fill in some empty space early on. Let me know if you find any major [...]

Flash video tutorial teaching you how to download, install and setup a new server account in FileZilla. FileZilla is an open source (free) FTP program that lets you connect to a server via FTP and download/upload files. This tutorial teaches you the very first step in creating a server account so that you [...]

Create a new MySQL database from your Dreamhost web panel. Write down your MySQL details, which will be needed during the Vanilla install process.
Download Vanilla from GetVanilla.com. Extract the files from the archive.

Open your FTP program, if you don’t have one try the freeware program FileZilla for Windows. Create and/or select the directory you [...]

I’m a web director for the content management system Pligg, so here’s a tutorial that’s close to my heart. Pligg lets you install and run a Digg-like site in just a few minutes. This video was made to prove that Pligg is very easy and fast to install. The installation is complete [...]

Here’s a video tutorial for adding a new domain to your Dreamhost web panel.  You can alternatively watch this video in mov format here.
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