Crankybunny

This is proving much more difficult than I’m used to.  It’s usually a little easier for me to figure out computer stuff, but this whole process often has me scratching my head.    I decided to transfer my domains to www.1and1.com  upon the recommendation of a friend and got the Home Package rather than the Business Package.  First, I was told that the domain wouldn’t transfer because it hadn’t been registered for 60 days yet with the previous registrar.  So, I had to figure out how to redirect it which was easy - just put in new DNS name servers for your hosting site.

Then, I downloaded the wrong MoveableType package and used the one my friend downloaded.  We installed it on the server and it wouldn’t configure.  After numerous trips to the Customer Service website and phone calls we determined that the ability to run Perl scripts was necessary and that the new and improved Home Package allowed this.

After two more rounds of email and two more phone calls (one of which I was on hold for 30min with no updates) they finally fixed the problem.  I never really got told what the issue was though and received an email saying that in order to run MoveableType I would have to install the files.  Hmmmm, the files had been installed for 4 days.  However, the amazingly uninformative emails from Customer Service no longer mattered.  The mt-check.cgi ran correctly now and I was able to continue.

So, after the check script I was supposed to initialize the database.  Check - that’s done.  Now for the moment I’d been waiting for since Tuesday (it was now Saturday) - the initial login.

Nothing.

I tried all possible login ids:  TypePad, TypeKey, a new TypeKey account with the same results - user name or password not valid.  Arrrgh.

Finally on Sunday (today) I was reading through the MT help forums and low and behold the answer appeared.  Every new installation of MT has the EXACT SAME user name and password which you need to immediately change to make your site less of a target.  Duh, Carl even mentioned this to me and in the daze of a glass of cider, red lentils and the James Bondathon on SpikeTV I forgot about it completely.  I didn’t even see it while perusing the installation instructions. 

Now another hurdle has been cleared and I can go forward…