Happy New Year, everyone!  And remember to be Safe!

I don't know how I missed it, but MySQL got updated 4 times since the official version in Ubuntu.  Today, I just compiled and installed MySQL 5.1.41 on my server.  Bugfixes and security improvements only, I believe.  I am excited for the release of MySQL 5.5, however, because it should bring performance improvements.

This is the first site design I have done for anyone but myself.  Ahava Jewelry Designs is a small, one-person jewelry design business located in Burlington, NC.  I designed and eCommerce site for Ahava Jewelry Designs to help expand the market and increase profit.  The content management system is written in PHP with a MySQL database, and the HTML code produced conforms to the W3C XHTML 1.0 Transitional standard.  Right now, the backend code is messy and slow, but I will be working on a major refactoring of it soon.  You should check out the website.

A few days ago, I switched the HTTPD application from Apache to Lighttpd 1.5 (pronounced lighty).  I had read in many places on the Internet that it was faster, especially for Drupal based sites like this one.  I have decided to keep it, so now my site will most likely be a small bit faster.

I wanna wish you a merry CHRISTmas, from the bottom of my heart!

PS.  There are no typos in this post or its title.

I am completely done with my exams!!!!! Now I get to go home for three weeks!!!!!!!

The server has been moved back to its regular location, so there will not be any more downtime in the near future.

With my completion earlier today of my Interpersonal Communications exam, I now have only one left, Natural Hazards and Global Change on Wednesday. I think I did pretty well on it. Now back to studying...

The first period of downtime for the server is over. It is now in an alternate location, pending the installation of new Carpet in the area where it normally resides. Tomorrow, it will be moved back, creating another similar period of downtime.