William Hector's Blog

I’ve recently moved this blog onto a new VPS server in the UK, to improve my editing speed of other sites and most peopel looking at my blog are in the uk, It’s not to slow for the US or anywhere else anyway.

The point is when I tried to upgrade wordpress, or any plugins I got this error: “PCLZIP_ERR_BAD_FORMAT (-10) : Invalid archive structure”

Some quick googling shows that normally the error is due to a problem with the http.php file makeing corrupt archives. I tried the new version but to no avail, I was then looking at the sourse to see if it used a function I forgot to enable for some reason and saw this line in /wp-admin/includes/file.php (which contains the extracting function):

&ini_set('memory_limit', '256M');

Now the server only has 256MB at the moment, which is enouge for my use; but this will cause the above error unless it is lowed, I set to 128M with no problems.

Ordered 98% of the parts from Mouser and Digikey; both just over £50 so free postage ^^.

Just need to get the VCO’s from mini circuits, Waiting for a reply from the European office (They have already replied with quote, just need to buy)

They arrive Monday! But, just my luck I am not here So have to leave a note for my neighbour and give them the money, I have to pay the VAT on delivery and any custom duties.

Oh also I have new VPS hosting for my blog, so the site should be faster, well as fast as WordPress could be…