OS X upgrade recovery

Once OS X server is upgraded, TreeTapper no longer connects to a database because php it is using no longer has postgres support. The solution:

• Install macports (probably already done)
• sudo port install php5-postgresql
• cd /usr/libexec/apache2/
• sudo cp libphp5.so libphp5.so_ORIGINAL
• sudo cp /opt/local/apache2/modules/libphp5.so . [note the period]
•  Restart apache (aka turn off and turn on the web in Server Admin)

An OS X upgrade moves apache back to its base settings, apparently.

TreeTapper hosting moving

Today, TreeTapper is moving from hosting at NESCent to hosting at the U of Tennessee. NESCent hosting has been excellent (I remember one occasion during a weekend snow storm when NESCent's sysadmin braved Durham's poorly-treated streets and spinning drivers to go in and take care of servers that were, ironically enough, overheating). However, it will be a bit easier for me to maintain if TreeTapper is hosted locally, as I'll be able to directly log in to the production server and change things without needing to worry as much about other sites (though other O'Meara lab sites, like http://www.myrmecocystus.org, are also hosted on the server). So far the move has gone well, now to see if the DNS starts pointing properly. TreeTapper may be down for a few hours while the move completes. MacPorts has been helpful for things like recompiling a version of PHP that can talk to a database.