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When rebuilding, I receive a message that says Reading from filehandle failed at lib/MT/FileMgr/Local.pm.

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This usually means you have specified an Archive File Template that uses an invalid tag for a particular Archive Type.

Check your Archive File Templates on the Settings > Publishing screen under the Archive Mapping section1, and make sure you are only using the correct available tags for the Archive Type as noted in Can I control the name of my files?.

1 In versions prior to 3.2, navigate to Weblog Configuration >...

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What is the maximum number of entries my Movable Type database can store?

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There is no predefined limit to the number of entries a database can hold, but external restrictions on disk space or database size imposed by your server or hosting account can be a factor, and should be taken into consideration.

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How do I use the formatting buttons and keyboard shortcuts when editing my entries on the Create New Entry or Edit Entry screen?

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To use the formatting buttons and keyboard shortcuts, you must first highlight the text you wish to format, and then either click the appropriate button, or press the appropriate keyboard shortcut combination.

Formatting buttons are not available in all browsers. Please see Formatting buttons are missing for more information.

Keyboard shortcuts work in Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox. • Bold - Ctrl-Shift-b...

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Question

Shouldn't that be spelled "Moveable"?

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Most dictionaries list either spelling as correct, however only the name without the "e" is the correct spelling for our application.

Also, note that there is a space in the name: "Movable Type", not "MovableType".

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When viewing dynamic archive pages, I see an error which says Notice: Undefined index: SchemaVersion in /mt/php/mt.php on line 180.

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"Notice" messages are informational and come from PHP, not from Movable Type.

Check the php.ini file on your server for an "error_reporting" setting. The default value should be: E_ALL & ~E_NOTICE which excludes "notice" messages from being output.

See PHP Manual: Error Handling and Logging Functions for more information.

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I am currently designing the next version of MTLookup. There will be several enhancements to the user interface. I estimate that the new version will be ready in January 2006.

With the next version, MTLookup will be able to index the content from the well-known Movable Type Support Forum. So within one result list, you will be able to find tutorials and support questions.

Any Suggestions?

If you have a suggestion for improvement, please let me know. Either post a comment here or use my email address, which you can find on Contact.

mgs | 11/30/2005

Feedback is welcome!

What do you think about this entry? Was it interesting or boring? I would like...

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After upgrading to 3.2, none of my authors was designated the System Administrator. How do I correct this?

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This can be corrected by forcing the upgrade script to run again.

First, you'll need to remove the database information which tells Movable Type that you've already upgraded: • For MySQL users, drop the mt_config table through phpMyAdmin or the mysql console.

• For BerkeleyDB users, delete the config.* files in your DataSource directory.

Then, log into Movable Type with the user who should be made the System Administrator. At...

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One of my authors can't login, and either didn't set or doesn't remember his password hint.

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Please see the Knowledge Base article on Lost Password.

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MTIfRegistrationNotRequired

A conditional tag that will display its contents if a user is not required to sign in to the configured TypeKey authentication system. Alternately the MTElse tag can be used in the MTIfRegistrationRequired tagset.

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When visitors post comments to my site, they see a 500 Internal Server Error; however, the comment does show up within the Movable Type interface.

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This typically means your server does not support the background tasks feature. Try disabling this feature in mt-config.cgi1 by adding the following line to it: LaunchBackgroundTasks 0

Then, save mt-config.cgi and upload it back to your server in ASCII mode.

1 In versions prior to 3.2, the configuration file is named mt.cfg.

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MTRemoteSignOutLink

Produces a complete link to sign out to the configured TypeKey-enabled authentication system based on the SignOffURL configuration directive.

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I just installed Movable Type. On the right side of the start page, there is a link labelled "Syndicate this site". Clicking on it shows very strange text. Is it necessary? What do I need this for?

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Readers come to your website and start reading your contents. However, there is also another way of publication. Syndication is a method for making the content available to many types of consumers.

With »Syndicate this Site« an XML file will be created, which contains URLs, titles and excerpts of your entries. Other programs, for example a so-called newsreader, will collect the XML files from several weblogs and presents the data in its own user...

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This weblog has matured enough. Today we are entering the internet.

mgs | 04/10/2005

Feedback is welcome!

What do you think about this entry? Was it interesting or boring? I would like to hear your comments. If the text was helpful, please consider setting a link to http://www.movable-type-weblog.com/.

No spam please!

For protecting this weblog I have installed the MT-Approval Plugin. You have to view a new comment in preview mode, before it is saved on the server. Moreover, I will view your comment manually, before it is published. You can find more information on the subject in the entry Weblog Spamming Basics.

With an active TypeKey...

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I have also started to work with Movable Type. But I do not know how you realized "..."

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Over the time I will describe some of this website's internals and their implementation in Movable Type. If you have a special question, please let me know.

mgs

Feedback is welcome!

What do you think about this entry? Was it interesting or boring? I would like to hear your comments. If the text was helpful, please consider setting a link to http://www.movable-type-weblog.com/.

No spam please!

For protecting this weblog I have installed the MT-Approval Plugin. You have to view a new comment in preview mode, before it is...

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Question

The larger my weblog gets, the longer my rebuilds take. How can I improve rebuild time?

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You'll want to take a look at our Professional Network article on How to Speed Up Publishing in Movable Type.

One thing not mentioned in that article is that heavy use of the MTInclude tag can also slow down your rebuilds. If you're re-using a lot of content across multiple templates and files, you may want to consider using PHP or SSI includes instead of the MTInclude tag.

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MTCommentAuthorIdentity

A link to the author's profile within the configured TypeKey authentication system.

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A user told me about a query that did not return the expected result list. He was simply searching for the three letters »3.2« (three dot two). This should return a long list of hits. However, the result list was empty. So I had to enhance the algorithm a little bit.

The problem was caused by the way MTLookup worked. The dot was regarded as a delimiter, so in this special case the three-character string was broken into three parts: a three, a dot, and a two. As each of the individual parts was too short - MTLookup only placed words with three characters into the index. Nothing was actually searched for.

I changed the code so that such search phrases are handled correctly....

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Question

I made some minor changes to my template, but after rebuilding, the changes don't show.

Answer

• Download Digest::MD5 and unpack it with unzipping software.

• Upload the Digest folder inside to your webserver, in ASCII mode, into your extlib directory.

• Rebuild your site.

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Question

How can I list recent comments to my blog on my Main Index page?

Answer

There are two basic variations on this type of display.

Via MTComments tag

You can put the following into your Main Index Template: <MTComments lastn="6" sort_order="descend"> <p><$MTCommentAuthor$> said:<br /> <$MTCommentBody$></p> </MTComments>

This will display the 6 most recent comments made on any of the entries in your weblog, and sort them in reverse chronological order (most recent first).

Via...

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MTRemoteSignInLink

Produces a complete link to sign in to the configured TypeKey-enabled authentication system based on the SignOnURL configuration directive

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