(I thought about naming this Adventures in Web Management Part 715)

So, last week I found a GREAT theme for my Joomla site, www.GarageHomesUSA.com. It is really cool out of the box, and it has a lot of room for mods that I wanted to do anyway. So, I figure…

I got it beat!

But then there was a little compatibility issue… I have been running version 1.5RC2. The new theme was written for RC3. I upgraded, and then I was sure…

I got it beat!

And then I notice (thank you Marchel and others) that the actual articles aren’t showing up. I can see all of the front page and the teasers, but no real content. That sucked… After doing a bunch of digging, I find that the PHP version on my host’s server is 4.3.1.1, and I need it to be version 5.something. I chat them up, and not only can I change, but it will be a little less money. So, I back up all of my data, and get the change ordered up. Everything is cool. Once again…

I got it beat!

And then I find that the zipped files (spelled a-l-l-o-f-m-y-c-o-n-t-e-n-t) are corrupted. Should I say that this is HUNDREDS of pages of content? I think not. I have EVERY SINGLE SHRED of it in other formats, but that will be a pain in the butt… So, I go to the back-up of my back-ups, and… (care to guess)

I got it beat!

Seriously. It’s back online. But I’m not going to say I got it beat! because I don’t want to see what happens as I start wiggling things around. That will happening for the next couple of days… between the other changes and migrations that are a result of this whole change-over. More on those changes later…

About the video…

Near my “happy place”, Moab, UT, there is a trail called Hell’s Revenge. Around 40% of the way through the trail, there is an optional side-route. Off of the optional route, there is a slight deviation. The side route goes to an overlook of the Colorado River across from Arches National Park. The deviation gets one to the same overlook, but ends with this little “hill.” Keep in mind while watching that this climb is too steep to walk. I’m not kidding.

I was not there for this, but I can very much visualize how it happened. Please note the spotter. A few seconds before it all goes terribly wrong, he is pointing the other way. The driver (I assume) can’t see him, and doesn’t hear him.

The driver walked away, and the Jeep was driven off of the trail.