With issues arising from varying Shared Hosting Packages, versions of PHP, Apache, etc., file permission issues sometimes rear their ugly head. I’m hoping the following reference can provide some help or direction to those less experienced:
A “file not found” “404”, “Unable to create directory”, “cannot open” or “doesn’t exist” error stops things dead in their tracks. This is usually due to a program/script not finding a script or file where it expects to, or it isn’t ‘allowed’ to see it because of the permission settings on the file or it’s directory.
Let’s start with the path. Check your error carefully, it will usually list the path to file in question. I recommend using the FileZilla FTP program .
Open FileZilla and connect to your site. Navigate through the path listed in the error and try to find the file. If it’s missing, try uploading it again and test… If the path is different, verify if you have wordpress installed in the ‘top’ or root directory or if it’s in a sub-directory.
If you found it and the path is correct, check the permissions. Read more ›
WordPress Troubleshooting: My blog looks horrible in IE!
Internet Explorer (previous to v7, at least) does not follow the same standards as everyone else. The most noticeable effect this has in blogging with WordPress is that IE will add margins and padding together, which can really screw up your layout. The other effects are far too numerous to mention here (my little poke at M$).
I have yet to see a theme designed in IE (not that there aren't any, I just don't see them), so you can generally rest assured that the CSS works well with Firefox and other modern browsers. For this reason I recommend you get your site to look the way you want it to in Firefox first, then worry about IE later.
So, you have your blog looking the way you want. Now point Firefox to http://chrispederick.com/work/webdeveloper/ and get the Web Developer Extension and install. You should have another bar now that has a menu that looks like this: