First, I confess I was supposed to write this post before this Monday but my mind went somewhere else...
Second, I confess the only thing I can do in PHP is "include", yet it doesn't prevent to DIY my site on my own as I have my best servant Mr. Camel. (/･ω･)/
Last, I confess one of the main reasons to reconstruct my site was I always wanted a feature that is not available in any blogging services I've checked:
↑ Using a 27-hour clock!
I bet not that many people wish such a feature for their blogs, and that's why it's never available.
↑ Using a 27-hour clock!
I bet not that many people wish such a feature for their blogs, and that's why it's never available.
"If there's nothing else can do it for you, make one yourself."
I like this quote quite a lot, which was from the tadpole book--where I got my primary knowledge in Perl.
Not a bad idea, but obviously I needed more knowledge especially in Perl/CGI and MySQL -- although not a pro, I could handle most HTML/CSS related tasks so they were not included.
I like this quote quite a lot, which was from the tadpole book--where I got my primary knowledge in Perl.
Not a bad idea, but obviously I needed more knowledge especially in Perl/CGI and MySQL -- although not a pro, I could handle most HTML/CSS related tasks so they were not included.
I did consider learning PHP and use that to make my site, but based on a quick google search, Perl apparently is the Swiss army knife among all scripting languages -- also since browsing traffic doesn't affect a personal site, the pros in PHP's performance won't stand out -- why not learn just one for everything?
I'm not going to say more about how much I appreciate learning it, but it indeed tasted much more delicious compared the learning of HTML/CSS~ Meanwhile, I have a little experience in Visual FoxPro => to intake some MySQL as well as combining it to Perl DBI wasn't a real problem (also because I'm not asking to be a pro!).
That left out CGI, the only area I've never entered before, which was also the area that connected all other branches. Taking certain information from the database, split them into different categories (in this case, years) and then output to the HTML template -- I sillily assigned my first code to be this "archiv.cgi" (no, it's never a typo, archiv refers to Archiv! :3), and struggled the rest of night to stitch every single piece in demand together. Luckily it was just a bittersweet (not spicy) experience; when everything was working as desired, that's where the sweetness came out.
That left out CGI, the only area I've never entered before, which was also the area that connected all other branches. Taking certain information from the database, split them into different categories (in this case, years) and then output to the HTML template -- I sillily assigned my first code to be this "archiv.cgi" (no, it's never a typo, archiv refers to Archiv! :3), and struggled the rest of night to stitch every single piece in demand together. Luckily it was just a bittersweet (not spicy) experience; when everything was working as desired, that's where the sweetness came out.
I feel like the entire progress was like a RPG. You train yourself, gain powerful gears, and can fight through until you beat the final boss. The battle, of course, make people lose their sanity. I could tell my Psycho-Pass must be very cloudy soul must be as dark as the sky around 4 AM... (；´∀｀).
And before I finish, why DIY a site turns me dark?
Wordpress.com's help page has the hint:
If using a pre-made site kit gets your hands dirty, building up everything from scratch has to get your soul dark!
Wordpress.com's help page has the hint:
If using a pre-made site kit gets your hands dirty, building up everything from scratch has to get your soul dark!
~The End~