Hey Mario, I noticed today that your archives don't seem to work. The actual comic never loads. I have replicated this problem on my computer and my roommate's. Thought you oughta know.
Thanks for the heads-up. I moved the site to a different server the other day, probably just need to make sure it's got PHP enabled. I'll try to get on this after work tonight.
It's not just the archives. If your on the front page, and you click the previous link on the comic, it doesn't work.Here's what happens when I try to goto archives:
1: I click the archives link. It works fine.
2: I click on the comic I want to view. Page changes.
3: Comic fails to load. Episode counter thingy displayed only. It is set to comic 1. Comic 1 does not load.
4: I select a different comic, using the drop down menu.
5: Repeat once from step 2. Then go to 6
6: I proceed to throw a book at the wall, because I enjoy reading Zelda Comic and wanted to read a tale invlving Mario's legendary wit.
Actually, clicking the previous link on the front page takes you to the same comic PHP page as the archives.
After a few days of digging, I've figured out the source of the problem. The server I moved Zelda Comic to only has PHP5, and my tried-and-true PHPImageView script only works with PHP4. Suck. I'll have to come up with a different system. Honestly I've wanted to come up with a different system for awhile now, so I suppose it's nice to have some forced impetus to do so.
One system in particular that I've been interested in for awhile is ComicPress, but that would require a complete site revamp to WordPress. Then again, all my other sites seem to be WordPress-powered, so why not? ^__^
Well the archives index is done manually, but it's a pain in the ass to make a new HTML page for each comic (I already have to do that for Witch's Brew).
If it were me I'd probably try to write my own system with php (and probably some javascript). Or I'd be a jerk and use flash. A comic archive is basically like photogallery isn't it?
All my comics are their own HTML pages, but they've got server-side includes so I can edit all their navbars and footers at the same time.
Most of my site is based off some really old HTML page I made in some high school introductory class, but I'm just slowly upgrading things. Eventually I'm gonna just redo the site, and combine it with the rest of my stuff so there's less crazy dots in the url.
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1: I click the archives link. It works fine.
2: I click on the comic I want to view. Page changes.
3: Comic fails to load. Episode counter thingy displayed only. It is set to comic 1. Comic 1 does not load.
4: I select a different comic, using the drop down menu.
5: Repeat once from step 2. Then go to 6
6: I proceed to throw a book at the wall, because I enjoy reading Zelda Comic and wanted to read a tale invlving Mario's legendary wit.
After a few days of digging, I've figured out the source of the problem. The server I moved Zelda Comic to only has PHP5, and my tried-and-true PHPImageView script only works with PHP4. Suck. I'll have to come up with a different system. Honestly I've wanted to come up with a different system for awhile now, so I suppose it's nice to have some forced impetus to do so.
One system in particular that I've been interested in for awhile is ComicPress, but that would require a complete site revamp to WordPress. Then again, all my other sites seem to be WordPress-powered, so why not? ^__^
Most of my site is based off some really old HTML page I made in some high school introductory class, but I'm just slowly upgrading things. Eventually I'm gonna just redo the site, and combine it with the rest of my stuff so there's less crazy dots in the url.