WordPress and Joomla MySQL Problems

Almost since I started using php and MySQL based website development tools I have been having a recurring problem.  When editing posts or content lists of items would fail to appear.

In Joomla Content Management System the lists of articles, sections, categories and users would fail to appear, but not in any consistent manner.

In WordPress the categories and [...]

Entry into the blogosphere

After a few months working on Joomla and starting up a few websites I thought it was time to broaden my horizons and try WordPress.

Rather than rolling it out on a commercial site and having to ride the learning curve whilst keeping a client happy I have decided to use it for my own blog.  [...]