Of course the secret is to back up your website before you do anything! The new Drawing School website I’m building was going swimmingly, until I received a security announcement to upgrade the software.

I misunderstood the upgrade instructions and have blown everything. I tried a new installation with connections to the old database, but it didn’t like that at all. So, because I didn’t save my site before upgrading – which is the first thing anyone tells you to do – I am now tediously setting up the whole thing again from scratch.

I’m trying to be positive. I’m telling myself that it’s a learning experience and that I’m getting to know the system software better than ever before! I will be a Joomla! yet.