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@teamamy
This shows that GD is compiled into PHP –
–with-gd’ ‘–with-freetype-dir=/usr’ ‘–with-jpeg-dir=/usr’ ‘–with-png-dir=/usr/bin/libpng-config’ ‘–enable-gd-native-ttf’

You should be able to scroll down the page and find the GD section that gives the specific version information.

We hear what you’re saying and wanted to follow up. We’ve made calls to several of the posters on this thread. If you have not received a call, we have not been able to get a hold of you, or we can’t locate your account. Please post your domain name and we will get in touch.

What we’ve found that has helped increase site speed in many cases and mentioned by Otto42, is a third-party plug-in called Super-Cache. You can see more here: http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wp-super-cache/

toddc2001,

The following information will help you with your manual installation:

Once you have set up a database for your account, you can find your host name information by clicking the Pencil icon next to the name of your database. Note the following items, as they will be needed later in the install process:

* Host Name
* Database Name
* Database User Name

Now, you need to download the latest version of WordPress from their servers. This can be found at WordPress.org.
Modify wp-config.php

Extract the WordPress ZIP file you downloaded and open the WordPress folder. Locate wp-config-sample.php and open it with a text editor like Notepad. Save a copy of the file as wp-config.php. You will be working in this file from now on.

In wp-config.php, locate the section that looks like this example:
/** The name of the database for WordPress */
define(‘DB_NAME’, ‘putyourdbnamehere’);
/** MySQL database username */
define(‘DB_USER’, ‘usernamehere’);
/** MySQL database password */
define(‘DB_PASSWORD’, ‘yourpasswordhere’);
/** MySQL hostname */
define(‘DB_HOST’, ‘localhost’);

Enter the Database information from your newly created Database as follows:

* putyourdbnamehere is your MySQL Database Name
* usernamehere is your MySQL User Name
* yourpasswordhere is your MySQL password
* localhost is your MySQL Host Name

WordPress includes security keys which add encryption of information stored in user’s cookies. These must be set manually in the wp-config.php file. Locate the section of the file that looks like this:
define(‘AUTH_KEY’, ‘put your unique phrase here’);
define(‘SECURE_AUTH_KEY’, ‘put your unique phrase here’);
define(‘LOGGED_IN_KEY’, ‘put your unique phrase here’);
define(‘NONCE_KEY’, ‘put your unique phrase here’);

Go to WordPress’ online key generator and insert the keys in place of the placeholder text in the wp-config.php file. When you are finished, save and close the wp-config.php file.
Install WordPress

Using an FTP client such as FileZilla, Fetch or gFTP, FTP into your server and copy the WordPress folder to your hosting account. This directory can be stored anywhere in your account, in this example it will be in the root (http://www.coolexample.com).

1. Begin the WordPress installation by going to http://www.coolexample.com/wp-admin/install.php, where coolexample is the name of your domain. This will launch the WordPress installation process where you’ll be asked for your Blog Title and Email address.
2. Enter this information and click Install WordPress.
3. The next screen will provide you with a username and password to log into your blog for the first time. Note that information, then click Log in.
4. Enter the username and password you just noted and click Log In. The WordPress Dashboard will display. This is the main administration center for your blog.

Let me know if you have any questions.

@oise73
Glad to see this was resolved! Just wanted to mention that there used to be a delay with .htaccess caching on Go Daddy. We recently implemented a change that now picks up this file immediately.

@steerpike

We’ve used the “Giving WordPress its own directory” settings on a test WP site, and we could not recreate your issue.

You stated that you have upgraded to WordPress 2.8 manually, and GoDaddy.com now offers an automatic WordPress 2.8 upgrade for Hosting Connection installations. Therefore, we suggest that you use the automatic upgrade option to replace your current manual upgrade.

To upgrade automatically to 2.8 –

1. Access your hosting plan’s Hosting Control Center
2. Click on the “Your Applications” button
3. Click on the “My Applications” tab
4. Locate your WordPress installs and select the first one
5. Click on the “Install This Update” (gold) button

Once the update is completed you’ll receive a confirmation email.

@steerpike
We’ll work with you to identify the issue. Are you using Windows or Linux hosting?

@digitalrenewal
Sorry about this! We’re always willing to take a look. I saw your post on another thread. I sent you an email asking for some more details so that we can check it out.

@enlaceflorida
I’ve got our development group looking in to this. We’ll be in touch with some more information soon. Thanks!