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 CAPTCHA: Telling Humans and Computers Apart Automatically

A CAPTCHA is a program that protects websites against bots by generating and grading tests that...

 Can I add my own CGI scripts?

Our LINUX web servers have the capability to run CGI scripts in your own 'cgi-bin' directory....

 Do I get a Site Seal when I purchase an SSL Certificate?

Yes you do receive a Site Seal when you purchase an SSL Certificate.

 Do I use localhost or remotemysqlhost for my mysql connection ?

You can view whether your account is using localhost or remotemysql host in your cPanel account....

 Error: register_globals is disabled in your PHP

If you installed a new script and are getting the 500 error trying to load the page please see...

 Guide for optimizing your site for the purpose of using less system resources

This section can be used as a guide for optimizing your site for the purpose of using less...

 HTTP Error 500 - Internal server error

Internal Server Error help, 500 error Internal server errors can be caused by a few different...

 How do I activate SSL in osCommerce?

In order to configure osCommerce to work with SSL please open the file...

 How do I create a redirect for my site?

These rules should be added to your .htaccess file located in your public_html folder. This rule...

 How do I get different character sets to display in HTML?

Many web browsers display Western Character Encoding (ISO-8859-1) by default. This means that...

 How do I limit what the search engines can index ?

Various search engines such as Google have what are called 'spiders' or 'robots' continually...

 How do I perform a trace route?

Traceroute (tracert) works by sending a packet to an open UDP port on a destination machine. For...

 How do I setup custom php.ini settings?

We have recently updated many of our shared hosting servers to php 5 with phpSuExec enabled. This...

 How to Convert a Database to UTF-8

The following mini script is used to convert existing database tables to UTF-8. Upload the...

 How to Stop A Directory Index From Being Shown

Sometimes, for one reason or another, you will have no index file in your directory. This will,...

 How to Use phpMyAdmin To Optimize a Database?

You can log into phpMyAdmin from your cPanel.  From there: 1) Click on the table icon next to...

 How to flush DNS cache in my PC?

How to flush DNS cache in Linux / Windows / Mac Flush dns to get a new name resolution. Also...

 I ordered an SSL or static IP and now my site is down.

When you order a SSL we assign a static IP to your account. A static IP is required for securing...

 Installing GlobalSign SSL Certificate on cPanel Server

At this point, we can either install the certificate via WHM, or in cPanel. We'll outline both...

 Is PHP compiled with 'enable-calendar'?

Web Calendar is available to install under 'Other Services' in the 'Fantastico' feature under the...

 What is php.ini ?

The php.ini file is a special file for phpSuExec (pronounced php-soo-ec-sec). The php.ini file...

 What is phpSuExec?

phpSuExec (pronounced sue-eksek) is a more secure environment for PHP. All of our shared servers...

 What is the meaning of owner, group, and everyone in the permissions panel?

- Owner defines the permissions set for your main FTP account. - Group defines permissions valid...

 What is the path to public html in php?

The path to public html is: home/$cpusername/public_html/

 Wordpress Login - Brute Force Attack

As I type these words, there is an on-going and highly-distributed, global attack on WordPress...