InMotion Hosting joins the Drupal Developers in the DrupalCon Portland 2013 schedule. DrupalCon 2013 is a convention for the Drupal Content Management System. At DrupalCon, speakers such as Dries Buytaert, Karen McGrane, and Michael Lopp on Drupal 8 new features, critical updates to the Drupal 8 core, updates to modules, and other events occurring at Read More >
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Should I upgrade to Joomla 3.1?
It is simple to upgrade your Joomla 3.0 to 3.1. Within Softaculous, you can upgrade to 3.1 with a one-click upgrade. You can also run a Joomla 3.0 upgrade within the Joomla “Update” component. If you want to get the new features and newest security fixes, you will need to upgrade. Joomla Developers will continue Read More >
The RBL Checker for DNS Blacklisting
When you receive an email from another email address, InMotion Hosting email servers run a RBL checker on the receiving email against any known DNS Blacklisting companies. The RBL checker is different than Spam Assassin or Box Trapper which is only for filtering and removing emails that go through to your server. What is an Read More >
Adding Attributes to products in OpenCart 1.5
Once you have your Attributes added to your Attribute Group in OpenCart, you can add the attributes to your products. This tutorial will teach you how to add attributes to your OpenCart Products. Adding Attributes to a Product Log into your OpenCart Dashboard. Go to Catalog > Products. Edit the Article you created the Attributes Read More >
Adding Attributes to Attribute Groups in OpenCart 1.5
The first step in adding attributes to your OpenCart products is to create Attribute groups. Once you have the Attribute group created, yo can add Attributes to the group. This article will walk you through the steps to add Attributes to attribute groups in OpenCart. Adding Attributes to an Attribute group Log into your OpenCart Read More >
Creating Attribute Groups in OpenCart 1.5
When you are creating your OpenCart products you may want to add more information at the bottom of your product description. This section is a tab named “Specifications”. By Default the bottom Attributes are “Description” and “Reviews”. See image to the right. To add another tab that contains “Specifications” for your product, you can create Read More >
Cache Mobile pages with the WordPress Super Cache and WPTouch Plugin
When creating a WordPress site, you may discover that items on your site are not supported in Mobile browsers. In this case, your WordPress site will need a mobile based capability. One problem with Mobile versions of WordPress sites is the caching. This article will teach you how to enable Mobile website support in your Read More >
How to enable SSH through WHM
Shell access is enabled by default on our Shared Hosting Accounts, VPS and Dedicated servers. When you try to SSH into your server and you get the following error: Shell access is not enabled on your account!If you need shell access please contact support. Your server may have SSH disabled by mistake. This can be Read More >
How to turn magic_quotes_gpc off
Many Open Source Software programs like Drupal, Prestashop, Joomla, Etc., require magic_quotes_gpc to be turned off. The snapshot to the right shows the magic quotes On in the phpinfo.php page. This article will show you how to turn maging_quotes_gpc off on your server. Turning magic_quotes_gpc off Login into your cPanel. Go to the File Manager, Read More >
How to import a database through shell
When you are importing a database over 50MB, you will run into the limitation in your PhpMyAdmin that prevents you from importing a database over 50MB. On shared servers you can try installing your own PhpMyAdmin to import it or you will need to contact tech support to import it for you. This article will Read More >
Simple CSS Drop Down Menu
In this article: CSS Code for a Drop Menu HTML Code for a Drop Menu There are many free CSS menus online that you can use to build into your Website. Some of them require JavaScript and some do not. This article will show you how to add a menu to your website with CSS Read More >
Understanding Linux Inode basics
A common problem with Linux servers is the maxing out the inodes. This article will explain what inodes are and what to do if you exhausted your inode limit on your server. Important! inodes can only be viewed on VPS or Dedicated servers. Shared servers are monitored by our systems support to prevent inode issues. Read More >
osCommerce 404 base href Googlebot error
This article explains how to correct the Googlebot error below on your osCommerce site: 404 – https://www.example.com/http%3A%2F%2Fwww.example.com%2Fproduct_info.php%3Fproducts_id%3D104&layout=standard&show_faces=false&width=125&action=like&colorscheme=light&height=35 (found at https://www.example.com/product_info.php?products_id=104) You will need to fix your osCommerce site to remove the <base href=”example.com”> from the code in the head section. See the snapshot to the right. Removing the <base href=””> from your osCommerce Login into Read More >
How to view the source code of your website
When developing a website there are many times you will need to look at the source code of your site. Viewing your source code will allow you to diagnose any code errors with what the browser is currently rendering. Below we have included the steps to view your source code in Firefox, Chrome, Internet Explorer, Read More >
Adding Google Analytics to osCommerce
You can track your osCommerce website statistics with Google analytics. osCommerce has a built in function that allows you to add Google Analytics code to your site. The image to the right shows what the code looks like before adding the Google Analytics code. Below are the steps to add your Google Analytics to your Read More >
Securing your osCommerce contact form with the Simple Captcha Add-On
When you install osCommerce, you will have a Contact form by default set up for your shop. The Contact form provided works well, except, there is no validation preventing robots from filling the form out. This article will explain how to secure your website contact form using the Simple Captcha Add-On. Download the captcha module Read More >
Removing the branding from the osCommerce footer
After you get the background styles and the #bodyWrapper styles setup the way you need it. you can set up your Footer styles to match them. The image to the right shows what the osCommerce site looks like with the background and #bodyWrapper styled for the “Sunny” osCommerce theme. The footer by default has the Read More >
Changing the content background style in osCommerce
Once you have changed the background image of your osCommerce site, you will want to customize the body of the webpage. The snapshot to the right shows what the osCommerce site looks like with no background for the content area for the “Sunny” theme. You see the website background through it. To style this we Read More >
Changing the background image in osCommerce
Once you have the theme changed to your satisfaction, you can add a background image, footer image, and more. In this article, we will learn how to change the background in your osCommerce website. Create a background image Take a snapshot of your osCommerce site and open it with a Photo editor. In this tutorial Read More >
Changing the osCommerce logo
When you are setting up your osCommerce appearance, you will want to upload your own logo to your site. This article will explain how to upload a custom logo to your osCommerce site. Below is the default logo for osCommerce. To upload a logo that will fit correctly, the store logo must be in PNG Read More >
