When working with a website there are many different ways you can manage the files and folders. Managing files includes, creating, editing, uploading, and moving them on the server. Files and folders can be managed directly on the server using the File Manager, an FTP program like FileZilla or CyberDuck, or you can use an Read More >
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How Do I Move Files on My Server?
When working with your website files, it is necessary to move files from one location to another. There are many ways you can move files around on your server. You can use the cPanel File manager, an FTP program, Shell using SSH, or and HTML editor like DreamWeaver. This tutorial will explain how to move Read More >
Adding an Area Map in the Builder
12/2/2013: The Area Map module has stopped working with Google Map’s API, due to a recent update. We have notified Plesk, the developer of the web builder, in order to get this problem corrected. Unfortunately, there is no estimated time for a resolution to this issue. The Premium Web Builder has a built in module Read More >
AWStats: Unable to update the log error
When updating your AWStats in your cpanel, by using the “update” link found at the top of your AWStats page, you may receive the following error. Unable to update the log. This message shows Error: Log is currently being processed in the background. Cannot update. We do apologize for this inconvenience as our Systems Support Read More >
How do I Upload a File to my Server?
There are quite a few ways to upload a file to your server at InMotion Hosting. How you upload your files will depend on your preference and your accessibility to the server. In this tutorial, we will explain how to upload a file using the File Manager, FileZilla, and Notepad++. We assume that you know Read More >
How to Connect to your Server via FTP with Notepad++
One way to edit files on your server is to use Notepad++. Notepad++ has a great FTP capability that allows you to edit your files directly on the server. The following will explain the steps on how to edit your files using Notepad++. Note! Notepad++ is only available on Windows. FTP configuration with Notepad++ Open Read More >
Change MediaWiki interface language
MediaWiki is designed to work with almost any language in the World. The Administrator interface can be changed to your native language by editing the LocalSettings.php file. The snapshot to the right shows what the special pages look like in English. Below you will find the steps to change the administrator interface language and a Read More >
How to enable reCAPTCHA in MediaWiki
To prevent spam bots and robots from filling your MediaWiki pages with spam links and unwanted content, you can have the “reCAPTCHA” enabled in your MediaWiki LocalSettings.php to prevent bots from editing your pages. ReCAPTCHA is a free service from Google that allows you to add a verification box to determine if the page is Read More >
Installing the captcha plugin in DokuWiki
Wiki sites that have anonymous editing allowed will need to secure the Edit sections. This is to prevent Spam bots from filling the pages with spam links and unwanted content. DokuWiki has a plugin called “captcha” that protects your wiki pages from article and page edits by robots abd spam bots. The captcha plugin is Read More >
Redirecting visitors to an Under Construction page
When working on your website, you may want to prevent any visitor from accessing your site except you. This can be done by creating a 302 temporary redirect in your .htaccess file to a construction page. By creating a redirect for any IP address except your own in your .htaccess, you can prevent visitors from Read More >
Configuring the ContactPage Extension in MediaWiki
When setting up a MediaWiki site, you may want to allow visitors who are not registered or authenticated in your MediaWiki site to contact you for various reasons. An example of this is, if your MediaWiki site is only editable by a few people, you can have a contact page for visitors to email you Read More >
This user has not specified a valid e-mail address error: MediaWiki
When setting up MediaWiki to send emails from the “ContactPage” extension, the following error can be thrown if your email account is not set up properly in the preferences. No e-mail address: This user has not specified a valid e-mail address. This error is thrown because MediaWiki requires the email address of the user to Read More >
Installing the Modern Contact plugin in DokuWiki
Installing a Contact form on your DokuWiki site can be somewhat complex. DokuWiki does not have any contact form capability built into their software. In order for you to get a contact form on your DokuWiki site, you will need to use a plugin. This tutorial will explain how to use the Modern Contact plugin Read More >
How to Get Public and Private Keys for Google reCAPTCHA
Websites that use forms will need to be secured from spamming by “Spam-Bots“. Spam-Bots will visit your site and fill out forms that are not secured. This can result in comment spamming in forums, spam emails being sent from your server, and other spam related activities. Google has what’s called “reCAPTCHA” that allows you to Read More >
Restrict public access to your php.ini
By default the php.ini file is stored in the public_html folder on your server. When you visit your domain and add /php.ini at the end of it like the following: https://your-domaincom/php.ini You will see the contents of your PHP configuration available over the internet. See the image to the right. To secure your php.ini settings Read More >
Enabling a Captcha for TikiWiki anonymous visitors
When administrating a wiki site with TikiWiki, you may want to allow anonymous visitors to edit your wiki content. When you allow anonymous visitors edit, you can potentially have unwanted robots edit your site, filling in spam and unwanted content. “Robots” or “Bots” are automated crawlers that scan websites. Some robots are designed to add Read More >
Adding a contact form to TikiWiki
TikiWiki has a built in contact form that can be enabled in your TikiWiki site. This contact form will allow visitors to contact your through a form on your website. This article explains the steps in setting up a simple contact form within your TikiWiki website. Configuring the TikiWiki contact form Log into TikiWiki. Click Read More >
Importing Blogger data into WordPress
Customers that initially built their blog sites with Google Blogger (Blogspot) can have the blog information imported into their WordPress software by using the “Import” feature in the WordPress dashboard. WordPress has a built in “Import” feature that allows you to import different blogs like Blogspot, Tumblr, LiveJournal, and even WordPress. The import process is Read More >
How to connect your CMS to SMTP email
Most Content Management Systems (CMS) have the ability to set up the email configuration to use SMTP instead of the PHP mail function. This allows you to send email from your server using an SMTP connection like for your Gmail or Yahoo email address. This works similar to a email client like Outlook or Mac Read More >
How to Add mod_expires to your .htaccess
When visiting a website, the website will cache in your browser. This cache can be controlled by configuring your Cache-Control HTTP headers for your website This is done by adding mod_expires in the .htaccess file of your server. If you don’t set your Cache-Control for the HTTP headers, then, you will have a longer wait Read More >
