Using multiple devices to check email
If you would like to check mail on our servers with a mail client (outlook thunderbird, etc) as well as check on your smartphone, ipad, another computer, or webmail, it is best to use IMAP for both devices/computers. IMAP stores the mail on the…
Block HTTP request based on user agent - browser used
If you need to block a user agent / bot / browser from your site, you can do so with a .htaccess rewrite -- note this applies to apache web servers and nginx would have its own method. RewriteEngine OnRewriteCond %{HTTP_USER_AGENT} botName…
PHP settings and the .user.ini file
Most settings for PHP can be configured via a file called ".user.ini" as defined by the user_ini.filename php.ini setting. This file is a built-in option for PHP and generally works on any PHP . This file can hold php.ini directives, one setting…
Changing php.ini directives via .htaccess
A script you want to use requires a different setting then we have set? No problem, you can change the setting via .htaccess -- php.ini would be used in a different setup and you can take the same directives that you would need to change and apply…
Sending mail via PHP / sendmail
Using PHP's mail() function and/or sendmail will sometimes cause anti-spam filters to filter out your mail. As such, it is best to use a SMTP authenticated conenection to the mail server for the domain. For PHP, you can use phpmailer classes. Most…
Aliasing Domains with Proper SEO (domains and Search Engines)
Aliasing a domain to a primary domain is a great way to simplify domain hosting as only one main site has to be updated. However, when aliasing a domain you need to consider SEO (Search Engine Optimization) because if a search engine sees the same…
How to create a .htaccess file
Creating a .htaccess is easier then it sounds. You can create an .htaccess file in any text editor. When saving on Windows, make sure to use "All file types" options. On Macs, creating a .htaccess file will result in the file disappearing on OS X.…
Disable Pagespeed
On our shared servers, we have pagespeed module enabled in nginx (the front web server). This module should improve page load speeds better then are already fast load speeds. However, if you ever want to disable pagespeed, just do the following:…
Which PHP versions do you support on shared hosting?
We currently support the following PHP versions on our shared hosting servers: 5.6 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 8.0 8.1 Some servers may have hardened versions of older PHP versions. If you require such an old version, please contact support for details.
FTP over SSL (FTPS)
Our Linux servers require SSL/TLS for FTP connections -- otherwise known as FTP over SSL. This requirement is in place because:To ensure account security by requiring logins to go through a secure connection and rejecting any logins that are not on…
