How do I edit php.ini (PHP settings) for my hosting package?
Becuase of the way in which we run PHP, you are able to customise its behaviour with php.ini files. These are plain text files (use Notepad if running Windows, TextEdit in Plain Text mode on Mac), which contain directives such as:- memory_limit = 24M A complete list of php.ini directives can be found here:- http://www.php.net/manual/en/ini.list.php [...]
What is XML?
XML is browser based, and it is not dependant on the type of server that you are running your website on. XML stands for Extensible Markup Language. It was developed as a way to improve on HTML and SGML. XML is not a language in the true sense, but rather a system for defining other [...]
How can I change the file name extension of my index page?
It is possible to name your default index page something other than index.html, index.cgi, index.php, etc., by using a directive in a special configuration file in your webspace. That file is called ‘.htaccess’ (a dot followed by ‘htaccess’). The directive needed is DirectoryIndex foo.html That will make the default page (i.e., the file name that [...]
What is the server path?
The path to your website is partially determined by your domain name, but is in the following format: /home/sites/your-domain-name.com/public_html If you are using PHP, you can find out this path by entering the following into a php script: echo getcwd();
Does Web Services Group support SSI (Server Side Includes)?
Yes we do. SSI (Server Side Includes) are tags that are placed in HTML pages, and evaluated on the server while the pages are being served. They allow our customers to add dynamically generated content to an existing HTML page, without having to generate the entire page via a CGI program, or other dynamic technology. [...]
How do I install Locked Area Lite?
Before you install Locked Area Lite you need to create a folder that you want to protect – this should be inside your public_html folder. When you carry out the installation, it will be to another folder that will hold the Locked Area Lite program files – this folder will be created by the installer, [...]
How to configure 404/500 Error pages
There are a great many ways of achieving that and if you do not know how to code it yourself then we do provide access to a CGI script from the eXtend Control Panel of any hosted domain. It is called “404/500 Error Page” and it can be configured so that Our file not found [...]
When I try and view my website I get an HTTP Error 403 – Forbidden message.
A ’403 Forbidden’ message means that the browser has requested a page that it is not permitted to view. There are a few common causes:- – Missing or incorrectly named index file When you don’t specify a file name when accessing a site (eg visiting the domain directly as most do at http://www.domainname.com), the server [...]
I’ve installed the formmail script, but my form isn’t working. Why?
The Formmail Script is provided via the Web Services Group Control Panel, full usage instructions can be found after installation. Assuming that you have successfully installed the formmail script via the Web Services Group Control Panel, then all the files will be present and the file permissions are correct. Therefore the only other reason for [...]
My links are not working. What is wrong?
First of all, check that the link is correctly spelled, and that the correct case is used – INDEX.HTML is not the same as index.html. Next, check the file paths. A common error is to leave the location relative to another computer’s filesystem, eg:- <a href=”C:\Documents\MySite\mysite.html”>Link</a> This is incorrect as it refers to a file [...]