Archive for July, 2008
New to Hosting Connection
Feast your eyes on the applications we’ve recently added to Hosting Connection!
phpBB
A widely used PHP, open source bulletin board application.
anyInventory
An open source inventory system that lets you decide what item and the type of data you want to track.
Brim
This application provides online management for your bookmarks/favorites, your calendar, tasks, notes, recipes, passwords and more.
Mantis
A free popular web-based bugtracking system.
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Numbers That Matter
Not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted.
- Albert Einstein
I work with many companies of many sizes through my consulting business. When HostGator offered me the opportunity to conduct a customer satisfaction survey for them, I jumped at the chance. Even though customer satisfaction as a topic profoundly [...]
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Emails that drive us nuts. My rules for a twisted world.
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Emails that drive us nuts. My rules for a twisted world.
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PHP Support on IIS 7
Many of you may have noticed that PHP 5 is now fully supported on Windows shared hosting accounts running IIS 7. This feature has been enabled by default on all accounts that are set up with the IIS 7 technology.
We have also added support for the following Hosting Connection applications:
WordPress 2.5.1
Joomla 1.5.2
Simple Machines Forum 1.1.5
osCommerce 2.2
Zen Cart 1.3.8
Serendipity 1.3.1
Vanilla Forum 1.1.4
Advanced Guestbook 2.4.3
Take a look at these FAQs for some commonly asked questions.
What are the benefits of IIS 7?
Which version of IIS should I choose?
Are there any IIS 7 features not supported on your Windows shared hosting accounts?
Windows Hosting PHP support
For those who have hosting accounts running IIS 6, you are able to use PHP 4 and PHP 5 in safe mode only. Technical support for PHP is not available for accounts running IIS 6.
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Learning More About Hosting: File Transfer
Many resources exist that allow you to transfer content to your hosting account. Let’s take a look at some of these file transfer options.
File Manager
File Manager was created for ease of use when transferring material. You can find it in the Hosting Control Center under ‘Content’.
Using the File Manager in the Hosting Control Center
FTP Client
The FTP Client is also located in the Hosting Control Center under ‘Content’. This client is best used for moderate amounts of data.
Using the Hosting Control Center Web-Based FTP Client
Internet or Windows Explorer
Using your Internet Explorer browser, you can navigate to your domain via ftp.mydomainname.tld. A login box will appear requiring the credentials you created when you set up your hosting account.
Using Internet or Windows Explorer to Upload Your Site with Windows XP
External Clients
There are many free resources that are available to use in order to upload content to your site. Many applications used to create your site have the FTP functionality built in. To learn more, you can review the article below.
What FTP Software Should I Use and Where Do I Get It?
In addition, you may have more then one FTP user that has access to upload content to
your hosting account. The number of users is based on the hosting plan
you currently have. You can also choose whether you give them access to
the root or a subdirectory.
Creating Additional FTP Users on your Shared Hosting Account
Here’s a few more helpful articles from our Help Center.
Welcome to Your Hosting Control Center
Changing Your Hosting Account Password (FTP Password)
Uploading Files to Your Web Site
Uploading Files to a Secondary Domain