You can find out more about SSL on the totalchoicehosting Help Site
Including how to use the shared SSL
If you are serious about an ecommerce site you should get your own SSL certificate.
Once you get used to PHP
you will depend on it.
It can reduce the amunt of code you need by including common parts.
And its easier to make global changes.
You are in a sub folder in a sub domain
that makes referencing images in the domain root/image folder tricky.
Why not copy the image folder to the sub domain/ sub folder for testing
so you can continue using the path you have now.
http://testing.goldielookin.co.uk/hmm/images/title.gif
Did you set your default email to :fail:
and set up accounts for real your real address
This will cut most of the spam.
And not displaying an address on your site.
Welcome to the forums harlequin
On your email client under the server tab
did you check My Server Requires Authentification?
And did you check for new email first before sending?
Welcome to the forum, gpratomo
I would tackle the user / password problem first
check the file you edited to make sure of the case and spelling of the user / password.
Because the pre-sale forum does not require registration
it has become a spammers favorite hangout,
so some forum features are disabled here.
In the other forums it works.
Those are no longer offered.
We now have fantastico with SMF as the only easy install forum.
But of course you can download and install another forum.
no matter what forum you install,
it is your responsibility to keep it updated and secure.