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Hey Bruce, Actually I believe (I just tend to ignore the errors so I'm not sure) that if you hit refresh enough times that you eventually get the results you expected. So I don't think that this is a case where there were no search results, but rather there should have been but an error was encountered. I'm just giving this detail because I don't want alexfung to think he's losing it! Maybe we both are!

Hi TCH-Bruce, Actually I think the poster is talking about intermittent errors when doing searches. If you do enough of them (10-20) you'll most likely see the search errors that can happen. It's not a big thing, but I just wanted to say that I've noticed that too.

Yeah, I see that too. Some VB Script running via ASP. Sorry my friend, that will be your first battle! You can to #includes and they do the same thing really in PHP and Perl.

I'm downloading the Mandrake 10.0. You are right about the "community" release. I did read what they are going to call it when it is officially the stable release, but I can't remember what that is. Since I've already done some experimentation and used some of the applications offered, I'm not overwhelmed yet. I'm actually more excited about trying this now than before. I'll attempt to install it on a 6.0GB spare HD that I have. It should be enough for me to install and play and still not hurt anything. Wish me luck!

FYI - Mandrake 10.0 uses Linux 2.6.3

I read through that thread with the large discussion on Linux. Very good info. It was about 9mo old though, so maybe it's time to revisit the subject and talk about distributions. I read through all the other threads too. One was protected and I couldn't access it. I seem to come across 3 major distributions: Debian, Mandrake and Red-Hat. RH seems to be talked about most. Something I didn't realize is that you can basically pick your windows GUI. The two I've seen and you have talked about is KDE and Gnome. I think I'm really building for a complete switch to Linux. It just makes too much sense. I have another PC with Windows on it that I can fall back to if I get really stuck, but I think it's time to cut the cord. As I bring all of this together it brings on more detailed questions. What are the main differences between the different releases? I'll start my reading too, but experience in this area is invaluable. Software is another issue, but I've found it just about everywhere. I'll be looking for: Office Suite (OpenOffice?) IM Client (gaim?) E-mail client (???) Database (will be MySQL) Perl release (with distribution?) HTML Editer (???) FTP GUI (???) * not necessary, but makes life easier Download optimizer Perl code editor: I can use anything, but if there was something out there that people like please speak up. The search/learning continues!

Hi Guys, Thanks for your input. I'll be looking at those links Raul too. It seems I have some reading to do! But that's ok ... I don't mind. I'm comfortable with this. I've been playing with Knoppix the last couple of days. I read some review in Tom's Hardware and they gave it a Thumbs Up. No harm since it's all off of the CD. It uses the KDE desktop, which I really like so far. Another thing that you may or may not know about is the ability to switch operating systems. Dual boot is one option, this single-CD Knoppix is another. Any other suggestions here? Do you have any favorites in making the dual boot work well and partitioning existing hard drives? Thanks again and please keep up the discussion. The more I hear about your expereince the better I'll be informed. Thanks!

Hi Guys! I realize I'm out-voted in my opinion. That's OK! The Cpanel management is a very cool thing. Being able to set up each account under a CPanel is a nice option. The reason I think my solution works more for me is that I am pretty sure, 95%+, that my clients will never want control over their own accounts. They wouldn't know what to do with a Cpanel! They've never heard of Cpanel! In addition, I have a global script library that I use to add features to my accounts. I do this via a symbolic link. These are my own home-brewed add-ons that I pass on to my clients. Also, every account get's there own "mini-Cpanel" but just with the stuff that they care about, like e-mail addresses, account traffic and hit stats by month. If I had a seperate CPanel account for everyone, then I would have to duplicate my code every time. Updates to my "mini-Cpanel" would be a real pain. So I do have my reasons. But my situation is probably just very unique. The great thing about TCH is that everyone has so much flexibility that they can do their own thing and manage their accounts as the see fit. It's a great thing!

Hello Fellow TCHers, In the past, I've used Apache, MySQL and Perl on my windows machine for developing software, but it's not the same and not the best. There are compatibility issues, OS limitations and programmatic problems as my development becomes more complex. I've tried making a partition, actually an old 6GB HD that I still have, and loading that with Debian Linux. It just didn't go very well and I never got things to work right. On top of this, I really need access to my Windows side. Hopefully this will become less and less necessary as time goes on. It's been over a year since this first attempt and I'd like to give this another go. I'm willing to hook up my 6GB HD again for this or sacrifice 4-6GB on my existing one if necessary. My machine, although behind in the times, does have 320MB of RAM. If you have some ideas, especially if they are tried-and-true examples from your own experience, I would appreciate them. If your idea comes with a desktop environment, containing the usual office suite, I might be inclined to ditch my Win environment all together after I feel comfortable with it. Thanks for your suggestions in advance! (free is great, but practicality is king)

Hi Ahkileez, I'm just a member here, but I would be willing to personally take a trip to visit you and verify your identity. It's always sounded like nice place to visit! I'm sure one of the techs will be around quickly, but it may be necessary for you to open a ticket on the Help Desk (see link at top of page) to get this resolved. Good luck and hope to see you on board! We're family here, so don't be surprised if I do drop in! Take care.

Hi EL! You and I have similar types of clients in the way we manage them. Instead of creating hosting packages, we pretty much do everything for the clients. I actually have a few different types of clients. And I group them together, which relates to what you might think of doing. Instead of creating a separate account for each client, I create a separate web hosting package and area for each class of clients. Each package might contain 3-30 separate clients, but I manage them all under 1 Cpanel and I also retain complete control. The short answer is that with the WHM (Web Host Manager) and Cpanel you really can do anything you want and can retain control over everything. If you have a particular client that wants to put up some or all of their information, you can make something special for them too. It's really the ideal situation for people who offer a more fully-managed web hosting arrangement. Good luck!

That's just .... (words fail to describe)

I'll add on to what TCH-Jim said. He's right! Seriouisly, the only way to get everything that you can possibly track is at the HTML/Javascript level. Another way to say this is at the "client" level. When you get to the server, some of the envirnment variables change or aren't even available. The only way to get the information from the client to the server is by passing a string of some sort using a script. Javascript is one way. There is also in-line perl, PHP and VBScript that you can embed into your HTML. These scripting languages, that execute on the client side, allow you to access these variables. In the end though you have to pass it to the server so you can track the information. That's why a bunch of these tracking sites use an image with javascript. That all I know on this. Good luck to you!

I use Javascript all the time. There's a book from O'Reilly that I reference all the time. In fact, I did it this time too ... just to be sure. Found I was using "option" when I should have been using "options". There's this other wierd thing that can happen too. You can accidentally try to reference a form before it's loaded. That's why the function for it is at the top, while the use for it is after the form. I suppose you could do the "onLoad" to cover this, but I've never found those trustworthy for some reason. Good luck with your project!

This is how you might select a car: <html> <body> <script> function selectform(carnum) { document.testform.cars.options[carnum].selected=1; } </script> <form name="testform"> <select name="cars"> <option value="volvo">Volvo</option> <option value="saab">Saab</option> <option value="fiat">Fiat</option> <option value="audi">Audi</option> </select> </form> <script> selectform(3); </script> </body> </html> With options, you have to treat them like arrays. The option count actually starts at 0, so even though "audi" is the 4th car, it's actually #3 in the list. The "volvo" would be #0. I use this kind of logic all the time in my programs when retrieving data from a database to populate a form with a list selection. Let me know if this is what you need. Send a PM to me if you want to get a quicker response from me. Good luck!

Hi Raul, I don't think you have anything to worry about. The voltage amount that is in bold is so far off from anything the system normally supports that you would notice something significant. If it really bothers you, you could open up a dialog with your MB manufacture and talk with them about it. But I doubt that there's anything serious going on. Your chip speed is "close enough" and explainable. The memory issue could be a Linux/application specific. If your system setup recognizes that you have the correct amount of RAM that is all I would be really concerned about. Rest well! Don't worry ... be happy now! *whistles* ... whooo hooo hoooo ....

It's just amazing how many companies out there can do business, and stay in business, with crappy services like we've expereinced. I used to always have these "unexplained" down times that usually lasted for 10-20 minutes. It was almost a daily thing. Used to drive me nuts. I'm happy that I have a place to put my clients that I can depend on now.

Does your motherboard support more than one processor? I THINK the only Vcore voltage that would be tracked is the CPU. And the range that is given is a CPU voltage range. If it is a multi-capable CPU board then it might explain the Vcore2 voltage. Don't let the other small differences on your CPU speed worry you. That will be different if your voltage is not exact. Not sure about the memory. I've always seen that right on ... hmmm... Let me know what you find out!

You can also use javascript to select something after your list is loaded. But I'm not sure if you're looking for this type of answer.

I'd open a ticket on this myself, but I believe that TCH does have a limitation in place to prevent spamming. I think the limitation will require you to break your e-mail sending up into segments, where each segment must be seperated by 5 minutes time to prevent flipping the "spam" trigger.

This is just my opinion ... If security is an absolute, yes, I would make seperate databases. However, you can write scripts that only access specific tables and fields in a database. Then you have that concern about having the ID and password in your script. Personally, I've created seperate database access routines that access specific data files that are not accessible from the web. These data files contain the information necessary to access the databases. That way the information is never in your scripts and cannot be hacked into this way. Although there is always a way. Security is always a balancing act. But I believe you will be safe if you use reasonable precautions. Good luck!

Hello fellow TCH friends. Some day my previous hosting company may ask "Why did you switch to someone else?" My thought may be "Do you want that list alphabetically or in order of importance?". Seriously, service is a big issue, especially among hosting companies. That is why we all like it here. However, if you were ever pondering the thought of leaving TCH for another hosting company (kill yourself first) here is an actual transcript of a conversation that JUST happened. Sorry to say, but I'm still moving clients so I still have an active account on my old host. This is how things went: *********************************** 03/09/2004 12:39:47 Stephen pulled visitor 03/09/2004 12:39:52 Stephen: Hello and welcome to XXXXXXX Webhosting! I am your Live Chat operator Stephen. How may I help you today? 03/09/2004 12:40:09 Bill: For some reason I can't get into my accout. I have not changed my password. My account is XXXXXXXX. 03/09/2004 12:40:23 Stephen: Please wait for a while. 03/09/2004 12:41:24 Stephen: What password do you use? 03/09/2004 12:41:36 Bill: XXXXXXX 03/09/2004 12:41:47 Bill: But normally I don't even type it. 03/09/2004 12:41:58 Bill: I have it saved in my windows passwords. 03/09/2004 12:42:01 Bill: It comes up automatically. 03/09/2004 12:42:08 Bill: But it wasn't working. 03/09/2004 12:42:17 Bill: This is not the first time this has happened. 03/09/2004 12:42:28 Stephen: This is not the valid password. 03/09/2004 12:42:43 Bill: ??? 03/09/2004 12:43:02 Bill: Yes it is. 03/09/2004 12:43:13 Stephen: Would you like me to send you the proper one at this e-mail XXXXXXXXXX? 03/09/2004 12:43:25 Bill: What's going on? Yes. send me that please. 03/09/2004 12:44:43 Stephen: After your account had been transferred to the new server the password was reset. You should have received an e-mail, notifying you about that. 03/09/2004 12:45:10 Bill: I thought I was on the new server? 03/09/2004 12:45:33 Bill: I've only had this account for a couple of months and it was transfered from an old server. 03/09/2004 12:46:17 Stephen: Yes, that is right. And that is why your password has been reset. 03/09/2004 12:46:58 Bill: Noo .. My account was already set up. A transfer was not necessary. 03/09/2004 12:47:08 Bill: I was already on the new server 2 months ago. 03/09/2004 12:47:30 Bill: There was no reason to transfer me again (in the last couple of weeks at least) because I was already transfered. 03/09/2004 12:47:44 Bill: Why reset my password if I was already there? 03/09/2004 12:49:25 Stephen: Your previous username was YYYYYYYY, right? 03/09/2004 12:49:29 Bill: I was just in my new account on the 4th of March and set up a new e-mail account. 03/09/2004 12:49:58 Bill: Yes, my previouis one. But the new account was set up under XXXXXXXX and that is where I have been working out of for 2 months now. 03/09/2004 12:52:11 Stephen: Have you received the e-mail with the password? 03/09/2004 12:52:19 Stephen: I have just sent it. 03/09/2004 12:52:25 Bill: No, not yet. 03/09/2004 12:52:47 Bill: Just got it. 03/09/2004 12:54:14 Bill: I'm in under www.XXXXXXXXX.com, where I was before. I'm still very confused why my password was reset. Is there another reason why a password would be reset? 03/09/2004 12:54:57 Stephen: No, there isn't. 03/09/2004 12:55:16 Bill: Did my account actually move over the last few days then? 03/09/2004 12:56:27 Stephen: Not in the last few days. 03/09/2004 12:56:51 Bill: Then why would my password be reset? 03/09/2004 12:57:14 Bill: I was in there on the 4th, just 5 days ago. 03/09/2004 12:57:58 Stephen: Since we are transferring all our clients to the new server there may have been some problem. Please do not worry about that. 03/09/2004 12:58:15 Stephen: You can change the password to whatever you need now. 03/09/2004 12:58:17 Bill: Easy for you to say. 03/09/2004 12:58:31 Bill: I did. 03/09/2004 12:59:15 Bill: I guess I'm all set. Not very happy and still concerned ... but I don't think that continuing this conversation will yield any further answers. Am I right? 03/09/2004 13:00:58 Stephen: Since you have set your password I do not see any problems now. Sorry for the inconvenience. Please notify me if there are any other issues that you want to be resolved. 03/09/2004 13:01:11 Bill: k ********************************* By the way .... THANK YOU TCH!!!!!

TCH-Bruce to the rescue! Bruce left!

I run a shopping cart, created in Perl. Yes, there are vulnerabilities, but they are the same, I believe, with many languages. I can understand that you feel more comfortable with C, and catching those issues there would be more comfortable. It might help to know more about what you are doing. This might narrow down the issues that you could encounter. I know that Linux does support a GNU compilier, but I'm not sure if you need root access to get to it.

Hi! Welcome to the group! I'm a member here, but I've done some C stuff in my past. However, I have to say that I find programs easier to crank out in perl than C by far. Personally I'm wondering why you think C code is more secure than perl? Is it the uncompiled/text thing that bothers you? See you around!