andreaplanet

Hello to all, I have a quite fresh new account on TCH, and while I was playing with .htaccess I got this kind of problem: In the main directory I have an .htaccess file with a redirect like this: >RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^andreaplanet\.com RewriteRule ^(.*)$ http://www.andreaplanet.com/$1 [R=permanent,L] So every link to andreaplanet.com will be redirected to www.andreaplanet.com. This makes reading statistics more easier. In my subdirectory protectme I have this simple .htaccess file in order to protect it: >AuthType Basic AuthName "Authorization Required" AuthUserFile "/home/...passwd" require valid-user If I ask for the page http://www.andreaplanet.com/protectme then I get the window asking me the password, everything is ok. The problem is when I try to show up the link http://andreaplanet.com/protectme Instead of getting the window for asking the password I get an Error 401. Any suggestions on how to fix this problem without removing the redirect/passwd? Andrea

I always used GAIM, remember to install/config the plugins like autoconnect.

ok so at last the answer to osm is NO, correct? in other words you ALWAYS have to point a domain to your package, and it is not possible to buy a package and use it only with the serverip.

It seems that the community here said to osm that he can use the serverip/~blabla address. My personal request was to have the 'raw logs' even when accessed with direct ip (while i'm testing the account) and the help desk told me (before i made my posts here) that this is not possible. So I only exposed a possible problem of using only the serverip/~blablabla address. I wrote this to help the community/TCH and I never wanted to steal the bandwidth or get my account suspended. My previous post about bandwidth was wrote with a sense of humour. I'm sorry to receive from Rick a somewhat strong answer.... it's not a nice welcome feeling....

use the direct ip (not the domain name) when you access your web site. in that case its not logged... any other solution would probably need a specific support from TCH.

ehm...maybe there is a problem about buying a package without changing the domain DNS. I got my new account with TCH and before changing the DNS I was testing it a little (My actual web hosting plan has regular download interruptions). So I needed to see the log files. But I just discovered that until i change the DNS the 'raw access logs' is empty and also the bandwidth in the control panel is always 0. I really wish that ALL the traffic to my site is logged (even in the future), and about the bandwidth.......hey i just found an easy way to use more bandwidth than the one available for my account

These servers are not listed in the forum uptime status / current server issues Server 89 Server 90 Server 91 Server 92 http://www.totalchoicehosting.com/forums/ I found the servers here: http://www.tchstatus.com/monitoring/status.html (my account is on one of the new servers )

Hi Andy. my question is just technical, nothing to do with the policy. i issued a ticket for parking a domain and this was be done by the support staff in about less than 30 minutes (don't remember exactly). i just was curious to know why the function is disabled in the control panel....

mmm, after i parked a domain with a ticket i can always point it to a subdirectory via .htaccess or a redirect in the main index.php file. just an example. so with a ticket you can't check that i am violating the AUP.

but....why is the parked domain function disabled in the control panel? isnt it easier to enable the function in the control panel?

Thank You for the answer. Sorry I was not clear enough. My real question was if TotalChoice is entirely an US company. Sometimes I found hosting companies with data centers, offices, phone number and staff located in the USA but owned by foreign countries. That's all. Andrea

Hello, A very simple question. Who owns totalchoice hosting? On the 'about us' section I can read about the DC but about the company itself there is just an address of a "suite/apartment"... TotalChoice Hosting Services 3757 S. Baldwin Rd. Suite 227 Lake Orion, MI 48359 Any extra information is appreciated! Thank You, Andrea