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    100 % Up Time

    in Open Discussion

    Posted

    Thanks for the insight. I had heard the one well known hosting provider talks about 100% up time - but the reality is that they have more downtime than they would like to admit.

    But they do have 100% uptime...when they're up! :o

    Back Up Entire Computer To An External HD

    in Hardware Corner

    Posted

    I get everyone's point about "why" do I think I need to back EVERYTHING up. I guess I came to this conclusion because everything I read reminds me to "back up - back -up back up!" I figured I'd better back the entire works up, because sure as God made little green apples - a disaster would happen and I would discover I had not backed up something I now wanted to use.

    The "back up - back -up back up!" warnings generally refer to your data, assuming you have your programs already on disk. Take your website for example. Would you back up the entire shared server or just the data of your website?

    Your comment about backing everything up to an external hard drive. Makes more sense than backing stuff up on this hard drive. Can you elaborate on that a bit? How does that compare with my using flash drives? What kind of an external hard drive do you suggest? Are they horrifically expensive? How big are they? Can you plug one in to the USB ports on the front of the tower - or do they have to be plugged in to the back?

    The bottom line is if you still want to back everything you'd want one at least as large as your hard drive. (Makes sense, eh? :o ) You can get drives that plug into your USB port or use a flash or thumb drive like what Bruce described.

    Frustrated

    in Looking for......

    Posted

    To access your CPanel, you would enter in your browser https://www.your-web-site.com:2083/ and then enter your username and password that was part of your email. You don't say it, but if you just purchased the domain name, it could take up to 72 hours for the name to fully propogate worldwide.

     

    If in doubt, you can always open a help desk ticket and they'll get you straightend out.

     

    Regarding the templates, what is it you are looking for? Seeing as this thread referred to FTP program, there are several available as previously stated.

    Joomla! 1.0.11 Released!

    in Software/Scripts/Other Alerts

    Posted · Edited by stevevan

    Naw...work is "supposed" to be a 10-hour day (0700 - 1730), but sometimes things have to run late. Part of working for the Government!

     

    Anyway, edit your .htaccess file and add the following line at the end of the file:

    php_flag register_globals off

     

    That did the trick for me.

     

    (Note: PM'd as well, but posted here for others who might be following this thread.)

    Joomla! 1.0.11 Released!

    in Software/Scripts/Other Alerts

    Posted · Edited by stevevan

    You can add this to your .htaccess file. I'm at work at the moment, but when I get home, I'll look at my notes. I found the fix by looking on the joomla site if you want to have a go at it yourself.

     

    If TCH were to turn this off for servers running joomla, they'd have to do it on ALL their servers...and that won't (nor needs to) happen!

    Back Up Entire Computer To An External HD

    in Hardware Corner

    Posted

    One other thing to keep in mind is to ask yourself "Do I need to back up everything?" If you made a backup of your computer when you first purchased it, or have the program disks, all you really need is to back up the data. You can shop around online for the best drive per madmancp's suggestion and avoid the salesman's "pushyness". Then, armed with that information, make your selection.

     

    Example: My father, who's a pack rat anyway, told me that he recently backed up his computer onto 35 CD's. I told him that since he still had the installation CD's and other programs on separate disks, he should just back up his data. The total number of disks needed went down to 14.

    Spam Increase?

    in CPanel and Site Maintenance

    Posted

    I may be wrong but I think Spam Assassin only uses a Bayesian filter and this is it's downfall.

    Seeing as this could turn into a learning situation for everyone, then what is the difference between SpamAssassin and Spamihilator? From the Spamihilator web site:

    The new Learning Filter (Bayesian Filter) uses the rules of...
    They are both using the same type of filter? The other problem is that Spamihilator assumes one uses a stand-alone mail client. Unfortunately, I use several web-based mail programs.

     

    But for many people, this program may be just the ticket! Interesting though!

    The "other" User Of This Computer

    in Software Talk

    Posted

    Thomas is correct. As many products as there are, you'll get that many different opinions on how each one performs...depending upon who you ask. I've always offered the opinion to "try them all...just not all at the same time (:))" and see which one works the best for your particular situation.

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