Frontpage Extensions: Why On Some Subdomains?

[Boojum]

When I visited the "Password Protect Directories" page on CPanel, I discovered that my main domain and one of my 11 subdomains have FrontPage extensions installed on them, while the remaining subdomains don't.

 

I'm puzzled as to why this should be so. I never installed FrontPage myself, so assume TCH installed it for me at some point, but why only on those two domains?

 

Also, from what I understand, the extensions are not recommended and should be uninstalled. Is there any reason why I shouldn't uninstall them from the two domains that have them, and then proceed to re-upload my .htaccess files for those domains? Or is there anything else I need to be aware of before doing this?

[TCH-Bruce]

If you aren't using FrontPage it would be safe to remove the extensions. At one time it was a default when creating sub-domains to install the FP Extensions. Are these old sub-domains?

[Boojum]

The answers would depend on what you mean by "at one time" and "old." :-)

 

The principal domain has existed since, I believe, 2008, but the subdomain was created in late 2010 or early 2011.

 

Now: When I do remove the extensions and re-upload the .htaccess files, should I anticipate any possible complications?

[TCH-Bruce]

You should have no problems. I would edit the .htaccess files before putting them back and remove any FP extension info from them.

[Boojum]

Thanks, Bruce.

 

I was wondering about that last. These files may be in part legacies from my former site, Squort.com, which used the same account. It occurs to me that the files could themselves have caused the installation of the FP extensions.

 

In fact, the files contain a great deal of what seems to me to be obsolete or irrelevant material: redirects for Squort.com and the like. There's also some language that simply mystifies me. If you'd like, I could upload the contents of both (they're quite short) so you can see what I'm talking about.

 

Also, does each subdomain need its own .htaccess, or is that required only for the primary domain?

 

Sorry to drown you in questions.

[TCH-Bruce]

Not all subdomains need their own .htaccess unless you needed something in the sub that you didn't need in the main. If you want to private message me the contents I can look at them for you. If there isn't anything confidential in them you can just post the contents in this thread.

[Boojum]

I don't believe there's anything too sensitive in them, so here they are.

 

1) Primary domain:

 

suPHP_ConfigPath /home/squortc

 

IndexIgnore .htaccess */.??* *~ *# */HEADER* */README* */_vti*

 

 

order deny,allow

deny from all

allow from all

 

 

order deny,allow

deny from all

 

AuthName www.squort.com

AuthUserFile /home/squortc/public_html/_vti_pvt/service.pwd

AuthGroupFile /home/squortc/public_html/_vti_pvt/service.grp

 

 

Redirect permanent /family.html http://www.squort.com/family.php'>http://www.squort.com/family.php

 

Redirect permanent /links.html http://links.squort.com/index.php'>http://links.squort.com/index.php

 

Redirect permanent /chess.html http://santa-cruz.squort.com/chess/index.php'>http://santa-cruz.squort.com/chess/index.php

 

 

Redirect permanent /csa-princ-english.html http://nation-and-world.squort.com/alliance/principles.php'>http://nation-and-world.squort.com/alliance/principles.php

 

Redirect permanent /csa-intro.html http://nation-and-world.squort.com/alliance/index.php'>http://nation-and-world.squort.com/alliance/index.php

 

Redirect permanent /up-intro.html http://nation-and-world.squort.com/unity/index.php'>http://nation-and-world.squort.com/unity/index.php

 

Redirect permanent /quotes.html http://nation-and-world.squort.com/issues/quotes/index.php'>http://nation-and-world.squort.com/issues/quotes/index.php

 

Redirect permanent /iraq.html http://nation-and-world.squort.com/issues/essays/iraq/why-invade.php'>http://nation-and-world.squort.com/issues/essays/iraq/why-invade.php

 

Redirect permanent /iraqimages.html http://nation-and-world.squort.com/issues/essays/iraq/war-crimes.php'>http://nation-and-world.squort.com/issues/essays/iraq/war-crimes.php

 

 

Redirect permanent /twisted.html http://humor.squort.com/twisted.php'>http://humor.squort.com/twisted.php

 

Redirect permanent /warthog.html http://humor.squort.com/warthog.php'>http://humor.squort.com/warthog.php

 

Redirect permanent /devdict.html http://humor.squort.com/devdict.php'>http://humor.squort.com/devdict.php

 

Redirect permanent /jokery.html http://humor.squort.com/jokery.php'>http://humor.squort.com/jokery.php

 

Redirect permanent /kaleidoscope.html http://downloads.squort.com/kaleidoscope.php'>http://downloads.squort.com/kaleidoscope.php

 

 

#

#php_value include_path ".:/usr/local/lib/php:/home/squortc/public_html/economy/marxism_inc.php"

#

 

ErrorDocument 404 /errors/404.php

 

2) Economy subdomain:

 

IndexIgnore .htaccess */.??* *~ *# */HEADER* */README* */_vti*

 

 

order deny,allow

deny from all

allow from all

 

 

order deny,allow

deny from all

 

AuthName www.squort.com

AuthUserFile /home/squortc/public_html/_vti_pvt/service.pwd

AuthGroupFile /home/squortc/public_html/_vti_pvt/service.grp

 

 

Redirect permanent /family.html http://www.squort.com/family.php

 

Redirect permanent /links.html http://links.squort.com/index.php

 

Redirect permanent /chess.html http://santa-cruz.squort.com/chess/index.php

 

 

Redirect permanent /csa-princ-english.html http://nation-and-world.squort.com/alliance/principles.php

 

Redirect permanent /csa-intro.html http://nation-and-world.squort.com/alliance/index.php

 

Redirect permanent /up-intro.html http://nation-and-world.squort.com/unity/index.php

 

Redirect permanent /quotes.html http://nation-and-world.squort.com/issues/quotes/index.php

 

Redirect permanent /iraq.html http://nation-and-world.squort.com/issues/essays/iraq/why-invade.php

 

Redirect permanent /iraqimages.html http://nation-and-world.squort.com/issues/essays/iraq/war-crimes.php

 

 

Redirect permanent /twisted.html http://humor.squort.com/twisted.php

 

Redirect permanent /warthog.html http://humor.squort.com/warthog.php

 

Redirect permanent /devdict.html http://humor.squort.com/devdict.php

 

Redirect permanent /jokery.html http://humor.squort.com/jokery.php

 

Redirect permanent /kaleidoscope.html http://downloads.squort.com/kaleidoscope.php

 

AddType application/x-httpd-php52 .php

 

php_value include_path ".:/usr/local/lib/php:/home/squortc/public_html/economy/marxism_inc.php"

 

 

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So, how much of all that verbiage do I actually need? ;-)

[TCH-Bruce]

The only thing you need are any redirects that are still active.