Thursday, April 30, 2009

A few things about ASP.net and mod_mono

  • Mono supports all of ASP.NET 1.1 and most of ASP.NET 2.0 (currently missing WebParts and a few other small features of 2.0).
  • ASP.NET code blocks start with <%, and end with %>
  • ASP.NET is not the same thing as ASP. Files ending in .aspx will work, those ending in .asp will not.
  • Check here if you don't know where the path to your Mono binary is: /usr/bin/
  • Does mono run on Linux? Yes.

Friday, April 24, 2009

What runs my webserver?

Apache runs my webserver! It's the best Linux Web Hosting program out there! It's secure, easy to use, and often comes preinstalled in most Linux Distros!

It comes standard with most Ubiquity Hosting plans. I highly recommend using it regardless of what version of Linux you use.

Friday, April 17, 2009

About .htaccess

Here are a few things to keep in mind about .htaccess files:

  • There are no tags to enclose them. No start tags, no end tags.
  • Upon uploading your .htaccess file, it will affect everything in that directory and in deeper directories, so be careful.
  • The file is usually hidden in the Linux Shell. If you're new to this, you might want to find it via a program like WinSCP or by FTPing and enabling the viewing of hidden files in your FTP client.
  • Error 500 can often be explained by a bad .htaccess file. If you get this error while working on your .htaccess file or shortly thereafter, check to make sure everything is correct.
  • .htaccess files override the rules set forth by .htaccess files in higher directories.
  • This is how you write a comment:
    • # Lines starting with a pound symbol are comments!

  • This is how you do a 301 redirect:
    • redirect 301 / myotherpage.cgi


  • The commands in your .htaccess file are called "directives"


Tuesday, April 14, 2009

Installing scripts with Fantastico

  • Click on the blue Fantastico De Luxe icon in cPanel
  • Click the script you want to install on the left
  • Click the New Installation link in the box on the right
  • Type in a few pieces of information about how you'd like to configure the script
  • Click Install!
Check Fantastico's site for the latest list of software supported, but here's a reasonably accurate list:

Blogs:
b2 (Disabled) (website)
b2evolution (2.4.5) (website)
Nucleus (3.32) (website)
pMachine Free (Disabled) () (website)
WordPress (2.7.1) (website)

Classifieds:
Noah’s Classifieds (V8 (3.2.0)) (website)

Portals/CMS:
Drupal (6.9) (website)
Geeklog (1.5.1) (website)
Joomla 1.5 (1.5.9) (website)
Joomla (1.0.15) (website)
Mambo Open Source (4.6.5) (website)
PHP-Nuke (7.9) (website)
phpWCMS (1.1-RC4 Rev. A) (website)
phpWebSite (0.10.2) (website)
Post-Nuke (0.764) (visit site)
Siteframe (3.2.3) (website)
Typo3 (4.2.1) (website)
Xoops (2.3.1) (website)

Customer Support:
Crafty Syntax Live Help (2.15.0) (website)
Help Center Live (2.1.7) (website)
osTicket (1.3.1) (website)
PerlDesk (4.012.2) (Commercial, needs license) (website)
PHP Support Tickets (1.9) (website)
Support Logic Helpdesk (1.2) (website)
Support Services Manager (1.0b) (website)

Discussion Boards:
Invision Board (Disabled) (website)
phpBB (3.0.4) (website)
SMF (1.1.7) (website)
YaBBSE (Disabled) (website)

E-Commerce:
CubeCart (3.0.17) (website)
OS Commerce (2.2 Release Candidate 2a + buySAFE) (website)
Zen Cart (1.3.8a) (website)

FAQ:
FAQMasterFlex (1.51) (website)

Guestbooks:
ViPER Guestbook (Disabled) () (website)

Hosting Billing:
AccountLab Plus (2.8 r14) (Commercial, needs license) (website)
phpCOIN (1.4.4) (website)

Image Galleries:
4images Gallery (1.7.6) (website)
Coppermine Photo Gallery (1.4.20) (website)
Gallery (2.3) (website)

Mailing List:
PHPlist (2.10.9) (website)

Polls and Surveys:
Advanced Poll (2.03) (website)
LimeSurvey (1.72) (website)
phpESP (1.8.2) (website)

Project Management:
PHProjekt (5.2.2) (website)
dotProject (2.1.2) (website)

Site Builders:
Soholaunch Pro Edition (4.9.3 r17) (Commercial, needs license) (website)
Templates Express (website)

Wiki:
PhpWiki (1.2.11) (website)
TikiWiki (2.2) (website)

Other Scripts:
Dew-NewPHPLinks (2.0.1.0b SEF w/Thumbshots) (website)
Moodle (1.9.4) (website)
Open-Realty (2.5.3) (website)
phpAdsNew (2.0.11-pr1) (website)
PHPauction (3.2) (website)
phpFormGenerator (2.09c) (website)
phpLinks (Disabled) (website)

Linux Web Hosting

Hello world! I'm a big Linux geek and I'm going to talk a little about Linux, hosting web sites, and servers in general in this blog. Stay tuned to get valuable updates about hosting your site!