Gary Eckstein Internet 0 apache, Apache HTTP Server, hosting, how to, htaccess, Redirect, script, URL
I recently had the need to move a WordPress Website from a subfolder on Godaddy hosting to a subdomain on Hostgator hosting. I used Backupbuddy to move the Site but the Site wasn’t displaying correctly i.e. it looked like the style.css files wasn’t being read. I installed the Search and Replace Plugin to change any [...]
Gary Eckstein WordPress 2 apache, hosting, how to, htaccess, instructions, Internet, permalinks, websites, WordPress, wordpress.org
So you’ve installed WordPress in a folder on your Webhost. Your URL now probably looks something like http://example.com/wordpress. This doesn’t look great and also you probably want people to see your WordPress Site at your domain name e.g. http://example.com. How do you do this? Although there are some complicated ways of achieving this redirect with [...]
Gary Eckstein Internet 2 domains, godaddy, hosting, htaccess, htaccess file, Linux, Redirect, URL, web
Over the past few days I have been driven (close to) insane with Godaddy subdomains not working. Here is a summary of the problem (as I posted on various forums): I’d REALLY apprciate some help on this problem I’m having with my Godaddy Linux shared hosting: 1. I have an index.html in the root of [...]
Gary Eckstein Internet 2 apache, Apache HTTP Server, htaccess, htaccess file, security
The .htaccess file is an extremely powerful and efficient means of performing configuration on your Website. .htaccess is typically used for blocking visitors, rewriting URLs, cache control, customizing error messages and access control (security) among other things. One of the best ‘quick guides’ to .htaccess is provided by ‘the jackol’s den’ who has kindly made [...]
Gary Eckstein Search Engine Optimization 1 301 redirect, Badware, black hat, black hat seo, google, htaccess, html, IfModule, Redirect, script, Search Engine Optimization, search engines, seo, spam
Black hat Search Engine Optimization (SEO) may be defined as deliberate deception in order to manipulate Website visitors and/or Search Engines. Black hat SEO is unethical and, although it does occasionally yield desired results, will eventually result in the Website being penalised by Search Engines. Is URL/link masking Black Hat SEO URL masking is simply [...]
