Is editing the host file safe?
I edited the host file to block out a site that I didn't like and everything worked fine. I recently upgraded to a new laptop though and when I tried restoring the old computer, I got a restore failed message. The computer wouldn't even boot up properly because the NTLDR was now missing. I had to pay ACER $30 for startup discs and the PC finally worked again. I was wondering if me editing the HOST file had anything to do with this, or if it was something else completely? Is it OK to edit the HOSTS file? No stupid answers, please.
How can you stop spam in webhosting "comment" user form.?
Its a real problem, spammer are now using our own contact forms aginst us :-( The good news is that you can actually start to regain some control over what you get in your inbox. Step one is to use a decent email client because Microsoft just are plain useless at identifying spam in your inbox. I personally use Mozilla Thunderbird and it rocks, 98% of my spam is now identified correctly and is automatically sent to a spam folder that I can check and delete quickly. Step two is a more proactive approach from your website end and is dependent on how much trouble for your existing client if you create a new email address. If its easy enough create a new address and remove the old one from your web hosting account. The next step is to make sure that spam bots can not gain access to your email address again as easily this time though your website of the forms your using on it. To make this happen don't list your email address at all on your website or have any mailto: email links at all. The net part is to get rid of the forms code you already have as its not resistant enough to the spam bots that are already around. All modern and good script will now encrypt and hide your email address in the code behind the scenes and to a spam bot it cant see the email address at all. I always use this system and it stop nearly all spam. Notice i said nearly all but not completely stops it this is because their are some smart idiots that have written code that will now use your form itself to spam you with junk mail. There is a fix for this also and I am in the process myself of looking for a script when I have time. The best from scripts now ask the user of the form to type a small code into a box that been masked in some way that a computer script cant easily read. This is the best fix when coupled with a decent form code that encrypts your email address. Its a long winded answer but the best way to deal with it all that I have found so far. Best of luck in your personal war on spam.
My hosted web site was hacked.?
Here's a 'lil more information: My website is hosted by "infinology.com", I do not have the site's files on my own server/computer, they're saved and kept in Infinology's. The reason I mention the files are still there, is cause I can access "web studio" which is the wed design software they use and "publish" the site all over again (as after modifying a page), it goes through the motions but when typing "www.rminter.com" the black page is still displayed. As a test I changed the index page for a test page, but I didn't work either. I guess the problem somehow resides in the domain name being hijacked. I do have access to the file manager within infinology, where individual files and folders are kept (if this helps). Thanks
What happens to a website once you stop paying for hosting?
As the owner of a web hosting company i feel i can answer this rather well (from my companies point of view, other companies may act differently).The way we work is an automated invoice will be sent out roughly 14 days before the due date, the client will then receive an automated reminder 3 days before the invoice is due.If the invoice is then not paid on the due date an overdue reminder will be sent 1 day after, then 5 days & finally 7 days. If after that the invoice still isn’t paid we then start adding late fees.If after all of those emails being sent & 14 days have passed since the due date payment still hasn’t been made the services will be suspended.Finally after 30 days of the invoice due date with no payment services will be terminated without further notice.In between the suspension and termination period a member of the team would try to reach out the the customer via email to see if there is anything we could do to help. We always try to help out customers when & where we can when it comes to billing.I hope this answer gives you a bit more of an understanding.
I made a website but the client hasn't paid for his hosting in 2 months and won't reply to any emails. What can I do? Can I pull the website from my server? Could I get a court order?
This is why developers shouldn’t host client sites. Always make them get the domain and hosting account, or if you set it up for them put it in their name and give them all the login information they need and instructions about renewing. This will save you a lot of problems down the road.For this one, you need to send them a notice saying that their payment is overdue and if they don’t respond in x number of days - I’d say 15 days) their site will be taken offline.You can’t just remove it without notice because technically it’s their property, and that would be denying them access to what is legally theirs.Conversely, unless you have a contract that they signed agreeing to pay you for their hosting, they don’t have any legal obligation to. This means that you’re the one on the hook, because (I’m guessing) the hosting account is in your name.Legally I don’t believe you can go after them unless they signed an agreement (or agreed in an email that you can produce) to pay you x amount every x often for web hosting. But only a lawyer in your area can tell you that, since the laws are different in every country (and sometimes every state or province).So if it were me, I’d send a notice, then package up the website in a nice little zip file and when the date on the notice comes up, email them the package, saying “Here’s your website. You will have to find hosting for it on your own.“ Then take it offline.You will also have to transfer their domain registration to them, if that is in your name too.
My website is redirecting to another website. How can I fix it? I am using WordPress.
If you don’t create redirects maybe you was hacked. Hacker could break your password to your domain panel and set a redirect in DNS. Another possibility is that your website was hacked and malware redirects your traffic.I recommend scanning your website with an online scanner as for example Sucuri Security and for sure add it to website management tool like Perfect Dashboard. You could make backups, update and also make integrity test and malware scans. In the report, you will see suspicious places in your files and you will be able to remove it.For sure you must find a hole where this malware came on your site and fix it.If you want to see more you can look at our dedicated website about hacked sites: Perfect Dashboard - Have you been hacked?
Can I host my own website with my own computer? How would I go about doing that?
Yes, you can host a website on your computer. But there are a few important things I should point out:Linux is not the only OS you can use to host a website (although it is the most popular). Any computer (Windows, Mac, or Linux) can host a website. All you need is code compatible with that operating system, and to expose the port your website is onYou'll need an always-on computer. This means your laptop (and probably desktop) won't be good enough. You can find an old, cheap computer, put it in the closet, and keep it on at all times to host your siteFor users outside of your network to reach it, you need to forward port 80 on your router to the web server. This usually isn't recommended for home networks, so make sure you know what you're doingThis may violate your ISP's terms of service. If you start to get notable traffic to the site, your ISP may drop you or take legal action. Non-business internet service almost always disallows thisYou'll need to use a dynamic IP service. The IP address assigned to your home changes periodically, which is done by the ISP to protect you (for the most part). Dynamic IP addressing is less of a security risk (harder to track you, harder to attack a user, etc). To assign a URL to your IP, there are services out there that track your IP and dynamically update DNS, like DynDNSYou'll get attacked constantly. Now, these "attacks" aren't usually very difficult to defend against since they're just scripts looking for weak servers. If you enable SSH on port 22 you'll see hundreds of attempts to log in from servers in China. So make sure you have a basic understanding of firewalls and security.It sounds like you really don't want to spend the money to host a site, but you'll take far more time setting up the server, networking, dynamic DNS, etc. Or you could just pay a couple dollars a month for someone else to do that for you.I used to host a few servers at home, and it was a great learning experience, but not worth the time. AWS, Bluehost, etc are worth the money.Hope this helps!
Why is redtube re-directing to 127.0.0.1 (my site hosted in XAMPP)?
Redtube is worm infected site and sends worm whoever uses it. Scan your pc and never use that site.
I am using shared hosting and my I/O usage is full after every minute. What is this I/O usage in cPanel? How can I reduce it?
Without knowing the 5 websites in question I would make this suggestion for you to consider as a possibility for the cause of your problem. WordPress sites are prone to brute force attacks. I have seen some sites get hammered with massive quantities of them for hours at a time. If you have very strong passwords it is unlikely you will be breached however, all of these incoming requests will create a load that you don't want. For starters, please install WordFence security and set it up properly so that it will alert you of brute force attacks. Do this on all 5 sites so you can see if the problem is on one, two, or even all sites. Lock the site down hard with WordFence so that they are locked out after 2 failed attempts and lock them out for at least one hour. Now my suspicion is you will likely find out 1 or more of your sites is getting the tar beat out of it with relentless brute force attacks and here is how I would ask you to put a fast stop to that. In your root folder (probably called public_html)please add this code to your .htaccess file... REPLACE the 00.00.00.000 with YOUR IP address. If you don't know your IP address buzz over to What Is My IP - The IP Address Experts Since 1999 #By Marky WP Root Directory to deny entry for WP-Login & xmlrpc
Yahoo Site Solutions will rotate my photos 90, 180, or sometimes 270 degrees on its own. How do I stop that?
So I have my own website through yahoo web hosting and site solutions. For many different photos that I have uploaded, site solutions will randomly rotate my images. If I upload an image and it gets rotated, is there a way to rotate it in the site solution to put it back upright? One way I thought I could stop it was by rotating my original files so that when I uploaded the photo they would be right side up, but somehow if I did that it would rotate it another way. Any one out there experienced the same thing?