Enable cPHulk Brute Force Protection Updated on January 27, 2023 by InMotion Hosting Contributor In this article I’m going to talk about enabling the cPHulk Brute Force Protection on your VPS (Virtual Private Server) or dedicated server, in order to protect your server from bad login attempts. What is cPHulk Brute Force Protection? Because your server is opened to the whole Internet, this allows for anyone to attempt to Read More >
Changing the Default My Moodle page Updated on August 16, 2021 by InMotion Hosting Contributor When you set up your Moodle site for your students, you may want to customize the My Moodle Home page to show only what you want there. By Default, The My Moodle Home page is set to show the Course overview. This can be changed in your Site Administration section of your Moodle admin. In Read More >
Why is my cron job not emailing me? Updated on August 16, 2021 by Scott Mitchell Many of our account holders use cron jobs to perform tasks at specific times. These jobs run at schedulee intervals set within the cron job tool in the cPanel. One of the features of this tool allows you to set an email address so that you receive an email every time the cron job runs. Read More >
How to Set Up or Force Cron Jobs to Use a PHP Version Updated on March 11, 2024 by InMotion Hosting Contributor In all but our oldest servers, we have implemented a feature that allows you to set a version of PHP you want to use on your account. However, cron jobs running on a server will normally use the PHP version set for the server, and not the one specified by the PHP version tool. If Read More >
How to Check if a Cron Job is Running Updated on February 21, 2025 by InMotion Hosting Contributor A fairly common question about scheduled tasks that run in the background is, “Are they running?” These tasks, commonly known as cron jobs, need to run automatically for maintenance, backups, and other functional needs for the website and server. To determine if your cron jobs are running, you will need to distinguish between the scheduling Read More >
Changing the CSS in MediaWiki Updated on August 16, 2021 by InMotion Hosting Contributor MediaWiki has a unique way of making style sheet changes. There is a MediaWiki:Common.css page built into the program that stores global CSS changes. Instead of editing the .css files directly on the server, you can edit the MediaWiki:Common.css file through your MediaWiki admin. Below are the steps to add custom CSS code to your Read More >
How to create your own shortcodes in WordPress Updated on August 16, 2021 by Scott Mitchell What is a WordPress Shortcode? A shortcode is a code specific to WordPress designed to allow you to insert longer pieces of text or code by using a tag. It is basically a shortcut to writing code or terms that you use over and over. WordPress has a few default shortcodes such as [youtube] so Read More >
How do I contact my WordPress theme developer Updated on August 16, 2021 by InMotion Hosting Contributor When diagnosing problems with your WordPress themes, it can be necessary to contact the developer of the theme to inform them of issues and bugs. WordPress has the Theme information for each theme in the WordPress dashboard. Below are different ways to contact the developer of your WordPress theme. Where do WordPress themes come from? Read More >
How to locate your SMF 2.0 installation’s database name Updated on August 16, 2021 by Scott Mitchell Your SMF database name was originally created during the programs installation. This information is usually not needed during routine work as the vast majority of settings and features can be handled within the SMF administation section. However, if you ever need to work directly with the database, particularly when troubleshooting, you will need to know Read More >
How to find your Drupal 7 database name Updated on August 16, 2021 by Scott Mitchell When you install Drupal 7 using the Softaculous installer tool, settings such as the database name are automatically generated for your installation. Although the database name is listed on the installation information page, most people do not keep track of it. Later on, when performing specific maintenance, troubleshooting, or needing to change something that the Read More >
Locating your Joomla 3.1 database name Updated on March 11, 2022 by Scott Mitchell When performing tasks such as troubleshooting or moving the database, you may need to know the exact name of your Joomla 3.0 installation. While installing Joomla 3.0 with the Sofataculous installer tool, a database name is automatically suggested and created, most people do not write that information down for later use. This article will guide Read More >
Finding Your Database Name in WordPress Updated on November 12, 2024 by Scott Mitchell The vast majority of settings and features can be handled within the WordPress Administration section. However, when troubleshooting or under extreme circumstances, you may need to work directly with the database. Most hosting accounts contain more than one database, so you will need to know exactly which database to work with. This article will demonstrate Read More >
Adding the S5 Presentation slide show plugin to DokuWiki Updated on August 16, 2021 by InMotion Hosting Contributor One way you can make your DokuWiki friendly for business education is to allow your pages to have a slide show presentation built into them. DokuWiki can be used as a business tool for giving slide show presentations using the “S5 Presentations” plugin. This is similar to looking at a Power Point presentation in Microsoft Read More >
343: How to alter the format of SEF URLs in PrestaShop 1.5 Updated on August 16, 2021 by Scott Mitchell When using SEF URLS in your PretaShop 1.5 store, you may not like the default format. For example, the format for a product is as follows: category/id–rewrite-text–ean13.html. This URL comes from different variables strung together to give you a more human-readable format. There are four parts to the URL as shown by the color differences Read More >
How to Modify the Registration Page Text in phpBB Updated on March 11, 2022 by Scott Mitchell After installing your phpbb and getting your first basic forums set up, it is time to begin customizing your site to be your own. While at first you may think of color schemes, logos, and themes, you may also want to consider the text on your site. The registration page gives your users the terms Read More >
How to find your database name in osCommerce Updated on August 16, 2021 by Scott Mitchell Working with your osCommerce site you will be able to make most changes for settings within the administrative panel. However, you may need to access the database directly, most often during troubleshooting. To do this, you will need to know the exact database name. Below are the instructions that will help you find the exact Read More >
Inserting a slideshow in MediaWiki Updated on August 16, 2021 by InMotion Hosting Contributor In MediaWiki, you can have multiple images fade or slide in an image slider. There are a few steps to do this, which involves editing source code files. Before we get started, you will need to obtain the “Extension:JavascriptSlideshow“. The Extension can be obtained at the following URL. https://mediawiki.absolutewebdev.com/index.php?title=Special:Version Download the JavascriptSlideshow-1.0.1.zip file to your Read More >
Remove rating and reviews from product comparison Updated on December 22, 2023 by InMotion Hosting Contributor In this article I’ll teach you how to remove the rating and reviews section from the product comparison page in OpenCart. If you’ve read my previous article on how to disable product reviews in OpenCart you should already know how to login to your OpenCart admin dashboard to turn off the product reviews from showing on Read More >
Keep social networking links with reviews disabled Updated on December 22, 2023 by InMotion Hosting Contributor In this article I’ll walk you through the process of keeping your social networking share buttons active, after disabling the product reviews in OpenCart. If you happened to have read my previous article about how to disable product reviews in OpenCart. I went over how you can turn off the ability for customers to see product Read More >
Disable product reviews in OpenCart 1.5 Updated on December 22, 2023 by InMotion Hosting Contributor In this article I’ll discuss how you can disable the product reviews that are enabled by default with OpenCart. These product reviews show the star rating that a user has left on an item, as well as a text review of the product. You can approve or disapprove a product review in OpenCart from the Read More >
