Recommended WordPress Security plugins Updated on December 8, 2022 by InMotion Hosting Contributor Security is one of the top priorities for website owners, and there are many different plugins available for WordPress to cover this need. Below are our recommended WordPress security plugins with the reasons that make them great. Wordfence As one of the most popular plugins in WordPress, Wordfence provides firewall protection and security scanning for Read More >
How to set my default phpBB user group Updated on March 11, 2022 by Scott Mitchell As a phpBB admin, you have the ability to change which group in a user’s group list will be their default. The default group dictates how the user will display when logged into the site. For instance, a user is in both Registered Users and Moderators groups. Their default group is the Registered User group, Read More >
Fix 404 Error When Logging into PrestaShop 1.5 Updated on February 22, 2025 by InMotion Hosting Contributor The MOD REWRITE (URL rewriting) is active by default on all InMotion Hosting servers. However, this setting can be manipulated in the .htaccess file. PrestaShop requires that URL rewriting be active when Friendly URLs are enabled as an option. If the URL rewriting is disabled, then a 404 error will appear when attempting to use Read More >
How to fix the fopen and magicquotes error in Prestashop Updated on March 11, 2022 by InMotion Hosting Contributor When configuring your Prestashop ecommerce site you may run into a problem in the configuration that gives an error for magicquotes or fopen. (See snapshot to the right) This is caused by a configuration setting in your php.ini that needs to be changed. Check your configuration Required parameters: OK Optional parameters: Please fix the following Read More >
Fixing the “An unrecoverable error occurred” error in Drupal Updated on December 7, 2023 by InMotion Hosting Contributor When installing a New Drupal installation or upgrading your Drupal you may experience the following error. “An unrecoverable error occurred. The uploaded file likely exceeded the maximum file size (32 MB) that this server supports.” What causes this error? There are several reasons this error may be thrown. There may be an issue with the Read More >
500 Error when using the User Manager after Upgrading to Joomla 2.5 Updated on May 11, 2023 by InMotion Hosting Contributor In this tutorial we will show you how to fix the 500 error that occurs with the User Manager after updating to Joomla! 2.5. The error may look similar to this: 500 – An error has occurred. Table ‘deb44536_joom1.jos_user_notes’ doesn’t exist SQL=SELECT n.user_id, COUNT(n.id) As note_count FROM jos_user_notes AS n WHERE n.user_id IN (97,86,98,66,85,91,92,101,78,80,103,81,72,69,84,68,89,49,73,48,60,83,71,75,96,51,99,76,70,57,52,88,59,44,100,67,45,46,104,95,63,77,56,65,90,87,55,93,62,79,58,61,53,42,82,102,64,74,50,94) AND Read More >
Allowing email reuse in phpBB Updated on March 11, 2022 by InMotion Hosting Contributor When adding users to a phpBB forum, when testing or debugging your user registrations, you may run into an errors like the following. The entered email address is already in use. This error occurs when you try to enter the same email address multiple times when registering user accounts. When you are running tests on Read More >
Joomla 1.6-Media Manager Not Uploading Error Updated on March 11, 2022 by InMotion Hosting Contributor In this tutorial we will show you how to fix the error in Joomla 1.6 that stops you from uploading files using the Media Manager. You may also be prompted to open the joomla.json file, when you attempt to upload. Fix the Media Manager Upload issue: Using FTP or the File Manager, edit the configuration.php Read More >
Fixing “The specified forum image does not exist” error in phpBB Updated on March 11, 2022 by InMotion Hosting Contributor When editing or creating a forum in phpBB, you may encounter the following error: (See image to the right) Warning The specified forum image does not exist What causes this Warning? This error is caused by a broken image link in your phpBB forum settings or a missing image file on your server. Simply removing Read More >
Unable to use php mail function in PrestaShop 1.5 Updated on March 11, 2022 by Scott Mitchell In the PrestaShop 1.5 back office, you have the ability to send email via either the php mail() function or SMTP. It is the most common to use the php mail() function. When using this setting, you may receive an error like the one below: Sending failed using mail() as PHP’s default mail() function returned Read More >
How to insert JavaScript into a PHP-Fusion article Updated on March 11, 2022 by InMotion Hosting Contributor In this article I’m going to discuss the process of adding a bit of JavaScript code into a PHP-Fusion article. This process is going to take advantage of the built-in add_to_head output handling function that is available in PHP-Fusion. There are also other output handling functions like add_to_footer and add_to_meta that allow you to perform Read More >
How to insert an iFrame / YouTube video in PHP-Fusion Updated on March 11, 2022 by InMotion Hosting Contributor You can insert iframes and YouTube videos in your PHP-Fusion pages through the editor in the Admin panel. Below are the steps on how to insert an iframe / YouTube video in PHP-Fusion page or article. Steps to insert an iFrame or YouTube video Log into your PHP-Fusion Admin Panel. Find the article you want Read More >
Dealing with Database Errors in PHP-Fusion Updated on March 11, 2022 by InMotion Hosting Contributor Occasionally, there is the need to move or migrate a PHP-Fusion installation. With the move there is a risk of getting the information for the database server set incorrectly, or there might be a problem with the SQL server. The following article describes the database errors that you may see when encountering these issues with Read More >
Installing an Addon in PHP-Fusion Updated on October 30, 2023 by InMotion Hosting Contributor In this tutorial we will show you how to install an Addon or Infusion in PHP-Fusion. Infusions allow you to expand the functionality of your website by adding things such as bulletin boards, or a site search. In our tests we are installing a guest tracking infusion. How to Install an Addon: Download the Addon Read More >
Viewing error reporting in PHP-Fusion Updated on March 11, 2022 by Scott Mitchell Within programs such as PHP-Fusion, there are tools you can use to find errors that may occur within the application. PHP-Fusion has an easy to use tool to allow you to view and deal with errors that occur within it’s files. Below is a step by step guide on viewing error reports from the admininstrative Read More >
Forcing PHP-Fusion to work over SSL Updated on March 11, 2022 by InMotion Hosting Contributor In this tutorial we will show you how to make visitors use the secure SSL address (https://) for your PHP-Fusion website. This is important if you want data from the site transmitted over an encrypted ssl connection. We must first update the setting in the Admin Panel, then use the .htaccess to force people to Read More >
Restoring a database backup in PHP-Fusion Updated on March 11, 2022 by Scott Mitchell After previously creating a database backup, you may need to restore the data. Restoring a database backup will set all data back to the point the backup was created. This means losing any data that was created or input since that time. Follow the instructions below as we explain how to restore your database backup Read More >
How to Set the Home Page in PHP-Fusion Updated on March 11, 2022 by InMotion Hosting Contributor Setting the Home page in PHP-Fusion is a matter of knowing the Site Links, and Panels that are set within the layout of the theme that is used with your PHP-Fusion installation. The theme settings also let you designate an opening page, but it will be affected by the panel settings. The following article is Read More >
How to upgrade joomla 1.5 to 2.5 Updated on August 16, 2021 by InMotion Hosting Contributor Recently there has been a large increase in security issues with Joomla 1.5. Joomla 1.5 was first released in January 22nd 2008 which ended in its development in Joomla! 1.5.26 in March 27th 2012. Joomla documentation states, “Joomla! 2.5 is the current LTS (Long Term Support) version. The previous LTS version, Joomla 1.5, is still Read More >
How to create a database backup in PHP-Fusion Updated on March 11, 2022 by Scott Mitchell As with any other program type, it is always a good idea to create and store backups on a regular basis. This quick article will explain how to create a database backup for your site from within the PHP-Fusion admin dashboard. Creating a database backup in PHP-Fusion Log into the PHP-Fusion admin interface. From the Read More >
