Recommended WordPress Security plugins

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

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

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 >

500 Error when using the User Manager after Upgrading to Joomla 2.5

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

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 >

Unable to use php mail function in PrestaShop 1.5

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

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 >

Dealing with Database Errors in PHP-Fusion

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 >