AshleyCooperWP
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Good idea Paul. It depends on your budget; if you want something cheap then go for one of the big players such as Hostgator or Dreamhost. They’ll give you decent enough performance and they provide responsive customer service.
Be careful when reading web host reviews online, as a lot of them are written untruthfully just to drive affiliate sales. I once signed up to an unknown host via a gleaming review, only to be met with poor service, and the reviewer having made a chunky affiliate commission out of me.
If you’re ever looking to seriously scale up your WP site in terms of traffic and usage, you’ll need something like WP Engine, which requires a bit more of a budget. But Hostgator, Dreamhost or Bluehost will suffice for most small businesses.
That’s unfortunate that they don’t support .htaccess, as it controls the behaviour of the directory it’s in. I’d imagine that’s why the plugin isn’t working for you.
The best resolution is to move to a web host where you have free reign to run PHP scripts to their fullest extent. You’re having to deal with a limitation that is neither standard nor necessary.
It’s a pain having to move hosts, especially if you’ve paid for a year’s worth already. Still, it’s worth it; think of the time and business you’ll save when things are running seamlessly!
Ash
Forum: Fixing WordPress
In reply to: Add to cart doesn't execute after move to GoDaddy Managed WordPressHave you tried contacting GoDaddy about it? As you’re paying them for the service, I’m sure they’ll provide support. Let us know how you get on.
Hi novaroam,
There have been others with the same issue where they just gave it some time (around 20 minutes or so) and the solution went into effect (no more blank screen).
If you can’t find your .htaccess, make sure you’ve enabled your FTP client or cpanel to force hidden files into view. If it’s still not visible, it’s because there probably isn’t one yet. However, one should be generated once you’ve set a permalink structure.
Still no .htaccess? If that’s the case then I wonder if you’re on a Windows server, where the equivalent will be a file called web.config. If so, MOVE web.config to the root – not copy.
If you’ve managed to generate and copy .htaccess or move web.config but are still having problems (or are still stuck on finding a .htaccess/web.config file), I’d be happy to try and install the plugin for you from scratch if you’d like?