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Forum: Installing WordPress
In reply to: Low PHP versionJust ask the host, prior to signing up. I work for a hosting company, and we have different servers running different versions of PHP to meet the needs of our customers. If your host doesn’t have a server running the PHP version you need, then ask the host prior to signing up. Either contact their sales department or their technical support. Let them know the requirements for WordPress and tell them you need to be on a server that meets those requirements. If they can’t give you this information prior to signing up, then you may not want to use them as a host.
Forum: Installing WordPress
In reply to: Cant access admin orWordPress uses an htaccess once you use permalinks. But until then, if my memory serves me right, it remains blank.
Forum: Installing WordPress
In reply to: 500 internal server errorIt appears you have resolved the issue. Are you still seeing 500 errors?
Forum: Installing WordPress
In reply to: Cant access admin orHere’s the codex article on it:
http://codex.wordpress.org/Changing_File_Permissions
WordPress wont have you alter the file permissions during installation. It really depends on how your server is set up. Typically, it’s the first thing I check. If it’s not file perms then you need to check the server’s error log.
Forum: Fixing WordPress
In reply to: I DO NOT have a WordPress Blog or SiteCan you give us a URL to the site in question?
Forum: Installing WordPress
In reply to: Low PHP versionSome hosts have shared accounts that can run multiple versions of PHP. Check with your host, usually this is done through the .htaccess file. IF your host permits it, you should be able to do this. However, if they aren’t running the correct version, you’ll need to move to another server or another host altogether.
Forum: Installing WordPress
In reply to: Cant access admin orCheck your file permissions. Typically, I see 500 errors when there is a file permissions/ ownership issue. Keep in mind, 500 errors are generic in nature. You really got to look in the server’s error logs to find the error that’s causing it. I hope this helps!
Forum: Installing WordPress
In reply to: WP for huge siteHey Chris,
Keep in mind, WordPress is completely open source, meaning you can change and mold the CMS into anything you want. That’s really the beauty of WordPress. As for an auto-responder in Contact Form 7, you can set up a special email account just for the form. Set up the auto response at the server level NOT in WordPress. That way, the email account only handles incoming emails from the form and sends a response once the email arrives at the server. I hope this helps!
Forum: Fixing WordPress
In reply to: When clicking on my site from google, users are redirected…Kionae, is right. You need to look for an htaccess file. Typically, hackers will redirect your site based on the referrer such as Google and Yahoo. I’d scroll to make sure there’s not random text hidden in the file. I’d also look to see if there’s an htaccess file somewhere else.
Forum: Installing WordPress
In reply to: Setting up WP with remote databaseAlso, if you are using a cPanel based server you may need to add the IP address of the connecting server in Remote MySQL connections.
Forum: Installing WordPress
In reply to: WP for huge siteForms can be handled all within WordPress using a plugin like Contact Form 7. There’s really no reason to go out of the CMS since there’s little I’ve found that I cannot do in WordPress. I hope this helps!
Forum: Fixing WordPress
In reply to: pluginAre you using a self hosted version of WordPress or are you using a wordpress.com blog? If you are using wordpress.com you cannot use plugins as the functionality is limited. I hope this helps!
Forum: Fixing WordPress
In reply to: Site is downYou should never use Word to edit code. I suggest you use notepad. Word can place extra characters in the code. Once you’ve made the edits via notepad save the file. Then use the FTP program to upload the file in the same location as you downloaded it. Now, the steps to use FTP vary from FTP client to FTP client.
Forum: Fixing WordPress
In reply to: suspended blogSo they suspended your blog because of a security hole in it? Was your WordPress site compromised? I’ve never heard of a hosting company suspending a website due to what they THINK is a security issue.
Forum: Fixing WordPress
In reply to: Code verificationChip good catch! I should’ve caught that earlier!