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Unfortunately, CVS/SVN is not supported on our shared hosting servers because it requires...
Do you allow proxies to be hosted?Installation of proxies is not allowed neither by our security policy, nor by our Data Center,...
Do you support AJAX / JavaScript on your servers?Yes, you can use both AJAX and JavaScript in your web sites hosted on our servers.
Do you support SharePoint?Unfortunately Microsoft's Office SharePoint are not supported on any of Hostlantern's servers.
Do you use Windows servers?Hostlantern does not use Windows servers. All of its servers are Linux OS based.
Does Hostlantern offer any protection from my site getting DDOSed?Yes, Hostlantern offer various means of DDOS protection and here are some of its key features:...
Enable gZIP via .htaccessTo enable gZIP for your text, html, JavaScript, CSS and XML add these files to your .htaccess:...
How can I enable Mod-Rewrite Module?In order to enable Mod_Rewrite for your site you should create a text file called .htacccess in...
How to change my document root folder using an .htaccess file?By default your website is loaded from the public_html folder of your account. The public_html...
How to change the default umask for Apache/PhpApache/Php umask determines the permissions for the newly created files. On a VPS / Dedicated...
How to change the default webserver charsetYou can change the default webserver character set by adding a custom rule in your .htaccess...
How to change the timezone for my account?You can change the timezone for your account or for a specific folder by adding this rule to your...
How to enable Mod_GzipMod_Gzip is an external extension module for Apache 1.3 web servers implemented to help with size...
How to find out which perl modules are installed?If you are a Hostlantern customer, you can easily find all the Perl modules installed on your...
How to have a different/dedicated IP address?In order to have a different IP for your account, you have to purchase a Dedicated IP. This can...
How to open a firewall port on a Hostlantern server?Hostlantern opens firewall ports upon customer requests. For this purpose you need to post a...
I would like to use JSP for my website, is this possible?We do not currently plan on implementing JSP on our servers. JSP pages are too heavy and there...
Is ASP / ASP.NET supported?Hostlantern does not support ASP / ASP.NET on its servers.
Is ClamAV supported?Hostlantern does not run ClamAV on its servers because of compatibility issues. To ensure the...
Is Ghostscript available with Hostlantern?Yes, Ghostscript is available with every Hostlantern hosting account. Currently we offer version...
Is Latex available on Houselantern’s shared servers?Yes, the latest version of Latex is installed on all Houselantern shared servers.
Is MSSQL supported?Hostlantern does not support MSSQL on its servers. A partial list of technologies follows:...
Is Microsoft’s Silverlight supported on your servers?Unfortunately this proprietary Microsoft'stechnology is not supported on our Linux-based shared...
Is SQLite supported?SQLite is a software library which implements an SQL database engine. SQLite and PDO_SQLite are...
Is Web Expression supported?Web Expression is not supported on Hostlantern's servers because it emphasizes heavily on the...
Is it possible to change the Apache timeout?Unfortunately, it is not possible to change the Apache timeout on a shared server. By default it...
Is it possible to have folders with 777 permissions?Sometimes it is required that certain folders have 777 / 666 permissions in order for PHP scripts...
Is it possible to run JAVA applications?Unfortunately Hostlantern does not support Java and you will not be able to run such applications.
Is it possible to set Apache’s AllowOverride directive to AllThe AllowOverride directive in the Apache's configuration has been set to ‘All’ on all...
Last-modified Header ExplainedThe last-modified header is an HTTP header that tells your browser when was the last time the...
Leverage Browser Caching for Images, CSS and JSTo leverage your browser's caching generally means that you can specify how long browsers should...
PCI CompliancePCI is an abbreviation for Payment Card Industry. The PCI DSS (Payment Card Industry Data...
The whois command is not available on SiteGround’s servers?The whois server has a limit to the number of queries that can be made each day. To ensure that...
What is the Apache timeout on the shared servers?The Apache timeout on our shared servers is set to 30 seconds. Our experience shows that this is...
What is the LimitRequestBody set to?Houselantern has left the default value for LimitRequestBody directive which is 2GB. However,...
What is the full path to curl on my server?The full path for curl's binary on Hostlantern's servers is: /usr/bin/curl Its installation is...
What is the path to ImageMagick?ll ImageMagick (alternative spellings ImageMagic, ImageMagik) binaries are located in: /usr/bin/...
What is the path to Perl / Sendmail?Perl's absolute path on the server is: /usr/bin/perl Sendmail's absolute path is:...
Where are Hostlantern’s servers?Currently, Hostlantern has data-centers in three different locations: Chicago, USA London, UK...
Where are the server log files for my site?You can find the raw access logs for your account from your cPanel --> Raw Access Logs. Raw...
Where can I find information about my server ?f you are a Hostlantern customer, you can find the name servers, IP address and hostname of your...
Where can I find the IP address of my server?If you are Hostlantern customer, you can find the IP address of your server by logging in your...
Which ports are open on SiteGround shared servers?The following TCP ports are open on all Hostlantern shared and semi-dedicated servers for...
