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Make sure your local computer is safe. For this purpose use reliable updated antivirus software...
Brute Force Attack – What it is and How to Block ItBrute-force is a method of guessing your password by trying combinations of letters, numbers and...
Can I make changes to the templates you offer?Hostlantern provides all of its template files unprotected and in clear text. Thus you can make...
Can I recreate my account myself from my Customer Area?Our customers cannot recreate their accounts by themselves, but you can request this by posting a...
Can I run my own CGI scripts?There shouldn't be a problem to run your own CGI scripts. All you need to do is put the CGI...
Files with .ALB extensionA file with an .ALB extension is an Alpha Five Library file. It is a data dictionary for an...
Hacked WebsiteThe most common reasons for a hacked (defaced) website include: - Outdated web application....
How can I find the MySQL details of an application (Joomla for example) installed through Fantastico?You can find all the mysql details of an application in its configuration files. The same is...
How can I reinstall my scriptIf you wish to reinstall your script, first you have to remove your current installation in order...
How is www related to public_html?The directory www is a link (shortcut) to the public_html directory. Thus by accessing www you...
How to add a PayPal donate button to my site?You can create a static PayPal Donate button by adding the following code to your pages:...
How to add modules or components to my application.Altering the original application's code in order to achieve some additional functionality...
How to allow/deny access to your website based on the visitor’s browser?Using Apache .htaccess rules you can deny a visitor depending on his/her browser identification....
How to block access to a specific folder?To block all access to a specific folder in your account, you should add this rule to the...
How to block access to all hidden files on your account?Filenames beginning with a dot are considered hidden by UNIX systems. Generally, it is a good...
How to block search bots from accessing your site?In order to block all bots from accessing your site, you should create a robots.txt file with the...
How to check my website for malicious content?The best way to check your website for any malicious content such as viruses and backdoors is to...
How to clean my files from malicious code?If your website has been hacked and malicious content has been inserted into your files, you...
How to clear the cache in Firefox, Internet Explorer, Safari, Opera and ChromeHere are instructions on how to clear your cache in the following browsers: Firefox: Open...
How to clear the local DNS cache in Windows?You can flush your local DNS cache in Windows by following these easy steps: 1. Open Start...
How to clear your Internet browser’s cookies?Sometimes you may need to clear the cookies saved by your browser. Basically the cookies...
How to compress my CSS with gZIP?In order to compress your CSS files with gZIP there are two things that you should do. First,...
How to convert images from bmp to jpg/png?Images can be converted from one format to another by using an Image Editor. In case you don't...
How to copy and paste traceroute or ping results from a DOS prompt?To copy text such as traceroute and ping results from an MS-DOS prompt, you should right-click on...
How to create a symbolic link?You can create a symbolic link by logging in to your account via SSH and executing the following...
How to debug HTML/CSS issues using Firefox?There is an add-on for the Firefox web browser called Firebug. This tool can be used to analyze,...
How to delete the default Hostlantern page?We configure all customer accounts with a default index page designed for the convenience of our...
How to enable gZIP compression for your pages?The gZIP compression of your files improves the performance of your website and highly decreases...
How to have a different default index file?By default, Siteground's servers are configured to process the following index files: index.html...
How to make a rewrite rule time-dependent?You can easily make a rewrite rule time-dependent. To do this, you should add the following line...
How to password protect a single file?In order to password protect a single file, you need to have the following files under your...
How to perform ping checks in Windows, Linux and Mac OS?Here are instructions on how to perform a ping check on different operating systems: Windows:...
How to perform traceroute checks in Windows, Linux and Mac OS?Here are instructions on how to perform a traceroute check on different operating systems:...
How to point my domain to a ‘Coming soon’ page?All you have to do to point your website to a "Coming soon" page is create a simple index.html...
How to prevent directory listing?By default, if you don't have an index file in a web accessible folder, when accessed through a...
How to protect my account from TRACE request attacks?In order to protect your account from HTTP TRACE request attacks, you can add this to your...
How to redirect all visitors except your IP to another website?Sometimes you may need to redirect your visitors to another website, but still be able to access...
How to redirect my error pages to an URL?In case you don't want to use custom error pages and you prefer to redirect them to another...
How to redirect my website to be opened through HTTPS?In order to redirect your website to be opened through HTTPS, you should add the following...
How to redirect non-www URLs to www?In order to redirect all of the requests for yourdomain.com to www.yourdomain.com, you should set...
How to redirect www URLs to non-www?In order to redirect all requests for www.yourdomain.com to yourdomain.com, you should set the...
How to reduce the number of inodes my account uses?The number of inodes equals the total number of files and folders on your web hosting account. In...
How to run simple shell scripts directly from a browser?To be able to run shell scripts directly from the browser, you should add this rule to your...
How to save an .sql file with UTF-8 encoding?When you backup your database, it is not always saved with UTF-8 collation. This is a problem if...
How to set a different file extension with a rewrite rule?If you need to refer to your files using an extension different from their default one, you can...
How to upload a locally developed site?In order to upload a locally developed site you have to follow these steps: 1. Adjust all...
How to upload a locally developed site? How to use Server Side Includes (SSI) in your pagesBy default, if you want to use Server Side Includes in your files, they have to be with .shtml or...
How to use the “hosts” file?The hosts file is used to map hostnames to IP addresses. With the hosts file you can change the...
I have changed my domain and want to forward visitors to the new oneTo ensure your new primary domain name is used, you should first park the previous primary one as...
I have changed my domain and want to forward visitors to the new oneTo ensure your new primary domain name is used, you should first park the previous primary one as...
Is it possible to change the color scheme of a template?Yes, it is possible to change the color scheme of Hostlantern's templates. You can do this by...
Is there a way of changing to Windows hosting in order to be able to use ASP 2.0?Unfortunately, we do not provide Windows hosting any longer and Asp.net is not supported on any...
It looks as if everthing that is in folder public_html is also in folder www.Is this how it is supposed to be?You can upload your site files into either folder, because "www" is merely a link to...
PHP and HTML redirectsIf you do not wish to use the .htaccess file to redirect your visitors, you can use another...
Simple domain name maskingDomain name masking allows you to show one URL in the browser's address bar, while another...
URL Masking with .htaccessIn case you would like to access a certain URL for your domain name but do not display it in the...
Vista TelnetTelnet is a useful application for troubleshooting various connectivity problems. Unfortunately,...
What antivirus software do you recommend?We recommend two antivirus programs which have been proven to detect and stop almost all viruses...
What is pdftoppm and is it supported by Hostlantern?Pdftoppm is a library that handles the conversion from Portable Document Format (PDF) files to...
What is the encryption type of the .htpasswd file?Hostlantern's encryption type of the .htpasswd files is based on DES.
Why does my website look different on different browsers?Having a website look the same on different browsers has been an ongoing issue for the web...
