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IP ADDRESS request vs. DOMAIN NAME request?
I think I found my answer.
So, the thing is, because I bought a shared hosting package, they also gave me a shared IP. My guess is, this IP has many websites next to mine and they're all accessible ...
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Google search keeps indexing hacked URLs
I got the same problem once with a website with an old version of Joomla, the server was safe but the pages were generated by an hack on at PHP level that I was not able to discover fast.
In the end ...
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Unable to download large zipped file of cPanel full backup (Chrome download restarts download )
You can find or change the location of backups in cpanel's Configure Backup Directory section of Backup Configuration interface Home > Backup > Backup Configuration
Once you know the location ...
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Godaddy Resourse limit reached for wordpress site
RAM usage by Linux
Linux will generally eat a lot of RAM to avoid disk caching (swap file) and does not indicate that anything is wrong if you have little to no ram free. You should only consider it ...
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Godaddy Resourse limit reached for wordpress site
This can be due to a wide range of factors including the number of plugins that you are running. Some factors that need to be taken into consideration are...
Is Caching Enabled
How Many Images Are ...
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Google search keeps indexing hacked URLs
If Google is indexing these, it means they are resolving. Your domain is serving bad pages - possibly JUST to Search Engines if you've been hacked at the server level. They won't resolve or show up ...
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IP ADDRESS request vs. DOMAIN NAME request?
Yes, it is very unusual to get a dedicated website IP address these days unless you specifically ask for one, and usually at a cost.
Typically the hosts node apache/nginx server will run a default ...
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Point multiple domains to single page, with unique button based on source domain
First you need to point all domains to same folder. So any request will end at same script. Its different on own server, and rented hosting.
Detect domain from server variables, url on your preferred ...
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Does my hosting provider have an impact on my website loading speed?
Does my hosting provider have an impact on my website loading speed?
It can have, but that's probably not the main cause in this instance.
Does it need to have the nameservers from my hosting ...
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Shared Hosting Plans With Cpanel Duplicating Websites On Subdomains
I assume you are using cPanel's Addon domains? These indeed must point to a subdomain.
it's a default behavior for shared hosting with Cpanel
Yes, it's default behaviour.
Do you think Google ...
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Mysterious ico files appearing on webserver
EDITED:
This is a known php hack. If your server runs Wordpress only, plugins like Wordfence can detect and clean the infected files but if you have other php applications it will take other steps. I ...
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Hourly connections to my WordPress site via XMLRPC block my IP on BlueHost because they see many email logins
A little history...
SOURCE
XML-RPC has been enabled as default since WP version 3.5, with XML-RPC
support enabled you can post to your WordPress blog using many popular
3rd party Weblog ...
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cloudflare free vs ModSecurity on Linux shared hosting
I'd talk to your host about whitelisting certain URLs for ModSecurity. i.e. keep it on, but with modifications. It looks like an OAuth redirect (Google login) triggers the problem you are having.
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Hosting company blocks remote access to database. How to deal?
Its difficult to give a good answer without knowing more specifics, but -
Remote access to databases is usually disabled because its a security risk with limited upside. In the MySQL world it is ...
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How do I get another of my domains showing in the browser's address bar?
Since all your domains are registered with the same provider as your hosting you would need to add these domains in your cPanel account as either a:
"Domain Alias" (formerly "Parked ...
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How to configure an e-mail address with external MX Record in HostEurope webhosting?
This problem is due to a quirk in the HostEurope control panel ("KIS"). It happens when you create the domain's MX Record after registering the domain as an external domain in the HostEurope ...
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Is it possible that a shared host is really offering unlimited inodes?
No.
One host's limit is possibly lower or higher than the other, but there is always a limit. It's a file system after all.
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cPanel - prevent addon user from accessing main root
...they might be able to access the main root also
Yes, that is how cPanel's Addon domains work. They are simply additional (ie. "add-on") domains on the main account. You can't restrict access.
In ...
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Multiple web hosting for one domain?
Load balancers
Most large sites run on a set of servers behind a load balancer. This allows some of the servers to go down (or be taken down for maintenance) without taking the whole site down.
The ...
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Adding another domain SAN to a shared hosting server's multi-domain SSL certificate?
First you need to know the difference between DV SSL certificate, EV SSL certificate, Wildcard SSL and Multi Domain SSL certificate.
There are mainly three types of SSL certificate such as Domain ...
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Privacy policy & Web Server Log data on Shared hosting?
You could add a "Log Data" clause in your Privacy Policy to inform users that your web server will collect this data automatically.
An example of this kind of clause:
There are certain examples of ...
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How do I make my website show up in the browser bar with the "http://"?
The http:// part of the URL is known as the "scheme", which defines the protocol you are using. When you are visiting a website, the default protocol is http://. The only other option would be https://...
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Mysterious ico files appearing on webserver
This is an attack targeting a PHP vulnerability with POST requests.
The attacker somehow manages to change existing PHP files with an @include statement using an encoded path that translates into one ...
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My own domain redirects automatically to mysite.000webhostapp.com
mysite.000webhostapp.com is where I deployed my website for free
HTTPS on your own domain does not appear to be supported on "free" accounts. It looks like you'll need to upgrade to their &...
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Is it possible to use URL forwarding to point a domain to a folder on a server transparently?
There is no way to point a domain at your server transparently without the cooperation of your web host. To serve content from a domain you must:
Set the DNS records to point the domain to the IP ...
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Is it possible to use URL forwarding to point a domain to a folder on a server transparently?
The limiting factor is your "free web host". Basically, if this is something they do not support then you cannot do this. It may even be against their T&Cs.
Ideally you would be able to create an ...
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How do web development companies host websites under development for client review
The easiest thing to do is to serve the entire client site using the X-Robots-Tag: noindex HTTP header. This will instruct search engines to keep it out of results.
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How to host a wordpress webpage on a host that I don't have admin priviledges on?
Installing WordPress is done by putting the WordPress files in the same place you are currently putting your HTML files. See the detailed WordPress install instructions for full details. Rather than ...
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Do VPSs guarantee resources (CPU, memory) ? Or are they like a shared host (in terms of resources) but you can also manage your own site?
I can't speak for all vpn providers, but I've been using digital ocean for a few years now.
Digital Ocean allocate a certian number of cpu cores, memory and, disk space to your server. This means ...
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What is the advantage of traditional hosting over cloud hosting?
Cloud hosting has replaced a large portion of the hosting market. This site stats say that the Amazon and Google clouds host about 7% of sites. Cloud hosting is especially effective for large sites ...
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