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By default on m3server.com servers, we have these start pages listed in order of precedence:

DirectoryIndex index.html index.htm index.shtml index.cgi index.php

Meaning, index.html will be called before index.php.

If you have two pages with names listed above, the order of precedence will determine which the server automatically serves to the web user.

The directory index page is what the server displays if the client doesn’t specify a page.  For example:

http://www.m3server.com/

Notice the index page wasn’t specified.

http://www.m3server.com/index.php

Notice the index page is specified.

If you wanted your directory index page to be a specific page for the time being, or permanently changed you do so via the power of your .htaccess file.

Enter this at the top of your .htaccess file:

DirectoryIndex index.html

The change is instant.  If results aren’t desirable, just revert your .htaccess file back to the original setting.

Say for example that your current directory index page is index.php and you wanted to divert people away from that page without changing that page’s content, like for constructing a new page or a seasonal message.  The DirectoryIndex command will be your method of routing visitors to the index.html page, or whatever page you note in the .htaccess command of DirectoryIndex.

Enjoy!

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How to send / receive email using a mail client?  While all mail clients will have different setup screens, the options can be summed up using the settings below.

Note:  Replace my_domain.com with your real domain name.

Notice:  Don’t use smtp.mydomain.com or mail.domain.com, use only the domain.com portion.

IMAP/POP3 – what is the difference?  IMAP service holds all of your files/folders on the server and pushes them to the various clients you may use.  So, if you delete a message on your iPhone, the message will also be deleted from your desktop mail client as well.  POP3 downloads everything to your device.  If you use multiple devices you should definitely use IMAP.

Incoming mail server IMAP/POP3

my_domain.com

Do not select SSL/SECURE.  The user name is just your user name, not the email address.

Outgoing mail server SMTP

my_domain.com

Do not select SSL/SECURE but do enable “my server requires authentication”.

Use the same user name and password as you did for the IMAP/POP3 service.

Happy e-mailing,

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Do you have thousands of products and experiencing slow page load times with your OpenCart system?

Client writes:

PROBLEM SOLVED!!! Just installed “Category Count Speedup and Removal”
that removes the count on each category.

http://www.opencart.com/index.php?route=extension/extension/info&extension_id=3703

We also tuned MySQL cache, installed php cache, and tuned Apache as well.

Happy shopping

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If you need to login to phpmyadmin to manage your WordPress database, you will need the user name and password of that database.

To find your wordpress database user name and password, please download your config.php file in your blog’s main directory.  Open it in a text editor such as notepad on windows or TextEdit on Mac.

Look for the following lines:

define(‘DB_USERNAME’, ‘somelogin’);
define(‘DB_PASSWORD’, ‘sample_pass’);

That is the login for your wordpress database.

It is advisable to make a backup of your database in the event of mistakes or damage from updates.  Restoring your database from backup can result in loss of data and a restore fee from tech support in the event we need to restore it for you.

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Creating a backup of your database is very important.  Besides having a safe and updated copy of your database, its also wise to do so before upgrading wordpress or any other major changes.  While there are a few methods for doing so, this how to will cover the topic of phpmyadmin.  PhpMyAdmin is a tool to manage your database, it can also be used to export your database to a backup file for safe keeping.

1) login to your phpmyadmin URL.  What is your URL?  It will look something like this, just use your server name instead of example:

https://EXAMPLE.simplecom.net/phpmyadmin/

The user name and password is of the database you wish to manage.  If you don’t remember it, just look inside your php config file for the settings.  The php config file for wordpress is, wp-config.php.

2) Once logged in, you will notice a row of tabs on the top.  Click on the Export tab and follow the steps:

1. Select only your database, not all.
2. Ensure SQL is selected under Export section
3. If your database is large, I suggest you use one of the Compression options.
4. Ensure the box is checked “Safe as file”
5. Enter the db name in the “File name template” box.
6. click Go (bottom right)
7. Depending on your browser or operating system, your file will be downloaded into the browsers default location, or you may be prompted to save as.

Enjoy your backup!

Note:  If you have other databases, you will need to log out of phpmyadmin, then log back in with the other database user name and password.  Repeat this for each database that you have.

You don’t ever have to import your database (restore) unless your current database breaks or is corrupt.

If you have many databases, please contact support and we can script this backup process for you.  You can then download them via FTP at your leisure.

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