Date: 05/02/06 (WebDesign)    Keywords: css, html, java, security, web, hosting, shopping

Hello all-- hoping to get some advice about security, and/or online stores. I am designing a website for a friend of the family and she wants it not only to be informational but also for customers to be able to order products online. She really has no idea what she is asking for because she doesn't really know how any of this works. I am a graphic design student who is familiar with html, css and some java script but I don't know ANYthing about ssl or encryption or anything.

So, I have looked at websites like Verisign, who offer certificates and I have this question: what does that actually do for a business?

And I have viseted sites such as Networksolutions.com who offer secure hosting with a shopping cart pachage and what not for $99/month... and I am wondering is this pretty much standard for hosting? Can I do better?

I am sorry if these are all really obvious questions. I have read books and searched online but nothing is better than personal experience and advice.

If you don't know the answer, perhaps you know who I might ask who might... I was thinking perhaps the business owner could contact her credit card company (the service through which she accepts credit cards), and they could probably give her some idea as to what to do to accept credit cards online...

Anyhow. I have known this woman my whole life and I am doing this for free (because she is desperate and isn't making a lot of money yet and because I am so underqualified... obviously).

Source: http://community.livejournal.com/webdesign/1101886.html

Date: 05/04/06 (Security)    Keywords: security, hosting, spam

The DDoS attack on the antispam campaigner was redirected to blog-hosting firm Six Apart, forcing it offline, a Net security firm says.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6068607.html

Date: 05/15/06 (Web Development)    Keywords: php, mysql, sql, web, hosting

Who has the best deal around for domain transfer & webhosting?
DNS, PHP, MySQL (5-DB or more), High Bandwidth 50-GB or more (Media Downloads)

I use iPowerWeb for everything at the moment (I use to work there)

Source: http://community.livejournal.com/webdev/320489.html

Date: 05/18/06 (WebDesign)    Keywords: asp, web, hosting

So I have a question -- can you guys recommend to me a good Web host service and/or domain name registration service? I've been designing for awhile but I've never had my own domain, so I'm (somewhat) clueless as to what makes a good service and a good price. Right now, I'm looking Shieldhost.com to host the site and at IPower to register the domain.

I like the aspect of the free domain for life with Shieldhost's Webplus Year-long purchase, but I wonder if it is worth spending $20 extra for 3 GB of space and 50 GB bandwidth (over their beginner level). How many hits (give or take) is 100 GB bandwidth per month?

Also, a couple old imacs have come into my possession, and I was debating just hosting the Web site off my own ISP ... though I am wary about this idea because I do not know how reliable they are, and I'm also aware that my upload times are much, much slower than download times. Has anyone had a good/bad experience hosting their own Web site?

The site will be a portfolio site, so I don't anticipate high volumes of traffic but I do plan to post larger files on the site. Any advice you could give me is very much appreciated :).

Source: http://community.livejournal.com/webdesign/1110315.html

Date: 05/19/06 (WebDesign)    Keywords: virus, web, hosting, spam

A pal recommended DotEasy for my webhost and I'm happy with their service but I just got the following info from them because it's time to renew. Almost another $100/yr for spam/virus protection? Also, can I do better than 100MB for storage? Thanks for the advice. This community is most helpful!

- Unlimited Hosting: $119.40 / 12 Month(s)
- Free 100MB Storage Upgrade (option will auto renew)
- Spam & Email Virus Protection: US$41.70 / 6 Month(s)

TOTAL : US$161.10 (plus another $41.70 for the full 12 months of spam/virus protection) so $202.80

Source: http://community.livejournal.com/webdesign/1110976.html

Date: 05/19/06 (Java Web)    Keywords: hosting

Sun Microsystems (SUNW) is hosting Grid CoolApps Developer Challenge - a contest to develop applications for Sun Grid Compute Utility and the ‘coolest’ applications win! There are two ways to compete - the best application that runs on Sun Grid Compute Utility, and the best application built with the Compute Server Plugin for NetBeans. In addition [...]

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/grid-computing-sun-offers-100-000-in-grid-compute-utility-cool-apps-prize/

Date: 05/20/06 (WebDesign)    Keywords: web, hosting

hi
i need help,, i'm a graphic designer and want to make a portfolio website,,
i have made the website using dreamweaver, but i'm having a few probs getting it on the net,,
i have all the files etc and i thought there would be a hosting site where i simply upload the folder and away you go..
but i have found out its not that easy..
i also have bought a domain name..\
whats the easyest simplest way to do it?
cheers

Source: http://community.livejournal.com/webdesign/1111377.html

Date: 05/23/06 (WebDesign)    Keywords: html, hosting

I'm having an odd Dreamweaver/HTML problem. I want to have two images appear one after another on the same line. This is the code i'm using:


Pretty standard. But in Dreamweaver and in the site itself the images (Featured and Project) are showing up stacked instead, on both Firefox and IE. I've tried doing the same thing on a new blank html page and it works fine. I can't see anything in the stylesheet that would cause this. I've included it below a cut anyway.


body {
font-family: Tahoma;
}

h1 {
font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
font-size: 16px;
font-weight: bold;
color: #e14000;
}
h2 {
font-family: Tahoma;
font-size: 12px;
color: #E09E45;
border-bottom: 1px dotted #D3D3D3;
margin-bottom: -10px
}

h3 {
font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
font-size: 11pt;
color: #E14000;
}
.footertext{
font-family: tahoma;
font-size: 10px;
}
hr{
color: #E09E45;
padding-bottom: -3px;
padding-top: -3px;
border-style: outset;
}
.tdMain {
text-align: left;
vertical-align: top;
font-family: Tahoma;
font-size:12px;
color:#7C8387;
}
p {
font-family: Tahoma;
font-size: 12px;
color: #7C8387;
}
.tightText {
font-family: Tahoma;
font-size: 12px;
color: #7C8387;
line-height: 12px;
}



.Sidebar {
border: 1px solid #A9A9A9;
font-family: verdana;
font-size: 10px;
letter-spacing: 0;
background-color: #ededed;
width: 80%;
margin-left: 15px;
text-align: center;
}

form
{
margin:0px;
}
a {

text-decoration: underline;
color:#7C8387;
}
.y
{
color:#E09E45;
}
a.y
{
color:#E09E45;
text-decoration:underline;
}
a.yn
{
color:#E09E45;
text-decoration:none;
}
a.red
{
color:#E14000;
text-decoration:underline;
}
a.0
{
color:#71777A;
text-decoration:none;
}
a.1
{
color:#E14000;
text-decoration:none;
}

.red
{
color:#E14000;
}
.t11
{
font-size:11px;
}
.tdMain ul{
list-style-image: url(../LayoutImages/arr2.gif);
}

.tdMain li{
padding-bottom: 5px;
}

.tdMain a {
color: #696969;
font-weight: bold;
text-decoration: none;
}

.tdMain a:hover {
color: #E14000;
}

.ImagePadRight {
padding-right: 10px;
}

.ImagePadLeft {
padding-left: 10px;
}

.tdquote {
font-family: verdana;
background-image: url(../LayoutImages/QuoteBackground.jpg);
font-size: 10px;
letter-spacing: 0;
padding: 5px;
border: 1px #F7D393 outset;
}

ul {
margin-left: 10px;
padding-left: 10px;
line-height: 15px;
}

.TableMenu {
text-indent: 6px;
}


.TableMenu a {
display:block;
text-decoration: none;
font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
color: #333333;
border: 1px #333333 outset;
padding: 2px;
background-color: #F0F0F0;
}

.TableMenu a:hover {
background-color: #CCCCCC;
text-decoration: none;
font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
border: 1px #333333 outset;
}

td.highlightrow {
font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
font-size: 16px;
}

td.quoterow {
font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
font-size: 16px;
}

.ClientTestimonial {
color: Gray;
font-size: 11px;
font-weight: normal;
background-image: url(../LayoutImages/QuoteStart_yellow.gif);
background-repeat: no-repeat;
background-position: left top;
margin-top: 0;
margin-right: 2em;
margin-bottom: 1em;
margin-left: 0;
padding-top: 0px;
padding-right: 0;
padding-bottom: 0px;
padding-left: 35px;
}
.ClientName {
margin-top:0;
color: #999999;
text-align:right;
}

td .hosting {
background-color:#F5F5F5;
}
.yellow {
color: #e09e45;
}

Source: http://community.livejournal.com/webdesign/1113098.html

Date: 05/23/06 (Web Development)    Keywords: html, hosting

I'm having an odd Dreamweaver/HTML problem. I want to have two images appear one after another on the same line. This is the code i'm using:


Pretty standard. But in Dreamweaver and in the site itself the images (Featured and Project) are showing up stacked instead, on both Firefox and IE. I've tried doing the same thing on a new blank html page and it works fine. I can't see anything in the stylesheet that would cause this. I've included it below a cut anyway.


body {
font-family: Tahoma;
}

h1 {
font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
font-size: 16px;
font-weight: bold;
color: #e14000;
}
h2 {
font-family: Tahoma;
font-size: 12px;
color: #E09E45;
border-bottom: 1px dotted #D3D3D3;
margin-bottom: -10px
}

h3 {
font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
font-size: 11pt;
color: #E14000;
}
.footertext{
font-family: tahoma;
font-size: 10px;
}
hr{
color: #E09E45;
padding-bottom: -3px;
padding-top: -3px;
border-style: outset;
}
.tdMain {
text-align: left;
vertical-align: top;
font-family: Tahoma;
font-size:12px;
color:#7C8387;
}
p {
font-family: Tahoma;
font-size: 12px;
color: #7C8387;
}
.tightText {
font-family: Tahoma;
font-size: 12px;
color: #7C8387;
line-height: 12px;
}



.Sidebar {
border: 1px solid #A9A9A9;
font-family: verdana;
font-size: 10px;
letter-spacing: 0;
background-color: #ededed;
width: 80%;
margin-left: 15px;
text-align: center;
}

form
{
margin:0px;
}
a {

text-decoration: underline;
color:#7C8387;
}
.y
{
color:#E09E45;
}
a.y
{
color:#E09E45;
text-decoration:underline;
}
a.yn
{
color:#E09E45;
text-decoration:none;
}
a.red
{
color:#E14000;
text-decoration:underline;
}
a.0
{
color:#71777A;
text-decoration:none;
}
a.1
{
color:#E14000;
text-decoration:none;
}

.red
{
color:#E14000;
}
.t11
{
font-size:11px;
}
.tdMain ul{
list-style-image: url(../LayoutImages/arr2.gif);
}

.tdMain li{
padding-bottom: 5px;
}

.tdMain a {
color: #696969;
font-weight: bold;
text-decoration: none;
}

.tdMain a:hover {
color: #E14000;
}

.ImagePadRight {
padding-right: 10px;
}

.ImagePadLeft {
padding-left: 10px;
}

.tdquote {
font-family: verdana;
background-image: url(../LayoutImages/QuoteBackground.jpg);
font-size: 10px;
letter-spacing: 0;
padding: 5px;
border: 1px #F7D393 outset;
}

ul {
margin-left: 10px;
padding-left: 10px;
line-height: 15px;
}

.TableMenu {
text-indent: 6px;
}


.TableMenu a {
display:block;
text-decoration: none;
font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
color: #333333;
border: 1px #333333 outset;
padding: 2px;
background-color: #F0F0F0;
}

.TableMenu a:hover {
background-color: #CCCCCC;
text-decoration: none;
font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
border: 1px #333333 outset;
}

td.highlightrow {
font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
font-size: 16px;
}

td.quoterow {
font-family: "Trebuchet MS", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
font-size: 16px;
}

.ClientTestimonial {
color: Gray;
font-size: 11px;
font-weight: normal;
background-image: url(../LayoutImages/QuoteStart_yellow.gif);
background-repeat: no-repeat;
background-position: left top;
margin-top: 0;
margin-right: 2em;
margin-bottom: 1em;
margin-left: 0;
padding-top: 0px;
padding-right: 0;
padding-bottom: 0px;
padding-left: 35px;
}
.ClientName {
margin-top:0;
color: #999999;
text-align:right;
}

td .hosting {
background-color:#F5F5F5;
}
.yellow {
color: #e09e45;
}

Source: http://community.livejournal.com/webdev/322197.html

Date: 05/31/06 (WebDesign)    Keywords: asp, sql, web, hosting, spam

My org's website is being redesigned, and in the near future we are going to have a backend members only area written in. Because of this, we need to switch hosts, and because our hosting company is going under. These are the items that the company doing our web design/develop listed as us needing in a host.

Basically, what you'll need is the following:
1.) ASP/ASP.net capable
2.) several e-mail accounts (with Web-based access as well, which I believe is standard)
3.) SPAM filtering (we use an application called "Postini" for a small fee per mailbox)
4.) In the near future, we may need either MS Access or SQL Server for your MO area. It's not totally necessary to have this right out of the gate. I would just make sure that one of these can be added to the server if/when it becomes necessary. It will probably cost extra.

They suggested this company: http://www.irides.com but the small disk space and transfer limits concerned me.

Does anyone have any reliable hosting suggestions that they've used for business site needs?

Source: http://community.livejournal.com/webdesign/1118308.html

Date: 06/06/06 (WebDesign)    Keywords: php, mysql, sql, web, hosting

I'm looking for a new webhost, and I've been through a bunch of the old posts here asking for host suggestions, so far though nearly all of them still only support php 4.* not php 5. Do any of you guys have any hosting solutions that offer mysql, and php 5 for relatively cheap(~10$/mo)?

Source: http://community.livejournal.com/webdesign/1121239.html

Date: 06/15/06 (Java Web)    Keywords: web, hosting, apache

No, I am not joking. I recently found out how my web hosting provider was depriving me (unintentionally I hope) of significant revenue per month by making my site inaccessible to large number of users daily. And the way it was done took me by surprise. Apache server has an interesting directive called MaxClients. MaxClients sets [...]

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/is-your-web-hosting-provider-robbing-you/

Date: 06/19/06 (Web Development)    Keywords: php, asp, hosting

I'm in once of those corporate situation where I need to develop in asp on a windows box (I know, it kind of sucks). I'm doing well so far, basic asp isn't too much different than basic Php, and this is mostly on a very basic level.

The one thing I really need is some way to do mod rewrite on this windows box. I've heard rumors about some kind of custom filter thing, but am not really sure how to get started on that. Also, I have shared hosting if that affects anyhting.

Tips? Suggestions? Mocking laughter? Anything is welcome, Thanks!

Source: http://community.livejournal.com/webdev/327966.html

Date: 06/19/06 (WebDesign)    Keywords: asp, hosting

Ok. So a while back I asked about hosting. I found one that supported asp and asp.net and all that jazz. Turns out though that all .aspx pages have to be in the root directory for them to work. If you have them in the subfolders, they will not work. Is that normal, or is it just that I found host that's crappy at supporting .net? I called another, and they said that you could have the aspx files in subfolders but you'd have to redirect the subfolder ot the root folder in order for them to work, and the person on the other end of the line told me that was just the way .net works.

I asked my friend who is a .net developer, but he's used to working with dedicated servers, so he wasn't sure about how shared hosting was supporting .net, but said that sounded, in his words "like a rubbish host".

Help. :(

Source: http://community.livejournal.com/webdesign/1127180.html

Date: 06/20/06 (Security)    Keywords: web, hosting

Defacement of site was likely due to faulty configuration of a Web server at a third-party hosting facility.

Source: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-6085589.html

Date: 06/23/06 (C Sharp)    Keywords: database, web, hosting

I've got three questions.
One - on user profiles.
Two - on membership providers.
Three - on the correctness of my general approach.

So, here they go:

1) I wrote the following code in Page_Load:

string test_usr = "bush";
string test_pwd = "george"; // that's why pentagon gets hacked
string test_email = "bush@whitehouse.gov";

Membership.CreateUser(test_usr, test_pwd, test_email);
FormsAuthentication.Authenticate(test_usr, test_pwd);

Profile["uid"] = "43"; // Error: the property cannot be set for anonimous user
Profile["utype"] = "President";
Response.Output.Write(Profile["uid"] + " " + Profile["utype"]);

I pointed out an error in the comments above. I thought that once user is authenticated, it's assumed that I'm accessing him, when I use Profile. How do I do it properly? (Read a few articles, didn't find it.)

2) A Membership Provider has the connection string, which tells authentication system where to store everything. Well, I went to that weird directory deep in VS.NET folders, and found the default provider, and edited it. Now membership works with my remote db properly. But, will it work when I move it to the website hosting? Doesn't seem to me that that file I edited will move along with the website. What do I do then?

This is an approach question, if you have some time. :)
3) We have a database of clients' data. This database, however, has no authentication fields, like passwords, usernames, and so on. I decided that authentication should be implemented separately, using Membership Providers. I've prepared a separate database for that purpose, edited the Provider, and tables were created perfectly. So I thought, I'm gonna use the User Profiles in order to store the client's id in the authentication database, which is the same id as the one stored in the client data db. This way I'm kind of connecting the two databases together. There are a couple of reasons I'm doing it. First - if I was to put all the data into User Profiles, without using separate database, it'd be slow and ineffective. Second - some clients are already in the database before they even registered on the website. (database is created independently of them). Therefore, if they do register, all I would need to do, is bind their authentication info to their actual data in the other database. Is this a good approach for the whole thing?

Another long post, I know. Thanks for all the help so far!

Source: http://community.livejournal.com/csharp/67218.html

Date: 06/24/06 (Web Development)    Keywords: web, hosting

Are there any good web hosts out there other than Dreamhost?

I was looking at it but it's a little too expensive for me. lol

Does anybody recommend Bravenet? I was thinking about signing up for their Basic Web Hosting.

Source: http://community.livejournal.com/webdev/330284.html

Date: 06/26/06 (Java Web)    Keywords: php, security, hosting

Maksymilian Arciemowicz has discovered a weakness in PHP, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to bypass certain security restrictions. This could have a major impact in shared hosting systems. The weakness is caused due to an input validation error in the PHP error_log() function in the processing of the destination parameter. It can be [...]

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/php-safe-mode-bypass-weakness-uncovered-in-error_log/

Date: 06/29/06 (WebDesign)    Keywords: web, hosting

ok i have a good one for y'all.

a few years ago i registered a domain name thru this company based in houston. we used to have hosting with them as well but it couldn't meet our needs so we switched hosting, but didn't worry about switching the domain name.

now my boss or whatever you call him (guy i made the website for) wants to change the name servers. that webhosting company doesn't exist anymore. i called the contact listed in the domain name and the guy tells me that the company has since split and the guy who has all the info for the domain names and stuff is gone and they can't get a hold of him or whatever. he's out of the country or something and they don't ever talk or something.

is there any other way i can change the name servers? i was going to try to register with a different company but the domain is locked and my boss (or whatever) had the foresight to register the domain name for 5 years, so it doesn't expire until 2008.

any help would be greatly appreciated! bah!!!!!!!

Source: http://community.livejournal.com/webdesign/1131935.html

Date: 06/30/06 (Java Web)    Keywords: web, hosting

I am working to transition my server to dedicated web hosting. My Westhost VPS account is crumbling under traffic and no amount of optimization is being able to handle anymore the heavy traffic I am getting. Having said that I love to solve this type of problems. Bring it on! I knew I was moving towards [...]

Source: http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/working-to-transition-to-dedicated-web-hosting-2/