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#1
Web Designs by Old Hippie can help you get on track, without bending you over

https://www.nostalgiadragracers.com/webdesigns/

#2
Forums / php BB Forums
April 25, 2021, 08:25:26 PM
I've just deleted the old https://www.daveschultz.com/forum from XMB and created a new one using phpbb as the spam control and tools with xmb were very weak.

While I'm happy with the spam control on this forum with SMF, phpbb appears to have a pretty good following and support. Watch this discussion and I'll report back after I've plated with for awhile.
#3
eCommerce / Osclasss
April 25, 2021, 07:51:20 PM
Osclass is a really good Classified Ad website which can be installed in your account on our server.

An example is https://www.oldhippiesads.com/ads/

If you prefer to have it set up for you, https://www.oldhippiesads.com/i-want-my-own-classified-ad-site/

Create all discussions (Questions, comments, tips, Suggestions) as new topics in this category.
#4
Rulz & Why / Customers That We Want
March 07, 2021, 02:51:32 PM
In the below threads there are rules of customers we don't want, and why we don't want them.

So that we don't sound like a bunch of pricks not wanting any customers, the below list are the types of customers we do want. Sort of a good neighbor list.


  • WordPress Sites. A lot of people think "Blog" when they think of WordPress. They did start out as a blog, and are the best at it. However, over the years, the addition of new themes and plugins has made it the number one choice to create an inexpensive business or organization web site. This server is optimized for WordPress.
  • ECommerce stores for small business. Applications like Zencart and OCommerce give webmasters the ability to create ecommerce stores with 1,000s of items to sell on-line, process payments, calculate shipping, collect/remit sales tax, process coupon codes, print pick and packing lists, ship, inventory control and reporting. We're the perfect server for this accounts - so long as they don't do a crazy number of emailing customers for promotions. There are services that better use eCommerce customer mailing lists to do your promotion marketing. BKH uses WordPress for our site.
  • On-line personal photo albums
  • Personal Cloud for those wanting portability and total control over their privacy
  • Real Estate Agents. There are plenty of applications for real estate agents
  • Forums. Forums run great on our server - even huge ones - so long as your are doing mass emailing too frequently
  • Wikis. We have quite a few Wikis. Family wikis, where ancestral history is collaborated on by family members. Business Wikis for the development, trading, repair, and develop a Knowledgebase of products they sell. Hobby Interests like MoparWiki.com for Mopar history.
  • Classified Ad Web Sites
  • Support and Trouble tickets to report issues, assign to someone to resolve, and develop a Knowledgebase
  • Polls, Surveys, Statistics, Framework, Portals, projects, invoicing, CRM, education, groupware or?

When in doubt or if we'd be a good fit - just ask.
#5
Rulz & Why / Rule #6 - No Gaming Sites
March 07, 2021, 02:20:28 PM
You need a dedicated server if that's your intention as you're a resource Hog.
#6
Rulz & Why / Rule #5 - No mass mailing
March 07, 2021, 02:19:03 PM
There are sites which frequently mass email large numbers. That beats up the resources of the server, and would affect other accounts on the server. It also gets the server blocked from a lot of email programs. If that is what you want to do on a server - you really need to find another one to destroy.
#7
Rulz & Why / Rule #4 - Nothing illegal
March 07, 2021, 02:13:46 PM
Child porn, illegal gun sales, illegal drug or paraphernalia, Con games, fraud or any of the like.

Sites doing that will have some policing authority wanting copies of your site and all other information we have on the account - within days (if not hours) of when the site first operates illegally. Again, we don't need the Hassle and the server doesn't need a reputation of needing to be watched. Immediate account termination without refund, once a complaint is verified.

Remember, the sites are frequently backed up and retained for restoration in case of a unlikely problem. That means they're also subject to being handed over in the case of a legitimate subpoena.

While were nit a convent of Nuns, we really only want good neighbors on our server.
#8
Every site should have a privacy page. There are many free sites which will help you construct a legal one. If you're not blocking the EU in your Cpanel - you need to comply with their Socialist requirements of web sites with access in the EU.

The reason is you don't need France to sue you and we don't need the hassle of complying to a subpoena.
#9
Rulz & Why / Rule #2 -No video Server sites
March 07, 2021, 01:59:13 PM
We don't throttle resources at BKH, because when a webmaster infrequently does need the heavy use of resources for a brief period (to maybe install a new application), we want him to get it done quickly. Video server sites eat up too much resources to be a good neighbor to others using server. Those found to be doing this will need to have their account immediately terminated.
#10
Rulz & Why / Rule #1 - No Porn Sites
March 07, 2021, 01:54:10 PM
We're not Scoutmasters, but those sites get the server in hot water with search engines, use an excessive amount or resources that hurt others on the server, and an increased liability we don't want. Any account which we are able to verify a complaint of hardcore existing - will be immediately terminated without refund.
#11
This plugin can be displayed in every and post - allowing your visitors to 1-click shares on any of the dozens of Social Media Sites you Choose.
#12
WordPress Plugins / Plugin Suggestion - SEOPress
March 07, 2021, 01:34:22 PM
In a nutshell, is helps with Search Engine Optimization on your site - driving more traffic to it
#13
This plug in is the easiest way to add Recaptcha to your WordPress - which deters Robots. It also sets you up with Analytics and Adsense. You can do the same manually back and forth between Google's Webmaster Tools and other plugins - but this makes it fast and easy. See the details in your add plugins section on you WordPress.
#14
This is the single most important plugin to install, activate and configure - if you have a WordPress site.

It does a lot of things, the most important of which are:

Limits the number of failed logins (default 20 - but you set) into you member's account and locks out (default 4-hours but you set) for that ip address. Hackers spend a lot of time trying to vandalize an account. Be sure to White list yourvIP address.

Is an anti-virus for your account. Keeps you (or a hacker) from uploading a file with a virus into your Word Press account.

Malware scanner/repair

If you have a WordPress running in your account - it's the firewall security plugin I suggest. The full details are available in your add plugins area. They push you to buy their Premium version for more features, but I've never felt the to.
#15
CPanel / Installatron Now A BKH Feature
March 07, 2021, 01:09:06 PM
Installs previously complicated to install apps in a couple of clicks.

Get the skinny on it here https://www.bigkahunahosting.com/uncategorized/announcing-installatron-on-big-kahuna-hosting/
#16
Presale Questions about BKH / Questions on Hosting?
March 07, 2021, 12:43:55 PM
If you're interested in hosting at BKH, but have questions first - then create a new topic that gives an accurate summary of the question in the title. Then detail your question in the post. The Administrator receives an email notification of each new topic, and will be back to reply with his answer asap.

By doing this way, this board will develop a FAQ database to where questions will start to be answered from previously being asked question on same topic.

Yes you will have to register with this forum to ask question - so we can all be spared of Spam. It is painless. As with all forums, you will be immediately sent a confirmation email with a confirmation link. If you don't see it - check you Spam box and/or trash as some email incorrectly treats auto-respond emails as spam.
#17
Forums / XMB - Forum
March 07, 2021, 12:32:00 PM
Example hosted in BKH is https://www.daveschultz.com/forum/

Of the free ones, I prefer this one to SMF, by a slight margin. Both are actually very good - but I like the fact your can add a menu item (like a like to another of your sites) in the navbar without hardcoding. The problem with hardcoding is that upgrades overwrite it if the file modified is replaced with new in the upgrade.

A new feature at BKH is the addition of Installatron in your account's Cpanel. This allows you to easily install any of over 50 applications without having to create databases, users, FTP the files to your account on the server and running the setup. It does all of that for you. Additionally, it maintains upgrades for many of those applications.

On Installatron, there are about 10 forums you can install. If you look at the dates of the last version, you will see that most aren't supported anymore. I'd avoid those and stick with either XMB or SMF.

If you want a forum, but just don't want to deal with the installation, configuration, and category/forum structure - I can quickly do any or all of that for you. Plan out your, Category names and descriptions, forums that are under each category (names and Descriptions) and submit a Support Ticket https://www.bigkahunahosting.com/support/ with that information, and I'll give you a quote. That said - give it a try first, we can always delete it if you were to give up and want a pro set it up.
#18
Word Press / Free Installation of Word Press
December 26, 2020, 12:53:59 AM
#19
Portals / What is a Web Portal?
October 26, 2019, 12:21:08 PM
If you go to a doctor and have a Patient Portal where you can see your lab results, update you medications, request refills, and message the doctor or his nurse - that's a web portal.

If you pay your credit card on line and go to a site where you can download your statements, see recent charges, dispute a charge, contact various departs, see recent news and deals offered, view past payments and see you rewards level - that's a web Portal.

Wikipedia describes it as https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_portal

There are many web portal applications, each with themes and addons. In the followings weeks I'll try to install and configure a couple of examples.
#20
CPanel / Be careful out there!
October 26, 2019, 12:12:11 PM
Be careful who you give your cpanel or admin level application logins to.

You have to have complete trust that they won't install malicious code to back door into your site to trash it, use it to spoof emails, or in the case of eCommerce - steal. I've personally never had a problem, but in over ten years only one programmer, who I knew well and trusted has had my login info.

This is not something you should do with someone you meet on a support forum - offering to help.