Tips & Tricks

PHP magic_quotes is a configurable option for PHP which when enabled provides automatic escaping of the ‘, “, \ and null characters within incoming data/variables. What is magic_quotes? Magic quotes had the intention of helping starting PHPers write protected SQL … Continue reading →

If you’re using POP3 to download and view emails within your desktop email client (Outlook, Mac Mail, Thunderbird and similar) then the following configuration tip could come in handy. You never know when you may be away from your PC, … Continue reading →

It’s only a few days since WordPress 3.2 was released and after hundreds of customer and staff upgrades via the internal automatic/ftp updater we have seen no upgrade related problems at all. The following shared and reseller servers have been … Continue reading →

When transferring MySQL databases between hosts or servers there are various methods available from the web based phpMyAdmin to remote GUI clients such as Toad. One of our favourites is the classic mysqldump and mysql-client due to their simplicity, portability … Continue reading →

In response to a number of PHP email sending related support queries we’ve put together this post outlining the most basic sending method and referencing some of the more advanced PHP email topics. Additional information on PHP mail related functions … Continue reading →

To create a secure password that is easy for you to remember try to follow these simple steps: Do not use personal information. Anything that is guessable such as pets name, your last name, date of birth, address should be … Continue reading →

On some occasions it may be easier to screenshot / screengrab an error message or an applications settings to provide an image to support rather than typing/explaining it out. To make it easier for you to create screenshots, we have … Continue reading →

When contacting support we may on occasion ask you to provide the ‘full steps to replicate the problem or error’ and this blog post is intended to explain what we mean and why it is needed. We may also phrase … Continue reading →

1) Create a .htaccess file. 2) Stop PHP errors from displaying on your website by adding the following lines to your .htaccess file. # Do not display PHP error messages php_flag display_startup_errors off php_flag display_errors off php_flag html_errors off 3) … Continue reading →

For the perfect Joomla configuration we’ve put together this detailed tutorial so you can get the best out of your Joomla Hosting with Pipe Ten.

We are please to announce that we now not only support the choice of PHP4 and PHP5 on a per domain basis, but also choosing the PHP mode/environment on the following shared servers: Supported Servers: web3.pipeten.co.uk PHP4 fastcgi (default) or … Continue reading →

Every file on your Linux system, including directories, is owned by a specific user and group. Therefore, file permissions are defined separately for users, groups, and others. All hosting accounts will have a user on the server, and file ownership … Continue reading →