Tutorials

Connecting to MySQL using Dreamweaver

In this tutorial we are going to show you how to connect to your Pipe Ten MySQL databases using Dreamweaver CS5.5 (this will also work with earlier versions of Dreamweaver). In order to use the MySQL manager in Dreamweaver you … Continue reading

Kentico Installation guide

Kentico is an enterprise web content management system (CMS) written in .NET4 and using an SQL server back-end. It is currently used by more than 12,000 websites in 87 countries. This tutorial aims to walk you through the processes of … Continue reading

About Google malware warnings

A quick guide about google malware warnings, why it can occur and what you can do to resolve it.

BlogEngine.Net install guide

BlogEngine.NET is a lightweight open-source blog engine/framework for Windows hosting which doesn’t necessitate the use of a database. Our tutorial will take you through the basic installation steps to get up and running.

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Setting up Pipe Ten Email on your iPhone / iPad

In this tutorial we are going to show you how to setup your Pipe Ten mailboxes with your iPhone or iPad.

10 Simple SEO Tips

Search Engine Optimisation/SEO, link building and site promotion services are often considered either “black magic” or “complete tosh” depending on your needs and experiences.

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Validating your code and cleaning it with W3 Validator

In this blog post we are going to outline not only the importance of using valid html code but also how to validate your code. Making your website adhere to web standards makes sure that future web platforms and browsers … Continue reading

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Transfering Domains between accounts

We have had several requests recently of transferring domains internally within the Pipe Ten domains control panel between users. So we thought we would write a quick guide on how to do so.

Installing Social Engine

Social Engine is a PHP-based social networking platform. There is a range of templates and add-ons available to extend the basic features already included in the SocialEngine core.

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Automatically update the copyright year with .NET/ASP/JS/PHP

If your website is still showing “© 2011″ and it should be “© 2012″ then take the opportunity to update once and have it correct forever using one of the code snippets below:

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WordPress 3.3 Hosting Support

It’s only a few hours/days since WordPress 3.3 ‘sonny’ was released and after many customer and staff blog upgrades via the internal automatic/FTP updater we have seen no upgrade related problems at all. Stay tuned to our WordPress feed for … Continue reading

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Perfect Drupal Installation

Pipe Ten are one of the leading providers for Drupal Hosting in the UK. Drupal is a popular PHP open-source cms with over 13,000 active developers, 710,148 users in 228 countries speaking 181 languages! It is used for high profile websites … Continue reading

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Magento Error Logging

The first step to debugging any problem Magento is to enable and check the Magento logs and this quick guide shows you how to do that with your Magento hosting. To enable Magento error logs: Login to your Magento administration. … Continue reading

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Sub FTP account reset

In rare circumstances after upgrade or account migration sub-FTP users may need re-applying to the control panel in order to correct permission problems. This short tutorial below outlines how to quickly fix this issue. 1. Login to your hosting control … Continue reading

Top 10 Joomla Components

1. sh404SEF sh404SEF rewrites Joomla URLs to a user and search engine friendly format (SEF URL or URL rewriting): mysite.com/index.php?option=com_content&Itemid=69&id=34… becomes mysite.com/en/sh404SEF-and-url-rewriting/list-of-available-plugins.html). It is also has a security component, meta tags manager for every page, Joomfish compatible, caching system for … Continue reading

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Top 15 Firefox Add-ons for Web Designers & Developers

Firefox has a wealth of add-ons to aid web design and development. We’ve picked out our top 15 to share with you! A little word about Firefox add-on security. Always check where your actually installing the add-ons from and where … Continue reading

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Switching MS SQL database servers

There is an occasional requirement to manually move your database from one server to another. Typically this is required as the result of an account migration between data centres. In this example we will look at how to move an … Continue reading

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Installing DotNetNuke

DotNetNuke is a Content Management System using the .NET framework and is therefore only available only available on Windows hosting plans and servers. 1. Turn on your MSSQL database if it already is not “on”. To check the status go … Continue reading

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PHP magic_quotes_gpc explained

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

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WordPress 3.2 Hosting Support

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

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