help.powweb.com

[NMS]

I have made some major changes and additions in the help.powweb.com in the Tutorials, FAQs and Info/Tips pages

Please report any broken links or out-dated information .. etc..

Thank you to the submissions received by all of you and please continue submitting your tips/tutorials for the help site.

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This is my 4000th post .. :D

[B&T]

This page:

http://help.powweb.com/tutorials/htaccess/passprotect.php

This shoiuld be fixed:

<Limit GET>
require user webuser1
require user webuser2
require user ...
</Limit>

This page:

http://help.powweb.com/tutorials/htaccess/subdomain.php

does not have the new auto-subdomain approach.

This page:

http://help.powweb.com/tutorials/mysql/phpmyadmin/install.php

With the cookie approach there is no need for the htaccess protection on the directory. You are not trying to protect your copy of the code. This is a waste of time. See my Tip on this on my Tips & Scripts page. But at least you got the cookie part in there this time.

This page:

http://help.powweb.com/faqs/email.php

has outdated info from years ago - 250 rather than 650.

This page:

http://help.powweb.com/tutorials/php/phpbb2.php

This is wrong:

Set all PHP files to CHMOD 755. All subfolder of the images folder should be set to CHMOD 777. This includes avatars, avatars/gallery, and smilies.

Just a few from a quick look.

Also - I think all of the info/tips that I submitted have been updated on my Tips & Scripts page. They shouold probably be replaced with a link to my Tips & Scripts page - that way people who are looking for a counter (for example) will always get the latest one.

If I get more time . . . I will look around more and post more needed changes.

[B&T]

A few more:

ftp faq should probably mention PowWeb's new webftp

This page:

http://help.powweb.com/faqs/php.php

This is wrong:

"Change the attributes to the following:

Owner Read, Write, Execute/List
Group Read, Execute/List
Public Read, Execute/List

Or you can enter 755, if your FTP program allows for this method."

The default 644 works just fine - you are making people go through a lot of uneeded work.

This page:

http://help.powweb.com/tutorials/htaccess/antileech.php

should provide a warning that if you use this method anyone who does not send referrer will see a broken site. People behind many firewalls and people who have referrer turned off. Or people who use JavaScript to place the images, or use of frames in many cases. This is a very "iffy" thing to do.

BTW - congrats on your 4000th post :)

[NMS]

Thank you for these comments. Site has been updated.

[NMS]

I have updated the alienform2 tutorial - http://help.powweb.com/tutorials/cgi/formmail/alienform.php