We would like to inform you of the latest updates that have been made to our On-Click-Scripts available with all our hosting packages.
New versions of some scripts have beeen added, and newer versions will not be replacing the older ones. Both versions of each script will be available for you to choose from.
Several scripts that are going to support newer versions:
- Joomla 1.0.12 - version to be supported 1.1.15
- phpBB2 2.0.22 - version to be supported 2.0.23
- phpWebSite 1.1.0 - version to be supported 1.4.0
- Drupal 5.1 - version to be supported 6.0
- Wordpress 2.2.1 - version to be supported 2.3.3
- Coppermine 1.4.10 - version to be supported 1.4.16
All system malfunctions or any other disruptions you might have been facing while working with PHPTickets, Maian Events, phpWebSite, b2evolution or OsCommerce are being worked on to be entirely removed! All these scripts are expected afterwards to show highest-level performance.
The XML response error in Internet Explorer, caused by "`" or "-" symbols present, is to be fixed. The Phpformgenerator will be modified not to generate invalid forms.
We hope that the new adjustments will add to the fluent integration of our One-Click-Scripts within our system and guarantee satisfactory performance of the package to our most demanding users.
All updates are to take effect in your control panels within 24 hours. Should you encounter any further problems, while working with our scripts package, please do not hesitate to contact us and immediately report them to our Support Department via the Ticket Support System.
12/27/2007 - An Enhanced List of TLDs Now Available at Sign Up!
We are happy to inform you that, as of today, all our present and prospective customers are offered a much wider list of TLD (top-level domain) extensions to choose from, when signing up for a new web hosting account with us.
The sign up page has been updated and, to the former list of six TLDs (.com, .net, .org, .biz, .info, .us), all TLDs that were previously available for registration only as an upgrade procedure (.co.uk, .de, .eu, .name, .cn, etc.) have been added.
Now, with the ordering of a new web hosting plan, all clients are able to register a domain name with any of the country TLDs available, or any other TLD they find attractive or suitable for their online appearance. Thus, the new functionality provides not only an enhanced range of options for the pre-selection of your plan features, but also a possibility for far more precise and strategic choice of your web representation.
Happy New Year and Best Wishes from our Team!
We are happy to announce that the Custom DNS Records section has been updated!
The new much improved version has wider functionality and offers for the first time the opportunity for CNAME, AAAA and TXT records to be configured within your DNS settings, as well as the possibility to add extra NS, MX or A records. Clients are able to choose themselves the number and the type of custom records they'd like to set to each host. The TTL value field is available for editing as well, in case there is such need.
For more information about the management and the configuration of your DNS settings, please, refer to the Help Section in the Show/Hide menu in the Custom DNS section of the Web Hosting Control Panel, or contact our Support Department for assistance.
We are pleased to inform you that on Thursday, December 06th, the following upgrades will be made:
- PHP v4 and v5, available at present on our servers, will be upgraded to support MySQL v5 library. This procedure was recently performed on two of our SupCenters. After being positively evaluated by our administrators, the upgrade will now be applied to all our servers.
- Support of mysqli (MySQL Improved Extension) and PDO_MYSQL will be added, as well.
We would like to inform you that the Round Cube webmail software has been added to the Horde and Supreme Web Mail tools that are currently used for web-based e-mail management. Round Cube is pretty simple and reliable software that maintains the basic e-mail functions in combination with user-friendly interface. You will see the Round Cube on the webmail selection page that is accessible through the web hosting Control Panel -> E-Mail Options -> Webmail.
If you experience any difficulties while using the new webmail software, please send us your feedback using the Open New Ticket link in the Help Center of the Control Panel.
The .DE TLD has been made available for registration and management in the Control Panel. This is the TLD for Germany and we believe that its implementation will meet the needs of our customer from Germany. It is worth mentioning that the registry of this domain, DENIC, has a few special requirements for the registration and management of .DE domain names and here you can learn about them.
WHOIS / Contact Information:In order to approve a registration request, the registry has set a requirement for street address or P.O. Box within Germany in the administrative contact section. To fulfill this requirement, an additional step has been added after the WHOIS information Please note that the .DE registry, DENIC may not approve the registration if the address is not correct.
Registration Period:The registration period varies between 1 to 10 years. Renewals for multiple years are possible as well.
Domain Renewal:.DE domain name can be renewed successfully up to 10 days before the expiration date. When less than 10 days are left to the domain's expiration date, it gets a "Transit" status and the registry attempts to contact the registrant. If, after 4 weeks, there is no response, the domain is transferred to DENICdirect for further management and the registrant must contact then, in order to renew the domain name.
WHOIS / ID Protection:This service is not applicable for .DE domain names.
Registrar Change / Transfer:It is not possible to change the registrar of .DE domain names.
We believe that the information that we have provided would be sufficient to clarify the situation with the .DE domain names. In the Register / Transfer tab of the Domain Manager, there is a TLD Info page where one can find a detailed review of all TLDs on offer.
We are glad to inform you that the .COM.MX domain extension has just been made available in the Domain Manager of the web hosting Control Panel. As you probably know, the .MX TLD is for Mexico but, unlike the most of the country domain names, there are no restrictions for nationality or residence in this country and anyone can order and use such domain names. However, there is a special requirement set by the nicMX registry that imposed an additional step to be added to the domain registration process. Here comes some more information regarding the features of the new extension:
Registration Period: .COM.MX domain names can be registered only for a 2-year period.
Domain Renewal: Domain renewal is possible for 1 year and must be ordered before the expiration date. If a domain name expires, it is removed from our account with our registrar, and becomes available for registration at least 16 days after the date of expiration.
Pre-Configuration: The step that follows the WHOIS information form requires the registrant to agree with the aforementioned domain renewal requirement.
WHOIS Management: Once a .COM.MX domain is registered, the registrant can modify the WHOIS only with a trouble ticket opened from the Help Center that is available in the Control Panel. The support team will forward the request to the attention of the domain registrar for approval and will inform the registrant whenever there is a resolution for approval or rejection, sent by the nicMX registry.
WHOIS / ID Protection: This service in not available for .COM.MX domain names.
Registrar Change / Transfer: It is possible only to transfer .COM.MX domain names away to another registrar, while transfers to us is not supported by our registrar.
The .DE top-level domain (TLD) will also be made available for registration and management soon. We will let you know as soon as this is done.
The .EU top-level domain (TLD) has been added for registration and management in the Control Panel of the web hosting accounts. We believe that our customers from Europe will take advantage of this TLD when searching for appropriate domain names for their websites.
The .EU TLD is for the European Union and, thus, can be registered by any person or organization established within the European Union. Hereby follows some information about the management of .EU domain names:
Registrant Location: There is a requirement for the registrant (person or organization) to be established within the European Union.
Registration Period: The registration period for .EU domain names is 1 year, which applies also for their renewal.
Domain Renewal: Renewal requests will be accepted by the date of expiration (e.g. September 14th, 2008) or by the 20th of the month of expiration, in cases when the date of expiration is after that date (e.g. September 25th, 2008).
Example: If the name expires on Sept 14th, 2008, then a renewal request must be received by Sept 14th, 2008. If a name expires on September 25th, 2008, the renewal request must be received prior to September 20th, 2008.
Pre-Configuration: As there are requirements for the registrant's location or origins, the domain registration interface will prompt the registrant to enter a valid address within the European Union. The .EU registry EURid will check the information and the registration request will be approved or rejected. Of course, the registrant will be notified via a trouble ticket in case there are any problems.
WHOIS Management: Once the domain has been registered with certain WHOIS information, the information can not be edited. However, minimal corrections are possible as an exception. Such requests must be sent to our support team via the ticketing system available in the Help Center of the web hosting Control Panel. One should have in mind that the registrant's personal or company name can not be modified because such changes are considered as 'formal transfer'. In order to execute transfer of the domain ownership, the registrant must contact directly the EURid registry using the information on their webpage.
WHOIS / ID Protection: This service in not available for .EU domain names.
Registrar Change / Transfer: It is not possible to change the registrar of an .EU domain name.
In addition to .EU domain names, in the next couple of days the .DE TLD will be added to the domain extensions' list as well. We will let you know as soon as it is done.
We are glad to inform you that the new TLD .ME.UK has been released and is now available for registration through the Web Hosting Control Panel. The management policy of the .ME.UK top-level domain is relevant to the rest of the .UK TLDs that we offer for registration and comes with the same special features, the most important of which are:
- 2-year registration period
- renewal available again for a 2-year period
- renewal requests processed only during the 5-month period before the expiration date
- the WHOIS information cannot be altered directly from the Control Panel - the UK registry, Nominet, must be contacted by the domain name owner for WHOIS changes.
To learn more about the specific .UK domain features, please refer to the previous news that concerns the CO.UK and .ORG.UK domains' release.
New TLDs coming soon - .EU and .DE!
The .EU and .DE top-level domains are to be available shortly, as well. They have the following specifications:
.EU - The .EU TLD is the unique TLD set for the European Union and, thus, can be registered by any person or organization established within the European Community. Registration of .EU domain names is possible for 1-year period only, and renewal must be ordered before the expiration date for the same period. Typically for the most of the TLDs (country code domain names), WHOIS / ID Protection is not supported.
.DE - This is the TLD for Germany - probably the chociest country TLD lately. However, there is a special requirement set by the registry of this domain, DENIC, referring to the registrant's address information that needs to be presented at the time of registration. According to that requirement, it is obligatory, when entering the administrative contact information, a street address or P.O. Box within Germany to be presented, in order to gain approval of the registration. There is no WHOIS /ID Protection service available for .DE domain names and it is possible to choose a registration period from 1 to 10 years.
We are pleased to inform you that today we have made available for registration through the Web Hosting Control Panel the .UK and .CA domain extensions (top-level-domains or TLDs). We know how desired they are and hope that these extensions will satisfy the needs of our clients from the United Kingdom and Canada.
Let's present the new TLDs and have a look at their special requirements now.
.UK (.CO.UK and .ORG.UK) Domain Names
The .UK TLD stands for the United Kingdom. We've made available the .CO.UK and .ORG.UK SLDs (second-level-domains), which can be used for registration or transfer purposes. The domain names registered with these SLDs possess some special features that make their management different from that of .com, .net, etc. TLDs. The differences concern the registration period, the renewal policy and the WHOIS info management.
Registration period: The registration period for the .UK domains is 2 years.
Renewal policy: Domain renewals are possible for a 2-year period only. What's more, renewal is only possible in cases when 5 months, or less, are left until the expiration date.
WHOIS management: Modification of the WHOIS info is not possible through the Control Panel. The UK registry Nominet must be contacted directly by the domain owner when the WHOIS info must be changed. The reason for this restriction is that there are certain fees that must be paid to Nominet and that such changes are considered as formal transfer.
.CA Domain Names
The Canadian registrar CIRA has some special requirements for the registrants and for the management of the WHOIS information.
Registrant requirements: .CA domain names can be registered by Canadian citizens, individuals having permanent residency in Canada and companies under the laws of Canada. Because of this requirement, additional contact details are required during the registration procedure itself and that is why we have made a separate page as a step of the domain registration process. This page allows you to choose the correct attribute from the list of options.
WHOIS management: The registrant cannot change the WHOIS in order to transfer ownership from one person or organization to another, but can change registrant's address, phone number and other contact details. However, in order to modify this info, you will have to submit a trouble ticket to the Customer Support staff from the Help Center section in the Web Hosting Control Panel.
It should be noted that both domains are transferable between different registrars and that no EPP authorization key is needed for that. Unfortunately, both of the registries do not support WHOIS / ID Protection for their domain names, which is characteristic for most of the "country domains".
What should you expect after these TLDs?
We are now working on the implementation of .DE and .EU domain names. Our developers will do their best to complete these TLDs by the end of November.
We are happy to announce that new software, called .htaccess Generator, has been made available in the Web Hosting Control Panel. Its purpose is to allow you to create many widely used .htaccess file features.
Where is the .htaccess Generator?
You can find the .htaccess Generator in the new Elefante Administration Tools section in the Web Tools menu. The new section includes also the Hotlink Protection and IP Blocking tools that have been taken from the Elefante Marketing Tools section. If you want to create .htaccess files you can also go to the desired location using the Control panel's File Manager and click the .htaccess button that is available there.
Where is the .htaccess Generator located?
We have developed this tool taking into account your need to create .htaccess files and the fact that these files are sometimes not functioning properly due to incorrect parameters. The new generator will create the files properly so that there will be no need for you to contact our Technical Support team with regard to problems of such kind. Of course, we are always ready to help if problems with malfunctioning .htaccess files hosted on our servers appear.
What features have been made available in the .htaccess Generator?
The features have been grouped in the following six sections depending on their purpose:
How can you apply the generated .htaccess code?
As soon as the form has been completed and submitted, the .htaccess code is generated. For your convenience, the code is being displayed in a text box so that you may choose whether to add it to an existing .htaccess file, or to have the file created in the selected location.
We trust you will like the new tool, as we are always happy to make our services easier for you to use.
It is our pleasure to announce that the Web Hosting Control Panel supports Romanian language now. We believe that this will make the web hosting services that we are providing more pleasant for our customers from Romania.
You can set the language of your Control panel to Romanian from the Customize Control Panel section that is available in the My Account menu, or through the Customize Control Panel icon at the bottom of the Control panel's main page.
A new feature has been made available in the Control panel. It enables you to sign up quickly for a completely new hosting account when the current hosting account has insufficient resources or in case a new project is about to be started. That's not all - a new interface has been developed for the signup process. It has the features of a Shopping Cart with its main advantage - allows management of the items that are being ordered without losing sight of them.
| Let's choose the Setup New Account link in the web hosting control panel and take a short tour through the steps of the signup process using the new interface.
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| Step 1: Select a hosting plan In the first step of the wizard you will get acquainted with the hosting plans that are currently on offer. To review the plan features and compare the hosting plans that are available for purchase, choose the Compare plans tab. To proceed to the next step, click the Order button that corresponds to the plan that suits your needs. Note that in the Cart table you can use the Change plan link to switch to another hosting plan at any time during the signup process. |
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Step 2: Select domain In this step you must choose the domain name that you want to host in the new hosting account. You can register a domain name, or transfer an existing one, registered with another registrar. There is an option also to host your existing domain name without transferring it. Once you enter a domain name for registration / transfer and click the Add domain for hosting button, you must add to cart the domain that you've chosen in the results' list. Of course, you can use the Change domain link to change the domain name whenever you want. |
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Step 3: Account info Here we come to the place where you must submit the information needed in order to create the new hosting account. It is very important to enter the username of the new Hosting account and make sure that the contact e-mail address is correct because the new account information will be sent there. The same information will appear in the WHOIS of the domain that is ordered for registration or transfer. |
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Step 4: Select payment Finally, we come to the last step of the wizard where you must select the preferred payment method (credit card or PayPal). Make your final decision whether you would like to have the web hosting account created and, if everything is in order, use the Next button to complete the signup process and submit the payment. |
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We aim at making our services a real pleasure for you. Our desire is to enable you to do more with fewer efforts. After the several Control panel upgrades that we have made recently, we are presenting to your attention now the new version of the Elefante FREE Scripts installer.
Considering your feedback, we've tried to improve this useful tool and the result is a more intuitive and less time-consuming scripts installer, which now offers you more scripts. We hope that you will like it. We'll give you an idea of what you should expect to see:
| New Interface The new interface will allow having all the scripts displayed at once. One look at the Control Panel will be sufficient to see the various categories and the corresponding scripts. |
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More information Why going to each script's page to see what its purpose is? Placing the mouse on the script's name will show you a short description, which will give you an idea whether this is the software that you are looking for. If it isn't - no problem, you will have some other scripts in the list to choose from. |
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One click for complete management A single click on the chosen script will give you the complete information needed for its management: software name, version and description, the option of installing the given script as well as the current number of the installations with the corresponding administrator URL. |
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Script administration The new administration panel is available in the Installed Applications section. A single click on the link in the Admin URL column will give you full information about the script - date of the installation, the database that was used, as well as the administrative login information. |
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Script versions We will do our best to keep the versions of the scripts that will be available in the Elefante FREE Scripts installer up-to-date. Every time there is a newer version, we will make it available for installation. You should bear in mind also the following:
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New options are available in the Subdomain Manager in the webhosting Control panel. Until now, one of the features in this section was allowing to set up the ERROR 404 page for each virtual host (domain or subdomain) and the options were: to use the system Apache error page, or to set a website URL that will open in case someone mistypes the host URL.
Now, in the Subdomain Manager, besides the ERROR 404 page, there are options to manage also 400, 401 and 403 error pages. Thus you will have control on the error pages that appear when there are problems with your hosts or with the server.
Please note that the new feature is available for the hosting accounts located on the servers from SupremeCenter5.com to SupremeCenter15.com for now. If you have any questions or meet any difficulties while setting up the error pages, feel free to send your inquiry in a trouble ticket that can be opened from the Help Center section of the web hosting Control panel.
New top-level-domains (TLD) have been made available for registration and transfer through the Domain Manager of you Control panel. More TLDs give you a chance to get a domain name that will fit better to the purpose and the target-group of your website.
The new TLDs that you can order now are:
.cc .tv .name .cn .com.cn .net.cn .org.cn .tw .com.tw .idv.tw .org.tw
The TLDs that we have been offering for registration so far are:
.com .net .org .biz .us .info
| To see the new TLDs, select the Register / Transfer tab in your Domain Manager, or click the Register / Transfer button in the Upgrades menu. |
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| In the Register / Transfer page you can select the box under the domain search bar for the TLDs that you would like to be included in the search. Please note that the pricing varies for the various TLDs and you can check it in the table that is on the right hand-side in the same page. |
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| In order to see what the features of the TLDs are, (which can have ID Protect, which you can lock, etc.) just click the TLD Info link and all the information will be displayed in a table. |
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NOTE: If you can't find those TLDs in the Domain Manager of your web hosting Control panel, please submit a trouble ticket to our support in order to receive instructions on how to order such domain names.
The Change Plan section in the web hosting Control panel has been re-designed. We have applied a shopping-cart interface in order to present the web hosting plans in a more informative way and let you choose easily the plan that you need.
| The link to the Change Plan section is located in the Upgrades menu, on the left hand-side of your web Control panel. The purpose of this section is to allow you to upgrade your current hosting plan to a more resourceful one. |
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| If you compare the new design with the old one, you will find out that it is only the purpose of this section that is still the same. The new shopping-cart interface allows you to change your plan in 2 steps, providing with complete information for the hosting plan features. In the section for each plan, there is a short description of the hosting plan features and the price of the upgrade. To get more detailed information for the hosting plans you must click on the name of the hosting plan. |
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| The Compare All Plans link in each section, displays in a pop-up the complete information for the hosting plans. You just have to review the list of features and decide which plan you should upgrade to. |
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| Once the hosting plan is selected, click the Next button to get to Step 2 where you must select the currency (USD, EUR, GBP, CAD, AUD) and the payment method (2Checkout or PayPal). |
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Today we are launching a new service that concerns the security of your domain names. The service is called ID Protect (also known as WHOIS / ID Protect) and is purposed to protect your personal or business information displayed in the WHOIS from spammers, fraudsters and solicitors who use the WHOIS data (e-mail addresses, phone numbers, etc.) illegally. In other words, once the service is activated, the registrar will display fictitious details in the WHOIS, so that the real information will stay hidden, but all the e-mails that are sent to the fictitious e-mail address will be filtered and forwarded to the actual e-mail address set in the WHOIS.
The ID Protect service can be ordered only for domain names registered with us, and has its own expiration date that is not related to the expiration date of the domain name. Another important thing is that this service is available for the .com / .net / .org / .biz / .info TLDs, but is not supported by country domain names like the .us TLD.
Let's see how to activate WHOIS protection for your domains.
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Just start the domain registration process from the Register / Transfer tab in the Domain Manager of the web control panel. At the top of the page, where you must setup the WHOIS information and order the service, you will see the domain name(s) that you have selected with the option to choose whether you want to activate ID Protect service and for how many years. When a domain is registered and the ID Protect service is activated, a green-shield-icon will be displayed in the Domain Manager. A single click on the icon will allow you to enable or disable the service. |
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There are three ways to order ID Protect for domain(s) that have been registered with us.
The easiest way is to get into the Domain Manager and there click the Add link in the ID Protect column for the domain that you want to protect. The other way is to use the Quick Controls option in the upper-left corner of the web Control panel. In the panel with the information for the domain that you have selected, you will find a WHOIS section with an Order ID Protect link. If you have activated the service for that domain, in place of this link there will be a Manage ID Protect link that will allow you to enable or disable the protection. The third way to order the ID Protect service is to choose the Edit WHOIS option in the Domain Manager and to choose the green Order WHOIS / ID Protection link that is available there. |
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ID Protect service that is already active can be enabled or disabled at any time. This can be done using the Manage ID Protect link located in the Quick Controls panel of the domain names, or with a single click on the green shield for the selected domain name in the Domain Manager. It is recommendable that you disable the ID Protect service, when you are attempting to transfer a domain name away to another registrar, in order to approve the transfer request that is usually sent via e-mail. |
As you know, in April we launched the new Domain Manager with a lot of new features and an improved usability, but we did not stop there. We have implemented a new feature that we bet you'll like. Until now, each domain that you registered or transferred through the Domain Manager had to be manually added to the Hosted Domains to work with your web hosting account. Although it didn't seem to be a big problem, an additional action was required by you and knowing that time is money, we have tried to save some of yours.
More details about the new feature
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The domain order procedure has been changed slightly and now it is smart enough to ask you whether you want to host the domain that you are registering, instead of leaving it with a "floating" status and use it at a later time. |
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But what if the web hosting plan that you have now does not allow you to host additional domains? Well, the system will check if your plan has available domain hosting slots and if there aren't, it will suggest the most appropriate upgrade option. |
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At the last step, the complete information about the services that you have selected is displayed, so that you can see clearly what you are going to order and what the price for each service is. |
This improved order procedure makes it possible to register/transfer domain names and get them ready for use more easily than before. Having this in mind, we hope that you would consider taking advantage of this new functionality of the Domain Manager.
We have news for you! We are pleased to announce that the new Domain Manager is online. It is a lot more intuitive and informative and has many new features. Plus, new shortcuts for everyday use were added to the Web Hosting Control Panel for your convenience.
The Domain Manager: What's the whole story about?
Up till now, you have been using the Domain Manager exclusively to manage WHOIS information, DNS settings, Registrar Lock status and EPP authorization key - features concerning domain registration only. Our team has developed the new Domain Manager as a joint solution for management of registered and hosted domain names from one place, thus saving your time and making it more convenient for you.
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New domain management options are now available. Domain parking is the most important option that we have implemented. It applies to domain names registered through the Domain Manager. In order to have a domain name parked, it must have a Floating" status. We have implemented two parking solutions for you. You can either set up a website template (Standard, For Sale or Under Construction) that we have developed, or set up a redirection URL. |
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The new advanced interface of the Domain Manager contains a menu comprised of 6 groups. The names given to these groups are self-explanatory for the status of the domains located inside. It is worth mentioning that those domains, which have just been registered, have a "Floating" status, and that you can choose whether to host or park them. |
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The Domain Manager is more informative now. Just one click on a domain name is sufficient to provide you with the information needed to manage its WHOIS, subdomains, e-mails and web content through the File Manager. The complete domain information is accessible via the View all domain details link. Information about the domains' current Google and Alexa rankings is available as well. |
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The new shortcuts in the Web Hosting Control Panel: The Quick Control shortcut, which is now available, will make the management of any chosen domain name that is currently hosted much easier. It presents the complete information about a given domain that is available in our system. |
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A Visit Store link has been added to the Web Hosting Control Panel as well. Thus, you will be able to visit our webstore and stay up to date with the latest offers. |
As always, additional information about functionality and the meaning of the designation is available in the Help section of the Domain Manager. Tutorials will be added as well, and the Help Center's F.A.Q. section will be updated soon.
Domain Parking
The most important new feature is, without a question, the domain parking option. Now you can park domains in your hosting account. We offer two domain parking templates. The first one is a simple "Under Construction" page and the other one is a "For Sale" page for those of you who are selling their domain and want to let the visitors know about it. You can support us by parking your domain with a template, which displays two of our web hosting plans and leads potential customers to our website.
Quick Controls
Soon you will notice the Quick Controls box on the left. This new feature allows you to easily access all the settings of a specific domain. You will see all the valuable information and options put together on a single page, including even the domain's Google and Alexa ranks. The idea is simple - to give you quick control over the most commonly used settings.
Improved Visual Interface
The Domain Manager looks different now. The visual interface has been changed and the whole section has been re-organized to make it easier for you to manage your domains and to give you fast access to all options available in the new Domain Manager. Look for the available help on the left to get concrete information about a certain domain status or icon.
Please wait patiently until the new features get actually launched!
Now you can control some of the settings of the PHP interpreter by modifying a PHP configuration file called php.ini. This file enables you to choose whether global variables are turned on, the directory to upload files to when you write scripts, and the maximum allowed size for uploaded files.
Depending on the PHP runtime version you have selected for your scripts in the PHP Settings section of the Control Panel, you can edit the php.ini file for both PHP 4 and PHP 5. To do so, simply browse through the contents of your /sys folder, located in the root of your account. There you will find two folders - php4 and php5, inside each of which there will be a separate php.ini file. If you are using PHP 4 for your scripts, just edit the php.ini located in the /sys/php4/ folder with a text editor. All .php files in your account will adhere to the settings you've just applied, once you save them. This means that the modification you make will affect all .php files recursively in all your account's folders.
For more information and typical php.ini settings, please visit the core php.ini directives web page.
There are several differences in the configuration and in the way certain functions and expressions are handled. PHP 4 has a larger installed base at this point, but since PHP is a server side script, it will hardly affect the end user. PHP 5 is simply a newer release, which offers its own improvements and add-ons. However, there might be some incompatibility issues when certain applications are run on both versions. You should use PHP 5 only if it is required by the script author.
Here is a copy of the spoof email:
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Reply-To: security.admin@supremecenter43.com
Subject: Hosting Regular Security Maintenance
Date: Thu, 08 Feb 2007 00:20:54 -0800
Dear supremecenter43 valued Members
Regarding our new security regulations, as a part of our yearly maintenance we have provided a security guard script in the attachment.
So, to secure your websites, please use the attached file and (for UNIX/Linux Based servers) upload the file "guard.php" in: "./public_html" or (for Windows Based servers which use ASP) upload the file " guard.asp" in:
"./wwwroot" in your site.
If you do not know how to use it, you can use the following instruction:
For Unix/Linux based websites that use PHP/CGI/PERL:
1) Download the attachment named " guard.zip"
2) Extract file "guard.php"
3) Login to your site Control panel.
4) Open "File Manager" window.
5) Go through "Public_html" or "htdocs"
6) Choose "Upload Files"
7) Upload the file "guard.php"
8) Check its URL too "http://www.yoursite.com/guard.php", if it is ok
For Windows based websites that use ASP:
1) Download the attachment named "guard.zip"
2) Extract file "guard.asp"
3) Login to your site Control panel.
4) Open "File Manager" window.
5) Go through "wwwroot" directory
6) Choose "Upload Files"
7) Upload the file "guard.asp"
8) Check its URL too "http://www.yoursite.com/guard.asp", if it is ok
Thank you for using our services and products. We look forward to providing you with a unique and high quality service.
Best Regards
supremecenter43 Inc
http://www.supremecenter43.com
The email is being sent to the email address provided in the WHOIS of domains, hosted on our servers. Our administrators are currently working on improving our servers' security to avoid such incidents in the future.
We strongly advise you to doubt any emails that come with an attachment and ask you to install certain software on your computer or on your web space. Spammers have become very ingenious in their efforts to steal people's personal information, so please be careful.
Thank you for your time and attention.
The addition of the Dutch language is a result of our commitment to offer excellent customer support. You can change the language of the web hosting control panel through the drop-down menu at the top right of the control panel as well as through the Customize Control Panel section of the My Account drop-down menu at the top of the control panel or through the Customize Control Panel icon at the bottom of the home page of the web hosting control panel.
As you may already know, domains use public records (DNS) to direct requests for different services (web, e-mail, etc.) to the computers that perform those services. All domains have e-mail (MX) records to tell the world what computers receive mail for the domain.
SPF stands for Sender Policy Framework, and is an extension of SMTP that stops e-mail spammers from forging the "From" fields in an e-mail. As SMTP itself does not carry an authenticating mechanism, the SPF extension provides the authentication scheme by specifying which computers are authorized to send e-mail from a specific domain. In order to use SPF, the domain sending e-mails must establish an SPF record that is published in the DNS records.
SPF works by publishing "reverse MX" records to tell the world what machines are authorized to send mail from the domain. When receiving an e-mail message, the recipient can check those records to make sure mail is coming from where it should be coming from. This means that the sender domain is compared to the SPF record for that domain to determine if the e-mail sender is indeed authorized to transmit e-mails from that particular address. If the e-mail comes from a domain that is not authorized, the DNS server will disregard the e-mail request. In other words, SPF prevents people from stealing your e-mail addresses and pretending that it is you who send junk/spam e-mail to other people.
Please note that these settings are for advanced users only!
For more detailed information, you may check the Show/Hide Help in the SPF section itself.