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Nick Jones replied to Gerald Hornsby's discussion Arrrggghhh - been hacked! in the group Content Management Systems (CMS)

"hi Gerald Access can be obtained to the htaccess file on a non-Su PHP server if it's permissions are left with the write bit set for "group" and/or "others". Alternatively if a folder has these bits set, and a file called…"

Jun 1, 2010

Gerald Hornsby replied to Gerald Hornsby's discussion Arrrggghhh - been hacked! in the group Content Management Systems (CMS)

"Thanks for that reply, Nick. I'll give that a whizz later on. I'll also do a check of all the other sites I've been involved with. What I'm unsure of if how anyone could get access to the htaccess file? Would the Wordpress…"

May 25, 2010

Nick Jones replied to Gerald Hornsby's discussion Arrrggghhh - been hacked! in the group Content Management Systems (CMS)

"hi Gerald We spoke just now. I'm sorry to hear you had trouble with hackers. caxton-books.co.uk is hosted on a webserver running SuPHP. With servers running SuPHP, there is no need to have any file writeable by "group" or…"

May 25, 2010

Paul Robinson replied to Gerald Hornsby's discussion Arrrggghhh - been hacked! in the group Content Management Systems (CMS)

"A friend of mine with another company (One that suggests you see your father) had a similar problem, in fact a lot of people on the particular host had the same problem, after he contacted support who offered no help at all he had to find someone to…"

May 25, 2010

Gerald Hornsby added a discussion to the group Content Management Systems (CMS)

Arrrggghhh - been hacked!

Over this weekend, I've discovered that at least two of my Wordpress sites had been hacked - specifically, the .htaccess files had been changed to attempt to download a Trojan onto the user's computer.I've had a look round, and I'm not sure exactly what I should do to protect myself against this in future. My .htaccess files had 644 permissions, which I've now changed to 444. Is there anything else I could / should do?TIA.GeraldSee More

May 24, 2010

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Apr 21, 2010

Gerald Hornsby replied to Harvey Raybould's discussion Compila Website Changes Review Please in the group Website Reviews

"Definitely cleaner and easier to use, Harvey. Slightly off topic - a friend was discussing hosting with me, and he dutifully clicked through my affiliate link. What he did was to check all the hosting options, and then select the hosting. Then he…"

Mar 10, 2010

Gerald Hornsby replied to Dave Cooper's discussion A curious result on Google in the group SEO - The secrets

"It is very interesting. Old sites do rate more highly than newer ones, but it would be very interesting is HTML5 was to blame. Waiting for Harvey's investigations ... Gerald"

Mar 9, 2010

Gerald Hornsby replied to Harvey Raybould's discussion Google Search Tips in the group Search Engine Tips

"Thanks, Harvey. Even though I use Google many, many times a day, and usually find what I want, some of the ideas here will help save time I'm sure. Gerald"

Feb 24, 2010

Gerald Hornsby joined Compila Limited's group

Search Engine Tips

I am sure that we all use search engines everyday. But how do you make your searches more effective? How do you find what you are looking for more quickly.Search engines change all of the time, so we wil post updates in this topic.See More

Feb 24, 2010

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Gerald Hornsby replied to Harvey Raybould's discussion Going Beyond SEO With Latent Semantic Indexing in the group SEO - The secrets

"Hi Harvey Another great article. Thanks. Once again, one of the solutions to highly-ranked sites is good, frequently-updated, relevant content. But specific pointers, such as using related keywords in the content, will be most useful, especially…"

Feb 24, 2010

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SEO - The secrets

This group will try to offer key information and tips in achieving better positioning in the major search engines via search engine optimisation.

Feb 24, 2010

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Gerald Hornsby replied to Jim Cantrell's discussion Review please - in the group Website Reviews

"Hi Jim It's a nice-looking site. I like the design and the colour scheme. One thing I would think about, and that is widening the main box for more text, and laying it out better. At the moment, your site is only around 780 pixels wide, and I…"

Feb 24, 2010

Gerald Hornsby replied to Sheila Pritchard's discussion Sheila Computer Tutor - Rebuilt in the group Website Reviews

"Hi Sheila It still doesn't look quite right in Safari. I attach a screenshot. Gerald"

Feb 12, 2010

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Feb 3, 2010

Gerald Hornsby replied to Chris Davis's discussion HTML 5 - when will it become standard, and what (if anything) should website designers be doing to prepare for it? in the group Good Web Design Practices

"Hi Harvey More and more people are using video to supplement their website and blog content. A lot of the "Internet Marketing" gurus are adding 'teaser' videos for their subscription services. And a lot of the subscription…"

Jan 25, 2010