Its been a while since we got the issue that one of our demo site themes has been ripped and download for free. As to protect others atleast the themes in SE.
To make all .css files protected and disallow others to download your hardwork, you need to open the .htaccess file at /applic...
Usually when we install a module in Social Engine we upload the tar file using the Package Manager, follow the onscreen instructions and we are done. By default php has an upload size limit of 2MB and if we happen to upload a file larger than 2MB we will get an error in the Package Manager &...
Module Installation Culprit :
1. Didn't do a test install other than the current site you have.
2. Forgot to backup the site.
3. Forgot to change the system mode to development mode.
4. After installation didn't clear the cache.
5. When installing didn't used the FTP method.
6. Didn't ...
This is very easy assuming your current site is running under cPanel.
Ok for example you want to transfer from ARVIXE shared hosting to GoDaddy VPS or vice versa, just make your new server is a VPS so that you will have a WHM/cPANEL access. Login to your new server WHM usually this ca...
This tutorial is in relation to the "Cloning Module SE4" tutorial.
If you happen to encounter an error in installing your cloned module you need to go back to step 1 and reapply the sequential renaming and also the renaming of files and directories (See the tutorial "Clone Module SE4"). But...
Cloning a module is NOT an easy task because you have to do several attempts to make it right and a lots of testing. Below are some tips to help you out from your pain lol.
NOTE : This tutorial sole purpose is to educate new coders how to work on SocialEngine scripts.
1. An old tri...
The 500 Internal Server Error is a very general HTTP status code that means something has gone wrong on the web server but the server could not be more specific on what the exact problem is.
Try this -- Upload a fresh copy of .htaccess file and after that go to your CPANEL error log to inve...
After enabling APC it causes the site to say the Popular error message of SocialEngine.
We are currently experiencing some technical issues. Please try again or report this to your site administrator
To revert back edit this file application/settings/general.php
Replace the word...
This is a recon on Creating Rounded Corner Widgets. The alternative and to save some lines in constant.css and to properly address some rounded wont work is to use the csscaffold default css3 mixins.
The best part is, this is much easier to understand.
+border-radius(5px);
+...
If you run a popular SocialEngine website on a powerful VPS or even dedicated server running WHM/cPanel, chance is you may have stumbled upon performance issues at some point... There are many tutorials out there covering how to install APC from command line (as root user), but none on how to inst...
Before we start I will assume that you have read the SocialEngine Documentation on Creating Your Own Theme.
Now, SocialEngine has a constant.css file, which basically stores constant variables for the current theme you have cloned, when i say clone, it is easy to create theme by just modify...
Nginx quickly delivers static content with efficient use of system resources. It can deploy dynamic HTTP content on a network using FastCGI handlers for scripts, and can serve as a very capable software load balancer.
Nginx uses an asynchronous event-driven approach to handling requests whi...
php warning undefined variable is not harmful error
to stop this message from filling up your log file :
Modify application/index.php LOOK FOR
$application->bootstrap();
INSERT THIS LINE ABOVE
error_reporting(E_ERROR | E_PARSE);
Edit the .htaccess from your root folder
After Line :
RewriteEngine On
Insert These Lines :
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^YOURDOMAIN.COM [NC] RewriteRule ^(.*)$ http://www.YOURDOMAIN.COM/$1 [L,R=301]
Normally when you create a new folder in your root directory the content is not accessible, you need to create a .htaccess file in that folder to make content accessible.
RewriteEngine OnRewriteBase /YOURFOLDERNAME/
Tired of deleting unwanted users 10 at a time? here is how to adjust the number of users to be displayed in http://YOURSITE.COM/admin/user/manage modify this file : application/modules/User/controllers/AdminManageController.php Look for this line :
$this->view->paginator = $paginator->...
Recently we did a test on http://aiso.net CDN service and we found it fast +
reliable and it is using edgecast service.
Features :
1) POP Pull and Push
2) minify CSS and JS delivery
3) Video streaming
If you are looking for fast and cheap VPS hosting GoDaddy has $29.99
Suggested Configuration :
1) NGINX as the web server
2) No hosting panel
3) Dovecot MailServer
4) APC
1. VPS Hosting with at least 1GB, running on Quad Core or more CPU the better.
2. Avoid installing 4 or more 3rd party modules. This helps reduced system resources usage and you can easily spot problematic modues.
3. Used widgetized plugins than modules. This helps reduced sy...
