Php nuke is a content management system, that is licensed under GNU GPL License. Since version 7.5 a fee is required (which is allowed) for PHP Nuke to be downloaded, however after downloading it can be distributed and/or modified for free. Some of the hot features are, it is community driven, where registered user can submit news/articles which are then approved before published by site administrators or editors, modules can be added which allow new functuality to be added to PHP Nuke, forums, polls and lots of other features are incuded. Many web sites are powered by php nuke and there are many forks that are also popul
ar. Support many database systems including MySQL, PostgreSQL, and others. It is written in PHP and therefore is platform-independent. Blue host account fullfills all the requirements, and php nuke runs without prolems. User reviews showed overall Bluehost is excellent phpnuke hosting provider.
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Bluehost OScommerce shopping cart
On a Bluehost account you can run your own Oscommerce shopping cart online store. SSL is also available to enhance security. One-click installation of oscommerce can be done via Fantastico cPanel tool.
Oscommerce Shopping Cart
Oscommerce is a free and open-source GNU GPL licensed shopping cart software. According to official Oscommerce.com web site there are over 220,000 store owners and developers and more than 6,000 addons to help customize Oscommerce and increase sales.
With osCommerce you can create an online store that supports payments from Authorize.net, netbilling, Paypal.com, 2checkout.com and other popular payment providers. Both phisical and virtual goods (for download) can be sold. User system is also supported. Other features include: unlimited products and categories, internationalization (available in several languages), many product options available including shipping, handling etc, database backups, web administration panel and lots of others. Oscommerce is one of the oldest shopping carts available. One downside is it does not have template system, but this feature is planned to be included in version 3 of the software.
Bluehost SSL Secure Sockets Layer and certificates
Bluehost web hosting provider have support for SSL – Secure Socket Layer, more commonly known as https = hyper text transfer protocol secure that allows a secure connection to your web server. This is very important for e-commerce sites, banks, governments, community sites or sites that require important login information (password) or any other sites that transfer sensitive data between the host and the web server, because the standard http transfer is plain-text – meaning that someone may intercept the data traveling and steal it or change it. With SSL the data is encrypted. The steps of setting up your web site to have secure connection are simple. First you need to login in your bluehost cpanel account, and click on the tab “SSL certificates”. You will be redirected to a page where you can find more information about SSL certificates and order a SSL certificate. Dedicated IP address is required, so you will be presented with an option to buy one if you do not already have. Here are the benefits if you order SSL certificate via bluehost.com:
* Instant validation & Automatic Installation – Your SSL certificate will be automatically issued and installed on your server in a matter of minutes.
* Domain Validated Certificate Issued by Comodo – Comodo has a well earned reputation in the Web Security industry, with leading customer care and technical support.
* Site Seal – Ability to display a special icon on your page validating that your site is secure.
* Trusted by all popular Browsers – Positive SSL Certificates are supported by: Internet Explorer 5.01+, Firefox 0.1+, Mozilla 0.6+, AOL 5+, Opera 8+, Safari 1.2+.
* 128/256 bit encryption – Supports highest security 256 bit encryption, while remaining backwards-compatible with older browsers that only support 128 bit encryption.
* Unlimited Re-Issuance Policy – If you change servers or hosts, you can have your certificate re-issued to work in its new location.
Bluehost Simple DNS Zone Editor
DNS (Domain Name System) is a Internet name system for resolving names to IP addresses. Every computer (servers too) or device that connects to internet needs unique IP address. Because numbers are not easy to remember, the DNS was invented. DNS uses nameservers which return the IP address of the domain name (or subdomain name in question). With Bluehost cPanel simple DNS zone Editor you can easily add A and CNAME records. A record is like www.example.com or ftp.example.com. Cname is canonical name an alias to another domain name or subdomain. To add A record, open the Simple DNZ zone tool and follow these simple steps:
To add an A record:
1. Select a domain from the drop-down menu.
2. Type in the Name and Address of the A record.
3. Click Add A Record.
To add a CNAME record:
1. Select a domain from the drop-down menu.
2. Type in the Name and CNAME of the CNAME record.
3. Click Add CNAME Record.
With this tool you can also delete the records wherever you like.
Bluehost CPU Quota and Usage limit
Because in shared hosting environment every users shares the resources some preventive software must be placed to prevent abuse. Bluehost have cpu quota/usage limit placed to prevent abusive users to take down the server. This have been very restrictive in previous years and lots of users have complained to get cpu quota errors:
“This Account Has Exceeded Its CPU Quota”
The software that calculates the usage limit have been updated (January 25, 2008) with the newer version of the software that changes the way how CPU usage is calculated on the servers. This should reduce the number of people that run into this problem by 90%. You can read more about the software update at Matt Heaton president of Bluehost, Hostmonster and Fastdomain official blog: http://www.mattheaton.com/?p=119 .
Bluehost Dedicated IP address
Bluehost allows dedicated IP address to customers for just $2.5 monthly ($30 a year). There are several reason why you should buy a dedicated IP address:
To enable SSL on your website: SSL is Secure Socket Layer, allows you to securely transfer data between the server host and the client machine. With SSL installed on your server you can access your site securelt with https.
To run software on your website: Some software requires some ports to be opened for it to work. On shared IP address it is impossible to open specific ports but on dedicated yes.
Better ranking in search engines: Although this is a myth, it is good to have your website on different IP address. Many people have reported that dedicated IP address helps for better rankings.
You can access your website just by using the dedicated address.
To buy dedicated ip address from bluehost you need to login to your cpanel account and choose the dedicated ip tab to purchase.
Bluehost Hosting Plans
Bluehost web hosting company offers only one hosting plan. This plan includes many features, some of them (like Ruby on Rails), you may never need but it is good to know that they are included. This is great plan for personal blogs/websites but is also good for small and mid-size companies. Web applications that work on Bluehost account are: wordpress, drupal, joomla, galleries and others (every PHP/MySQL web script). Custom PHP.INI is also supported if you want to customize some PHP settings. Other hosting services like virtual private servers (VPS), dedicated servers are not offered by Blue Host. The price is only $6.95 monthly, and features included are: PHP, MySQL, Free domain name, cPanel Control Panel, host unlimited domains, with unlimited disk space and bandwidth, 30 day money back guarantee, Fantastico one-click installer, SSH Access, Ruby On Rails and many others.
Blue Host SSH Secure Shell
SSH is a secure protocol for exchanging data between two network hosts. It is most used by system administrators and developers (Ruby on Rails and others). Usually admins remotely access the server to configure/update software, setup permissions, monitor server performance and other admin related tasks. Bluehost allows SSH access, but first you need to enable it. You can do this by following the steps in this article: http://helpdesk.bluehost.com/index.php/kb/article/000180 . With SSH enabled you can use a SSH client software to connect to your Bluehost server. Best clients are Putty(windows OS) and OpenSSH client (linux). Once you login with SSH you can perform tasks such as creating files, folders, backing up mysql databases, view/terminate processes started by your user account and other tasks. Probably you will never need SSH access to your bluehost account, but is good to know that Bluehost allows SSH.
BlueHost Ruby On Rails
Ruby on Rails (ROR) is a web framework to the standard Ruby language. ROR uses the popular Model-View-Controller (MVC) architecture pattern for development of web applications. It also offers tools for faster web site developement. I personally have never tried ROR but I have heard that is a good programming language, focused on object-oriented programming. Web server (Apache HTTPD) is required for ROR, and a module like mod_ruby or cgi interface to run ROR application. Ruby on Rails is not as popular as PHP, and because of that many web hosting providers do not offer support for it. But BlueHost do offers support for Ruby on Rails, but you need to configure your account to use it. Linux knowledge is required. In the guide here: http://helpdesk.bluehost.com/index.php/kb/article/207, it is explained in details, how to setup your Bluehost account to use ROR to run your application. Steps involve Enabling SSH access, creating files/folders and setting up rails. For first time user might be hard, but for Rails Developer should not be a problem. After you setup your account you can run your first application.
Bluehost Fantastico cPanel Tool
Fantastico is the most popular commercial one-click installer. It is a addon in cPanel that allows easy installation of popular open-source scripts. Fantastico only install the software to a specific directory/domain, and setup initial settings or user names. For example if you want to install wordpress, you enter administrator name, e-mail and the rest is setup by fantastico. Files are automatically copied, mysql database table is automatically with options saved. This is the easiest way to install web application, but it is not recommended. Software developers do not recommend installing via fantastico because the latest version is not always available. The following applications/scripts are available for installing: wordpress, b2evolution, drupal, joomla, phpbb, mambo, zencart, mybb, forums, galleries, shopping carts and various others popular scripts. I personally use fantastico only for installing wordpress. After wordpress is intalled I immediatelly update it to the latest version via wordpress automatic update tool. Support for the scripts is not provided. Here is a screenshot of the installer (Fantastico de luxe is the latest version):
