dennisroliff

Hello @macmanx ,

I’ve got it knocked. Talked to my service provider and they indicated that their servers don’t generate php.ini files. In order to make tweaks to PHP functions, as you mentioned, the root level .htaccess file was key.

hello @macmanx,

thanks for the input. i spent several hours and a lot of google searching trying to figure out how to locate my php.ini file. apparently it’s supposed to be in the root directory… wasn’t there and none of the ‘how to locate your php.ini file’ hacks worked.

here is my current main .htaccess file:

#<IfModule mod_headers.c>
#    Header set Access-Control-Allow-Origin "*"
#</IfModule>
# Removed the prior lines per MDD Hosting ticket 746681


RewriteCond %{HTTPS} off
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^/[0-9]+\..+\.cpaneldcv$
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^/\.well-known/acme-challenge/.+$
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^/\.well-known/pki-validation/[A-F0-9]{32}\.txt(?:\ Comodo\ DCV)?$
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ https://%{HTTP_HOST}%{REQUEST_URI} [L,R=301]
<IfModule LiteSpeed>
CacheLookup public on
</IfModule>

# BEGIN WordPress
# The directives (lines) between "BEGIN WordPress" and "END WordPress" are
# dynamically generated, and should only be modified via WordPress filters.
# Any changes to the directives between these markers will be overwritten.

<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine On
RewriteRule .* - [E=HTTP_AUTHORIZATION:%{HTTP:Authorization}]
RewriteBase /
RewriteRule ^index\.php$ - [L]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule . /index.php [L]
</IfModule>

# END WordPress

# php -- BEGIN cPanel-generated handler, do not edit
# Set the “alt-php83” package as the default “PHP” programming language.

<IfModule mime_module>
  AddHandler application/x-httpd-alt-php83 .php .php8 .phtml
</IfModule>

# php -- END cPanel-generated handler, do not edit

Hi @tfanelli ,

Thanks for your generous and expert feedback. After going to my CPanel under ‘Softwares’ I realized I was using the wrong Software (PHP Selector) to change the PHP version of my domain ( see image ). I took the advice of the ‘information popup’ and utilized ‘MultiPHP Manager’ to update the PHP version on my domain to 8.3.

I was indeed running W3 Cache plugin but it must not have been configured correctly. I reverted to LiteSpeed Cache (which is also configurable – I’ll have to look into that to see what I can tweak for better persormance) and seem to be getting faster initial load speeds ( less than a second ).

Also, here is what my current .htaccess file looks like

#<IfModule mod_headers.c>
#    Header set Access-Control-Allow-Origin "*"
#</IfModule>
# Removed the prior lines per MDD Hosting ticket 746681


RewriteCond %{HTTPS} off
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^/[0-9]+\..+\.cpaneldcv$
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^/\.well-known/acme-challenge/.+$
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^/\.well-known/pki-validation/[A-F0-9]{32}\.txt(?:\ Comodo\ DCV)?$
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ https://%{HTTP_HOST}%{REQUEST_URI} [L,R=301]
<IfModule LiteSpeed>
CacheLookup public on
</IfModule>

# BEGIN WordPress
# The directives (lines) between "BEGIN WordPress" and "END WordPress" are
# dynamically generated, and should only be modified via WordPress filters.
# Any changes to the directives between these markers will be overwritten.

<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine On
RewriteRule .* - [E=HTTP_AUTHORIZATION:%{HTTP:Authorization}]
RewriteBase /
RewriteRule ^index\.php$ - [L]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule . /index.php [L]
</IfModule>

# END WordPress

# php -- BEGIN cPanel-generated handler, do not edit
# Set the “alt-php83” package as the default “PHP” programming language.

<IfModule mime_module>
  AddHandler application/x-httpd-alt-php83 .php .php8 .phtml
</IfModule>

# php -- END cPanel-generated handler, do not edit

As you can see, I removed 3 lines as suggested by my web hosting company tech support. There is a block of LiteSpeed code, a block of WordPress code and a block of code for the PHP version. If you see anything that might be amiss, let me know if you can. Thanks.

Dennis

here is an illustrative composite jpeg I put together:

or to see an enlargeable version of this jpeg go here

• This reply was modified 6 months ago by dennisroliff.

Hi Steven,

Thanks for the input. I did the search and replace with Mac’s textedit app. It worked great!

Hi @sterndata ,

Thanks for the input. I don’t believe that xyz.com is a wordpress site.
However, I won’t be using anything from the xyz.com database. I am utilizing xyz.com for information for the xyzblog.com site which I am developing to utilize as the client’s new site and eventually pointing xyz.com to the server space containing xyzblog.com

The actual websites are xyz.com = jpalenhouse.com and xyzblog.com = jpalenhouseblog.com

Dennis

@crouchingbruin

That was IT!!! Thanks so much for your patient analysis.

Now I can continue with this and the 13 other potential revenue source projects I have going on.

So relieved. Let me know if there is a way I can give you props through this forum as I’m able to do on codingforums.com

Dennis

Hi @crouchingbruin

I see what you are saying. I just noticed that too. Let me try to
remedy this. Man, if this fixes it, that would be great.

I’ll let you know.

Thanks.

Dennis

Yes…

link to visual

Hi @crouchingbruin ,

Thanks for your input.

I’ve tried that, even with !important; and it does not seem to work in any
of the three browsers I use, the latest versions of… Chrome, Safari, Firefox.

Dennis

Oops,

It’s my fault for not reading the very bottom section of the pricing plan.
The initial payment is in ‘subscription’ format and the subscription can be cancelled at any time, but the purchaser will lose access to upgrades and support upon cancellation, is that correct? Or does a certain amount of support time come with the initial payment? This business model on the subscription plan is not uncommon and for those who just assume that it’s a one time payment and pay with credit card, may just forget about it and not even notice that they are automatically being charged an additional fee annually. Which is good for imagely’s bottom line. What I plan on doing is purchasing the NexGEN Plus and then cancelling the subscription right away so as not to forget that it’s an annual subscription. I see now that the higher price structure ( which I was surprised about at first ) includes the ability to install and activate on multiple sites. That is well worth the extra money in my opinion.

Hi Neil,

Thanks.

Dennis

Hi edanzer,

Thanks for the info. I am using version 3.0.9 so that must be the latest version of NexGEN Gallery. I was using Fancybox lightbox because I liked the style. I went in and changed to your Simple Lightbox and, although a different style, it does indeed handle orientation changes as well as swiping. What if the client does not want the black bar at the bottom of the large image with title in it?
Is there any way that can be changed or customized? Where can I see a sample of your Pro Lightbox? Is it customizable? Is a person able to get a lightbox plugin with many lightbox options and customizations and apply it to your galleries?

Thanks.

Dennis

Hi James,

That was exactly it! After renaming my plugins folder, via my ftp client Transmit, so that wordpress wouldn’t recognize it, my site was again working and I was able to log back in. So the problem was with the calendarize-it plugin. I’ve gone back to an earlier version (3.2.0) and am doing some experimenting to see if the updated version (4.2.4) will somehow work with my wordpress v 4.4.4 or, if upon updating to wordpress 4.5.3 it will work then. If not, I guess I need to contact the calendarize-it tech support.

Thanks so much for your input.

Dennis

i’ve solved the problem. after looking at ‘appearance>>>Dot-B Theme options’ i saw that there was a box for custom footer text. i changed it there. ??

not sure what the forum policy is on ‘bumping’ your post, but thought i’d try in order to possibly get one or two feedbacks ??