Next time you log in to your eXtend web hosting control panel you will notice there is brand new icon next to ‘file manager’ called ‘Check Site Permissions’. This new feature has been added to let you bulk check your websites file permissions without having to go through them all manually one by one. It will:

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Backing up your website or database is like going to the dentist or doing the hoovering, it’s one of those jobs that you will do tomorrow but tomorrow never comes. Whether you choose to go with one of our backup solutions or you choose your own, we strongly recommend you back …

Social networking is all the rage nowadays and Facebook has recently become the most searched for brand and 2nd most visited site in the UK (Source: Hitwise).

According to Hitwise, “Social networks now account for 1 in every 10 UK Internet visits and 1 in every 5 page views. Only search engines receive more UK Internet …

We have been busy updating some of the scripts in eXtend, the latest updates are:

phpcpoin V1.5.1 upgraded to 1.6.2
RoundCube V0.2.1 upgraded to 0.2.2
SquirrelMail V1.4.17 upgraded to 1.4.19
Sugarcrm V5.2.0a upgraded to 5.2.0f
Wordpress V2.7.1 upgraded to 2.8
Elgg V1.2 upgraded to 1.5

This means that all the scripts in eXtend are on the latest version with the exception of CubeCart which we are working on at …

We have updated our back up facility within eXtend so that larger sites can now backup their sites quickly and with the minimum of fuss. We would strongly recommend backing up your site at least once a week to ensure you are not susceptible to any data loss.

Using eXtend to back up your site is …

What is ‘double opt-in’?

Using the single opt-in method people simply submit an email address to your website to be added to your list. The problem with this method is that people might submit their details incorrectly (creating a dirty database for you) or someone may have submitted their name for them without their knowledge (in …