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How To Check If Your Web Site Can Run PHP Scripts (or WordPress)

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  1. Create a file called phpinfo.php

  2. Enter these few lines of code in it: (you can copy-paste from below):
    <?php
    phpinfo();
    ?>

  3. Upload this to your root folder (where your home page (index.htm or index.html etc) lives.

  4. Access this script via the browser like this:
    http://www.YourSite.com/phpinfo.php

  5. You should see a nice page come up, with the PHP logo and headers, that shows all of your PHP configuration and settings. If you see it, then: Hurrah, you can run PHP on your site!

  6. If you see some kind of errors, first try changing the file’s permissions (chmod) to 755. (CHMOD Tutorial)

  7. If that still doesn’t work, then you’re probably SOL (S#!t Outta Luck). Confirm it with your web host.

  8. If your web host doesn’t support PHP, don’t waste your time – or your web site – with your current host. Just switch to where I host my own sites.

  9. WARNING: Don’t forget to delete the phpinfo.php file from your web site. Hackers can figure out a lot of stuff from this page!

Low Cost Online e-Faxing: MaxEmail.com

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I was recently in the market for an “e” fax solution. I looked at quite a few services. My basic requirements were these:

  • Reliable
  • Low cost (not necessarily free – because I wanted the service to be reliable and accountable)
  • Didn’t need a local area code – anywhere was fine, as I don’t receive too many faxes
  • Offer a free trial – so that I can experience it first-hand
  • Offer a decent number of incoming pages in the package
  • Offer a low-cost pay-as-you-go model for additional use

  • After hunting around the web, looking up various forums and wasting time on made-for-adsense spam and junk-review sites, I stumbled across MaxEmail.com.

    You can get your incoming faxes sent to your email address as a PDF attachment.

    I went through their 1-month free trial, was highly satisfied with the quality of their service, and just now signed up for a whole year at $24/year (their “lite” plan).

    If you are looking for something similar, go check out MaxEmail.com