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Websites & Web RootsDetailed customer guidance for hosted websites and web roots, including domains, aliases, document roots, index files, logs, application URLs, and website-level settings.
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20 published guides in this category.
What a document root is and how it controls the website that loads
What a document root is and how it controls the website that loads is a practical Spark Rack customer guide about website roots, HTTP behavior, PHP, application settings, and web-server responses. It is written for read…
index.php versus index.html: which home page does the server use
index.php versus index.html: which home page does the server use is a practical Spark Rack customer guide about website roots, HTTP behavior, PHP, application settings, and web-server responses. It is written for reader…
Fixing a 403 Forbidden error on a hosted website
Fixing a 403 Forbidden error on a hosted website is a practical Spark Rack customer guide about website roots, HTTP behavior, PHP, application settings, and web-server responses. It is written for readers who may not ad…
Fixing a 404 Not Found error when the file or page should exist
Fixing a 404 Not Found error when the file or page should exist is a practical Spark Rack customer guide about website roots, HTTP behavior, PHP, application settings, and web-server responses. It is written for readers…
Fixing a 500 Internal Server Error on a PHP website
Fixing a 500 Internal Server Error on a PHP website is a practical Spark Rack customer guide about website roots, HTTP behavior, PHP, application settings, and web-server responses. It is written for readers who may not…
Understanding and resolving a 502 Bad Gateway response
Understanding and resolving a 502 Bad Gateway response is a practical Spark Rack customer guide about website roots, HTTP behavior, PHP, application settings, and web-server responses. It is written for readers who may…
Understanding and resolving a 503 Service Unavailable response
Understanding and resolving a 503 Service Unavailable response is a practical Spark Rack customer guide about website roots, HTTP behavior, PHP, application settings, and web-server responses. It is written for readers…
Fixing a blank white page or empty PHP response
Fixing a blank white page or empty PHP response is a practical Spark Rack customer guide about website roots, HTTP behavior, PHP, application settings, and web-server responses. It is written for readers who may not adm…
Why a directory listing appears instead of the website
Why a directory listing appears instead of the website is a practical Spark Rack customer guide about website roots, HTTP behavior, PHP, application settings, and web-server responses. It is written for readers who may…
Why a new domain shows a default placeholder page
Why a new domain shows a default placeholder page is a practical Spark Rack customer guide about website roots, HTTP behavior, PHP, application settings, and web-server responses. It is written for readers who may not a…
Why the wrong website loads for a domain name
Why the wrong website loads for a domain name is a practical Spark Rack customer guide about website roots, HTTP behavior, PHP, application settings, and web-server responses. It is written for readers who may not admin…
HTTP versus HTTPS application URLs and why consistency matters
HTTP versus HTTPS application URLs and why consistency matters is a practical Spark Rack customer guide about website roots, HTTP behavior, PHP, application settings, and web-server responses. It is written for readers…
How to choose a PHP version for an existing website
How to choose a PHP version for an existing website is a practical Spark Rack customer guide about website roots, HTTP behavior, PHP, application settings, and web-server responses. It is written for readers who may not…
Understanding PHP memory_limit, upload_max_filesize, post_max_size, and max_execution_time
Understanding PHP memory_limit, upload_max_filesize, post_max_size, and max_execution_time is a practical Spark Rack customer guide about website roots, HTTP behavior, PHP, application settings, and web-server responses…
When PHP max_input_vars causes missing form or settings data
When PHP max_input_vars causes missing form or settings data is a practical Spark Rack customer guide about website roots, HTTP behavior, PHP, application settings, and web-server responses. It is written for readers wh…
How PHP extensions affect application compatibility
How PHP extensions affect application compatibility is a practical Spark Rack customer guide about website roots, HTTP behavior, PHP, application settings, and web-server responses. It is written for readers who may not…
PHP error display versus error logging on a production website
PHP error display versus error logging on a production website is a practical Spark Rack customer guide about website roots, HTTP behavior, PHP, application settings, and web-server responses. It is written for readers…
Finding and fixing an .htaccess syntax error
Finding and fixing an .htaccess syntax error is a practical Spark Rack customer guide about website roots, HTTP behavior, PHP, application settings, and web-server responses. It is written for readers who may not admini…
Fixing an endless HTTP-to-HTTPS redirect loop
Fixing an endless HTTP-to-HTTPS redirect loop is a practical Spark Rack customer guide about website roots, HTTP behavior, PHP, application settings, and web-server responses. It is written for readers who may not admin…
Choosing between www and non-www as the canonical website address
Choosing between www and non-www as the canonical website address is a practical Spark Rack customer guide about website roots, HTTP behavior, PHP, application settings, and web-server responses. It is written for reade…
