SGIS News

Know your cookies
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Image courtesy of Bubbles on stock.xchng From 26 May 2012 the EU is introducing a new law that will affect websites that use non-essential cookies. The law states that these sites must inform their visitors publicly and get their agreement to allow cookies to be used before they can continue browsing. Non-essential cookies are considered Read More…
StopTheHacker
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Mar
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We are now offering StopTheHacker (stopthehacker.com) as an add-on for only £9.99 per year with SGIS. Order StopTheHacker StopTheHacker software automatically checks whether a site has been infected with Viruses and Malware as well as checking it’s reputation on search engines such as Google and Bing. In addition to anti-virus and firewalls, StopTheHacker software offers Read More…
Add-ons now available
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Feb
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Due to increased demand for add-ons such as SSL certificates and domain privacy we have now made these available for purchase during the ordering process. SSL certificates SSL certificates encrypt information sent to your site, so if it is intercepted by a third party the information will be useless. This is ideal if you’re running Read More…
Joomla! 2.5 added
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Jan
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We have just updated our 1-click install library to include the new release of Joomla! 2.5. Using our install script makes setting up Joomla! quick and painless, all you need to do is click on the script to install Joomla! then follow the instructions to set it up. Full details on installing Joomla! can be Read More…
MODX script added
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Jan
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MODX has just been added to our install library. MODX is an open source CMS written in PHP and uses MySQL database to power the content. MODX is available on all the Linux hosting packages (Starter, Home+ and Business) making installing and hosting is quick and easy. Key Features of MODX You don’t need to Read More…
5 new install scripts added
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Nov
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We have just added 5 new installation scripts to our library of scripts. We are always working to improve the library so please contact us if you wish to see a script added. The scripts that have been added are; Textpattern Textpattern is open source php based CMS that requires an SQL to power the Read More…
Install scripts updated
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Oct
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We have recently updated our one click installation scripts to the most recent versions available to ensure our customers are using most up-to-date release of their favourite software. As our scripts are managed in house we can update and add to them much faster compared to 3rd party products such a fantastico and we have Read More…
Jetpack on WordPress
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Sep
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Our WordPress one-click installation now automatically installs the powerful Jetpack plugin by default, all you need to do is activate it! But what is Jetpack? WordPress.com offers some additional features to WordPress that were not available to bloggers that self-hosted WordPress. Jetpack bridges this gap offering the same features as wordpress.com by connecting you to Read More…
Windows Hosting
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Sep
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Windows hosting is now available from SGIS By default all ordered hosting packages are set-up on Linux servers but we now allow you to request your hosting be moved to a Windows server. This is mainly to allow our customers to develop ASP.NET projects and to offer more flexibility to our services. All Windows Hosting Read More…
Logging into Webmail…
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Aug
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You can now access email accounts created on your hosting package via a direct link rather than having to log into the hosting control panel. This is useful if you are not planning to link email accounts to a web client, such as Microsoft Outlook, and is handy if you need to access emails on Read More…