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Recommended Hosting Solutions

There are no special requirements for using Wordpress Cloaker except for one:

• You must have zend optimizer installed on your server.

Note: Most hosts (probably in the 95%-99% range) DO have zend optimizer pre-installed on shared and managed VPS servers.

BUT, most Wordpress Cloaker users ALSO use WP Tube, WP Feeder and WP Scraper to help generate web content for their blogs.

Due to the fact that some article databases BAN certain hosts from accessing their sites directly (aka, scraping their articles), finding quality hosting providers whose IPs are NOT banned by places like EzineArticles.com has become a common issue for users who wish to take full advantage of WP Scraper.

Below you will find my personally recommended hosts for a range of hosting needs.

Each of these hosts work with all aspects of Wordpress Cloaker and all additional plugins we offer and are found to be good, reliable hosts with affordable pricing:

HERE is one that I prefer for shared hosting.

KH4LIFE

I suggest their California VS2 or better.

Tags: article databases, California, cloaker, dedicated hosting, Hosting, hosting packages, reseller hosting, servers, shared hosting, VPS hosting, vs2, WordPress Cloaker, zend optimizer

Setup Cron on HostGator

IMPORTANT: These notes ONLY apply to people using HostGator or SEOhosting hosting accounts.

HostGator and .htaccess…

When it comes to running simple cron commands on your HostGator hosting account, you’ll need to place a .htaccess file in the cgi-bin of each account.

This .htaccess file must be placed in the public_html directory of each website hosted on a shared hosting package.

If you have a reseller account, you only need to put it in the main cgi-bin. This will then eliminate your need to duplicate the file for each individual public_html directory.

Editing your .htaccess File…

Here are the commands to place inside your .htaccess file if you are using HostGator:

<Limit GET POST>
order deny,allow
deny from all
allow from all
</Limit>
<Limit PUT DELETE>
order deny,allow
deny from all
</Limit>

Step-by-Step Screen Shots: Setting up Cron

Here are some screenshots to assist in setting up cron on HOSGATOR HOSTING accounts.

NOTE: You may click on the below images to view larger screen shots.

1. From CPANEL Homepage:

2. Cron Jobs page:

3. Set 1. Email address, 2. Put command cron command we provide, and 3. Set the schedule.

4. Done

The Cron Code

The following commands seem to work with HostGator and my plugins…

php /home/yourfolder/public_html/yoursite.com/index.php
action=cl_cron cron_code=0123456

php -q /home/yourfolder/public_html/yoursite.com/index.php
action=cl_cron cron_code=0123456

…where “yourfolder” = your sites folder and where “0123456″ is your cron code found in the ‘Options’ tab of the relevant plugin (ie., WP Scraper or WP Feeder, etc)…

Additional questions? Email support for more help.

Tags: Cron, HostGator, Hosting, How to's, Tutorials, WordPress Cloaker, WordPress Feeder, WordPress Scraper

Problems with WP Feeder and WP Scraper on HostGator and Godaddy

There are a small number of hosting solutions that seem to be wreaking havoc on both WP Scraper and WP Feeder plugins. We’ve been looking into this and making some progress lately.

I believe we should have something worked out by the end of this week but it is too early to tell. Needless to say, we have setup test sites on both hosts and are troubleshooting.

On that note, it is also important to note that only about 3-5% of hosts are showing any signs of problems, so this is not a major concern for most people. But, for those few who are having problems, we are looking for a solution.

Along with scraping problems on these hosts, there may also be other issues as well, such as cron support for our plugins. I will make a post about each hosting providers cron requirements, which should help a lot.

Tags: Cloaking, Godaddy, HostGator, Hosting, WordPress Cloaker, WordPress Feeder, WordPress Scraper