Manually add a user to your WordPress Database

Posted by Andrei on October 25, 2013 in WordPress

Normally you should never need to do this unless you have somehow removed your Admin user from your WordPress database, usually you will need to just reset your Admin user’s password if you cannot login. But if you ever do need to re-add an Admin user to WordPress through phpMyAdmin this is how you would […]

WordPress 3.7 is available for new installs/update

Posted by Andrei on October 25, 2013 in WordPress

WordPress have just released 3.7 of there ever popular blog so it’s time to update again, this time it’s not a security fix but this new release does provide bug fixes and some feature enhancements, full details can be found on the wordpress release page.   Some of the new WordPress 3.7 improvements   Stonger […]

A WordPress theme is more than a matter of image

Posted by Andrei on October 24, 2013 in WordPress

It is possible to make a website by yourself, with some knowledge of HTML, widgets and plugins, but you can choose a web designer to make it for you. If you choose a designer, he will probably know what theme to choose for your website, but if you decide to make it alone, you need […]

WordPress 3.6.1 – security update

Posted by Andrei on September 12, 2013 in WordPress

It’s that time again, new wordpress update out that is required to secure your wordpress web hosting as it contains security fixes, updating immediately is recommended. WordPress 3.6.1 is also a security release for all previous WordPress versions and we strongly encourage you to update your sites immediately. It addresses three issues fixed by the […]

Potential vBulletin Exploit v4.1+ and v5+

Posted by Andrei on September 04, 2013 in Company News

News release from vBulletin Forum: A potential exploit vector has been found in the vBulletin 4.1+ and 5+ installation directories. vBulletin developers are investigating this issue at this time. If deemed necessary vBulletin will release the necessary patches to secure your install. In order to prevent this issue on your vBulletin sites it is recommended […]

Joomla! Security update – upgrade to 2.5.14 or 3.1.5

Posted by Andrei on September 04, 2013 in Company News

Taken from the Joomla! Developer website, this is a critical update to secure your Joomla Web hosting. Severity: Critical Versions: 2.5.13 and earlier 2.5.x versions. 3.1.4 and earlier 3.x versions. Exploit type: Unauthorised Uploads Reported Date: 2013-June-25 Fixed Date: 2013-July-31 Description of the Joomla security vulnerability Inadequate filtering leads to the ability to bypass file […]

Web server improvements for Miami and Thor

Posted by Andrei on May 21, 2013 in Company News

We’ve had some performance issues recently with both web servers Miami and Thor, we don’t like problems and neither do our customers so we’re taking action and will be migrating both web hosting servers to brand new hardware.  The new web servers will be enterprise grade hardware giving a huge jump in performance, they will […]

Coming Soon – New Look Customer Portal

Posted by Andrei on May 17, 2013 in Company News

At UK Web.Solutions Direct we’re always working hard behind the scenes to improve the service that we provide to our valued customers, right now we’re making improvements to the the front-end customer experience of our website and will be rolling out a new update to our Support Centre and Customer Portal in the coming months. We […]

ClamAV Anti-virus scanner

Posted by Andrei on May 14, 2013 in Company News

We’ve added the ClamAV anti-virus scanner to our both our Web hosting and Reseller hosting plans,  ClamAV provides you with the option to scan your web space and email for harmful virus.   You access ClamAV from your cPanel control panel and it’s located under the Advanced section, just click on the Anti-Virus icon and […]

Global attack against WordPress websites

Posted by Andrei on April 14, 2013 in Web Hosting

There is an ongoing and highly distributed global attack against WordPress websites with the goal to crack the admin account and to then inject malicious code/scripts to the account. This attack is happening at a global level and WordPress websites across web hosting providers are being targeted.   As the attack is highly distributed in nature […]

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