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GoDaddy and Joomla 1.5 -> Do these things before posting que

Joomla RC3 works well on GoDaddy shared linux hosting. This thread is a holding point for all GoDaddy specific fixes - read this post completely before posting about issues on GoDaddy.

If you run into another issue & fix that GoDaddy shared linux hosting users should know about, please let us know. (Just because you had an issue and you host with GoDaddy does not mean you should post here)


.HTACCESS DELAY
Before getting into anything, you must be made aware of the fact that new .htaccess files ARE NOT IMMEDIATELY PROCESSED. It can take up to 60 minutes before these changes actually take effect on GoDaddy. This is straight from their FAQ:

Changes made to an existing .htaccess file will be seen immediately. When a new .htaccess file is created or an existing .htaccess file is deleted, however, these changes will not be seen until the htaccess cache is cleared. This occurs every hour.

PHP5
Shared linux hosting accounts process .php files with PHP4 by default. This can cause problems with linkable titles and read more links, as well as several items. To fix it, you need to add a handler to the top of your .htaccess file for PHP5 (and wait for it to be processed) like the following two lines:
AddHandler x-httpd-php5 .php
AddHandler x-httpd-php .php4


GMAIL AUTHENTICATION
The default GMail Authentication plugin does not work with GoDaddy. The issue has to do with using another proxy to make the https request from a shared hosting account. Hopefully this will get tweaked in Joomla before the final release, but for now there is a third party plugin which implements a fix available here:
http://extensions.joomla.org/component/ ... Itemid,35/


SEO - SEF URLS
You must uncomment the "RewriteBase /" line in the .htaccess file and allow time for the change to be processed. Then, once the SEF options are turned on, it should work fine. (Remember to clear local caches before thinking you've got an error)

I have attached an .htaccess file which has been working for me with RC3 on GoDaddy. (It is named htaccess.txt and must be renamed to .htaccess)

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Turn on caching in General Confirguration

Easily the slowest aspect of GoDaddy Joomla hosting is the shared access to MySQL.

By turning on caching, a page will be stored as a standard HTML when accessed (the home page, for example).

If the next time the page is referenced the cached version hasn't expired, it will simply send the stored file instead of reconstructing the page from the MySQL database.

When installing Joomla to GoDaddy thru Hosting Connection

Think twice before using the Value Added Application (VAA) installer -- If you use the Joomla version that installs under the VAA menu, it won't install at your root folder, but instead in the directory \joomla. That means when a visitor types in your direct URL, they won't be taken directly to the Joomla site.

Also, by downloading (from www.joomla.org) and installing manually, you can choose the Joomla version # you want to use.  

Edit the htaccess.txt file -- For Search Engine Friendly (SEF) URLs, you will need to edit the htaccess.txt file to turn on the RewriteBase option. In the file, you will find a line that reads #RewriteBase / that you need to change to RewriteBase / -- remove the pound (#) sign. 

Rename htaccess.txt -- You need to rename the htaccess.txt to .htaccess which you can do from your FTP program.

GoDaddy.com Hosting Connection

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Go Daddy Hosting Connection is a Windows and Linux shared hosting resource center and community forum that focuses on the use of free value-applications to expand and augment your hosted site with the most popular attractions on the Web. 

The community section in Go Daddy Hosting Connection features user reviews and feedback on the applications and gives you the option to post your own review. 

You can install Joomla 1.5 it directly from Go Daddy Hosting Connection by clicking Install Now! in your hosting account. 

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The part of the domain name located to the left of the dot — "godaddy," in this case — is called the second-level domain (SLD) name. The second-level domain name is the "readable" part of the address and refers to the organization or entity behind the Internet address. Second-level domain names must be registered with an Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)-accredited registrar.

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