<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<rss version="2.0"
	xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"
	xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"
	xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
	xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
	xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/"
	xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/"
	>

<channel>
	<title>Miva Merchant HostingHow To &#187; Miva Merchant Hosting</title>
	<atom:link href="http://www.morditech.com/mivablog/category/how-to/feed" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" />
	<link>http://www.morditech.com</link>
	<description>Ecommerce Software &#38; E-commerce Hosting Solutions - Miva Merchant</description>
	<lastBuildDate>Sun, 13 Nov 2011 11:50:20 +0000</lastBuildDate>
	<language>en</language>
	<sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod>
	<sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency>
	<generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1</generator>
		<item>
		<title>Geotrust Quick SSL CA Cert for Android Phones</title>
		<link>http://www.morditech.com/how-to/1173.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.morditech.com/how-to/1173.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2011 12:05:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[How To]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Web Hosting]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.morditech.com/?p=1173</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Problem: Android phones give an SSL warning when they go to a secure page that uses a geotrust QuickSSL certificate. Solution: I created a Geotrust QuickSSL CA bundle that fixes the android phone issue that is designed to work with plesk. Plesk requires that the Intermeduatel and root certificate be combined. I took the current [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Problem:<br />
Android phones give an SSL warning when they go to a secure page that uses a geotrust QuickSSL certificate.</p>
<p>Solution:<br />
I created a Geotrust QuickSSL CA bundle that fixes the android phone issue that is designed to work with plesk. Plesk requires that the Intermeduatel and root certificate be combined. I took the current intermediate certifiate from the quickssl and then added the Geotrust crossover Root to create the bundle. </p>
<p>Replace the CA certificate with this one: <a href='http://www.morditech.com/uploads/geotrust_quickssl_crossover_bunlde_plesk.txt' >geotrust_quickssl_crossover_bunlde_plesk.txt</a></p>
<p>Notes:<br />
When you add this to plesk it will say the CA does not match the certificate which you will have to ignore. </p>
]]></content:encoded>
			<wfw:commentRss>http://www.morditech.com/how-to/1173.html/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Globally Insert Canonical Links into Miva Merchant 5.5</title>
		<link>http://www.morditech.com/how-to/758.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.morditech.com/how-to/758.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Feb 2011 16:50:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Design & Development]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[How To]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Miva Merchant Admin]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.morditech.com/?p=758</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Insert the following code into the &#8220;Head Tag Content/CSS&#8221; area of Miva Merchant 5.5. This area is global and will automatically insert the correct canonical links into all of your Miva Merchant pages. You do have to configure these links to work with your particular store links. &#60;mvt:if expr=&#8221;g.screen EQ &#8216;PROD&#8217;&#8221;&#62; &#60;link rel=&#8221;canonical&#8221; href=&#8221;http://www.domain.com/product-pointer/&#38;mvta:product:code;.html&#8221; /&#62; [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Insert the following code into the &#8220;Head Tag Content/CSS&#8221; area of Miva Merchant 5.5. This area is global and will automatically insert the correct canonical links into all of your Miva Merchant pages. You do have to configure these links to work with your particular store links.</p>
<blockquote><p>&lt;mvt:if expr=&#8221;g.screen EQ &#8216;PROD&#8217;&#8221;&gt;<br />
&lt;link rel=&#8221;canonical&#8221; href=&#8221;http://www.domain.com/product-pointer/&amp;mvta:product:code;.html&#8221; /&gt;<br />
&lt;mvt:elseif expr=&#8221;g.screen EQ &#8216;CTGY&#8217;&#8221;&gt;<br />
&lt;link rel=&#8221;canonical&#8221; href=&#8221;http://www.domain.com/category-pointer/&amp;mvta:category:code;.html&#8221; /&gt;<br />
&lt;mvt:else&gt;<br />
&lt;link rel=&#8221;canonical&#8221; href=&#8221;http://www.domain.com/&amp;mvta:global:Screen;.html&#8221; /&gt;<br />
&lt;/mvt:if&gt;</p></blockquote>
]]></content:encoded>
			<wfw:commentRss>http://www.morditech.com/how-to/758.html/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Should I use Pop3 or IMAP?</title>
		<link>http://www.morditech.com/how-to/email/525.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.morditech.com/how-to/email/525.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Dec 2010 03:28:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Email]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.morditech.com/mivablog/?p=525</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[There is no right or wrong answer; this depends on your needs. Pop3 simply downloads your full emails to the email application (email client) and removes the email from the server (unless otherwise specified in the advanced settings). This option is good if you only check your mail from one computer and you do not [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>There is no right or wrong answer; this depends on your needs.</p>
<p>Pop3 simply downloads your full emails to the email application (email client) and removes the email from the server (unless otherwise specified in the advanced settings). This option is good if you only check your mail from one computer and you do not use webmail to check the particular email account you are setting up.</p>
<p>IMAP allows the email application (email client) to display the emails that are on the server and does not download and remove them from the server like Pop3 does. If you check your email from different computers and you want them all to show the same information or if you check you use webmail in addition to an email application then this is the choice for you. IMAP also synchronizes your instantly. For instance, if you have your email open on two different computers and you delete an email on one of them it will automatically delete that email from the other computers email application as well. One drawback of IMAP is that you cannot view your emails offline. By default you must be online to read any of your previous emails.</p>
]]></content:encoded>
			<wfw:commentRss>http://www.morditech.com/how-to/email/525.html/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Is a sale page flagged as duplicate content</title>
		<link>http://www.morditech.com/how-to/tips/468.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.morditech.com/how-to/tips/468.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 May 2010 18:50:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Best Practices & Advice]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Google]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Seo & Miva Merchant]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tips]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Videos]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.morditech.com/mivablog/?p=468</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[According to Google &#8216;Sale&#8217; pages which contain 1 or more duplicate products that you have in other categories will not be considered duplicate content. In this video Matt Cutts explains that the Google web crawlers are smart enough to recognize that the information on the sale page serves a different purpose than the original product [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>According to Google &#8216;Sale&#8217; pages which contain 1 or more duplicate products that you have in other categories will not be considered duplicate content. In this video Matt Cutts explains that the Google web crawlers are smart enough to recognize that the information on the sale page serves a different purpose than the original product or category page as long as it is within reason.</p>
<p><object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" width="400" height="241" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0"><param name="src" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/EhdxY2z-nF8&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;" /><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="241" src="http://www.youtube.com/v/EhdxY2z-nF8&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;"></embed></object></p>
]]></content:encoded>
			<wfw:commentRss>http://www.morditech.com/how-to/tips/468.html/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Redirect a Sub Domain: e.g. twitter.yourdomain.com to Your Twitter Page</title>
		<link>http://www.morditech.com/how-to/464.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.morditech.com/how-to/464.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Apr 2010 01:51:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[How To]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tips]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Web Hosting]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.morditech.com/mivablog/?p=464</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[We have recently setup our sub domain http://twitter.morditech.com to go directly to our twitter page at http://twitter.com/morditech. There are many reasons you may or may not want to do this but we chose to do it becuase it is easier to tell people how to reach us on twitter if they are already familiar with [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>We have recently setup our sub domain http://twitter.morditech.com to go directly to our twitter page at http://twitter.com/morditech. There are many reasons you may or may not want to do this but we chose to do it becuase it is easier to tell people how to reach us on twitter if they are already familiar with our website. it also gives us the ability later on to change the URL that http://twitter.morditech.com just in case we stop using twitter and want to redirect the traffic elsewhere.</p>
<p>This is how we did it in Plesk. In order for you to do this you will need the ability to create a sub domain, and use a .htaccess file.</p>
<ol>
<li>Create a sub domain. Any name that makes sense will do. We chose &#8216;twitter&#8217;. You may want to choose &#8216;follow&#8217; or &#8216;facebook&#8217; or whatever makes sense to you.</li>
<li>Create a file named .htaccess with the following directives and then upload it to the web root of your subdomain. BE CAREFUL TO MAKE SURE YOU DO NOT OVERWRITE AN EXISTING .htaccess FILE IF IT IS ALREADY THERE. If there is already a .htaccess file in the web root of your sub domain then you will want to append the following directies to it.
<ul>
<li>RewriteEngine on<br />
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^twitter.morditech\.com$ [NC]<br />
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ http://twitter.com/morditech$1 [R=301,L]</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>You will have to replace the appropriate information above with your information</li>
<li>Upload the file to your sub domain web root and test it. Make sure to test that your main domain name was not affected by this change and be careful that you uploaded the new .htaccess file to your sub domain web root and not your main domain&#8217;s web root.</li>
</ol>
<p>Good luck, have fun.</p>
]]></content:encoded>
			<wfw:commentRss>http://www.morditech.com/how-to/464.html/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Export ADS Image Extra Information to an Excel file</title>
		<link>http://www.morditech.com/how-to/395.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.morditech.com/how-to/395.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Feb 2010 23:45:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[How To]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Miva Merchant Modules]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[SQL Query]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.morditech.com/mivablog/?p=395</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Image Extra module by ADS does not come with a stock export utility so I have written instructions to export the Image Extra settings to a file using phpMyAdmin These instructions assume you have access to your Miva Merchant database via phpMyAdmin. Open phpMyAdmin and select your Miva Merchant database Select the ‘SQL’ tab [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The Image Extra module by ADS does not come with a stock export utility so I have written instructions to export the Image Extra settings to a file using phpMyAdmin</p>
<p>These instructions assume you have access to your Miva Merchant database via phpMyAdmin.</p>
<ol>
<li>Open phpMyAdmin and select your Miva Merchant database</li>
<li>Select the ‘SQL’ tab</li>
<li>Copy and paste the following text into the text area (If your store is not ‘s01’ then you should update the query to reflect the correct store). This query checks to see that there is information in the Image1 URL. If there is no data in that field then it will not export the data</li>
<p><code>SELECT *<br />
FROM s01_ADS_IEProdImgs,s01_Products<br />
WHERE s01_ADS_IEProdImgs.id = s01_Products.id<br />
and s01_ADS_IEProdImgs.img1 &gt; '0'</code></p>
<li>When the results are displayed scroll to the bottom and click ‘export’</li>
<li>If you use Excel then use the following settings:
<ul>
<li>CSV for MS Excel</li>
<li>Check ‘put field names in the first row</li>
<li>Check save as file</li>
<li>Click go</li>
<li>Save the file to your computer and you can then open it in MS Excel, edit it, then import it using the ADS Image Extra Import utility.</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ol>
<input id="gwProxy" type="hidden" />
<input id="jsProxy" onclick="jsCall();" type="hidden" />
]]></content:encoded>
			<wfw:commentRss>http://www.morditech.com/how-to/395.html/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>New Miva Merchant Referral Program pays 55 dollars plus bonuses</title>
		<link>http://www.morditech.com/how-to/392.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.morditech.com/how-to/392.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Feb 2010 11:04:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[How To]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.morditech.com/mivablog/?p=392</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Affiliate Hosting Program Details Refer someone to us and we will give you the first month’s hosting fees as soon as that site goes live on our servers. We pay referral fees on all of our hosting accounts. Signing up is simple and free. If you are a web master, developer, or web designer then [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<h2>Affiliate Hosting Program Details</h2>
<p>Refer someone to us and we will give you the first month’s hosting fees as soon as that site goes live on our servers. We pay referral fees on all of our hosting accounts. Signing up is simple and free.</p>
<p>If you are a web master, developer, or web designer then this is a great way to make extra money. Morditech’s hosting services are fast, secure, and reliable so you can rest assure that the clients you refer will be very happy with the service they receive here. At your request we can even transfer the website files for you and place them all under the same PLESK control panel login.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.morditech.com/affiliate-hosting.php">Use this secure application form to apply</a></p>
]]></content:encoded>
			<wfw:commentRss>http://www.morditech.com/how-to/392.html/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>PCI Compliance Scans Are Flagging Non-compliant Versions Of Miva Merchant</title>
		<link>http://www.morditech.com/how-to/miva-merchant-admin/608.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.morditech.com/how-to/miva-merchant-admin/608.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 17:08:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Miva Merchant Admin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[PCI Compliance]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.morditech.com/mivablog/?p=380</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Up until now it seems that even non PCI Compliant versions of Miva Merchant were not getting flagged by some PCI Compliance scannig agencies such as SecurityMetrics. We came across a site that was being flagged as having &#8216;Possible blind sql injection&#8217; and it was followed by a bunch links to the merchant Miva Merchant [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Up until now it seems that even non PCI Compliant versions of Miva Merchant were not getting flagged by some PCI Compliance scannig agencies such as SecurityMetrics. We came across a site that was being flagged as having &#8216;Possible blind sql injection&#8217; and it was followed by a bunch links to the merchant Miva Merchant store.  Often times the PCI Compliance scanners do raise false positives and in fact this is one of those times but  simply running the latest streaming update from Miva within the Miva Merchant admin allowed this site to pass the scan. Your other option is to contact your PCI scanning company and alert them that this is a false positive and hopefully they comply. You should check with a Miva specialist to make sure the streaming updates will not conflict with any modules or customization that have been made to your store. It is also good practice to check that your additional modules are updated to the latest versions as well.</p>
<p><strong>ALERT:</strong> Security Metrics PCI Compliance Scanning is now picking up on non-compliant versions of Miva Merchant.</p>
<p><strong>SOLUTION: </strong>Stream the latest Miva Merchant updates from the Miva Admin (If it has been a while since the last time you ran the updates and your store is customized you may want to check with your web master or Miva Specialist before running the updates).</p>
<p><strong>Problem Summary per Security Metrics: </strong><br />
Possible blind sql injection on http://www.domain.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Category_Code=100&amp;Current_Product_Code=&amp;Store_Code=NTFL&amp;Screen=OINF&amp;Offset=&amp;Attributes=Yes&amp;%3FAction=ADPR style=&#8221;display: none;&#8221;&gt; wp &#8211;bsql &#8220;http://www.domain.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Category_Code=100&amp;Current_Product_Code=&amp;Store_Code=NTFL&amp;Screen=OINF&amp;Offset=&amp;Attributes=Yes&amp;%3FAction=ADPR&#8221; &#8220;http://www.domain.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Category_Code=100&amp;Current_Product_Code=&amp;Store_Code=NTFL&amp;Screen=OINF+and+1%3D1&amp;Offset=&amp;Attributes=Yes&amp;%3FAction=ADPR&#8221; &#8220;http://www.domain.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Category_Code=100&amp;Current_Product_Code=&amp;Store_Code=NTFL&amp;Screen=OINF+and+1%3D0&amp;Offset=&amp;Attributes=Yes&amp;%3FAction=ADPR&#8221; POST cat &lt;&lt;EOF &gt; bsql.sh curl -L -d &#8220;Category_Code=100&amp;Current_Product_Code=&amp;Store_Code=NTFL&amp;Screen=OINF&amp;Offset=&amp;Attributes=Yes&amp;%3FAction=ADPR&#8221; &#8220;http://www.domain.com/Merchant2/merchant</p>
<input id="gwProxy" type="hidden" />
<input id="jsProxy" onclick="jsCall();" type="hidden" />
<input id="gwProxy" type="hidden" />
<input id="jsProxy" onclick="jsCall();" type="hidden" />
<input id="gwProxy" type="hidden" />
<input id="jsProxy" onclick="jsCall();" type="hidden" />
]]></content:encoded>
			<wfw:commentRss>http://www.morditech.com/how-to/miva-merchant-admin/608.html/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Read the official Google SEO starter guide</title>
		<link>http://www.morditech.com/how-to/607.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.morditech.com/how-to/607.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jan 2010 23:19:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[How To]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.morditech.com/mivablog/?p=376</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Google has a downloadable PDF titled ‘Google’s SEO Starter Guide’. It explains many of the basics and fundamentals that every website owner, web developer, and web designer should know. This is the official Google SEO starter guide by Google and not some SEO firm that claims to have the magic bullet. Download it print it, [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Google has a downloadable PDF titled ‘Google’s SEO Starter Guide’. It explains many of the basics and fundamentals that every website owner, web developer, and web designer should know. This is the official Google SEO starter guide by Google and not some SEO firm that claims to have the magic bullet.<br />
Download it print it, grab a cup of coffee sit in a nice comfy chair and read away and of course make sure you apply these principles to your Miva Merchant Store.<br />
<a href="http://www.google.com/webmasters/docs/search-engine-optimization-starter-guide.pdf">Google SEO Starter Guide PDF Download</a><br />
In case you would like to read this in another language use this link <a href="http://googlewebmastercentral.blogspot.com/2008/11/googles-seo-starter-guide.html">Google SEO Starter Guide in other languages</a></p>
<input id="gwProxy" type="hidden" />
<input id="jsProxy" onclick="jsCall();" type="hidden" />
]]></content:encoded>
			<wfw:commentRss>http://www.morditech.com/how-to/607.html/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Support Disaster Relief in Haiti</title>
		<link>http://www.morditech.com/how-to/606.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.morditech.com/how-to/606.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Jan 2010 20:19:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[How To]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.morditech.com/mivablog/?p=373</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[On January 12, a 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck Haiti. Join recovery efforts mobilizing around the world to assist earthquake victims. Your donation will help disaster victims survive, and rebuild their lives and their communities. With this link you can donate money to appropriate organizations specifically for &#8220;Haiti Disaster Relief&#8221; Google is also donating $1 million [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>On January 12, a 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck Haiti. Join recovery efforts mobilizing around the world to assist earthquake victims. Your donation will help disaster victims survive, and rebuild their lives and their communities. <a href="http://www.google.com/relief/haitiearthquake/">With this link you can donate money to appropriate organizations specifically for &#8220;Haiti Disaster Relief&#8221; Google is also donating $1 million to help organizations provide relief</a>.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.cnn.com/2010/LIVING/01/13/haiti.earthquake.how.to.help/">This link on CNN gives you a list of organizations that you can send donations to or volunteer</a>.</p>
<p>Please be kind and compassionate to your fellow human beings. This money will go to prevent people from dying RIGHT NOW from simple infections and other preventable causes.</p>
<input id="gwProxy" type="hidden" />
<input id="jsProxy" onclick="jsCall();" type="hidden" />
]]></content:encoded>
			<wfw:commentRss>http://www.morditech.com/how-to/606.html/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
	</channel>
</rss>

