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Sep 02, 2026

Migrating a Smarty PHP Application Between Domains on Shared Hosting: Compiled Templates, Cache, and Paths

Moving a Smarty-powered PHP application to a new domain or document root breaks on stale compiled templates and hardcoded absolute paths more often than on the code itself. This guide walks through clearing compile and cache directories, correcting Smarty path properties, and fixing permissions using only cPanel, DirectAdmin, File Manager, and phpMyAdmin.

Aug 31, 2026

ExpressionEngine Media & Storage Optimization on Shared Hosting: Thumbnails, WebP/AVIF, and CDN Offload

ExpressionEngine handles image manipulations and thumbnails through PHP's GD library, which makes memory limits, upload directory permissions, and MIME whitelisting the real levers on shared hosting. This guide covers native WebP/AVIF conversion, writable manipulation directories, and CDN offload using only unprivileged account tools.

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