Upgrading website
My wife has a go-daddy website for her art. It took her a lot of hours to build it, as neither one of us is very tech-savvy. She pays an annual fee to host there. Go-daddy just sent her a notice th...
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I looked at Bill's Wife's website and came away with some observations. It is built using Go Daddy Website Builder from Starfield Technologies. This is different than hosting most people are used to using cPanel (Linux) or Plesk (Windows) control pannels to upload and manage a site. It seems, from what I can find so far, that the only access is through the "Website Builder" interface on the Go Daddy website. They have pre-built templates that you can modify and then drag and drop pictures and stuff. The user CAN NOT build a whole page with HTML but can insert small bits of HTML. The Website Builder then wraps it all in server side PHP code that the user can not see. The PHP code then delivers HTML code using bits and pieces (text, pictures, layout) gathered on the fly as a person looks at the webpage. It is a good system for artists that know design but don't need to waste time learing learning all the "tech" stuff.
There is some interesting reading about Starfield Technologies HERE
I would also be "upset" at having to throw down $300 for something the hosting company does. Sounds almost like ransomeware. I think Go Daddy is very good at the Gotcha stuff.
I am still looking at ways to retrieve the content. Linux programs like WGET or Curl can get the content in HTML form. more later ....
There is some interesting reading about Starfield Technologies HERE
I would also be "upset" at having to throw down $300 for something the hosting company does. Sounds almost like ransomeware. I think Go Daddy is very good at the Gotcha stuff.
I am still looking at ways to retrieve the content. Linux programs like WGET or Curl can get the content in HTML form. more later ....
