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phpList 2 E-mail Campaign Manager

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phpList 2 E-mail Campaign Manager

Overview of this book

Tired of an e-mail BCC list that scrolls off the page, or fiddly and hard-to-manage bulk mailing systems? You need phpList – a high-powered, robust, feature-packed mailing system that will get out of your way and get the job done! You want to know more about phpList? phpList is a popular open source e-mail campaign manager, sporting a powerful web frontend, rich message editor, and an advanced feature set. phpList 2 E-mail Campaign Manager will guide you from basic installation and setup through management, reporting, and automation of phpList, the world's most popular open source e-mail campaign manager. It also covers advanced customization and configuration of phpList. We start with a basic configuration, and finish with a full-featured e-mail management engine. You will work your way up from basic installation to advanced topics such as bounce automation, user and click-through tracking, and integration with third-party tools such as WordPress, Joomla!, Drupal, and Blogger. Advanced topics such as securing your installation against spammers, attacks, and vulnerabilities are covered, as well as additional advanced and experimental features offered by phpList. This book is an invaluable guide for any e-mail publisher who wants a robust and powerful engine to manage their small-to-huge e-mail distribution empire.
Table of Contents (18 chapters)
phpList 2 E-mail Campaign Manager
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewer
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Index

Confirming htaccess restrictions are in place


phpList ships with a preconfigured .htaccess file (distributed Apache configuration directives) which protects certain files in the admin/ subfolder from being processed individually (most of these files are intended to be referenced within index.php, not directly).

Certain web hosting providers may not allow .htaccess files to alter the web server behavior. To test whether your admin/.htaccess file is effective, try to open the URL http://url-to-your-phplist-install.com/admin/subscribelib2.php in your browser.

If your .htaccess file is working as expected, you will receive a 403 Forbidden message, as this file is not intended to be accessed directly.

However, if your .htaccess file is ineffective, you will see a single line, reading Invalid Request. If this is the case, then your .htaccess file is being ignored by your web server and you should contact your hosting provider to address this. Your phpList installation is vulnerable.