# \#hosting **URL:** https://forum.pkp.sfu.ca/tag/hosting/58.md [Latest](https://forum.pkp.sfu.ca/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.pkp.sfu.ca/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.pkp.sfu.ca/tags.md) --- ## [OJS Website Security Breach – Unauthorized Control and Gambling Content Injection](https://forum.pkp.sfu.ca/t/ojs-website-security-breach-unauthorized-control-and-gambling-content-injection/98477)
**Author:** [@wahyueko](https://forum.pkp.sfu.ca/u/wahyueko)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2026, 2:50pm UTC](https://forum.pkp.sfu.ca/t/ojs-website-security-breach-unauthorized-control-and-gambling-content-injection/98477 "2026-06-30T14:50:10Z")
Dear PKP Team, We are currently facing a serious security issue with our OJS 3.3 and OJS 3.4. Our website has repeatedly been taken over by unknown parties and turned into an online gambling site. Problem Description: … --- ## [Error installing ojs-3.3.0-14 plugin](https://forum.pkp.sfu.ca/t/error-installing-ojs-3-3-0-14-plugin/78752)
**Author:** [@hj\_h](https://forum.pkp.sfu.ca/u/hj_h)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2023, 8:27am UTC](https://forum.pkp.sfu.ca/t/error-installing-ojs-3-3-0-14-plugin/78752 "2023-06-19T08:27:29Z")
Hello I have successfully installed ojs-3.3.0-14 on a subdomain of an online cPanel host. (Of course, when I installed my database, I chose SQL by default and I don’t know if it is better to choose SQL or SQLI or etc…) … --- ## [Allowed\_host and Dedicated IP address shows 400 bad request](https://forum.pkp.sfu.ca/t/allowed-host-and-dedicated-ip-address-shows-400-bad-request/75394)
**Author:** [@noni](https://forum.pkp.sfu.ca/u/noni)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2022, 2:38pm UTC](https://forum.pkp.sfu.ca/t/allowed-host-and-dedicated-ip-address-shows-400-bad-request/75394 "2022-11-13T14:38:03Z")
Hello everyone I’m facing problem in my hosting with ojs I ordered for dedicated Ip address in order to transfer the domain to another Url so for 2 days the journal website shows "400 bad request " but when I added the … --- ## [Matomo and GDPR: Apply Cookie-less Option](https://forum.pkp.sfu.ca/t/matomo-and-gdpr-apply-cookie-less-option/74227)
**Author:** [@felixhelix](https://forum.pkp.sfu.ca/u/felixhelix)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2022, 11:59am UTC](https://forum.pkp.sfu.ca/t/matomo-and-gdpr-apply-cookie-less-option/74227 "2022-08-16T11:59:11Z")
Describe the problem you would like to solve The current Matomo plugin does not comply to the GDPR, as it uses cookies without user consent. Describe the solution you’d like An optimal solution would be a cookie conse… --- ## [OJS hosting recommendations (request)](https://forum.pkp.sfu.ca/t/ojs-hosting-recommendations-request/61779)
**Author:** [@asabhar](https://forum.pkp.sfu.ca/u/asabhar)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2021, 2:34pm UTC](https://forum.pkp.sfu.ca/t/ojs-hosting-recommendations-request/61779 "2021-09-19T14:34:26Z")
Greetings! I hope you all are doing well during the pandemic. I have been looking through the postings and discussions on host recommendations, and found a few remotely related ones (in Software support) that do not qu… --- ## [Problems with installing and updating plugins on DirectAdmin \[SOLVED\]](https://forum.pkp.sfu.ca/t/problems-with-installing-and-updating-plugins-on-directadmin-solved/59110)
**Author:** [@t4x0n](https://forum.pkp.sfu.ca/u/t4x0n)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2021, 9:56am UTC](https://forum.pkp.sfu.ca/t/problems-with-installing-and-updating-plugins-on-directadmin-solved/59110 "2021-07-03T09:56:24Z")
I am trying to install and update plugins in OJS 3.1.4, and when I was using cPanel I never have troubles, but with DirectAdmin, I have a lot of problems. First, I receive this message: "The tar command is not availabl… --- ## [How to install and configure OJS 3 on a shared hosting ? \[tutorial in progress...\]](https://forum.pkp.sfu.ca/t/how-to-install-and-configure-ojs-3-on-a-shared-hosting-tutorial-in-progress/52487)
**Author:** [@Quentin](https://forum.pkp.sfu.ca/u/Quentin)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2020, 8:29am UTC](https://forum.pkp.sfu.ca/t/how-to-install-and-configure-ojs-3-on-a-shared-hosting-tutorial-in-progress/52487 "2020-12-05T08:29:17Z")
Hi everybody. As you can see, it could be a little bit hard to install OJS on a simple shared hosting solution (eg: 1&1-IONOS or OVH). In my example, we are using a typical shared hosting solution (Ionos) with the foll… --- ## [Hosting OJS in Google Cloud](https://forum.pkp.sfu.ca/t/hosting-ojs-in-google-cloud/58562)
**Author:** [@Carlos\_Luis\_Gonzalez](https://forum.pkp.sfu.ca/u/Carlos_Luis_Gonzalez)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2020, 11:32am UTC](https://forum.pkp.sfu.ca/t/hosting-ojs-in-google-cloud/58562 "2020-02-17T11:32:22Z")
Is it possible to host OJS in Google Cloud? --- ## [Upgrade in a very restricting hosting service](https://forum.pkp.sfu.ca/t/upgrade-in-a-very-restricting-hosting-service/35279)
**Author:** [@marc](https://forum.pkp.sfu.ca/u/marc)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2017, 12:43pm UTC](https://forum.pkp.sfu.ca/t/upgrade-in-a-very-restricting-hosting-service/35279 "2017-11-15T12:43:21Z")
A fellow asked me to upgrade his OJS from 2.4.7 to 3.1. Now that I made it some times I feel quite confident, but the hosting service restricts cpu usage and I/O operations and crashes with a 503 error… so the question …