Sendy on Elements Hosting

Elements Hosting
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Hi all,

I was using Sendy on Chillidog Hosting for years.

Are there any pitfalls for hosting a Sendy app on the Elements server?

Thanks.

Blessings,
–Mark

2

Hi @garageshop

We use Sendy as well on our hosting server, so it’s possible to host it.

Just make sure you stagger your sending so emails don’t all go out at once, which would likely cause you to exceed some account limits.

Also happy cake day.

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Excellent! Thanks for letting me know.

Didn’t even know there was a limit, not likely to hit it. This is for direct emails to our local retired clergy, not huge mass mailings.

Thanks for letting me know before I purchase another copy for this domain.

Blessings,
–Mark

PS Cake day is new to me. No idea it was an anniversary! I started using RW so many years ago!

4

No problem, if you need any help getting it working let me know.

5

Hi,

Thanks for the offer, I really appreciate it. I am way out of my element with server instructions.

Sendy will not install (file not found), and checking compatibility, I get mod_rewrite is not enabled

Is this something I can turn on in the Hosting developers portal, or do I need to modify the .htaccess file as in:
```

<Directory /var/www/html>
    AllowOverride All
    Require all granted
</Directory>
```

Thanks for the help!
Blessings,
--Mark
6

Hi @garageshop

I don’t see where you are trying to install this.

However you will need to upload the .htaccess file that Sendy provides you in order to enable rewrites. mod_rewrite is enabled across our server fleet, you just need to flip it on in the .htaccess file.

7

Thanks for the help!

I installed it on pbulic_html and it could not find it on the root directory.

I will check the HTAccess file.

Thanks!

Blessings,
–Mark

8

Well, uploaded the file to the root and public_html but still shows that it is not on.

Not sure what I am missing. I need to scour the docs.

Thanks.

Blessings,
–Mark

9

Hey @garageshop

Ignore that warning that mod_rewrite is not enabled, Sendy’s compatibility check is not going to pick that up on our server due to the way we handle PHP, however rest assured mod_rewrite is enabled and loaded. :slightly_smiling_face:

10

Any idea why the _install file can’t be found?

I must be missing something.

Thanks.

Blessings,
–Mark

11

Doh! I forgot to add /sendy ! File foound now!

Thanks!