Are you looking forward to setup scripts that require .htaccess overwrite? Most open source php script uses .htaccess to provide some amazing url redirection and overwriting feature. .htaccess file is a feature available in apache server, and it provide much more features than that!
Bluehost .htaccess file can do:
- url redirection & user redirection.
- password protect folder or directory
- custom error pages and redirection
- changing file extensions & hide file extension
- banning users by certian IP addresses & allow users with certain IP addresses
- stop/prevent directory listing
Bluehost hosting support .htaccess overwrite. And .htaccess file for your script is usually provided in your download folder. Upload these .htaccess file to bluehost server, and refresh your page, it will take effect right the way. Uploading and implementing .htaccess is simple as that.
For more tutorial on .htaccess file editing and command line, visit the bluehost & .htaccess page at here: http://helpdesk.bluehost.com/kb/index.php?x=&mod_id=2&root=13&id=130 . I really find this tutorial extremely useful when you are newbies. 
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At early of this year, bluehost.com was starting to offering both php version 4 and php version 5, at your choice. By default, the sign up will be locating you at the php4 server box. As most the script in market is supporting this version 4 script. However, if you need to have php5 on bluehost server, then you need to contact bluehost support through email or through live chat or give them a phone call.
As usual, bluehost support will need to verify your account, and after that will migrate your account to the server with php5. As this involve server and IP changed, your website will be down for 1-4 hours. And best news is that there is no extra charge. Bluehost will migrate your site to php 5 free of charge.
I just checked my bluehost cpanel account, and i am still at the php version 4.4.6 . That is a php 4 apache server running version 1.3.37. And at this point, i not having script that require php5 to run, so there is no future planning to move over to version 5. If you need it, then request for the move.
The next posting will try to cover some bluehost fantastico and script installation, since we are already at the php and script installation thing.
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