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Hosting & cPanel
Files, databases, PHP, backups and everything in your control panel.
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Logging in to cPanel
Open cPanel from the client area in one click, or directly.
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Uploading your website files
Use File Manager in the browser, or FTP for many files.
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Connecting with FTP (FileZilla)
Create an FTP account and connect securely.
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Creating a MySQL database
Create the database, a user, and give the user access.
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Importing and exporting a database
Back up or move a database with phpMyAdmin.
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Changing the PHP version and settings
Pick the PHP version your site needs and adjust limits.
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Installing apps with Softaculous
One-click installs for WordPress and hundreds of other apps.
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Hosting more than one website
Add another domain to the same plan with its own folder.
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Creating a subdomain
Make shop.example.com or blog.example.com for a separate site.
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Redirecting a page or domain
Send visitors from an old address to a new one.
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Scheduling tasks with cron jobs
Run a script automatically every few minutes, daily or weekly.
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Backing up and restoring your website
Download a full or partial backup, and restore it.
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Finding errors: logs and debugging
Read the error log to see why a page fails.
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Speeding up your site with LiteSpeed
Our hosting runs LiteSpeed; turn on its cache for a big speed boost.
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File permissions explained
What 644 and 755 mean, and how to fix wrong permissions.
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Changing your cPanel password and turning on 2FA
Protect the control panel that holds your website and email.
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Running Node.js, Python or Ruby apps
Use the app setup tools on plans that include them.
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Password-protecting a folder
Keep a staging site or private folder away from the public.
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Deploying with Git in cPanel
Clone a repository and deploy updates from it.
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Connecting to your hosting database from your computer
Allow your IP in Remote MySQL, then connect with a database tool.
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Using Cloudflare with IDX hosting
Add Cloudflare's CDN and protection in front of your site.
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