Shared Hosting : This type of web hosting is the cheapest and probably what you are most interested in especially when you are just starting out in web hosting. If your account frequently uses up a lot of server resources, your hosting provider usually will probably ask you to upgrade to something more suited to […]
Web Servers are computers that have been set up by a hosting company, usually in a facility called a data center. The purpose is to store websites until someone wants to visit them, and then to quickly respond to the visitor’s browser with the site’s content. How many websites a server can comfortably host depends […]
It is a service provided by thousand of companies worldwide. They set up and maintain entire buildings called data centers, full of computer systems called servers, and you will get some sort of access to them via the internet. With that access you can upload your websites. Once configured properly, computers around the world will […]
An email forwarded does exactly that, forwards mail from one email address to another. Here is the steps on how to set up an email forwarder : 1. Log in to your control panel. 2. Scroll down to the mail section and click on the Forwarders icon. 3. Click the Add […]
An auto responder is convenient for when you eg. want to send an automatic confirmation-of-receipt notice to those email you. It can also be used to send notice when you are unable to reply to email for sometime. 1. Scroll down to the Mail section and click on the Auto Responders icon. […]
A URL redirect does precisely that. It redirects a visitor of your website from a source URL to a target URL. 1. Log in to your control panel, scroll down to the Domain section and click on Redirects. 2. Choose whether you want this redirect to be permanent or temporary. A permanent redirect […]
File Manager manage all the files associated with your account. Here is the steps on how to use File manager : 1. Scroll down to the Files section. Click the File Manager icon. 2. Open the ‘web root’. This is where the public available website is stored. Also click the ‘show hidden files’, […]
Here is a few steps on how to use Fantastico in your Control Panel : 1. Scroll down to software/service section, click the Fantastico icon. 2. The applications available for installation in Fantastico are organized by category along the left. 3. For this demonstration, we will install WordPress. 4. Click the WordPress link […]
Changing your Control Panel style does not change the functionality of it, it just changes the appearance and color. To change your Control Panel style, here are a few steps : 1. Log in to your cpanel. 2. Under preferences, click on the ‘change style’ icon. 3. There are quite a few style […]
To log in to your control panel, go to your web browser, enter your domain name followed by /cpanel For example, www.abcde.com/cpanel You will need to insert your username and password for the control panel. Once you click OK, you will be directed to your control panel homepage.