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How Do I Know What Is The Best Hosting Option For My Website?

Your best hosting option will be determined by the provider that you host with and the features available in the website hosting packages that they offer, especial regarding, stability, security and speed. Any reputable hosting provider should be guaranteeing a minimum of 99.9% uptime, their packages should be including automatic updates, free SSLs and multiple security features, as well as a stable server foundation that has been optimised toward security and speed, whilst their features should indicate the resources available e.g. the amount of disk-space, MySQL Databases, email addresses and domains that the package offers.. How to Assess the Best Hosting Option for Your WebsiteHow to Choose the Right Website Hosting Plan […]

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Does Email Data Count For The Monthly Bandwidth?

Your Email Hosting plan includes all your email data and website traffic in its monthly bandwidth limit and disk space allocation. This guide will explain how it works and the factors influencing its usage. What Is Monthly Bandwidth?Factors That Can Impact Monthly Bandwidth UsageAdditional InformationEmail Threats Affecting Monthly BandwidthLogin to Domains.co.za Account What Is Monthly Bandwidth? Monthly bandwidth measures the amount of data transferred when you send or receive emails and when visitors interact with your website each month. It includes both email data stored on your server, and data exchanged between your website and its users. Your hosting plan includes a set amount of bandwidth per month. Sending emails, […]

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How to Create a MySQL Database in cPanel

This demo assumes you’ve already logged in to cPanel, now let’s learn how to create a MySQL database 1. Click MySQL Database Wizard2. Enter a name for the new database3. Click Next Step 4. Now we have to create a user for this database… enter a Username5. Then enter and confirm a Password6. When ready, click Create User 7. Check All Privileges to assign to the User…8. … then click Next Step That’s it! The MySQL database has been created, and the new user added to the database. The database name, username and password will all be needed for scripts that need to connect to the database This is the end of the tutorial. You now know how to create and setup MySQL databases […]

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Managing Files in SmartFTP

This tutorial assumes you already have SmartFTP running on your computer and are connected to a remote server. Now let’s learn how to manage files and folders in SmartFTP. 1. Click New Folder. 2. Enter a Name for the new folder here. That’s it! The new folder has been created and can be seen here. 3. Now let’s Rename the folder, keep the folder selected, then click the Rename icon. 4. Then enter the New Name for the folder. The folder has been renamed. 5. Now let’s Delete the folder – select the folder name and click the Delete icon. That’s it! The folder has been deleted. Now let’s learn how to change file permissions. 6. Select the file changelog.txt 7. Click the Properties icon. 9. Select the Permissions tab. 10. Now let […]

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How to Find Softaculous in cPanel

Softaculous is an auto installer for cPanel and DirectAdmin that lets you quickly install a variety of web applications. These applications, also called scripts, make it easy for you to make the most of your web hosting account. Some of the categories of scripts that Softaculous lets you install; include Blogs, Portals & Content Management Systems, Forums, and E-Commerce. 1. Scroll down and click the Softaculous icon under the  Software / Services section, or use type in Softaculous in the Find field, as you type, cPanel will filter out anything that doesn’t match what you type. 2. Softaculous will open and you are now ready to begin installing applications on your server. […]

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How to Install MODx from Softaculous

MODx is a content management system, so scroll down until you find the CMS group in the menu. 1. Select MODx – You will be taken to the software’s Overview page where you can view information about it before installing. 2. Go to Install. All the defaults for these options should be fine for most purposes, but we’ll take a look at them anyway. If you have multiple domains on your account, you can choose where to install MODx. 3. The next two boxes allow you to set the directory and database name which should not exist on the server yet. 4. Set the Site Name here. This can be changed later from the software’s Admin Panel.5. Enter a Username, Password and Admin Email for the Admin Account. 6. Click Install. After a moment, the […]

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How To Create Custom Error Pages In cPanel

Here is how to create custom error pages for maintaining a professional appearance, providing helpful guidance, and improving user experience on your website. Error pages are displayed to visitors when they encounter problems accessing your site. Each issue is identified by a specific code, such as a 404 error for nonexistent URLs or a 401 error for unauthorised access attempts. Here, we explain how to create custom error pages using the cPanel dashboard, available to users on one of the Domains.co.za cPanel Web Hosting plans. This guide assumes you have cPanel access and are logged in. Creating a Custom Error Page in cPanelLogin to Your Domains cPanelAccess your Error PagesCustomise your Error PageAdditional InformationBene […]

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How to Decide which Script in Softaculous is right for you

Softaculous contains 379 scripts and applications (as at 2022-12), so how do you choose the one that’s right for you? Conveniently, Softaculous does contain both a rating system and demos of each software that it includes to help make it easier. 1. Let’s look at Script Ratings by clicking on any logo, you can view or rate a script.2. Under the Ratings tab, you can clearly see how many people have rated the script and the average rating at the bottom. 3. Now let’s look at Script Demos, by clicking on a logo you can view the demo. 4. This demo of WordPress will let you try out the program without having to install it first. When you are done, go back to Softaculous. 6. In addition, under Script Demos, click any title to go to t […]

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