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Configuring your Website in FTP Voyager

This tutorial assumes you already have FTP Voyager running on your computer, but have not connected to a remote server. Now let’s learn how to configure our website in FTP Voyager. 1. Select don’t ask this again, and click use the site profile manager directly. You can create a folder to save your particular websites’ logins. This is useful, for example, when you want to keep work and personal websites separate. 2. Click New Folder. 3. Enter a Name for the new folder. 4. Click Save. Now let’s configure a new site inside this New Folder. 5. Keeping demosites selected, click the New Site button. 6. Enter a Name or Label for this new site (this is for your reference only) 7. Then enter the server address.Note: the host a […]

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Running SQL Queries on a Database with phpMyAdmin

This tutorial assumes you’ve already logged in to phpMyAdmin Now let’s learn how to Rename database tables 1. Click the Database Table you wish to rename on the left 2. Then click the Operations button 3. Enter a New Name for the Database Table – click Go That’s it! The information table has been renamed infotable, and is listed here This is the end of the tutorial. You now know how to rename database tables using phpMyAdmin […]

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How To Install Textpattern From Softaculous

This Knowledgebase article will show you how to install Textpattern from Softaculous. Textpattern is a versatile platform for creating and managing websites of all types and sizes. Whether you’re a blogger, designer, developer, or business owner, Textpattern provides the tools and features needed to build professional blogs. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing Textpattern via Softaculous using the cPanel Dashboard, available to users on one of Domains.co.za’s Web Hosting plans. Install Textpattern from SoftaculousFor Textpattern Quick InstallFor Textpattern Custom InstallAfter Quick and Custom InstallationsAdditional InformationKey Features Of TextpatternLogin to Domains.co.za AccountLogin […]

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How To Backup A Website And Restore A Backup In cPanel

This article covers how to backup a website in cPanel, as well as how to restore a backup copy of the data. Backing up your website is a vital part of maintaining its security. Whether you face system failures, security breaches, coding errors, or compatibility issues, having reliable backup data can save you from potential data loss and downtime. Domains.co.za offers daily website backups with all Web Hosting plans, ensuring your data is always protected. This guide provides essential information on the importance of backups and how to back up your website manually using cPanel. IMPORTANT: Although we have included the process below, we do NOT recommend using the cPanel interface for backing up your website. Added to this, […]

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Managing Files in FileZilla

This tutorial assumes you already have FileZilla running on your computer and are connected to a remote server. Now let’s learn how to manage files and folders in FileZilla. 1. Right click anywhere here in the Remote Server Window. 2. Click Create Directory.3. Click OK. 4. Now let’s Rename the folder. Right click on it. 5. Click Rename. 6. Let’s learn how to Delete. Right click on the folder name – click Delete. The directory was successfully deleted! Let’s learn how to change file permissions. 7. Right click on a file name – click File Permissions. 8. Select the proper permissions and click OK. That’s it! Permissions for the file have been successfully changed. This is the end of the tutorial. You should now know how to ma […]

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Uploading Files using FTP Voyager

This tutorial assumes you already have FTP Voyager running on your computer and are connected to a remote server. Now let’s learn how to upload or transfer a file to a remote server. 1. Select a few files you would like to upload from your Local Drive. To select multiple files, press CTRL on your keyboard. 2. Now click the Upload button. That’s it! The files have been uploaded to the remote server and can be seen here. Now let’s learn how to download a file. First let’s delete one of the files from our local computer that we previously uploaded. 3. Select changelog.txt and click the Delete button. The file has now been deleted. Let’s go ahead and download it. 4. Select changelog.txt from the Remote Server and click the Dow […]

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Renaming database tables with phpMyAdmin

This tutorial assumes you’ve already logged in to phpMyAdmin Now let’s learn how to rename database tables Click the database table you wish to rename Then click the Operations button Enter a new name for the table here Then click Go That’s it! The information table has been renamed infotable, and is listed here This is the end of the tutorial. You now know how to rename database tables using phpMyAdmin […]

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How to Install Joomla from Softaculous

This guide teaches you how to install Joomla from Softaculous using the cPanel dashboard, available to users on one of the Domains.co.za cPanel web hosting plans. Joomla is a versatile content management system (CMS) that allows users to create websites and online applications. Its extensibility and user-friendliness have made Joomla one of the most popular website software solutions available. The best part is that this software is an open-source solution, freely accessible to everyone. How to Install Joomla from SoftaculousJoomla Custom InstallationJoomla Quick InstallationAdditional InformationJooma Features How to Install Joomla from Softaculous This article assumes that you have already logged into your Domain account a […]

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How To Use File Manager In cPanel

cPanel’s File Manager is essential for efficiently managing your website files. This tutorial covers the basics of the File Manager, including its key features to help you upload, edit, organise, and how to manage your files with ease.  File Manager can be accessed from the cPanel dashboard, available to users with one of the Domains.co.za Web Hosting plans. How to Use File Manager in cPanel Access File Manager in cPanelFile Manager DashboardChange File Manager PermissionsAdditional Information General File Manager InformationLogin to Domains.co.za AccountLogin to cPanel from your Domains.co.za Dashboard How to Use File Manager in cPanel  This article assumes that you have already logged in to your Domains.co.za […]

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Configuring your Website in WinSCP

This tutorial assumes you already have WinSCP running on your computer, but have not connected to a remote server. Now let’s learn how to Configure our Website in WinSCP. 1. Enter the Server Address under Host name. 2. Keep the Port Number as it is, unless you know what you are doing. 3. Next, enter the User Name and Password. 4. Now let’s Save this session so we can access it again in the future without entering all the info again. 5. If you wish, you can check this option to Save Password so you don’t have to enter it again. 6. Here is our saved session. Let’s log in to the server by clicking Login. That’s it! We’ve successfully connected to our website via FTP, and the session is saved for future use. 7. Let’s go ahe […]

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