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Category: Hosting

What is the Difference between a Plesk and cPanel Control Panels?

If you have one of the Domains.co.za Premium WordPress Hosting packages (Starter, Advanced, Expert) it will have a Plesk Control Panel.Should you have one of the Domains’ Web Hosting packages (Budget, Value, Pro or Expert) it will have a cPanel Control Panel.The Domains.co.za Premium WordPress Hosting packages have an infrastructure that has been specifically optimised on all levels to ensure that your WordPress website operates in our ‘Warp-Speed’ environment, whereas a WordPress website hosted on our SSD Drive servers is considered to be a super-fast standard hosting infrastructure that accommodates domain hosting with emails. […]

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How to Redirect your Website to HTTPS

Before continuing, please ensure that you have a valid/active SSL Certificate installed on your Hosting package. There are two methods listed below to load your website as https://, which will load a secure padlock on your website URL. Should you have a WordPress site, please refer to Method 1 and then Method 2.    Method 1: 1. Login to cPanel 2. Select File Manager 3. Select Settings ensure that ‘Show Hidden Files (dotfiles)’ is ticked, if not please tick and Save.4. Go to the website’s public_html directory 5. Edit the existing .htaccess file by right clicking on it or click + File and create an .htaccess file and then right click on it. 6. Add the following text: RewriteEngine OnRewriteCond %{HTTPS} !=onRewriteRule ^ h […]

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How do I Activate 2FA (Two-Factor Authentication)?

When it comes to our 2FA security, you can utilize Google Authenticator or similar OTP authenticator applications that can read a QR code. The process for installing the Google Authenticator App on your Smart Phone/Device would depend on the device you are using. For Android/Windows Mobile users you would need to access the Google Play Store while for Apple Users, you would need to go to the Apple App Store. Once Google Authenticator is installed on your Smart Phone/Device, you then need to: 1. Login to your domains.co.za account (https://www.domains.co.za/login) and expand the Account Information dropdown on the Left Menu and click on Security Settings. 2. Click on the button to setup your Two-Factor Authentication and […]

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Is the Hosting a Fixed Contract or Month to Month?

Domains.co.za Hosting Plans are on a month-to-month contract. However, should you have taken out a Hosting Plan and wish to cancel it, our terms are a 30-day Notice Period and a Written Cancellation request from the Registered Email Address on the account, must be sent to billing@domains.co.za. NB: Should you transfer your domain to another ISP, please remember to ensure that you cancel all your services pertaining to it. […]

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If I Register a Domain Name with Domains.co.za must I have my Hosting with you as well?

Please note that a Domain is nothing more than an address that the browsers on the internet use to locate your website and emails, etc. Should you want to setup your website or emails on your domain, you will need to take out a Hosting Package (i.e. space on a server) which is linked to your domain. Therefore, you do not need to host your domain with Domains.co.za even though you have Registered your domain with us. Domains.co.za does offer free DNS hosting which allows you to point your domain to a different ISP (hosting provider – not URL) should you choose to do so. […]

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How to Protect your Images and TMP Directories

Most websites require their images and tmp directories to have Full Write Access. This is in order to store files that are generated by the website itself. Occasionally there are vulnerabilities in the website’s own code. These vulnerabilities can allow a ‘hacker’ to upload their PHP, or Perl scripts into the affected directories. These files are designed to exploit the website, e.g. to send out massive email spamming campaigns. TO AVOID THIS:Create an .htaccess file with the following content and save it in each of the directories that you wish to secure. Deny from all Deny from all Allow from all […]

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Please explain the Basics of Web Hosting

This is aimed at the ‘newbie’ and will try and simplify the basics of website hosting. Often people starting out on the journey of taking their business online are inundated with terminology and expressions that are foreign to them. Added to this there seems to be a lack of courage to actually ask questions, usually as everyone else around them seems to be ‘in the know’. Access to the internet and website hosting are supplied by an authorised Internet Service Provider (ISP). The ISP provides the gateway for your pc, or mobile device, to access the worldwide web (WWW) via a variety of methods that can ‘dial in’ to an exchange that provides access to data. NOTE: Always use an ISP that is registered with the ISPA (In […]

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