Category: Hosting

Introduction This guide explains how to create an FTP account in cPanel, and connect to it using an FTP client. This will allow you to upload and download files on your server, and can be used to upload and install your WordPress or Magento site. Requirements A cPanel admin account. An FTP Client like Cyberduck […]

Introduction This guide explains how to create a MySQL database and database user in cPanel. This will allow you to use the database for a Magento or WordPress site. This uses the cPanel MySQL Database Wizard. It’s also possible to complete the process directly using phpMyAdmin, but this requires 2 separate steps. Requirements A cPanel […]

Introduction This guide explains how to create an Addon Domain in cPanel so you can set up a website and email accounts for that domain in cPanel. An Addon Domain is a domain which is additional to the primary domain used to create the cPanel account. This guide assumes that your domain is registered on […]

Introduction This guide explains how to setup Cloudflare on your domain via cPanel. Cloudflare will cache the content on your site using its content distribution network (CDN) which will reduce page load time and overall load on your server. It’ll also help to protect your site from attacks (like DDoS). Setup in cPanel is no […]

Introduction This guide explains how to create an email account in cPanel. This allows you to send and receive emails using your domain. Requirements A hosting service using cPanel for email. This is commonly used for Linux hosting services (like GoDaddy or GreenGeeks). A cPanel admin account. For reference, these instructions were followed using cPanel […]

Introduction This guide explains how to install the MAMP local server environment on your computer and set the PHP version. This will allow you to test Magento and WordPress sites without making them publicly available. This is particularly useful if you want to test an major update to an existing site. Requirements Apple OS X […]