In this article we’ll discuss the impact of excessive MySQL activity, and how it can be detrimental to your account’s overall resource usage. MySQL is the database back-end of many popular web applications and it’s where those applications store their data to later be retrieved by server-side scripts to pull that information into your pages. Read More >
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How do I merge multiple cPanel accounts into one
In this article we’ll go over the basic process of taking multiple cPanel accounts, and merging them into one account. You can only have multiple cPanel accounts on a VPS or dedicated server plan, so if you’re looking to downgrade your account to a shared-hosting plan you would need to first consolidate your accounts down Read More >
Speed up PHP with APC – Alternative PHP Cache
Of note, APC has been discontinued. Instead, check out the NGINX Cache Manager for your PHP caching needs. APC or Alternative PHP Cache, is a free open-source opcode (operation code) caching plugin for PHP. With APC caching your PHP script executions can run more efficiently, by cutting down on dynamic PHP executions. If you already Read More >
Account Suspensions
In this article we’ll discuss possible reasons for account suspensions, and what you can do to correct these issues to get your site back online quickly. Why was my account suspended? If you were sent to this page by our system administration department, it’s likely that your account was possibly causing issues on the server Read More >
Creating a Custom 404 Error Page
In this article, we’ll discuss how you can set up a custom 404 error page for your website. This will allow you to control exactly what message is displayed to your visitors when they try to request a page that doesn’t exist. If you read our previous article on 404 error not found pages, you Read More >
Understanding 404 Errors “Page Not Found”
In this article we’ll discuss the possible impact from the handling of 404 errors. These are caused by requests to pages or resources that don’t exist on the server. By default a lot of the applications you might install on your website, will try to process requests for a page that doesn’t exist dynamically. What Read More >
How to create courses in Moodle
After learning about Getting Started with Moodle, courses or classes will need to be set up for the site to function. The following tutorial will outline how to set up a course in Moodle. Creating Courses in Moodle Log into the Moodle Dashboard. Before any courses can be added, “editing” will need to be turned Read More >
Dealing with spam in your posts and comments
In this article we’ll explain a common problem that you find in many CMS applications, and forum software. By default these type of applications typically give visitors the ability to comment on your posts, or add to your forum discussions without registering for an account. Or in some cases they will require an account, but Read More >
An Introduction to gzip / mod_deflate
mod_deflate is an Apache module that can be used to compress data using gzip compression before sending it to the user. For bandwidth intensive websites, using this feature can offer a benefit, as the server is compressing data before sending it you will be using less bandwidth. The major drawback to using mod_deflate however is Read More >
Common causes of accounts that use excessive resources
In the previous article we talked about CPU and memory usage. Now that you have a basic understanding of server resources, we going to cover common reasons accounts will use resources excessviely. MySQL activity This can mean many different things. MySQL refers to your site’s database(s). For example, if you have a WordPress website, it Read More >
Welcome to InMotion Hosting!
Welcome to InMotion Hosting! We’ve created this page as a starting point for new customers, regardless if you’re transferring a website from another hosting company or you are building your new website from scratch. Getting Acquainted with your Account Management Panel Your Account Management Panel, which we refer to as AMP, is used from managing Read More >
Setting up a Gravatar
Gravatar is an abbreviation for Globally Recognized Avatar. An avatar is a representation of a person sort of like an icon. So, a Gravatar is a universally recognized avatar that you can easily use to display a photo or image next to your screen name when posting on a forum or blog. One of the Read More >
What is WebHost Manager (cPanel vs. WHM)?
cPanel has a lot of features for managing files, email, databases, and more on cPanel-managed Shared hosting plans. But what is WHM? WebHost Manager (WHM) manages CentOS, DNS, software, and multiple cPanel accounts on Managed VPS and Dedicated server hosting plans. Reseller Hosting includes a limited form of WHM as well. Below we cover: Need Read More >
What is Captcha?
Most users are familiar with captcha, as it is in use all over the web. Captcha is a way to prevent “bots” from posing as a real human and posting content to your websites, such as posting spam comments. Captcha requires users to look at a picture and type in the words that appear. This Read More >
What is CGI?
CGI stands for common gateway interface. When you log into file manager in cPanel for the first time, you’ll notice a folder in your Public_html folder called your “cgi-bin”. CGI in the most basic of terms is a way that the webserver communicated information to a CGI program. The cgi-bin folder is where you will Read More >
What are Core Dumps?
Core dumps are files the system creates when a process running in memory does not finish. The portion of memory that the process was using is then dumped to a file. This can be quite helpful when debugging your scripts. Core dumps typically have a file name like: core.5876 Reviewing Core Dump Files on VPS Read More >
I Think My Website Has Been Hacked
If you think your website has been hacked, it’s good to determine the nature of the hack as soon as possible. There’s many different types of hacks and some hacks can be malicious. Other hacks are just defacements to your actual webpages. We recommend that you regularly back up your website and store them on Read More >
Finding a new theme online
While WordPress comes with hundreds of themes available to be automatically installed through the Dashboard, you may not be able to find one that meets your needs perfectly. With thousands of themes available online, to help you get started below we have outlined how to find more WordPress themes online. What types of themes are Read More >
How to get your site into search engines
So you have your website up and ready, but you don’t have any traffic yet. For most sites, search engines are the primary source of traffic, so it’s important to let the search engines know that your website exists. In this article, we’ll discuss how you can help get your site into search engines. Even Read More >
Website Security – Preventative Measures
Website security is a topic on a lot of users’ minds. If you search the web for How to hack a website, you will literally get millions of hits. Taking the necessary precautions now with your website will help prevent a big headache later on in the event anything does happen to your website. This Read More >
