It is important to remember that Git must be installed both on your local computer and at your remote server location. This article will show you how to install Git for Mac, Windows, and Linux operating systems along with your InMotion Hosting server. VPS/Dedicated hosting plans come with Git pre-installed. For self-managed accounts, installing Git Read More >
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How to Log Into OctoberCMS
OctoberCMS is an open source content management system (CMS) available to install from Softaculous. After installing it, you may realize that the login URL is different from many others. There’s no admin or login in the URL unless you change the default option. There’s no login button on the homepage either. Below we’ll cover logging Read More >
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How to Create a Local Dev Server with Vagrant
Now you can start developing like a pro with your own local hosting environment. You may have heard about how you can develop sites locally with your own Apache, MySQL and PHP server. It’s never been easier to install this software and have it running on your computer in a matter of seconds. In this Read More >
Advanced NGINX Stack Configuration for VPS and Dedicated Servers
In this article, we will cover advanced configuration topics for the WordPress/NGINX Stack on VPS and Dedicated Servers. This includes setting up custom defaults, per-domain include files, and connecting NGINX to external applications, such as Node.js, Python, or Tomcat/Java apps.
How to Publish Your Jekyll Site with SCP
In this article, we’ll show you how you can automate your publishing process with secure copy (SCP). In the <a href=”/support/website/jekyll/how-to-customize-your-jekyll-site/”>customizing Jekyll</a> article we learned about how you can change the base directory of your site. This means you will be building your site into a specific directory, which is going to be important later. Read More >
NGINX Cache Management
In this article, we will explore the various NGINX cache configuration options, and tips on tweaking your site to get the best performance out of the WordPress Optimized Stack. This guide covers all of the most common parameters you can tune via the Cache Manager Plugin.
Setting Up Your Remote Repository With Git
You can use Git locally to manage file versions, but more power comes when you distribute your work and allows other to collaborate. You can accomplish this by “pushing” and “pulling” content to and from a remote server locations. In this example, of course, we will be using an InMotion Hosting server to demonstrate setting Read More >
VPS Hosting Technical Support Options
VPS Technical support means more than technical assistance for problems with the digital product. There are different types of technical support available depending on your VPS server provider. Some software may be installed and configured for you while others require a charge. Furthermore, customers have different preferences for resolving issues. Some enjoy sifting through Stack Read More >
cPanel 56 Upgrade Notes and New Features
Issue: cPanel 56 upgrade Status: cPanel 56 upgrades currently being deployed Who is impacted? VPS and Dedicated Hosting customers who have NOT turned off Automatic Updates Estimated time until resolution: Upgrades will be implemented over several days. This release will not be applied to shared hosting packages at this time. Some changes to note with Read More >
Connecting to SFTP for Shared Accounts
We recently added Secure FTP (SFTP) to our Shared plans. SFTP, different than FTP access, doesn’t use the normal cPanel login to access your account. Below is our guide on using FileZilla and connecting to SFTP for shared accounts. Generate access keys via cPanel The first step is creating your public and private keys. If you Read More >
Install APC for PHP
Of note, APC has been discontinued. Instead, check out the NGINX Cache Manager for your PHP caching needs. In this guide I’ll cover how to install APC for PHP which is the Alternative PHP Cache that can help speed up your PHP powered website. You can read our speed up PHP with APC guide for Read More >
How to Install Drush
Drush, the Drupal Shell, is a command-line interface (CLI) application for managing the Drupal content management system (CMS). For users who enjoy working from the shell, install Drush to save yourself a lot of time in the long run. Drush allows you to configure modules and themes without logging into the Drupal dashboard. You can Read More >
Monitoring MySQL performance
If your MySQL queries are taking a while to run, or you generally have a very heavy database driven site, the first thing that you want to do is take a look at your slow MySQL queries. This will log all MySQL queries that take a long time to process such as any that are Read More >
InMotion Hosting Pre Website Transfer checklist
Website transfers are considered on a case-by-case basis depending on the size of your site, complexity of programming, and the platform/OS of your previous host. We will need the following information pertaining to your previous host in order to review your site and determine whether we will be able to move it for you, and Read More >
Using the Linux cat command
In this article I’m going to review using the Linux cat command in order to view the contents of files on your server. To be able to follow with any of the examples in this article, you’ll need to have a VPS (Vitual Private Server) or dedicated server with SSH access. More information about this Read More >
Using the Linux cd command
In this article I’m going to show you how to use the Linux cd command in order to change directories while you are connected to your server via SSH. Please note in order to follow along with any of these examples, you need to have a VPS (Vitual Private Server) or dedicated server with SSH Read More >
Identify and block bad robots from website
In this article I’m going to teach you how you can identify and then block bad robots from your website, that could be possibly using up system resources on your server. What is a Bad Robot? Identify a Bad Robot Block a Bad Robot What is a Bad Robot? There are many reasons that an Read More >
Use rsync to transfer files
In this article I’m going to teach you how you can utilize the Linux rsync command on either your VPS (Virtual Private Server) or dedicated server to transfer files remotely from another server that you have SSH access to. It’s very common that you might need to transfer a large volume of files from a remote Read More >
