All of our Shared Hosting, VPS Hosting, and Dedicated Servers include FTP access. In this tutorial, we’ll walk you through the steps for configuring your FTP settings in WS_FTP so you can connect to your server and upload files. Before attempting to connect, be sure you have your cPanel username and password ready, as this Read More >
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Configuring your site in SmartFTP
Begin by opening SmartFTP Next, locate the Address bar: Address: Either your domain name, host name or server IP Login: cPanel username or other FTP username Password: cPanel password or other FTP account password Port: The default port is 21 and should be left as is unless you are instructed otherwise. To connect to the Read More >
Transferring Files in Filezilla
When using FileZilla as your FTP program, you can easily upload and download files to your local computer and from your web server. This article explains how to transfer files with FileZilla and how the basic FileZilla interface works. To learn how to transfer files in FileZilla, you will need to connect first. If you Read More >
How to Setup FTP with FileZilla
One of the most popular FTP programs is FileZilla. FileZilla is free open-source software with many great options often found in paid FTP programs. Some virus/malware prevention software will flag the adware bundled with the general installation file that is provided on the Filezilla website. If you download the non-bundled version of the software (links Read More >
Checking an Email Account in Thunderbird
This article teaches you all about checking an email account in Thunderbird. We will only need to create a mailbox in Thunderbird. Below are the step by step instructions. You will need your email settings to complete this guide. You can view your email settings in cPanel at any time. How to create Read More >
Creating an email account in Outlook 2003
Important! Please mote that most ISPs (Internet Service Provider) block port 25 for outgoing email. Please see our Getting Started Guide: Email for more information on what ports to use for your email settings. If you are unsure what your email settings are, you can find them with our Email Configuration tool.
How to Check your Email with Microsoft Outlook 2007
In this tutorial, we will show you how to set up MS Outlook 2007 to check your email. Outlook 2007 will allow you to send and receive emails from your desktop without logging into webmail. You must have an email account already created in cPanel to do so. If you have not done so already, Read More >
Making DNS Nameserver Changes at Enom.com
If you have purchased your domain name through Enom, InMotion Hosting still fully supports it. Domain names registered at Enom will need to point to our nameservers in order to function. This change will need to be done within your Enom account. The guide below demonstrates how to change your nameservers within the Enom account Read More >
Making DNS changes at 000Domains.com
000Domains is now owned by Dotster. If your domain name is registered there, please see this guide on how to change your nameservers with them.
Restrict access with .htaccess and the IP Blocker
Access control is an important part of managing visitor access to your website. Visitors can be restricted from accessing your site by using the IP Blocker in your cPanel or by adding the Allow or Deny code in your .htaccess file. This is especially useful when robots or malicious visitors from specific countries or domain Read More >
Effective Use of Links
One of the most common mistakes new webmasters make is having a website that might be appealing visually, but is difficult to find information. One good way to avoid this is to decide on a goal that you want each visitor to do on each page. Below we have a few tips to make your Read More >
Optimizing your Site for your Visitors
When you are designing your website, keep in mind that your visitors will not all have the same screen size and internet connection speed. It’s best practice to design your website with the most basic settings so all your visitors will have the same experience. Here’s a few settings to keep in mind during the Read More >
Creating a Terms of Service
My e-commerce websites have a terms of service document onlining the agreement between the customer and the website. This is more of a legal document, and dictates rights and responsibilities of between the website owner and the website customers. For example, if you go to the InMotion Hosting website , you’ll see a Terms of Service Read More >
Changing the Look & Feel of your Blog
Note that the Premium Web Builder is not currently available in cPanel. Check out Alternatives to Premium Web Builder to find a newer tool for creating websites. In this final article from our Creating a Blog in Premium Website Builder class we pick up after learning about managing your blog’s comments. After you have completed your blog, Read More >
Managing your Blog’s Comments
Note that the Premium Web Builder is not currently available in cPanel. Check out Alternatives to Premium Web Builder to find a newer tool for creating websites. If you’ve been following along with our Creating a Blog in Premium Website Builder class, in the previous article we discussed organzing your posts into categories. Once your blog is published, Read More >
Organizing Posts into Categories
Note that the Premium Web Builder is not currently available in cPanel. Check out Alternatives to Premium Web Builder to find a newer tool for creating websites. Once you have learned to create blog posts in Premium Website Builder by following along in our last article from the Creating a Blog in Premium Website Builder class. Read More >
Changing your Gallery’s Look and Feel
Note that the Premium Web Builder is not currently available in cPanel. Check out Alternatives to Premium Web Builder to find a newer tool for creating websites. Thus far we have created an image gallery, uploaded images and placed the images into categories. Now, you can cusomtize the photos even further. Some of the options Read More >
Organizing your Gallery with Categories
Note that the Premium Web Builder is not currently available in cPanel. Check out Alternatives to Premium Web Builder to find a newer tool for creating websites. Now that you have added an image gallery and uploaded your own images you can create categories to organize your images into. This will help your images stay Read More >
Adding an Image Gallery
Note that the Premium Web Builder is not currently available in cPanel. Check out Alternatives to Premium Web Builder to find a newer tool for creating websites. Premium Web Builder gives you the ability to install an image gallery onto your website. If you want to install an image gallery, follow the instructions below. How Read More >
Changing Your Site’s Menu Style
Note that the Premium Web Builder is not currently available in cPanel. Check out Alternatives to Premium Web Builder to find a newer tool for creating websites. Any website that was built with Premium Web Builder contains a navigation menu. This menu is created and adjusted based on the pages you have included into your Read More >
