Cache control is one of the primary system administrative tasks you will find yourself performing. Thankfully, most browsers will take care of at least some of the caching for you, remembering certain resources that were loaded before. However, there may be occasions in which browser caching is something you don’t want. In this article, we’ll Read More >
Christopher Maiorana
Christopher Maiorana joined the InMotion community team in 2015 and regularly dispenses tips and tricks in the Support Center, Community Q&A, and the InMotion Hosting Blog.
PHP-FPM for WordPress
Your WordPress hosting package has been optimized with every consideration toward speed and security. To that effect, we have adopted the use of the PHP-FPM (PHP-FastCGI Process Manager) to manage PHP requests. PHP-FPM offers a variety of features and operation parameters. These parameters allow our systems team to manage PHP processes more efficiently. This translates Read More >
NGINX Helper Plugin For WordPress
In this tutorial: Install NGINX Helper NGINX Helper Settings NGINX Helper Features As you may already know, your WordPress Hosting package uses NGINX in front of Apache for reverse-proxy caching. This not only will provide stunning speed improvements to your site, it also offers a suite of new tools. You can check out our full Read More >
Easy Email Encryption with Thunderbird and Enigmail
In this article, you will learn how you can use email encryption in your hosted email accounts. With email encryption, your messages will be unreadable by anyone except the intended recipient. This is valuable when using a shared hosting account for which email is controlled from one cPanel. Anyone with access to the cPanel can Read More >
Editorial Calendar Plugin for WordPress
Managing your content is WordPress’s main job. But, you need to use WordPress strategically. Anyone who writes for the web or creates new content must have an editorial calendar. Maintaining a detailed editorial calendar helps you plan content and new campaigns strategically so you can make the best use of trends. In this article, we’ll Read More >
How to Migrate Followers from a WordPress.com Site
Your InMotion Hosting account allows you to host your own WordPress blog or website. If you are migrating your site from WordPress.com, you will be surprised and delighted by the amount of control you now have over your site. In this article, we will focus on migrating followers (your blog readers) from WordPress.com. In order Read More >
Your Free cPanel-signed Hostname SSL Certificate
Issue: cPanel has issued a free SSL certificate for your server’s hostname. Status: SSL will be installed automatically today. Who is impacted? Customers with a VPS/Dedicated hosting plan. You may have received an email from the cPanel team with a subject heading that follows: <em>Your Free cPanel-signed Hostname SSL Certificate</em>. Read further to learn about Read More >
Updated ICANN Transfer Policies
Updated domain transfer policies set forth by ICANN are scheduled to take effect 1 December 2016. We want to make sure all our customers who have domains registered with us are aware of the changes and how they are being mitigated. Please review our updated terms of service. In light of these changes, the Domain Read More >
How to Install Jekyll and Launch a New Site
In this article, we will cover a basic installation of the Jekyll static site generator. Then, we will create and launch the default Jekyll site, which you can later customize. To learn more about what Jekyll is and how you can use it, check out the previous article regarding What is Jekyll? Moving Forward with Read More >
What is Jekyll?
You may recall a simpler time on the web when all sites were basically a collection of static HTML pages linked together. Developing a site this way was tedious and time-consuming, but it had some major advantages. While these advantages were certainly remarkable, they threw some limitations on the user experience. Sites could not be Read More >
How to Filter Emails for an IP Range
If you need to filter or block multiple IP addresses, it can sometimes be much quicker and more efficient to block an IP range. In this article, we will show you how you can block an entire range of IPs from sending mail to your email addresses using cPanel and regular expressions. What is an Read More >
How to Install WordPress on an Addon Domain
WordPress is installable on any domain regardless of whether it is your primary domain or a secondary domain. With Softaculous, you can install WordPress on an addon domain in the same way that you would install WordPress on your primary domain. This does not require a WordPress.org account prior to setup. Installing WordPress on an Read More >
How to Update Contact Information in cPanel
In this article, we will cover the basic steps involved in updating your cPanel contact information. cPanel only requires that you use an email address where you can be reached for important system notifications like disk quota warnings, change of preferences, external logins, password changes, and more. Updating your cPanel Contact Information In order to Read More >
Network Maintenance 09/07/2016
Issue: Network Maintenance to AMP & Online Ordering Systems Status: Scheduled Who is impacted? All Customers Estimated Maintenance Window: Wednesday September 07, 2016 at 11:00pm EDT through 04:00am EDT Estimated time until resolution: Up to 30 minutes with specific services such as AMP, online ordering, and credit card processing Maintenance is expected to temporarily affect Read More >
Introduction to WordPress
WordPress is a Content Management System (CMS) you can use to build a website. WordPress was originally designed as a blogging platform, but it can be used to build and launch any kind of website. How to Install WordPress Installing WordPress involves two important actions. You must first create a MySQL database and database user. Read More >
How to Create Email Forwarders in cPanel
Email forwarding can be set up using your cPanel account. This can be valuable if you have a lot of different email addresses to check. Setting up email forwarders allows you to check all of the incoming messages sent to multiple addresses in one mailbox. It is also possible to set up a domain forwarder, Read More >
How to Configure WHM Contact Manager
The Contact Manager is a feature in WHM which lets you configure server-related notifications to various services and devices. You can assign a priority to each form of contact. For example, low priority messages can go to an email account and high priority messages can trigger a text message. NOTE: This guide requires root access. Read More >
How to Log in to your WHMCS
What is WHMCS? WHMCS is a full management and e-commerce tool for web hosting resellers. We cover the product in more detail in our Why Use WHMCS? article. Logging into WHMCS for the First Time At this point in the reseller series, you have received your WHMCS license key and installed WHMCS. In this article, Read More >
Getting your WHMCS License Key
WHCMS is a powerful content management system for web hosting resellers. WHMCS provides you with every tool you will need to manage your reseller business. In this article we will show you how you can get your WHMCS license key in a few easy steps. Get Your WHMCS License Log into AMP Under your hosting Read More >
How to Transfer Domains to your eNom Reseller Account
In this article, we will describe the domain transfer process so you can transfer domains into your eNom reseller account. If you resell VPS space as a hosting business this article is for you. Keep in mind, transferring a domain is not a requirement for web hosting. Domains can be pointed to any server from Read More >
