A cron job is an automated background task scheduled to happen at a specific time. A few examples include checking for updates, backups, or sending out reminder notifications. Cron jobs are important because they automate tasks that reduce manual operations to help with security, performance, and functionality for an administrator and all of the users Read More >
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Logging into WHM on a Dedicated Server
On Dedicated Servers, Web Host Manager (WHM) can be accessed in two ways: via AMP, or directly through your URL. In this article, we will cover logging into WHM through both methods and go over some basic troubleshooting steps. WHM Username and Password cPanel is tied into WHM, and because of this, you’ll use the Read More >
What is your default PHP.ini file?
Whether you are looking to make some custom changes to your PHP settings or just switched PHP versions and the wrong settings are being loaded, you may need the default PHP.ini file for your current PHP version. Below we will go over why this file can be important. What does the PHP.ini file do? The Read More >
How to Change Nameservers in Google Domains
Google Domains provides domain registration for many different types of top-level-domains. You can use these domains with your InMotion Hosting account by simply changing the nameservers. The following guide will walk you through how to change the nameservers to point to InMotion Hosting. Changing Nameservers in Google Domains Login to your Google Domains account. If Read More >
How to Set Up Custom Nameservers for Resellers
With your reseller hosting account, you have the ability to set up custom nameservers. This means your customers can point their domains to your hosting account with your unique branding. Instead of using the InMotion Hosting default nameservers, your customers can use your custom nameservers. This procedure also works for dedicated hosting services and VPS Read More >
How to Install WordPress Manually
The easiest way to install WordPress is to use the WordPress Softaculous installation. This is available if you are an InMotion Hosting customer. If you are not, you must perform a manual installation. The following tutorial will walk you through a manual installation of WordPress. Create the Database Before we begin the installation of WordPress Read More >
Using The WordPress Loop
When developing WordPress themes, it’s important to know about the loop. The WordPress Loop is a function that grabs posts from your database, and allows you to display multiple posts on a page, such as the index page of a blog. There are many advanced variations of the loop, but in this article we’ll focus Read More >
How to Edit a Joomla 3 Template
Much like Joomla 2.5, the Joomla 3.x series includes a template editor available within the admin dashboard. The template editor allows you to edit your template directly within your browser. This is helpful and sometimes more efficient than editing files using ftp or another method. In this tutorial, we will walk you through the steps Read More >
Links to the stylesheets in Responsive Templates
Continuing our tutorial on how to create a Responsive Template, we are moving to step 3 of the process where we add the CSS links to the stylesheets on the head section. The previous tutorial explained what you need to create for the CSS stylesheets. This tutorial will explain how to link your stylesheets to Read More >
How does the shared SSL work?
Please note: using the temporary domain/server name to generate an SSL certificate is rarely useful on modern configurations of cPanel. If you want a free SSL certificate that is specific to your domain name, see our article on the Complete Guide to cPanel’s auto-enabled forever AutoSSL. What is the Shared SSL? The Shared SSL bypasses Read More >
Recommended WordPress Security plugins
Security is one of the top priorities for website owners, and there are many different plugins available for WordPress to cover this need. Below are our recommended WordPress security plugins with the reasons that make them great. Wordfence As one of the most popular plugins in WordPress, Wordfence provides firewall protection and security scanning for Read More >
List of Programs in Softaculous Instant Installer
The Softaculous Instant Installer provides an easy way for you to install programs on your server. This allows you an easier method to maintain, update, remove, backup, and restore web applications on your web server. Softaculous comes with all of our shared hosting plans. cPanel-managed VPS/Dedicated server administrators can purchase Softaculous in the Account Management Read More >
What Is a Name Server?
In this article we’ll explain what a name server is, and how name servers are used to direct the traffic of your website to a specific web server at a web host. We’ll also go over InMotion Hosting’s public name servers, vanity name servers, and custom name servers. The terms name server and nameserver are Read More >
How to Set Up a 301 Redirect in .htaccess
If you’re a website owner or administrator, you probably know how important it is to maintain a smooth and seamless user experience on your site. However, there are times when you need to make changes to your website’s structure, reorganize content, or even change domain names. When these changes occur, it’s crucial to ensure that Read More >
How to add Bootstrap to a Joomla 3.1 Template
Now that we have added CSS and JS files to the Joomla 3.0 template that we are creating, we will now add the necessary bootstrap files. While the necessary bootstrap files can be downloaded from the official site, Joomla 3.0 actually includes the necessary css and javascript bootstrap files as well. As a template developer, Read More >
Removing File Extensions using .htaccess
Lately, there seems to be a trend where designers want to cloak their file extensions from their visitors. For example, they want the URL domain.com/index.html to display as domain.com/index for whatever reason. Some like the way it looks, others believe it helps with SEO, and others believe it is better for security. I am unsure Read More >
VirtueMart Error: No Shipment Method Matches Characteristics of Order
During our recent testing of VirtueMart shipping options, we continually received the following error message: We are sorry, no shipment method matches the characteristics of your order. We were using the default VirtueMart Shipping module, VM – Shipment, By weight, ZIP and countries. During our investigation, we found this thread in the VirtueMart forums, however Read More >
Using MySQLi to INSERT Data into a Database
Since newer versions of PHP no longer support the ability to insert data into a database using PHP extensions, users will need to make use of an extension such as MySQLi to insert data into their databases. Using MySQLi to insert data can be done directly in the command line or via PHP script. In Read More >
What is Excessive Server Resource Usage and How to Fix it
When you use more resources than your server or hosting plan is capable of handling, it can result in problems such as slow website load times and even outages in extreme cases. Excessive resource usage can be caused by many factors such as poorly coded scripts, cyber attacks, outdated plugins/software, high amounts of traffic due Read More >
Navigate command line structure in SSH
In our previous article, we showed you how to login to your server via SSH. If you’re following along our tutorial, the next item to learn is how to navigate around the file system. This is the same whether you are connecting from a VPS, Dedicated server or Shared web hosting service. Using SSH with Read More >
