Managing your website

Here you will find some articles with step by step guide on how to manage your website.

How to Change the Document Root (web root) for a Website
By default your websites document root will be set to the "public" folder. However you may want to set the document root to another folder within ...
Tue, 10 May, 2022 at 3:26 PM
Creating a Database
From the dashboard, click on the cog icon next to your website to manage the hosting for that website.  Click on PHP & Databases. On thi...
Thu, 12 May, 2022 at 11:09 AM
Accessing a Database
From the dashboard, click on the cog icon next to your website to manage the hosting for that website.  Click on PHP & Databases. On t...
Thu, 12 May, 2022 at 11:10 AM
Database Imports
Got a dump of a database that you need to import in to a new or exiting database for a site?  There are a couple of ways of doing this, let's start w...
Thu, 12 May, 2022 at 11:13 AM
Database Exports
Do you need to download a copy of a database?  There are a few of ways that you can do it.  Let's start with through the Hosting platform. Log in to...
Thu, 12 May, 2022 at 11:15 AM
Domain Aliases
A domain alias is an alternative name for your domain.  For example, perhaps you have your site all up and running on myfabwebsite.co.uk but you also own th...
Thu, 12 May, 2022 at 11:17 AM
Setting up Scheduled Tasks
From the dashboard, click on the cog icon next to your website to manage the hosting for that website.  Click on Advanced. Here you can...
Thu, 12 May, 2022 at 11:20 AM
Accessing Logs on our Platform
If your website is down, or not functioning as it should, taking a look through the site logs could help you identify what the issue is.  Our platform keeps...
Thu, 12 May, 2022 at 11:27 AM
Setting up a Redirect
There are a number of places you can set up a redirect for a website. On most websites this is normally done via your site's .htaccess file. Sometimes t...
Thu, 16 Jun, 2022 at 5:08 PM
Change Domain Name for a Site
If you've been developing a site using a temporary domain name and now want to put your work live, or perhaps you've got a shiny new domain name tha...
Thu, 12 May, 2022 at 9:51 AM