If you’re looking for great WordPress hosting, then you should first understand what a good WP host should offer. It all comes down to three very important things:
- PHP & Apache Servers – Make sure your web host supports the latest version of PHP (a programming language) and has Apache web servers. Preferably, look for a web host that runs on the Linux operating system instead of a Windows operating system. Getting this right the first time will save you a LOT of hassle later on.
- Fantastico / cPanel – Often referred to as a “1-Click WordPress Installer”, Fantastico is a free script bundled together with the cPanel manager software. cPanel is important so you can do regular tasks like setting up email accounts all by yourself, and Fantastico is just one function in your overall cPanel account.
- Redundant Backups – Anything can go wrong at any time, and if you’ve been blogging long enough you would have probably experiences crashes and data loss. Although you can easily get certain WordPress plugins that create automatic backups for your WordPress blog, it does not backup any files not created or used by WordPress. A web host that offers automatic backups will help you sleep better at night, knowing your entire account is secured.
WordPress hosting is really simple, but a lot of web hosts just aren’t doing enough on their part to make it even easier.
At Host Commando we offer more than just the basic type of WordPress hosting most companies do. We give you all the three important components mentioned earlier, plus we also provide a huge library of WordPress themes, free search engine optimization, a blogging success guide, step-by-step video tutorials, and much more.
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The Anonymous FTP function can allow you to have the account accessible via FTP without having to login with a username and a password.
The downside of allowing anonymous users access a certain part of your site via FTP is that they can take advantage of it to find security holes and get control of your site.
You can also set a welcome message that a user will see when logged in to the anonymous FTP account.
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The FTP Session Control function will let you see which FTP account is currently active and is being used.
A good use of this feature is when you allow multiple accounts to access parts of your site via FTP. You can monitor which FTP is being used at a certain time.
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The FTP account function will allow you to setup an account so you can access your files via FTP. You will need third party FTP programs such as CuteFTP, Filezilla, etc.
An FTP is useful as you can easily access, upload, delete and manipulate your account’s files without logging in to the cPanel.
You can create an ftp account by filling in the form as shown below. You can set which directory the FTP account have access to as well as the disk space allowed for the account.
Below is a list of the FTP accounts that have been setup, you can manage each account. You can delete it, change disk quota and change password.
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The Disk Space Usage function lets you see how much space is being consumed by each of the directories in your hosting account.
Below image shows you the disk usage in size as well as in a pie chart. each directory is represented by a color so you can easily identify which folder uses the most space.
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The Web Disk function will allow you to drag and drop files to your hosting account.
First, you must create a web disk account by filling up the form as shown below.
You can then access it by clicking on the “Access Web Disk” button as shown below.
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The Legacy File Manager function is the same as the File Manager function, the only difference is its visual look. Legacy File Manager can be seen in Fig.1 below.
It displays the contents of the current folder. You have the option to Upload files, create a new folder or create a new file.
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The file manager function lets you access all the files you current have on your account.
Once clicked, you will be redirected to a page listing all your files as shown below.
Explained below are the icons you will find in the file manager:
- New file – this will create a blank file in your account.
- New Folder – lets you create a new directory in your account.
- Copy – allows you to copy a file into another folder.
- Move File – lets you transfer a file from one folder to another.
- Upload - allows you to upload files from your PC directly to your file manager.
- Download – lets you download a file in your hosting account.
- Delete - deletes a file
- Rename - lets you rename a file
- Edit/Code Editor – lets you edit file contents/codes
- HTML Editor – allows you to edit HTML files only.
- Change Permissions – allows you to change a file or a folder’s permissions. To learn more about permissions, visit http://www.elated.com/articles/understanding-permissions/
- View – lets you view the contents of a file
- Extract - lets you extract zip files directly from the file manager
- Compress - lets you create a zip file of file/s you select directly from the file manager.
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The Backup Wizard in cPanel is a nifty tool that will guide you on what to do when creating or restoring backup files. This is especially useful if you’re unfamiliar with creating and restoring backups as most steps are automated.
Creating or restoring backups can be done in three steps as shown in the image below.
When creating a backup, you have the option of creating a full backup, or create specific backups
It will then let you decide where to store the backup.
On the other hand, when restoring backups, you will be given the option to select what you want to restore, as shown in the image below.
The resulting page when you select either of the three will be an upload form wherein you can select the backup files from your computer.
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The backup function allows you to backup, restore and download all your files and databases. It is advisable to backup your files at least once a day so that when your hosts’ servers crashed, you will have an available backup that you can restore.
Clicking on the backups icon, you will get redirected to a page wherein you can generate a full website backup, which includes all the files and databases, email accounts, stats, etc.
You also have the option to download only specific parts (files only, database only, etc). Downloading Home Directory will let you save a copy of all files that are under your account.
Downloading databases will let you save a copy of your database. If you have multiple database in your account, you will need to download each one.
You also have the option to restore individual backups as shown below. If your have backup files of the home directory, you can use the “Restore a Home Directory Backup” upload function. If you want to restore a database, use the Restore a MySQL Database upload function.
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