Category: Advanced

I get “Internal Server Error 500” on my website, how do I fix this? :: Domains And Subdomains

A “500 Internal Server Error” message usually indicates a problem on the server-side. It could be a script that malfunctioned or improper settings in your .htaccess file, but it always indicates that your browser was able to reach the server but the server was unable to serve the requested page. Here are several possible reasons …

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What are the outgoing connections all about?

The Outgoing Connections Manager is a feature developed to maximize the security of your web sites and to prevent them from being abused by any third parties for hacking, spamming or scamming purposes. You can access it by going to Site Management > Outgoing Connections Manager on your web hosting control panel. Think of the …

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How to activate SSH for my account?

To enable SSH access for your account, simply press the “Activate” button, located in the box on the right side of the screen. Once SSH access for your account is enabled, you will have to specify the access passwords in the fields below. If your hosting plan does not come with SSH access included, but …

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How to dump/backup a database using SSH?

If you have SSH enabled, you can export a database to your hosting account, using the command listed below, where you replace ‘name’, ‘username’, ‘host’ and ‘password’ with your specific database details: mysqldump DB_NAME -uDB_NAME -hMYSQL_HOST -pPASSWORD > /home/www/path-to/file.sql

How to import file into a database using SSH?

To import data using this method, you will have to upload the SQL file in your account first and then login via SSH to the account. Once this is done, use the following command, replacing the name, username, host and password with your database logins: mysql DB_NAME -uDB_NAME -hMYSQL_HOST -pPASSWORD < /home/www/path-to/file.sql