Creating a MySQL Database MySQL is a powerful database server which is required my many popular web-based applications. If you are installing a new web-based application, or are building your own database driven software, you may need to create a new MySQL database. The number of MySQL datbases that you can create in your...
Creating Email Accounts OpenSourceHost allows you to create multiple email accounts inside of your hosting account which can be accessed with many popular email clients as well as the OpenSourceHost webmail client. Each email box is created @yoursitedomain.com, so your email contacts will always see your personalized email address and domain. You can...
Adding a Domain Alias OpenSourceHost allows you to add domain aliases to your hosting account; a domain alias is a secondary domain which will display the same content as your main domain. An example of a case where you would wish to add a domain alias is if you own multiple variations of the...
Developing a Secure Site with Shared SSL To use the shared SSL on the server you will simply use the URL:
https://ssl.myhostcenter.com/example.com/ (where example.com is your actual domain name)
We have implemented a simple proxy so that pages can be accessed securely using this method.
Some important points to note:
* This service is intended for light...
Basic FTP Settings There are numerous FTP-compatible clients for the Mac and PC; most will require some of the following information:
Publishing to your main web site:
Host Name/Host Address - Your domain name, "yoursitedomain.com", or the IP address of the server which can be found in hosting product details in the Customer Manager
Username/Login -...
Uploading your Website Content with CuteFTP CuteFTP is a simple and popular FTP client for Windows, and can be downloaded from http://www.cuteftp.com
Open the CuteFTP program
Click File
Select Connection Wizard...
In the new window, enter a name for your site
Click Next
Enter your domain name (ie, yoursitedomain.com)
Click Next
Enter the following information:User name - Enter your FTP username
Password - Enter your...