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Prestashop is an e-commerce framework built on PHP and MySQL. It provides a theme-type interface, an easy-to-organize catalog of products, and ties into many different payment and shipping platforms. Additionally, it tracks statistics, metrics and is translated into almost...
A C-Class IP is a semi-static range of IP addresses used across the Internet. An IPv4 Address contains four different sections (classes): A, B, C, and D. An example is the IP address 192.168. 1 .2, where number one is the C class. When you purchase a C-Class IP from...
How do I Transfer Web Hosts? Transferring hosts can often be a daunting task that can leave you feeling frustrated. At Hostwinds, our goal is to eliminate the frustration of migrating to us by managing every aspect of the transfer process and ensuring that the transfer is as...
You can transfer your domain registrations to Hostwinds by following this guide: Step 1: Create a Hostwinds Account Step 2: Unlock your domain at your current registrar Step 3: Request your EPP code (Authorization Code) and have it ready. Step 4: Log in to your Client Area...
Rclone is a program that allows you to sync your server's files and directories with Hostwinds Object Storage. It can be mounted locally so you can write directly to remote Object Storage . Commands like rclone sync can sync your local directories with directories in remote...
Domain registrations are essential to having your sites and services be unique yet easily memorable. This guide goes over how to register a new domain through us. Step 1: Create a Hostwinds account Step 2: Log in to your client area and navigate to Services -> Order new...
This guide walks you through setting up and configuring an SSH key inPuTTY. If you are unfamiliar with locating your Cloud Control Panel, please let us know via Live Chat, and we could help. Creating an SSH Key Navigate to the SSH Keys tab, found under the Servers drop-down...
What is Rust-lang Rust is designed to be a low-level systems programming language, similar to C and C++. It provides low-level control over system resources, memory management, and performance, making it suitable for developing operating systems, device drivers, game engines...
cPanel is the most widely-used web-based control panel in the web hosting industry. Shared and Business web hosting and reseller web hosting plans with Hostwinds include access to cPanel to manage the web hosting account from an easy-to-use Control Panel. Hostwinds Cloud VPS...
What is rDNS? A Reverse DNS lookup (also called rDNS) is where the DNS of an IP address is checked to see what domain name is attached to that IP. This is the opposite (or reverse) of what normally happens when a domain name is checked for which IP is assigned (called a...
Here at Hostwinds, you can install many software applications onto your Cloud VPS with the click of a button. One of the applications available to One-Click Install on your server with Hostwinds is Magento. What is Magento? Magento is an eCommerce platform that allows you to...
You should never experience delivery issues with the Enterprise Email from Hostwinds. If you do, please contact us as soon as possible to resolve any issues immediately via Live Chat or submit us a ticket. If you're experiencing delivery issues with your Enterprise Email...
Bash Environment Customization Being able to customize the Bash environment on your server has a multitude of benefits, such as adding aliases for common commands you use, customizing the prompt displayed when connected, as well as displaying login information. This article...
There may be times where you are required to create a private nameserver. For example, you may want to do this to add another layer of customization to your web hosting services. This article will walk you through creating custom nameservers that you can use for your domains...
The use of VPNs, or Virtual Private Networks, has exploded in popularity within recent years, but you might ask why you would want to have one. The answer varies a lot based on what you use your computer for and what you want to do with it. The most common answers are below....
If you have the Hostwinds Cloud Backup service, it shouldn't be more than a few days before you see that the Object Storage being used is a different size than the data being backed up. Why is my Object Storage larger than my data? For Shared and Business hosting, this is...