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First, you will need to access your server via FTP. Once you've accessed your server via FTP, navigate to /var/www/html This is your default directory for your WordPress application. You'll want to download or save the wp-config.php file on your server – this file is...
In this article, we'll share a few tips to optimize your WordPress site, as well as speed it up for quicker load times. The first thing you should do if you haven't installed a cache plugin. W3 Total Cache would be our recommended plugin. With a few basic tweaks, it 'll...
By default, most servers that host websites are configured to use a file called index (.html/.htm/.php/etc.) as the default index page for a website. However, by using some .htaccess code, you can change this so that you can name your default index page to whatever you want....
WordPress is one of the leading Content Management Systems (CMS) available today and is used on various websites. Like Virtualmin, WordPress is free and open-source, so it only makes sense that you should be able to use the two together to manage your website. In this...
Virtualmin makes it very easy to manage all aspects of your website via its very intuitive GUI. In this article, we will cover how to create a WordPress site within Virtualmin. If you have not already installed Virtualmin, please refer to the following guide before...
Why do I get a WordPress redirect loop? Several reasons are trying to visit your site ends in an endless redirect loop. The exact message that's displayed will depend on the browser you're using. It's caused when there are multiple versions of your site, and they 're...
Why Can't I Access wp-admin? There are several reasons why you may suddenly be unable to access wp-admin. A blank white page may be showing, or there is an error page being displayed. The most common reasons for this include an issue with your theme, a problematic plugin,...
What Causes A Blank White Screen (White Screen Of Death)? If your site is suddenly just a blank white screen, it's likely due to a plugin, theme, or database error. More specifically, you've probably run out of memory because a plugin or theme is poorly coded and trying to...
How do I reset my WordPress admin password? You can reset your password in several ways. It can be changed in your WP admin dashboard, from the admin login page, or by changing it in your database. It will depend on if you want to change it or if you've lost it and need a...
White screen of death If all you get when you go to your site is a blank white screen, this is called the white screen of death, and it's a common WordPress problem. A fatal PHP error normally causes it, and if you don't have error reporting turned on, you won't see anything...
Around the web, sites like Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and more use the world's most popular open-source database, MySQL, to help them run. MySQL is a database management system that allows a database filled with all kinds of data to add, access, and process data. Databases...
What Is Caching Content? A cache is a location that temporarily stores data and files for quick access at any point in time. All web interactions that users have will involve using a cache at some point in time, and most use several caches before they are complete. For...
Out-of-memory errors in WordPress are one of the most common errors that can occur with sites running on WordPress. WordPress themes and plugins are notorious for hogging up site resources and bogging down your site, especially if you have many of them. Un-optimized code can...