How to Change the PHP Version on Your Site
At Alpha Hosting we support multiple PHP versions. Throughout this article you will learn how to change the PHP version of your site using your cPanel account. Step 1: Log in to cPanel Step 2: Scroll to the SOFTWARE section and select
How to Install Backdrop CMS with Softaculous
Throughout this blog we will provide the step by step instructions on how to install Backdrop CMS using cPanel and Softaculous. At Alpha Hosting, we include a cPanel account and Softaculous in all our hosting packages. Step 1: Login to your
How to Install WordPress Using Softaculous
Throughout this blog we will provide the step by step instructions on how to install WordPress using cPanel. At Alpha Hosting, we include a cPanel account in all our hosting packages. We also provide a “one-click” installation tool where you
How to Install Magento 2 With Softaculous
Throughout this blog we will provide the step by step instructions on how to install Magento 2 using cPanel. At Alpha Hosting, we include a cPanel account in all our hosting packages. We also provide a “one-click” installation tool where
Recovering Administrator Access on Your X-Cart Site
If you have lost your administrator password for your site, this article will help you recover access. The way most content management systems (CMS) stores authentication data, is within a MySQL database table usually named “user.” Passwords are usually encrypted
Recovering Administrator Access on Your Prestashop Site
If you have lost your administrator password for your site, this article will help you recover access. The way most content management systems (CMS) stores authentication data, is within a MySQL database table usually named “user.” Passwords are usually encrypted
Recovering Administrator Access on Your Joomla Site
If you have lost your administrator password for your site, this article will help you recover access. The way most content management systems (CMS) stores authentication data, is within a MySQL database table usually named “user.” Passwords are usually encrypted
Recovering Administrator Access on Your Drupal Site
If you have lost your administrator password for your site, this article will help you recover access. The way most content management systems (CMS) stores authentication data, is within a MySQL database table usually named “user.” Passwords are usually encrypted
How to Manually Install Drupal Using cPanel
Drupal offers many ways to install their platform to accommodate everyone. The most common method among developers is to use the Drupal command line tool, Drush. While this is a powerful and efficient way of installing Drupal, it may be
Recovering Administrator Access on Your WordPress Site
If you have lost your administrator password for your site, this article will help you recover access. The way most content management systems (CMS) stores authentication data, is within a MySQL database table usually named “user.” Passwords are usually encrypted
Recovering Administrator Access on Your Magento Site
If you have lost your administrator password for your site, this article will help you recover access. The way most content management systems (CMS) stores authentication data, is within a MySQL database table usually named “user.” Passwords are usually encrypted
How Magento 2 Deployment Modes Can Impact Your Site
As a Magento user, you may have wondered what the different deployment modes do, and if switching to a different deployment mode could help optimize your site. The different modes are optimized for different uses, so it may merit a
Adjusting PHP Configuration in cPanel
Sometimes you may find it necessary to adjust a PHP configuration, such as when you are installing a web application and it requires that PHP be configured in a special way, or if one of your applications reaches a timeout
Preparing for Magento Upgrades, Patches, and Improvements
When looking to make changes to your store such as installing security patches, themes, importing products, or module removal/installation, it is important to take measures to aid recovery in the event that things go wrong. Here at the Alpha Hosting office,
Install ssh2 pecl package on cPanel
PHP developers may want to use SFTP to transfer website assets and code to a cPanel server with their favorite programming language. This scenario may seem impossible if php throws an error when attempting to call the underlying SFTP software and server refuses to install the necessary dependencies.
How to Make Site Backups
If you're human like most of us, then you have probably had the unfortunate experience of losing hours (or even days) worth of work due to an accidental coding mistake or mis-typed command. When this happens, the end result is spending even more time trying to duplicate the work that was lost. Wouldn't it be nice if there was an "easy" button that could be used to instantly revert such a mistake? This article will explore how you can create your very own "easy" button by manually backing up your site which will allow for instant rollbacks when needed.
TMUX primer and cheat-sheet
Tmux is a terminal multiplexer that can greatly improve your productivity on the command line. You can use tmux instead of opening multiple terminal windows on your local machine. With tmux you can ssh into multiple systems from a single terminal session without wasting time touching
Getting serious about WordPress security
WordPress has been overwhelmingly the most popular Content Management Systems for so long that most people aren’t aware of a time before it was dominant. Its ease of extensibility have made it a quick and easy way for content designers
Troubleshooting 500 Internal Server Errors
The dreaded "500 Internal Server" error is one of the worst errors you can encounter on a website! Not only is this troublesome error very generic in appearance, but it can require an extensive amount of digging across a plethora of
Installing and Configuring Pure-FTPD on RHEL / CentOS 7
This article will teach you how to install and configure Pure-FTPD on CentOS 7 without a control panel (such as CPanel). Pure-FTPD is a simple File Transfer Protocol (FTP) server. It is designed to use resources efficiently and supports useful features like secure connections, IPv6, and virtual users (for jailing security). *Important Note: Do not follow this guide if you are using a control panel such as CPanel or DirectAdmin! Pure-FTPD is already installed and can easily be configured with a point-and-click interface. Before we get started, you will need a CentOS 6 installation with either root or sudo access. The entire installation will take approximately 15 minutes.
Backup your own website with FTP
One of the most popular methods of accessing website files is FTP (File Transfer Protocol). This method is also useful for making a simple backup of your domain to a local machine. There are some caveats to FTP that you should be aware of before using it as your go-to backup method.