If you have a site that works with one of the popular CMSs (WordPress, Joomla!, Drupal, etc.), a forum, or just a website that requires a database, you have to import your database dump to the server when you upload or transfer your site. This requires your database to be already created in your control panel. After this, you can import your database dump through your control panel or by connecting via SSH.
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If you want to check your site work before changing your domain's DNS, you have to add the next line into your local "hosts" file: 111.222.333.444 domain.com www.domain.com 111.222.333.444 is the IP address of our server (we will describe how to find it below) domain.com is your website name (we recommend adding both versions, just in case. If you're going to check 2 sites and more, just add it separating by space)
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Domain pointer / parked domain / mirror domain / alias allows you to forward other domains that you own to your main website. Make sure to change the records of these domains to the same name servers as your main website (this is done through the domain registrar).
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If you need to upload a large number of files to the hosting (the entire site for example), it is better to archive all the files before uploading. The fewer number of files loading, the fewer read/write operations are performed.
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If you already have a domain or registered it somewhere else, you should contact your registrar and ask to add the following DNS servers in order to make your domain accessible from Fozzy. Please note that it takes up to 8-24 hours (rarely 48 hrs) in order for DNS information to be propagated.
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Ping - is a program to check the connection and latency. It sends requests to mentioned IP and shows you the latency of answers in milliseconds (ms). Traceroute — is a program to show you the route of data. In Microsoft Windows, this program is called tracert. In GNU/Linux, Cisco IOS, and Mac OS — traceroute.
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SSH is already enabled on all our Linux shared hosting plans. You only have to add your SSH keys to the control panel to configure an SSH connection.
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.htaccess (with a dot at the beginning of the name) is the file that allows you to manage the server within your hosting account. If you create a .htaccess file in the root directory of your account, it will control the entire account. You can also create it in any folders of the root directory (except CGI-bin) and manage the content of these folders, each one separately.
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You always have at least one main FTP account created along with your hosting service automatically and provide access to all hosting folders. The main FTP account login/password matches your control panel login/password and you can always find it in the welcome email. The login/password of an additional FTP account is displayed during the creation of this account.
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The main FTP account is created along with your hosting service automatically. It provides access to all hosting folders. The main FTP account password matches your control panel password and you can find it in the welcome email.
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