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Addon Domains, Subdomains and Aliases Explained cPanel offers three ways to add a domain, and choosing the wrong one causes confusion.ADDON... Caching Explained Caching stores the result of work already done so it does not have to be repeated. It is the... Cancelling Your Hosting and What Happens to Your Data If you decide to leave, cancelling properly protects your data and prevents unwanted... Changing Hosting Without Changing Your Domain Your domain and your hosting are independent. You can move hosting while keeping the domain... Choosing the Right Hosting Plan The right plan depends on four things: how many sites you run, how much traffic they get, how... Choosing the Right PHP Version PHP runs most websites on our servers, and the version matters for both speed and... Cron Jobs on Shared Hosting A cron job runs a command automatically on a schedule.CREATING ONEcPanel > Cron Jobs. Choose... Databases on Shared Hosting MySQL and MariaDB databases are available on every plan, managed through cPanel.CREATING... Fixing Mixed Content Warnings A broken padlock on an HTTPS site means some resources are still being requested over plain... Forcing HTTPS on Your Website Once a certificate is issued, all traffic should be forced to HTTPS so nobody lands on the... Free SSL Certificates on Your Hosting Every domain on your account is entitled to a free AutoSSL certificate, issued and renewed... Free Versus Paid SSL Certificates A common question, and the answer is less dramatic than certificate vendors suggest.WHAT IS... Free Website Migration to ZillionKingHost We will move your existing website to us at no charge. For anything business-critical, this is... Getting Your First Website Online Four steps take a new account from empty to live.1. POINT YOUR DOMAINSet your domain's... Hosting More Than One Website on a Single Account If your plan permits multiple domains, you can run several completely separate websites from one... How DNS Propagation Works When you change nameservers or DNS records, the change does not reach the whole internet... How Long Account Setup Takes Most hosting accounts are provisioned automatically within a few minutes of payment clearing.THE... How to Block an IP Address The .htaccess file is typically found in the root folder of your domain (where you would also... How to Create Email Auto-Responder in cPanel 1. To create an auto responder go to cPanel > section Mail > menu Auto Responders2. Click... How to Force SSL on all pages on your website using the .htaccess file To force all web traffic to use HTTPS insert the following lines of code in the .htaccess... How to Migrate from your Previous Host to ZillionKingHost Migrating from your previous host to ZillionKingHost  can be a very smooth process or it can... Measuring Your Site Speed Properly Speed testing is easy to misread, and people frequently optimise the wrong thing as a result.THE... Migrating Away from ZillionKingHost If you decide to move elsewhere, we will not obstruct you. Here is how to leave cleanly.TAKE YOUR... Migrating Without Downtime Downtime during a move is avoidable with sequencing rather than luck.THE PRINCIPLENever take... Migrating a Website Yourself If you would rather do it yourself, the process is straightforward.1. TAKE A COMPLETE COPYFrom... My bandwidth is exhausted, What do I do? You need to upgrade your hosting account  before your site can become active again. My domain name is not registered with ZillionKingHost can I host my website at ZillionKingHost? Yes you can host your website with ZillionKingHost.1. Check our hosting packages and  select the... Optimising Images and Assets Images are usually the largest part of a page. Fixing them often halves load time with no other... Our Backup Policy and What It Covers We take server-side backups of hosting accounts, and you should also take your own. Both matter,... Pointing Your Domain at Your Hosting A domain and hosting are two separate products. The domain must be told which server holds the... Post-Migration Checklist Work through this after every migration. Problems found now are cheap; problems found in three... Previewing Your Site Before the Domain Points Here You do not have to wait for DNS to start building. There are two ways to reach the site... Renewals, Expiry and Grace Periods Hosting and domains renew on their own cycles. Missing either has consequences, and they... Resource Limits and 508 Errors A 508 Resource Limit Reached message means your account hit a plan allowance at that moment. The... Restoring from a Backup The method depends on where the backup came from.JETBACKUPcPanel > JetBackup. Choose File... Running Node.js, Python and Other Applications Shared hosting is designed around PHP, but other runtimes may be available depending on the... Scheduled Maintenance and How We Notify You Servers need occasional maintenance: security patches, kernel updates, control panel upgrades and... Server Migrations: What to Expect Occasionally we move accounts between servers, for hardware replacement, load balancing or... Setting Up a Staging or Development Site Test changes somewhere other than the live site. This is the cheapest insurance available.THE... Shared Hosting, Reseller Hosting and VPS Compared SHARED HOSTINGYour account sits on a server alongside other customers, each with allocated... Supported PHP Versions and Extensions We run multiple PHP versions side by side, selectable per domain.CHOOSING A VERSIONcPanel >... Taking Your Own Backups Take one before every update, migration or significant change. It takes two minutes and has saved... Telling the Difference Between a Site Problem and a Server Problem Most outages are site-level. Knowing which you are facing saves a great deal of time.SIGNS IT IS... Termination of hosting accounts Suspended accounts are terminated based on the billing cycle of the accounts as follows: For... Understanding Uptime Uptime is the percentage of time a service is reachable. It is a useful measure, but it is... Understanding Your Plan Limits The right-hand panel of the cPanel home page shows what you are using against what your plan... Understanding Your Welcome Email Your welcome email is the single most important message we send you. Save it somewhere you can... Upgrading or Downgrading Your Plan Plans can be changed at any time from the Client Area.HOW TO REQUEST A CHANGELog in at... Uploading Your Website Files public_html is the folder served to visitors. A file at public_html/about.html is reachable at... Using a CDN with Your Hosting A content delivery network keeps copies of your static files at locations around the world and... Using an External DNS Provider Such as Cloudflare You can keep your domain's DNS at Cloudflare or another provider rather than using our... What Is Included in Your Hosting Plan Every ZillionKingHost shared hosting plan includes the following as standard.THE ESSENTIALScPanel... What Is Not Covered by Backups Understanding the gaps prevents unpleasant discoveries.NOT COVERED BY ANY BACKUPData written... What to Do When Your Website Is Down Work through this quickly before opening a ticket. Several of these are resolved in under a... When to Move from Shared Hosting to a VPS Shared hosting suits most websites. These are the signs it no longer suits yours.GENUINE... Where to Check for Known Issues Before opening a ticket about an outage, check whether we already know.CLIENT AREA... Why Was My Hosting Account suspended? There are various reasons why your account was suspended. 1. It may have been suspended because... Why Your Website Is Slow Slow sites almost always come down to the same handful of causes, and the server is rarely one of... www or Non-www: Choosing and Sticking to It yourdomain.com and www.yourdomain.com are technically different addresses. Both should work, but...
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