Hosting Guides & Tutorials

The commands that show you exactly what is consuming CPU, memory and disk on a VPS, and how to identify the process responsible.

Multi-currency is not one setting — it touches pricing, payments, tax and your own bookkeeping all at the same time.

mail() sends, but it rarely authenticates — here is how to send through SMTP instead so the message actually reaches the inbox.

How to read and send domain email through Gmail's interface by linking your mailbox as another account, without moving hosting.

How to tell a browser what it can keep and for how long, so a repeat visit does not re-download everything.

The two numbers that cover almost every case on a website: 755 for folders, 644 for files, and why 777 always creates a worse problem.

A 301 tells search engines a page has permanently moved. Here is how to set one up correctly and what breaks when you get it wrong.

A simple, scripted backup covering files and databases, scheduled with cron and copied off the server, plus how to actually test it.

Page caching turns a rebuilt-every-visit page into a stored copy — how to set it up and avoid caching the parts of a site that must stay live.

The five-field crontab syntax explained properly, plus the logging habit that stops a failed scheduled job from failing silently.

How to enable DKIM signing for your domain and publish the selector record that lets receiving servers verify it.

Create a mailbox on your domain in your control panel, then connect it to a mail app using the settings your control panel provides.

Installing Fail2ban to automatically block repeated failed logins, configured safely so you do not end up banning yourself.

Verifying a site takes minutes. Here is the fastest verification method for your setup and what to look at once you are in.

Branded nameservers like ns1.yourbrand.com make your hosting look like your own infrastructure, and the setup has one step people always forget.

Generate a key pair, add the public half to your hosting account, and connect over SSH without a password from then on.

Shipping is zones and rates, but the order you set them up in decides whether a customer sees a price at all.

WooCommerce can calculate tax automatically — what rate to charge whom is a question for an accountant, not a setting.

Install it, connect a payment gateway, build products that match your plans, and run one full test order before trusting it with real clients.

Adding the tracking code is the easy part. Here is what to decide first and how to check it is actually working.

Installing the plugin is the easy part — this is the order to configure it in so nothing important gets skipped.

How to connect a domain mailbox to Apple Mail on macOS, including the settings that most often get typed wrong.

The exact settings and steps for adding a domain mailbox to Outlook on desktop, with IMAP recommended over POP3.

Step-by-step instructions for adding a domain mailbox to an Android phone through the Gmail app.