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- Can I start my own online store?
- Yes! You can start your own store and start selling products or services online. You can install e-commerce packages such as CubeCart, OS Commerce or Zen Cart right out of the box, or you can use a custom package and adapt it to your needs.If you wish SophiaHosting to assist in setting up your store, please contact us. We would be delighted to ...
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- How do I get rid of the placeholder homepage?
- Every new account will have a standard welcome page. We do this to let you know that your account is set up and ready to go.
To remove this placeholder homepage, navigate to the "/public_html" folder and delete or rename the "index.html" file. Beware that if you remove this file and not replace it with your own "index" file your website file ...
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- How do I upload my own website?
- All files and folders should be uploaded to the public_html directory on the file server.
The public_html folder can be accessed in two ways:
You can easily access your files from anywhere using cPanel.Log in at www.YOURDOMAIN.com/cpanel, then click 'File Manager' under 'Site Management'. See video tutorial.
Our preferred way is ...
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- How to switch hosts without having any down time
- Switching to a new host can be a very smooth process or it can be very complicated. Following our steps will ensure that your move is a painless one.
The first step is to find the new host you want to be with and join them. Make sure not to cancel with your old hosting provider, and do not tell them you will be canceling. For the time being ...
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- So how do I get this SiteBuilder in my cpanel?
- The easy answer: if you liked the demo on our site and wish to use it to build your own website, just send in a ticket and we can activate it for you for free.
The more elaborate answer: although SiteBuilder is a nice tool to build a website quickly, it is also rather limited. There are a lot of excellent, free alternatives available. Some are ...
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- What is SSL and do I need it?
- SSL stands for Secure Sockets Layer. This is technology derived in part from the military that encrypts data transfers across the internet. There are several flavours of SSL but the most prevalent one today is 128 bit encryption, which is quite sufficient for any type of commercial website.
If you are an e-trader, SSL encryption protects your ...
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