Topic: Technical Questions & Troubleshooting

Technical questions and troubleshooting help articles on the technical issues of web hosting services, server equipment rental, or domain registration.

How to Enable SSH on Debian 9 or 10

SSH stands for Secure Shell. SSH is used for connecting to a remote computer accessing files and perform administrative tasks. In this tutorial, learn how to enable SSH on Debian 9 (Stretch) or Debian 10 (Buster). Prerequisites Debian system to act as an SSH server Debian system to act...
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How to Install and Enable OpenSSH on CentOS 7

Learn how to enable SSH on CentOS 7 by following the instructions in this short tutorial. Prerequisites CentOS 7 system to act as an SSH server A user with the necessary permissions Access to a command line (Ctrl-Alt-T) yum utility (included by default) Installing and Enabling Open...
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How to Enable SSH on Ubuntu 18.04

From this article, you will learn how to enable SSH on Ubuntu 18.04. When establishing a remote connection between a client and a server, a primary concern is ensuring security. For Linux users, the best practice of accessing and managing your server remotely is through the cryptographic protocol...
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Using MySQL client applications

In this article, you will find how to use MySQL client applications to access and manage your MySQL databases. MySQL client applications MySQL provides a GUI (graphical user interface) client application that can be used to manage the database. MySQL Workbench is an integrated tooling environment ...
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How to view PHP settings with the phpinfo() function

From this article, you will know how to use the phpinfo() function to view detailed information about the PHP environment, settings, and more other. ! You must have a Beehosting account to view the output of phpinfo() on our servers. The information disclosed by the phpinfo() function is a potentia...
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What is FTP and How to Use it to transfer files

This article discusses FTP (File Transfer Protocol). What is FTP? File Transfer Protocol (FTP) is a protocol that enables you to transfer files between your Beehosting account and another computer. FTP establishes a connection between a server (in this case, your account on a Beehosting server) an...
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How to use FTP with Linux hosting accounts

This article describes how to connect to your Beehosting account using an FTP (File Transfer Protocol) client. For general information about what FTP is and when you might use it, please see this article. Using an FTP client There are numerous FTP clients available, and many of them support SFT...
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301 forwarding with htaccess

To set up a redirect, you need to add the given lines to a text formatting program (such as Notepad, WordPad, etc.) and save the file as .htaccess, or add the lines to an existing .htaccess file on the server. The file must be uploaded via FTP to the folder named htdocs.
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Activating the Jetpack

What to do if the following error appears during Jetpack installation: Your website needs to be publicly accessible to use Jetpack: site_inaccessible Error Details: The Jetpack server was unable to communicate with your site . Ask your web host if they allow connections from WordPress.com. If yo...
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Cron command-line utility

CRON allows you to run PHP scripts periodically. There are two ways to add a CRON job. Option 1: wget -O /dev/null http://yourdomain.com/file.php Option 2: /usr/local/bin/php /home/yourusername/domains/yourdomain.com/public_html/file.php (make sure there is a space between .../php and /home...
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PHP configuration

PHP settings can be modified using directives added to the .htaccess file. The .htaccess file must be placed in the root directory of your website. phpMyAdmin interface The phpMyAdmin interface address is in the format: http://www.yourdomain.com/phpMyAdmin You can log in to the phpMyAdm...
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Perl scripts

The recommended location for Perl scripts is the /cgi-bin directory of the virtual server. Perl scripts must be uploaded in ASCII format and must have execution permissions. Execution permission means that in a UNIX-like file system, the file attributes include the x (execute) right. You can read...
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Nameserver zone file

DNS (Domain Name System) zone file is a text file that describes a DNS zone. A DNS zone usually consists of one domain. The zone file is the main DNS file for the domain, containing all the nameserver zone records.
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Name server MX record

Mail Exchanger Record (MX record) is a type of resource in the nameserver system that allows specifying the server responsible for delivering email for a particular domain. If multiple email servers are used, prioritization can be applied based on the settings in the MX record (priority is indica...
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Name server CNAME record

A CNAME (Canonical Name) record is an alias for another name. For example, the CNAME record www.domainname.ee can be an alias for the A record domainname.ee. The CNAME record must always be in the form of a host name (it must not be an IP address). It is recommended to use a CNAME record when ...
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Name server A record

An A record must be a 32-bit IPv4 address. The A record specifies which IP address hosts the website. It can also be used to direct a subdomain to a different server.
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How to take a screenshot?

Step 1: Taking a Screenshot a) To take a screenshot of the entire screen, press the Print Screen key on the keyboard. b) To capture the active window, press Alt + Print Screen keys together. Step 2: Launch Paint After taking the screenshot, open Microsoft Paint (MS Paint) ...
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How do I know what my computer’s MAC and IP are?

This guide works for Windows Vista, Windows XP, and Windows 2000. Click the Start button and open Run. In the text field that appears, type cmd and press the Enter key. As a result, a black command line window will open. In that window, type the command ipconfig /all and press Enter. A...
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How to make your website more visible to Google and other search engines?

SEO (Search Engine Optimization) means making a website more understandable for search engine robots. Important aspects include a proper page structure and content, user-friendly URLs, keywords, description, correct headings, etc. When using our website creation tools, we recommend setting a cor...
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Website icon (favicon.ico)

Favicon (also known as a shortcut icon, website icon, URL icon, or bookmark icon) is typically a square icon of 16×16 or 32×32 pixels, associated with a specific website or webpage. The favicon filename must always be favicon.ico and comply with the general standard. A favicon is usually creat...
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How to display FTP folders / files in a web browser

Enter the following lines into the .htaccess file: Options +Indexes Options -Indexes
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Why are my websites slow?

Osad customers have reached out to us with concerns that certain websites are slow – they want to know if we can do something about it and whether the issue lies with our servers or something else. Here, I’ll try to explain where, what, and why – that is, what causes website slowness. 1. Internet...
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PHP time limit (max_execution_time)

By default, the PHP time limit (max_execution_time) is 30 seconds. If needed, it is possible to increase the time limit in a PHP script using the set_time_limit() function. Example: set_time_limit(60); If the PHP script takes more processor time than the allowed limit, you may get an err...
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PHP memory limit (memory_limit)

By default, the PHP memory limit (memory_limit) is 128 MB. If necessary, the memory limit can be increased within the script using the ini_set() function. Example: ini_set("memory_limit", "256M"); If the PHP script tries to use more memory than allowed, an error message like the followin...
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What is “HTTP 500 Internal Server Error” and How to Fix It?

From this article you will learn about 500 internal server error, and how to fix it. 500 Internal Server Error is a generic error message, given when no more specific message is suitable. There are a number of causes for a 500 Internal Server Error to display in a web browser. Below is a sample erro...
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