Topic: Web hosting
Web hosting help articles. On this page, you will find all our articles and guides on various web hosting topics.
This article describes 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 you can use for database management. MySQL Workbench is an integrated tools environment that enab...
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This article describes how to use cPanel to allow external hosts to access your MySQL databases. When remote host access is enabled, you can use remote client applications to connect to your databases directly.
Enabling direct remote access to your databases is a potential security risk. An alterna...
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This article describes how to use a local computer to connect to your MySQL databases stored remotely on Beehosting servers.
Choose a remote MySQL connection method
You can use either of the following methods to access your MySQL databases remotely:
SSH tunnel: This is the more secure method....
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This article describes how to use custom php.ini files to control PHP settings for your web site.
Setting up a custom php.ini file
A php.ini file contains directives for controlling many PHP settings. You can set up one or multiple custom php.ini files to define how your web site functions. For ex...
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This article describes how to use the phpinfo() function to view detailed information about the PHP environment, settings, and more.
! To view phpinfo() output on our servers, you must have an Beehosting account. The information revealed by the phpinfo() function poses a potential security risk, so...
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This article describes how to enable and disable PHP error messages by using the display_errors directive in a php.ini file.
This article assumes that you have already set up a custom php.ini file on your web site. If you have not already set up a custom php.ini file, please read this article first...
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Using the User Manager in cPanel
This article describes how to use the User Manager in cPanel. The User Manager feature enables you to manage subaccount access to services from one convenient interface. These services include:
E-mail
FTP
Web Disk
Subaccounts can only access these serv...
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This article describes how to add, modify, and delete FTP accounts for your website.
About the File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
The File Transfer Protocol (FTP) is a standard network protocol that is used to transfer files between computers. To download or upload files, a user uses an FTP cl...
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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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This article describes how to configure Web Disk accounts. After you configure a Web Disk account, you can use the account to access your web files.
Creating a Web Disk account
Before you can access files remotely using Web Disk, you must create a Web Disk account.
To create a Web Disk account,...
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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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SiteLock is a daily spam & malware monitoring tool. SiteLock helps protect more than just your website, it can protect your business too.
Your online reputation and the security of your website are critical elements to your business. There have never been more threats to your website than now...
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Relational databases have been in use for a long time.
They became popular thanks to management systems that implement the relational model extremely well, which has proven to be a great way to work with data .
Only with Beehosting you can activate and use almost all types of PHP bases like GD...
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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 error message.
CHECK THE ERROR LOGS!
With any error message, particularly one as broad ...
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Ever seen the error, “There is a problem with this website’s security certificate” and wondered what it meant? I’ll explain what a security certificate is, and how it works – so you can get back to your browsing – without the worry.
Internet security is quite complex, so this article gives only a...
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