How to Edit your Hosts File on a Mac Updated on September 19, 2023 by InMotion Hosting Contributor Your computer uses the HOSTS file to look up/resolve domain names to an IP address. This file can force your computer to resolve your website to a specific IP address rather than using the DNS entries indicated by the domain’s name servers. Manually configuring your domain with the IP address of your InMotion Hosting server Read More >
I get a 404 error when I access cPanel Updated on April 17, 2024 by Brad Markle If you get a 404 error when accessing cPanel, it’s most likely a firewall either on your computer or at your network level that is not allowing access to non-standard ports. This type of setup is common in some campus and office environments. If you have access to your firewall, the best way to correct Read More >
cPanel – Your Hosting Account’s Control Panel Updated on August 18, 2022 by Brad Markle cPanel is your hosting account’s control panel. It allows you to manage your website files and applications that are associated with your hosting service. You will manage many aspects of your web server including the databases, files, email accounts, and SSL certificates among many other things. How Do I Log into cPanel? How Do I Read More >
How to Configure an iPhone / iPad for Email Updated on October 19, 2023 by InMotion Hosting Contributor You can set up your iPhone or iPad to connect to your InMotion Hosting email by following the steps below. If you do not know your email settings, please see our Getting Started guide for Email. Also, if you are a web hosting Reseller, your settings will differ; you can view email settings in cPanel Read More >
How to Optimize Drupal 7 Updated on August 16, 2021 by Brad Markle Enable Caching Caching allows the server to store copies of webpages on the server. This allows the pages to load faster and reduce the overall load on the server. If you do not make frequent changes to your website caching can be a great option to speed up your page load times of your Drupal Read More >
Installing WordPress on Your Server: Getting Started Guide Updated on May 5, 2023 by InMotion Hosting Contributor Installing WordPress on your server is not a difficult task. This article will explain the basics in installing WordPress on your server. Learn more about WordPress Hosting here. What’s the Difference Between Installing WordPress and WordPress.com You can set up your blog at WordPress.com and have your site online. This is different than installing WordPress Read More >
How to install a Joomla Template Updated on September 22, 2020 by Carrie Smaha This article will assist you with installing a Joomla template on your Joomla hosting. Joomla 2.5 has reached its end of life as for 12/31/2014. Please be advised this may be a security risk to your website. You can view more information about the end of life here. When you first install Joomla, the default Read More >
How to Migrate Your Website Using cPanel Updated on July 17, 2025 by InMotion Hosting Contributor This article will assist you with migrating your website from another hosting company that uses cPanel to InMotion Hosting. InMotion Hosting offers Shared Hosting Plans, featuring cPanel. If your previous hosting company uses cPanel, then migrating your website(s) can be done easily, using a cPanel backup. Evaluate Your cPanel Account cPanel includes an excellent Backup/Restore Read More >
Getting Started Guide Online Forum Bulletin Board Updated on March 11, 2022 by Brad Markle This article will assist you with getting started adding an online forum / bulletin board to your website. What is a Forum? A forum is an online discussion board / bulletin board. It allows your users to post topics, and then for the rest of the forum community to read and respond to those topics. Read More >
How to install Moodle using Fantastico Updated on March 11, 2024 by Brad Markle Fantastico, a feature in cPanel that helps you easily install programs to your account, is no longer available. As of September 17th, 2012, Fantastico has been replaced by Softaculous. This article is being kept in our Support Center for our VPS and Dedicated Customers who may still be using Fantastico. For all other users, please Read More >
Getting Started Guide: Drupal Updated on April 1, 2026 by InMotion Hosting Contributor Drupal is a popular choice for government institutions and security-conscious users. It is the third most popular self-hosted, meaning you install it on your own web server, PHP-based content management system (CMS) and built for experienced developers. This isn’t to say casual users can’t host a website with Drupal, but advanced users are most likely Read More >
Getting Started Guide: Moodle Updated on August 16, 2021 by Carrie Smaha About Moodle Moodle (moodle.org) is a Course Management System (CMS), also known as a Learning Management System (LMS) or a Virtual Learning Environment (VLE). It is a Free web application that educators can use to create effective online learning sites. Installing Moodle The first step in getting started with Moodle is to install the software. Read More >
Getting Started Guide: WordPress Updated on June 10, 2025 by InMotion Hosting Contributor One of the first things you hear when you ask how to build a site is the term WordPress. This is because it is one of the easiest and most popular ways to build a website. It resides on your web hosting server, so you can access and update it from any computer with internet Read More >
Getting Started Guide: Joomla Updated on August 16, 2021 by Brad Markle About Joomla From Joomla.org: Joomla is an award-winning content management system (CMS), which enables you to build Web sites and powerful online applications. Many aspects, including its ease-of-use and extensibility, have made Joomla the most popular Web site software available. Best of all, Joomla is an open source solution that is freely available to everyone. Read More >
Getting Started Guide OsCommerce Updated on March 11, 2024 by Brad Markle About OsCommerce From oscommerce.com: osCommerce Online Merchant is an Open Source online shop e-commerce solution that is available for free with a feature rich set of out-of-the-box online shopping cart functionality that allows store owners to setup, run, and maintain online stores with minimum effort and with no costs, fees, or limitations involved. Installing OsCommerce Read More >
How to Secure WordPress using Security Keys and Salts Updated on February 19, 2026 by Brad Markle Since WordPress 2.7, four security keys have been added to help make your WordPress site more secure. These security keys help encrypt the data that is stored in the cookies, which is data that helps WordPress identify your computer as one that is logged into your WordPress website as a certain user. If your WordPress Read More >
Securing WordPress using a unique Administrative Username Updated on August 16, 2021 by Carrie Smaha A common username for the administrator in many applications is “admin” and WordPress is no different. For someone trying to compromise your WordPress site, they’ll need to know both your username and password to gain access. As admin is commonly used as the administrator, we’ve already done half the work for hackers as now all Read More >
How to make basic changes to mediawiki skins Updated on August 16, 2021 by Brad Markle In this article we’ll show you the basics on how you can get started with editing skins in mediawiki. To edit the look and feel of the your mediawiki, you’ll need to edit the css file of the current skin you’re using. In this example, we’ll edit the monobook theme, which is the default theme. Read More >
Guide to Set Up BuddyPress for WordPress Updated on August 16, 2021 by InMotion Hosting Contributor Our communities are increasingly interacting online. Social media, forums, and other platforms allow us to communicate and share ideas without meeting in-person. As online community spaces move towards being the norm instead of the exception, it’s time to think about starting an online community for your business and/or website. BuddyPress for WordPress is a content Read More >
