Understanding Software Versions Updated on August 16, 2021 by Carrie Smaha You may find you have installed various third party software on your website such as Joomla, Moodle, and WordPress. Periodically, you may be trying to determine if you have an older version of the software. This can be confusing to some, so we’re going to explain it to you. Each new release of the software Read More >
Publishing WordPress from EasyPHP Updated on February 23, 2022 by Carrie Smaha This tutorial is aimed at showing you how to migrate your WordPRess website that you have on your local computer using EasyPHP to your InMotion Hosting account. If you are not familiar with EasyPHP, this article is not written for you. In this article, we already assume you have installed EasyPHP on your local computer Read More >
WordPress Maintenance Mode Updated on March 19, 2025 by Carrie Smaha Maintenance mode enabled in WordPress allows you to place a splash page up on your website while you are working on it. The basic splash page lets your visitors know that your website is undergoing maintenance. There’s a plugin in the WordPress plugin directory that makes this task easy. Let’s go over the basic steps Read More >
How to Install Magento Manually Updated on October 19, 2023 by Carrie Smaha In this Magento installation guide, we’ll show you how to install Magento and get your store up and running in no time. Since Magento is going to be manually installed without the use of a third party installer, there are quite a few steps, however, the installation process is quite easy. Before installing Magento, please Read More >
Installing Joomla without Fantastico Updated on August 16, 2021 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 As of September 17th, 2012, Fantastico has been replaced by Softaculous.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 >
How to Create a Subdomain in cPanel Updated on June 3, 2025 by InMotion Hosting Contributor The Subdomains function in cPanel lets you create a subdomain — a domain with an extra prefix that operates separately from the original domain. You could make a forum for your site (example.com) with an address of “forum.example.com” — or a blog, a test site, or any number of other variants. Read below for instructions Read More >
Using File Manager in cPanel Updated on January 22, 2026 by InMotion Hosting Contributor Your cPanel account has the ability to allow you to access, view, modify, add, and delete files from your account effortlessly, using the File Manager. In this tutorial we will show you how to access the File Manager, then go over the features available there. Accessing and Using the File Manager in cPanel cPanel File Read More >
How to Modify MX Records Using cPanel Updated on March 19, 2026 by Brad Markle How Do MX Records Work? MX Records (Mail Exchanger Records) are a type of DNS record that determine which mail server is responsible for handling the email for a specific domain. An MX record is configured to point to a canonical (or CNAME) record, such as example.com or mail.example.com. The CNAME record’s hostname is configured Read More >
Using Fantastico to Install Drupal Updated on August 16, 2021 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 >
Installing Joomla using cPanel Updated on August 16, 2021 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 >
How to Change Your cPanel Password Updated on December 1, 2023 by InMotion Hosting Contributor Your cPanel password can be reset from within the Account Management Panel (AMP) or after logging into cPanel. In this guide we will show you how to do both. Did you know? You can manage multiple cPanel accounts with our Reseller Hosting packages. Reset Your Password Within AMP Log into your AMP Click Reset Password. Read More >
Using the cPanel Video Tutorials Updated on August 16, 2021 by Brad Markle With the release of the new Paper Lantern theme for cPanel, the help videos are no longer available. If you are using the x3 theme then you will be able to see the tutorial videos. However, with the update most of the help links open the online cPanel documentation. With so many robust features built Read More >
The cPanel Layout Updated on March 11, 2024 by Brad Markle Since you have successfully logged in to cPanel, you will see the cPanel interface. This can be a bit overwhelming if you have never worked with cPanel and this is your first time logging in. We’ll discuss the most important features in cPanel. Here is a screenshot of cPanel with the two main sections outlined Read More >
How to Setup an Email Forwarder in cPanel & Webmail Updated on April 23, 2026 by InMotion Hosting Contributor cPanel includes two types of email forwarding: Email Account Forwarders, which redirect messages from one specific address to another, and Domain Forwarders, which redirect all incoming mail for an entire domain. This guide covers how to set up both, plus how to configure forwarding directly from the Webmail interface. A few things worth knowing before Read More >
Testing your WordPress website after Migration Updated on April 23, 2026 by Brad Markle At this point, you have done the work to migrate your website to Inmotion Hosting. The last step before taking the website live on our servers is to test your website. To do this, you will need to modify your hosts file on your computer. How does a hosts file modification work? When you visit Read More >
Configuring WordPress After a Migration Updated on April 23, 2026 by InMotion Hosting Contributor So far in this tutorial you have migrated your WordPress database and copied the files associated with your website. The next step you will need to configure your WordPress settings so the files you just migrated can communicate correctly with the database. Until you perform this, your site will not display any content and you Read More >
Migrating WordPress Files Updated on April 23, 2026 by Brad Markle During the migration process to migrate your existing WordPress site from a previous host to InMotion Hosting, the next step is to copy or migrate all of the WordPress application files. To do this we will be using FTP. If you do not have your FTP credentials from your previous host, please be sure to Read More >
Migrating your WordPress Database Updated on April 23, 2026 by Brad Markle In this lesson, we will show you how to migrate our WordPress website. In this fictional tutorial we will migrate a your-wordpress-site.com from HostABC to InMotion Hosting. As to provide no downtime during the migration process , we will not update the nameservers for your-wordpress-site.com, so the hosting will remain pointed to the previous host, Read More >
Intro to Migrating your WordPress Site Data Updated on April 23, 2026 by Brad Markle When migrating a WordPress site from a previous hosting provider to InMotion Hosting, there are some introductory topics that may benefit you if you understand them. In subsequent article we will discuss in detail the process further. However, we do want to cover some basics here. Access to Files and Databases In order to successfully Read More >
Installing a WordPress Theme from the Internet Updated on August 16, 2021 by Brad Markle If you find a theme via the internet you can easily install it using your WordPress dashboard. You will need to download the theme to your local computer and then proceed to upload it. Installing a Theme Manually in WordPress Search for and download a theme from the WordPress.org. Typically, it will be a compressed Read More >
