Installing osCommerce Manually Updated on August 16, 2021 by InMotion Hosting Contributor In the event you cannot install osCommerce through Softaculous, you can download the files and install them to your server manually. This article will explain how to install osCommerce 2.3.3 on your server manually. Visit the link below to get to the download page. https://www.osCommerce.com/Products Once you download the files you should have a zip Read More >
How to change the osCommerce admin password Updated on August 16, 2021 by InMotion Hosting Contributor Once you log into yoru osCommerce you may want to change your password. This tutorials will teach you how to change the password for your osCommerce Administrator. Steps to change your admin password Log into your osCommerce Admin dashboard. Go to Configuration > Administrators. Select the Edit button on the row where your Administrator user Read More >
How to Secure the configure.php File for osCommerce Updated on August 16, 2021 by InMotion Hosting Contributor After installing osCommerce you will see a message similar to “I am able to write to the configuration file: /home/userna99/public_html/includes/configure.php. This is a potential security risk – please set the right user permissions on this file.” In this tutorial I will show you how to modify the permissions of the configure.php file, so it is Read More >
How to Install osCommerce via Softaculous Updated on August 16, 2021 by Scott Mitchell osCommerce is a free open-source for creating an online store. There are two ways to install this program into your hosting account, either manually, or via the softaculous installation tool. This article will guide you on the method of installing osCommerce with the Softaculous tool. Installing osCommerce via Softaculous Log into your cPanel interface. From Read More >
Change WordPress Admin Username for Security Updated on April 19, 2024 by InMotion Hosting Contributor In this article, we discuss how you can update and change your WordPress admin username, as this can be a great security measure to help prevent unauthorized access to your WordPress admin dashboard. This is a good security measure to help protect against the recent global WordPress wp-login.php brute force attack that has been ongoing Read More >
Create secure WordPress admin password Updated on November 19, 2021 by InMotion Hosting Contributor In this article I’ll show you how to generate a strong password to use for your WordPress site, and how to update WordPress to start using that newer more secure password as well. These actions are being strongly recommended due to a recent WordPress wp-login brute force attack that has been ongoing affecting multiple web Read More >
How to change your site URL in the database of PrestaShop 1.5 Updated on March 11, 2022 by InMotion Hosting Contributor If your domain name changes for whatever reason, you will need to make this change in the PrestaShop backoffice (337: How to change your shop URL in PrestaShop 1.5). However, access to change the URL may not always be available through the dashboard. To accommodate this possibility, you can make the change directly in the Read More >
WordPress wp-login.php Brute Force Attack Updated on March 11, 2024 by InMotion Hosting Contributor There have now been several large scale WordPress wp-login.php brute force attacks, coming from a large amount of compromised IP addresses spread across the world since April 2013. We first started this page when a large botnet of around 90,000 compromised servers had been attempting to break into WordPress websites by continually trying to guess Read More >
How to embed video content in a WordPress site Updated on August 16, 2021 by Scott Mitchell When working with video content for your WordPress site, you have two options, uploading and embedding. You can learn the differences between the two in our article on Embedding vs Uploading Videos. This guide walks you through the process of embedding video content directly from a third party video site such as YouTube or Vimeo. Read More >
How to upload video content in WordPress Updated on August 16, 2021 by Scott Mitchell When working with video content for your site, you have two options, uploading and embedding. You can learn the differences between the two in our article on Embedding vs Uploading Videos. If you decided to upload the content to your WordPress site, follow the simple guide below. Uploading video content to your WordPress site Log Read More >
Setting the Upload Quota for WordPress Multisite Updated on September 25, 2023 by InMotion Hosting Contributor In order to keep multi-site WordPress installations from overwhelming a network server, it is good practice to set an upload quota so that you can predict the maximum hard drive space available to each networked site. The max file upload quota setting is located in the Network Admin settings and can be adjusted as per Read More >
How to Create an Admin Account in WordPress via MySQL Updated on December 9, 2025 by Scott Mitchell When working with programs that require you to log in, such as WordPress, there can be times when you seem to be locked out of your account. This can happen via a code error, a hack, accidental admin account deletion, or a malicious site partner changing information on you. If this happens, you will need Read More >
Change the Max Upload File Size for a WordPress Multisite installation Updated on September 24, 2020 by Scott Mitchell When working with file uploads in WordPress a multisite configuration, you want to pay attention to the maximum upload file size. Allowing a setting that allows file sizes that are too large will cause performance issues. Below is a guide that explains how to change the maximum upload size. How to set the Max Upload Read More >
Finding the Network Administrator Interface for WordPress Multisite Updated on October 27, 2023 by Scott Mitchell When working with a WordPress MultiSite installation, the interface is just a bit different. This is because of the network setup. Below is a guide of how to locate the Network Admin interface after setting up a WordPress Multisite configuration. How to Login to the Network Admin in a WordPress MS Installation Log into to Read More >
cPanel Logs: Access, Apache, Email, Error, FTP, MySQL, WHM Updated on May 12, 2022 by InMotion Hosting Contributor Hosting with cPanel uses a graphical interface to make web hosting super easy, but there are command line tools you could familiarize yourself with for advanced troubleshooting. cPanel logs most activity that happens on a server to log files so you can go back and review log entries for problems, instead of having to be Read More >
How to Move WordPress from a Subfolder to the Root Directory Updated on July 7, 2023 by Scott Mitchell Many people like to create and test a new version of their site in a subfolder so that it does not affect their main domain. Once completed, they will want to migrate the new site over to the root directory for the domain. This is very common with WordPress. Follow the instructions below as we Read More >
How to Install WordPress using Softaculous Updated on September 17, 2025 by InMotion Hosting Contributor WordPress is an open-source content management system (CMS) that can be installed manually or quickly using the cPanel Softaculous Apps Installer for free. In this guide, you can learn how to install WordPress using Softaculous. For WordPress users seeking a lightning-fast hosting solution, we now offer a WordPress Hosting package that addresses all your needs for speed and reliability. Read More >
Disable browser resize in phpList Updated on March 11, 2022 by InMotion Hosting Contributor In this article I’m going to show you how to disable the browser resize feature that is enabled by default in phpList. When you are working in phpList, anytime that you resize your web-browser window, it causes phpList to totally refresh the screen. This unfortunately causes any data that you had typed on that particular Read More >
Process bounces from Gmail in phpList Updated on August 16, 2021 by InMotion Hosting Contributor In this article I’ll go over how you can process your phpList bounces when you are using a Gmail account as your bounce address. If you’ve ready my previous article on handling bounces with phpList, that covers how you can use phpList to process bounce-back messages for the mailings you’ve been sending out via phpList. Read More >
Seting up the WangGaurd plugin for WordPress Updated on August 16, 2021 by InMotion Hosting Contributor To secure your WordPress website from attackers and those who can compromise the site, you ca install the WangGaurd Security plugin for WordPress. Below are the steps to install and activate the WangGaurd security plugin. Installing and Activating the WangGaurd plugin Log into the WordPress Dashboard. Go to plugin’s and click Add New. Search for Read More >
