What Is My Hostname? Updated on August 16, 2021 by Brad Markle 0 Minutes, 45 Seconds to Read If you need to know your hostname, it will vary depending on which protocol you’re using. FTP Hostname When connecting via FTP, your FTP hostname will be example.com (your actual domain name) More information can be found in our FTP Getting Started Guide MySQL Hostname When you are running an application on the server that connects to MySQL, use ‘localhost’ (without the quotes) as your MySQL hostname. Server Hostname Your server hostname can be found quite simply from directly within AMP using the following steps. Log into AMP. Scroll to the bottom of the AMP home page and click on Technical Details. On this page, you will see your hostname listed, such as biz42.inmotionhosting.com IP Address Locating your IP address can be done directly from within cPanel, listed on the left side details section. For step-by-step instructions, you may view our article on locating your shared IP. Share this Article Related Articles How to Create a Local Dev Server with Vagrant AWStats: View Statistics About Your Website Traffic MySQL Error 1064: You Have an Error in Your SQL Syntax MySQL Error 1044 Access Denied Troubleshooting: Fixing the “localhost Refused to Connect” Error HTTP Error Codes: What They Mean and How to Fix Them How to Fix the 504 Gateway Timeout Error 500 Internal Server Error How To Create a PHP Redirect (301, 302, and Dynamic Redirect Examples) Connect to SFTP for Shared Hosting Accounts Using FileZilla
Hello Sudip, Thank you for your question. Yes, you can use the hostname listed in your Account Technical Details. You can also see your email settings in cPanel at any time. If you have any further questions, feel free to post them below. Thank you, -John-Paul
