{"id":259,"date":"2011-10-13T18:21:20","date_gmt":"2011-10-13T18:21:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/2011\/10\/13\/what-is-my-hostname\/"},"modified":"2021-08-16T23:51:32","modified_gmt":"2021-08-17T03:51:32","slug":"what-is-my-hostname","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/website\/what-is-my-hostname\/","title":{"rendered":"What Is My Hostname?"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you need to know your hostname<\/strong>, it will vary depending on which protocol you’re using.<\/p>\n

FTP Hostname<\/h2>\n

When connecting via FTP, your FTP hostname will be example.com (your actual domain name)<\/p>\n

More information can be found in our FTP Getting Started Guide<\/a><\/p>\n

MySQL Hostname<\/h2>\n

When you are running an application on the server that connects to MySQL, use ‘localhost’ (without the quotes) as your MySQL hostname.<\/p>\n

Server Hostname<\/h2>\n

Your server hostname can be found quite simply from directly within AMP using the following steps.<\/p>\n

    \n
  1. Log into AMP.<\/a><\/li>\n
  2. Scroll to the bottom of the AMP home page and click on Technical Details.<\/li>\n
  3. On this page, you will see your hostname listed, such as biz42.inmotionhosting.com<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    IP Address<\/h2>\n

    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<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    If you need to know your hostname, it will vary depending on which protocol you’re using. 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