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How to Change your Domain Name Servers

Changing your Domain Name Servers

When you register a new domain name, often one of the first things you want to do is to connect it to your web hosting service. Usually your web host will provide name servers.

Until you change the name servers on your domain name, your domain will be parked and you will be able to use any of the parking features which come with every domain name.

Locating the Nameserver tab for your domain

Changing your domain nameservers is easy. You can change them as often as you need.

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To change your domain nameservers, simply follow these steps:

  1. Login to your Client Area and go to Domains > My Domains
  2. Click Manage on the desired domain name
  3. Click Nameservers tab
  4. Select Use Custom Nameservers
  5. Enter at least two different name servers
  6. Press Change Nameservers button

Any nameserver changes can take up to 24 hours to fully propagate across the global internet so do not expect instant results in your web browser.

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Essential PHP Modules included with all Hosting Plans

Screen Shot 2015-05-16 at 16.44.12Which PHP Modules are included in our Shared Hosting Plans?

It is essential to have the right PHP modules installed in order to get the most out of the most recent web applications such as WordPress, Magento, Drupal and many others.

As standard, the following PHP modules are installed for all accounts:

  • php-mbstring
  • php-gd
  • php-5.4
  • php-pdo
  • php-bcmath
  • php-imap
  • php-devel
  • php-cli
  • php-soap
  • php-xml
  • php-mysql
  • php-common
  • php-mcrypt

If you require a module that is not listed here, simply submit a ticket to the helpdesk and we can usually arrange for it to be installed for you – at no additional cost as always.

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How to Upgrade to “Unlimited” Hosting

Upgrade your Hosting Plan to UK-Cheapest “Unlimited”

It’s not always possible to know how much storage you need, nor is it easy to calculate how to allocate resources between your hosting plan features. It is for this reason we offer “Unlimited”, a plan with no set limits on traffic, bandwidth, mailboxes or storage.

Never again worry about filling up a mailbox, running out of web storage or needing another MySQL database. “Unlimited” is the ULTIMATE shared hosting plan for any growing business – there’s no need to know your web resource requirements in advance.

“Unlimited” is the perfect plan for your Business and for anyone who takes their online web presence seriously. Upgrading your account is easy and instant. Login to your Client Area and upgrade today!

What exactly does “Unlimited” mean?

Unlimited means that there is no set limit on the disk space or bandwidth that your site uses. The unlimited shared hosting plan is designed for small business use, or personal use. Heavy resources users, in terms of disk space, bandwidth, cpu and memory will be advised to consider suitable upgrade paths to dedicated, VPS or cloud servers. These plans are not suitable for storage of private files or file sharing or for users attempting to resell or host large numbers of unrelated websites.

Plesk 12 Stuck in Power User View

sshPlesk panel stuck in SMB / Power User Mode and Interface Management options are missing

Plesk admin login does not show full admin interface with service plans, subscriptions, domains etc.

If this happens, you need to resort to the command line to disable “Power User View”.

As root user execute the following command:

# /usr/local/psa/bin/poweruser --off

When you access the panel through your browser you will now see “Service Provider View”.

How to: Setup Email using Microsoft Office Outlook

Access Email from Microsoft Office Outlook 2010

To set up Microsoft Office Outlook 2010:

  1. Open Microsoft Office Outlook 2010.
  2. Go to File > Info > Add Account.
  3. Select the checkbox Manually configure server settings or additional server types. Click Next.
  4. Select the Internet Email option and click Next.

  5. Specify the following:
    • Your name.
    • Your email address.
    • Account type. If you want to keep copies of messages on the server, select the IMAP option. If you do not want to keep any messages on the server, select the POP3 option. Selecting IMAP will also allow you to train the SpamAssassin spam filter on email messages you receive, if SpamAssassin is enabled on the server.
    • Incoming mail server. Type your domain name. For example, example.com.
    • Outgoing mail server (SMTP). Type your domain name. For example, example.com.
    • User Name. Specify your full email address. Example: johndoe@example.com.
    • Password. Most likely, this password coincides with the password you use for logging in to Plesk.
    • Require logon using Secure Password Authentication (SPA). Leave this option cleared.

  6. Click More Settings, open the Outgoing Server tab and check My outgoing server (SMTP) requires authentication.

  7. Click Next.
  8. Click Finish.