Set up my Web & Classic Hosting account
After you purchase a hosting plan, you need to set it up before you can use it to host your website.
Upgrading or Downgrading Your Hosting Account
If you find that you need additional space, bandwidth, or features for your website, you can upgrade your current hosting account.
Do you offer any pre-made CGI scripts that I can use on my hosting account?
Our Linux Shared Hosting accounts include CGI and come with a form-mailer script. This script accepts information from a form and sends you an email message with that
Using the CGI Form-Mailer
You can use the CGI form mailer depending on the type of hosting account you have. For more information, see What type of hosting account do I have?
Which programming languages do you support with CGI?
Our base CGI language support on Deluxe and Premium Linux shared hosting includes the following:
Managing Databases
Once you have set up a database with your hosting account, you can log in to your account manager and manage your database.
Create MySQL or MS SQL databases
You can create databases on your hosting account for your websites to use. The types of databases depend on which type of hosting you have (more info):MySQLMS SQLAccessWeb &
Viewing Your Database Details with Shared Hosting Accounts
After creating your database, you can find its details, including its hostname, in your control panel.
What does it mean to host a domain?
Hosting (also known as website hosting or Web hosting) is the business of housing, serving, and maintaining files for one or more websites. In a sense, you rent space on a
Find your absolute path
Your absolute hosting path specifically points to your hosting account on our server's file system. Various applications or scripts may need your absolute hosting path to
