A ColdFusion data source is a one-word identifier that points to the
database and which contains all the information needed to connect to
it. Data sources allow your ColdFusion web applications to use local
and remote databases for processing and storing ...
A data source name (DSN) is a one-word identifier that points to your
database and contains all the information needed to connect. When used
on your site, the DSN tells the web server which database to connect
to and what parameters to use for the connect...
You may want to protect a directory if there is information that you
want to make available only to a select number of people. You can do
this by password protecting this specific folder on your website. This
will add an extra layer of protection to files...
By default, your shared Windows subscription will be configured with
Asp.Net version 4. If you wish to change this to version 2, or if you
wish to remove Asp.Net support from your website entirely, you can do
so with a few simple steps in the customer con...
If a visitor accesses your website without specifying a document name
(for example, requesting http://www.hostmysite.com/ instead of
http://www.hostmysite.com/index.cfm), you can configure the web server
to use a default document, which will load for the ...
A ColdFusion data source name (DSN) is a one-word identifier that
points to your database and contains all the information needed to
connect, such as your host, user name, and password. When used on your
site, the DSN tells ColdFusion which database to co...
Windows hosting plans allow for creation of users that can manage
various resources installed with the plan, such as email, Spam
Experts, FTP, or IIS website management.
This article assumes that you are already familiar with how to log in
to the custom...
You can change your primary domain name at any time for your hosting
subscriptions. This will change the domain name for your website only.
Be sure to back up all information before proceeding. Changing a
subscription's domain name is a two-step process. ...
Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions, or MIME types, tell web
browsers how to handle specific file extensions. The web server will,
by default, contain definitions of a wide variety of MIME types.
However, if you find that you are unable to serve a speci...
By default, your shared Windows hosting plan will be provisioned in
IIS with an application pool in integrated mode. When an application
pool is in Integrated mode, you can take advantage of the integrated
request-processing architecture of IIS and ASP.NE...
A virtual directory is a directory name (or path) that you specify in
IIS and map to a physical directory on the local server. The directory
name then becomes part of the application's URL, and users can request
the URL from a browser to access content in...
In the Control Panel's File Manager, you can specify permissions for
individual files or folders accordingly. This article will show you
how.
This article assumes that you are already familiar with how to log in
to the customer control panel. If you do ...
You can utilize the File Manager, via your Control Panel. You can
create archives of your files by compressing the files into a ZIP
format. You can also upload a ZIP file and extract the content into
your site file location.
This article assumes that yo...
If you have already created a backup
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of your website or database within the control panel, you can restore
your c...
Your website's root directory is the folder where the server looks for
your site files. This is the location of files that will be displayed
on the internet when someone visits your site. If you want to change
where the server looks for the site files, th...
Backing up your website provides insurance against any setbacks, such
as security compromises or accidental deletion of files. We suggest
backing up your site each and every time you plan to make any changes.
This way, if something goes wrong, you have a ...
You can install your site's SSL certificate in a few simple steps
within the customer control panel. Before doing so, you will need to
obtain the following:
* Ability to update DNS records for domain
* Private Key
* Certificate
* Chain Certifica...
