How to force HTTPS using the htaccess file

Applies to:Professional HostingUniversal HostingReseller Hosting Difficulty:Easy Time Needed:10 minutes Introduction This is a quick step-by-step walkthrough for forcing your site to load via HTTPS, instead of HTTP. We recommend all websites relying on SSL encryption take these steps to guarantee your website traffic is using an encrypted connection. How to force HTTPS using the .htaccess […]

How to manage your FTP access details

Applies to:Professional HostingUniversal Hosting Difficulty:Easy Time Needed:10 minutes Introduction This is a quick step-by-step guide to viewing, editing, adding and removing FTP users via the 34SP.com Control Panel. How to view your FTP access details STEP 1Login to your account Firstly, you’ll need to login to your 34SP.com account at https://account.34sp.com. STEP 2 Choose ‘Manage Sites’ […]

How to manage your email addresses

Applies to:Professional HostingUniversal HostingWordPress Hosting Difficulty:Easy Time Needed:5 minutes Introduction This is a quick step-by-step guide to editing, adding and removing email addresses via the 34SP.com Control Panel. Managing email addresses STEP 1Login to your account Firstly, you’ll need to login to your 34SP.com account at https://account.34sp.com. STEP 2Choose ‘Manage Sites’ Once you have logged in, […]

How to activate DKIM signing

Applies to:Professional HostingUniversal HostingWordPress Hosting Difficulty:Easy Time Needed:5 minutes Introduction This is a quick step-by-step walkthrough for enabling DKIM signing via the 34SP.com Control Panel. DomainKeys Identified Mail (DKIM) is a protocol that allows an organisation to take responsibility for sending email, that can be verified by mailbox providers using cryptographic authentication. Setting up DKIM […]

How to manage your MySQL databases

Applies to:Professional HostingUniversal Hosting Difficulty:Easy Time Needed:15 minutes Introduction This is a quick step-by-step guide to viewing, editing, adding and removing MySQL databases & database users via the 34SP.com Control Panel. How to view your databases STEP 1Login to your account Firstly, you’ll need to login to your 34SP.com account at https://account.34sp.com. STEP 2Choose ‘Manage Sites’ […]

How to manage domain aliases

Applies to:Professional HostingUniversal HostingWordPress Hosting Difficulty:Easy Time Needed:10 minutes Introduction This is a quick step-by-step guide to viewing, adding and removing domain aliases via the 34SP.com Control Panel. Managing aliases STEP 1Login to your account Firstly, you’ll need to login to your 34SP.com account at https://account.34sp.com. STEP 2Choose ‘Manage Sites’ Once you have logged in, click […]

How to run a traceroute

Applies to:DomainsProfessional HostingUniversal HostingReseller HostingVPS HostingDedicated ServersWordPress Hosting Difficulty:Easy Time Needed:5 minutes Introduction This is a quick step-by-step guide to performing a traceroute command. Traceroutes are useful for determining if network issues are causing connection problems for you. How to traceroute on Windows STEP 1Click on the ‘Start’ button When running Windows, click on the […]

How to create an SSH key

Applies to:Professional HostingUniversal HostingWordPress Hosting Difficulty:Easy Time Needed:5 minutes Introduction This is a quick step-by-step walkthrough for creating a private SSH key, which can be used to establish a secure connection when connecting to a server over SSH. Please note that for Professional Hosting accounts, it is only possible to access SSH with your primary […]

How to edit your host file on Windows

Applies to:DomainsProfessional HostingUniversal HostingReseller HostingVPS HostingWordPress Hosting Difficulty:Easy Time Needed:5 minutes Introduction This is a quick step-by-step guide to editing your host file on Windows. Editing your host file is a great way of viewing a specific web server prior to updating your DNS, or whilst it is propagating. If you are a Mac user, […]