Hosting & cPanel
6 articles
Installing WordPress in cPanel
Install WordPress on your Rivervo hosting account in under 5 minutes using Softaculous or the WordPress Toolkit.
2 min
File Manager vs FTP — when to use which.
Two ways to upload files to your hosting, when each is the right tool, and credentials/setup for both.
2 min
How to change PHP version per domain.
Different sites can run different PHP versions on the same hosting account. Here's the setting and the gotchas.
2 min
Setting up cron jobs in cPanel.
Schedule scripts to run automatically — backups, cleanups, batch jobs. Includes safe-defaults and how to debug a cron that doesn't fire.
2 min
Addon domain vs subdomain — what's the difference?
When to use yourdomain.com/blog vs blog.yourdomain.com vs yourotherdomain.com — the technical and SEO differences.
2 min
Backing up and restoring your site.
Three layers of backup at Rivervo, how to restore from each, and when to make manual backups beyond the automatic ones.
3 min
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