What you need to know: If you have a basic website that you have coded by hand, you can place a special .htaccess file in your website’s root directory that will redirect your HTTP traffic to HTTPS....
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What Is the Difference Between Transferring and Hosting a Domain?
What you need to know: When you decide to host your domain name with AwardSpace, we will become your new hosting provider, allowing you to power your website using our servers. In contrast, when you...
How Can I Secure My AwardSpace Hosting Account?
What you need to know: The most important thing you need to do in order to secure your AwardSpace hosting account is to make sure that you are using a strong password. And if you want to enhance...
How to change/reset your hosting account password?
Having a strong password is crucial for the security of every account. A good rule to follow is to have a unique password for different accounts (Hosting accounts, Email accounts, FTP accounts,...
How to create a website?
You have created an account, and registered a domain but you still don’t have a website. Although we cannot provide you with a comprehensive guide on web development, in this article we would like...
How to register a Domain?
You have created a hosting account and now you are wondering where to start. When creating a website there is one thing that is important to have and that is - the domain name. The domain name would...
What Is the Difference Between a Website, Hosting, and a Domain?
What you need to know: A hosting service offers computers that are always turned on and are perpetually connected to power and the Internet. You can rent such a computer and upload your website’s...
How Do I Point My Existing Domain to AwardSpace?
What you need to know: You can point your existing domain to AwardSpace by using the Host a Domain option in our Domain Manager and then updating your nameservers. After the nameservers are updated,...
What Causes the 403 Forbidden Error in HTTP and How Can I Fix It?
The 403 Forbidden error message is an HTTP status code that can occur when a client tries to retrieve a resource from a server and the server denies access to the requested resource. This requested...
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Do you support .htaccess? What should I know about it ?
Yes, AwardSpace supports the use of .htaccess files on all of our web hosting plans. This allows you to configure various settings for your website directly from the server. Related: What is .htaccess? What Should I Know About .htaccess? The .htaccess file...
How to Make a 301 Redirect Using .htaccess
There are multiple ways to make a 301 redirect from one part of your website to another. By far the best way is to use the .htaccess configuration file. The 301 Redirect is a permanent redirection from one URL to another. Such redirections are useful for SEO, and...
What is .htaccess?
If you've wandered around our web hosting knowledge base, probably you've stumbled upon other articles on .htaccess. Depending on how familiar you are with the topic, you may or may not have asked yourself what exactly is that .htaccess file and how it works. Related:...
Where can I find my FTP information?
To find the FTP information that you need to manage your files, the first step that you need to take is to log into your web hosting account. Once there, locate the Hosting Tools in the top menu. It is the second menu item. When you hover your mouse over it a sub-menu...
How can I manage my website files?
Whether you choose to use a free web hosting account or the more advanced and resourceful option of premium web hosting, at one point or another, you will have to manage your website files. There are a few options for you to do that when using our proprietary web...
Why do You Offer a Free Web Hosting Service?
AwardSpace is the pioneer of the LAMP free web hosting service. Back in 2003, this was a real innovation; currently, we are continuing to offer free hosting. We are driven by a genuine desire to make a positive impact on the web hosting environment. This is our main...
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