Use the following WinSCP FTP settings: Host: yourdomainname.com User name: Your FTP Username Password: Your FTP Password File protocol: FTP & No encryption
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How to Establish Connection with CoreFTP?
Use the following CoreFTP settings: Site Name: Your Site Name Host/IP/URL: yourdomainname.com User name: Your FTP Username Password: Your FTP Password Port: 21 Connection: FTP
How to Establish Connection with WS_FTP?
Use the following WS_FTP settings: Site Name: yourdomainname.com Hostname: yourdomainname.com User ID: Your FTP Username Password: Your FTP Password
How to Establish Connection with FireFTP
Use the following FireFTP settings: Account Name: Your Site Name Host: yourdomainname.com User name: Your FTP Username Password: Your FTP Password
I cannot establish an FTP connection, what should I do?
If you are unable to connect with your FTP, you should check your Firewall Settings and see whether your FTP client is blocked. Also, consider contacting your Internet Service Provider as they might...
Connect to MySQL/PostgreSQL Database: The Correct Settings for Your Script/Software?
MySQL/PostgreSQL database connection can be established with script/software hosted only on your web hosting account (meaning no remote access is allowed due to security reasons). The following...
How to Access Database via the Hosting Control Panel?
To access your database follow these steps: Log in to your hosting control panel Open the Database Manager Click on the link for the phpMyAdmin for your MySQL database or the phpPgAdmin for...
How to Fix “Warning: mysql_connect(): Can’t connect to local MySQL server through socket ‘/var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock’ (2)”
The reason for this warning is due to the fact that you are using localhost as the hostname for your database in your script. Please note that localhost is used only when your web and database are...
I am trying to access MySQL via the SSH command line, what is the path to MySQL command via SSH?
To connect to your database via SSH using the following command: mysql -h db_host_name -D db_name -u db_username -psomepass You can find the necessary information inside the Database Manager of your...
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