WordPress powers about 40% of all sites on the web, making it one of the most popular site-building applications. Here’s how to troubleshoot some of the common errors that might affect your WordPress site. Error establishing a database connection Internal server error (error 500) The site is experiencing a critical error The site displays a… Read More
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You can create a new WordPress admin user from within the database. Use this method if your original admin user was corrupted or removed. You can now sign in to WordPress with your new username and password. More Info
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WP-CLI is a command line tool that helps you perform different actions on your WordPress site. If you’re comfortable with using SSH commands, you’ll notice that WP-CLI has simplified commands created for WordPress sites. Here’s how to change your password with commands available in WP-CLI. Warning: You should always back up your site before making any changes to… Read More
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You can make changes to your database through SSH, which you can use to update your WordPress password. Warning: The information in this article is advanced material we make available as a courtesy. Please be advised that you are responsible for properly following the procedures below. Customer Support can’t assist with these topics. You can now… Read More
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If you can’t access your WordPress dashboard, it’s usually because the password you’re using is not correct, or your WordPress user isn’t set up correctly. To regain access to your dashboard, update your WordPress password and, if this doesn’t help, create a new WordPress user and try signing in with the new username and password.… Read More
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You can update a WordPress password through the database. This is helpful if you can’t receive the password reset email. You can now sign in with your new password. Related steps More info
Continue ReadingLinux Hosting Guided Tour Part 4: Recap and what to do next
Our guided tour is complete! Along the way, you learned about: What’s next? Here’s a list of important tasks to do for a great start: Learn more about your account Learn more about WordPress Learn more about cPanel
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The next stop on our Linux Hosting Guided Tour is cPanel, the powerful app that you use for administration tasks to support your site. How to get to cPanel At the top of your account Dashboard, next to your primary domain name, select cPanel Admin. The cPanel home page (also known as “cPanel Admin”) opens in… Read More
Continue ReadingLinux Hosting Guided Tour Part 2: WordPress
The next stop on our Guided Tour of your new Linux Hosting account is a visit to WordPress, which you installed during account setup. If you didn’t install WordPress, no worries—we’ll show you how to do that at the end of the tour. Or, if you weren’t planning to use WordPress, you can go on to the… Read More
Continue ReadingLinux Hosting Guided Tour Part 1: My account Dashboard
We know you want to get started on building your website and managing your Linux Hosting account. This guided tour will show you all the places you’ll be working. Let’s start with a look at your account Dashboard. What’s in the Dashboard? The Dashboard is where you do account-related tasks like upgrading your account to a… Read More
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