In the Hostology Online Control Panel, you will find an assortment of Advanced Instruments. They’re intended for cloud hosting users who’re familiar with controlling their hosting setting. Still, because of the straightforward user interface in the Online Control Panel, they are pretty simple to handle, even for rookies. In addition, we’ve added a wide range of in–depth how–to tutorials to help beginner users swiftly figure out how to utilize the software instruments!
Hotlink Protection
Shield yourself from bandwidth theft
Whenever you generate genuine website content there is always somebody that will try to use it without your permission. It pertains simultaneously to written text along with images. This is where the Hotlink Protection tool included in our Online Control Panel will surely help you out. With merely a mouse–click, you will guard all visuals on your web site by preventing other websites from linking to them.
Using this method, you will not only stop others from stealing your visuals, but you’ll also ensure that you stick to your monthly data traffic restriction.
.htaccess generator
Computerized generation of .htaccess files
By using the .htaccess file, you can quickly control your web site – create redirections, set up password protected directories, and so on. Through the Hostology Online Control Panel, it’s easy to create brand new .htaccess files using the powerful .htaccess Generator.
You don’t need to learn anything with regards to .htaccess files to operate our .htaccess Generator. Simply designate the alterations you wish to make with the tool’s easy point and click user interface and it is going to instantly create the required code on your behalf.
IP blocking
Block harmful IPs from your site
If you need to prevent a spammer from your website, an Internet troll out of your community forum as well as a a group of IP addresses flooding your website, you should take benefit from Hostology’s convenient–to–use IP blocking tool. It enables one to rapidly prevent an IP address as well as a a whole IP array from ever interacting with your site.
The IP Blocking tool is definitely uncomplicated. Everything you need to do is enter the IP address (or addresses) that you want to stop and then click on the action button. All IP addresses you’ve inserted are going to be blocked as soon as possible.
PHP configuration
Switch the PHP rules for your personal site
With any of the cloud hosting packages from Hostology, you may choose the PHP build for your web sites – coming from aged PHP versions including PHP 4 up to the latest stable versions. It can be done with only a mouse–click. All of the adjusts are going to be carried out blazingly fast. For each PHP edition, you can find the php.ini file for your personal website, allowing you to thoroughly alter the way PHP works for you.
You will find a structured user interface, which allows you to swiftly alter the most critical PHP controls. Anytime, you may also go back to the default configuration so as to recover a back up copy.
Cron Jobs
Create automated planned jobs
Inside the Hostology Online Control Panel, we’ve launched an effortless and easy–to–use user interface for creating new as well as taking care of current cron jobs – the Cronjob Manager. A cron job is usually a planned task – commonly a script, which is operated at predetermined intervals of time. It may be a basic script for checking if the site is online, a mailing script, a site functionality record, etcetera.
You can set and employ cron jobs with all of the cloud hosting packages. In the event you need to have more cron jobs, you can always acquire extra as an upgrade.
Password Protection
Easy way to guard all your data
Password protection can be described as a method to protect your website’s content by using a password so that just particular people can access it. For instance, you’ll most likely need security password protection if you are in the process of creating your website and do not want the search engines or other individuals to see it before it is prepared or if you wish to have a personal directory within your website with authorized entry.The Password Protection tool packed inside the Hostology Online Control Panel will allow you to make it happen with only a couple of mouse–clicks. You’ll be the only one that knows the username and password necessary to sign in if you don’t share them with someone else.
The security password will be kept in an encrypted file format, so nobody can find it or read it. Only you, as the web site owner are going to be allowed to modify it.
URL redirection
URL redirection with merely several mouse–clicks
Within the Hostology Online Control Panel, you are able to fast reroute your website to a new site by using our URL Redirection instrument. It is actually easy–to–navigate – all you should do is designate where exactly your site should be linked to. No need for any kind of .htaccess files, PHP redirections, DNS settings, etc. to be set. Your domain is going to be redirected all the way to the new spot instantly.
You’re able to cease the website redirection at any moment. All you should actually do is visit the URL Redirection instrument and then turn off the domain redirection. Your site will begin to start linking to its original location.