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We accept the following payment methods:

• Bank Deposit / EFT Transfer
• Credit Cards (Visa & Mastercard)
• Debit Order

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We are proud to announce that we have finished our Debit Order script and final testing is completed. We now accept debit orders as payment.

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We are finalizing our debit order script which means that you will soon be able to pay for your hosting via debit order.

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We are proud to announce that we now accept credit card payments directly from the website. The payments are processed in real time thus meaning we dont store any of your credit card details. The transactions are encrypted via SSL. Our whole client/billing area is encrypted with an SSL certficate so all your personal info are safe with us.
We accept the following cards: Visa and Mastercard
More cards will be accepted in the near future.

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SSL Certificates provides user encryption between browser and server. They protect sensitive data like credit card information and personal data so that hackers can’t intercept it while in transit between user and server. It is used for server authentication, data encryption and message integrity checks. Information you send can be trusted to arrive privately and unaltered to only the server you specify.
We can provide your website with encrypted security. SSL certificates from as low as R170 per year.  128/256Bit single root install SSL certificates ideal for lite ecommerce.

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You can modify the amount of disk space allocated to any of the available FTP accounts. Follow the instructions below.

NOTE: Your overall FTP disk quota is limited by the total disk space available for your hosting account. For example: If you have 5000 MB of disk space in your hosting account and set a FTP account’s disk quota to 9999 MB, the quota will still be 5000 MB.

Steps

1. Go to the “FTP Accounts” page in your cPanel control panel.
2. When the page loads, you will see an “Accounts Management” table consisting of the following information split into six columns:
   • User – This entry shows the login/username for the associated FTP account.
   • Type – This entry shows various icons depending on the type of FTP account. View the “Legend” table for further information.
   • Directory – This entry shows the location of the FTP account (the FTP user is restricted to the directory defined in this entry).
   • Disk Usage – This entry shows the amount of disk space used by the associated FTP account.
   • Quota – This entry shows the amount of disk space allocated to the associated FTP account.
   • Functions – This entry provides the following options:
     • Delete – Click on the Delete icon to delete the FTP account from the system.
     • Edit Quota – Click on the Edit Quota icon to change or modify the amount of disk space allocated to the associated FTP account.
     • Change Password – Click on the Change Password icon to change or modify the password of the associated FTP account.
3. Find the FTP account you want to modify in the “User” column.
4. Click on the Edit Quota icon in the “Functions” column for the associated FTP account.
5. Enter or change the current quota in the New Quota text box. Remember, the value you enter is in megabytes only.
6. Click on the Change button.
7. You will see the following statement:
   • “The ftp account LOGIN was successfully modified with a new quota of NEW_AMOUNT Megabytes.”

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To have an SSL secured website you need to have a dedicated IP address.
Our price for a dedicated IP is R37.95 per month and if you pay for 12 Months you only pay R33.95 per month, (R407.40ZAR One Time)

We have the following SSL Certificate deals available:
(If you need anything specific, dont hesitate to contact us)

GeoTrust QuickSSL – 1 Year
Automated domain name validation
Fast issuance and easy installation
Up to 256-bit SSL encryption
Display the GeoTrust® True Site Seal
Ubiquitous compatibility with 99+% of all browsers
R650.00ZAR One Time

GeoTrust QuickSSL PREMIUM – 1 Year
Automated domain name validation
Fast issuance and easy installation
Up to 256-bit SSL encryption
Compatibility with most mobile and smart phone browsers
Dynamic GeoTrust True Site Seal with date/time stamp
Ubiquitous compatibility with 99+% of all browsers
R1200.00ZAR One Time

GeoTrust TrueBusiness ID – 1 Year
Full organization validation
Up to 256-bit SSL encryption
Dynamic GeoTrust True Site Seal with company name date/time stamp
Ubiquitous compatibility with 99%+ of all browsers and most mobile browsers
R1500.00ZAR One Time

RapidSSL Certificate – 1 Year
RapidSSL certificate valid for one year.
R170.00ZAR One Time

RapidSSL Certificate – 2 Years
RapidSSL certificate valid for two years.
R300.00ZAR One Time

Tags: 128bit, 256bit, certificate, cheap, encryption, geotrust, quickssl, rapidssl, ssl

Redirects are used when you want to point a specific url or web page to another location. For example, you want your visitors to be redirected to DomainB.com/Order.HTML when they visit DomainA.Com/Sales.HTML.

Steps

1. Select the type of redirect you want to create from the drop down menu. You have two choices:
   • Temporary – Temporary redirects will not update the visitor’s bookmarks.
   • Permanent – A permanent redirect will notify the visitor’s browser to update any bookmarks that are linked to the page that is being redirected.
2. There will be two empty text boxes on the page. The first text box is following the root path of your current domain. Enter the path to the file you want to redirect in the first empty text box.

EXAMPLE: http://DomainA.com/Sales.HTML (Just enter Sales.HTML or the directory and filename you are redirecting.)

Enter the domain name and path or url you want your visitor to be redirected to in the second empty text box.

NOTE: http://DomainB.Com/Order.HTML (Just enter the domain name and directory/filename of the new location.)

1. Click on the Add button.
2. A confirmation page will display the redirection you have created.
3. Click on the Go Back link.
4. When the page loads, you will see a table with your newly created redirects containing the following information, split into four columns:
   • Directory – This entry will be the location of the file you are redirecting.
   • Redirect URL – This entry will be the new location you are redirecting the visitor.
   • Type – This entry will be the type you chose in Step 1 above.
   • Remove – Click on the X icon to remove the Redirect. When the next page loads, click on the Yes button to remove the Redirect. A confirmation page will display “YOUR_REDIRECTED_PATH has been successfully removed.”

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MySQL databases allow you to store lots of information in an easy to access manner. The databases themselves are not easily read by humans. MySQL databases are required by many web applications including some bulletin boards, content management systems, and others. To use a database, you’ll need to create it. Only MySQL Users (different than mail or other users) that have privileges to access a database can read from or write to that database.

There are two ways to create a MySQL database The easiest way to create a MySQL database is to use the MySQL Database Wizard built directly into the cPanel interface. The second way involves a few more steps, but does not require you to go through the wizard.

Create A MySQL Database Using The Wizard

Steps

1. When the page loads, enter the name of your new database in the “New Database” text box.
2. Next, click on the Next Step button.
3. You should see the following statement:
   • “Added the database YOUR_DATABASE_NAME.”
4. Enter the username and password you want to use for this database in the “Username” and “Password” text boxes, respectively.
5. Next, click on the “Next Step” button.
6. You should see the following statement:
   • “Added USERNAME with the password PASSWORD.”
7. When the page loads you will see a two-column table. The top of the table provides a checkbox option “ALL PRIVILEGES” allowing you to create the database with all privileges, otherwise you can check each of the items in the two columns that you want to allow for your new database. The options include:
   • SELECT – Allows USERNAME to select data from a table in the database.
   • INSERT – Allows USERNAME to insert data into a table in the database.
   • UPDATE – Allows USERNAME to update data in a table in the database.
   • DELETE – Allows USERNAME to delete data from a table in the database.
   • INDEX – Allows USERNAME to create index on table column in the database. This can speed up a database.
   • CREATE TEMPORARY TABLES – Allows USERNAME to create temporary tables in the database.
   • CREATE – Allows USERNAME to create tables in the database.
   • ALTER – Allows USERNAME to alter tables in the database.
   • DROP – Allows USERNAME to drop tables in the database.
   • LOCK TABLES – Allows USERNAME to lock tables in the database.
   • REFERENCES – Allows USERNAME to create references to a table in the database.

NOTE: Typically you may want to check the “All Privileges” option unless you want specific control over the user you are creating for this database.

1. Assuming you have either checked the “All Privileges” option or a combination of the options in the two columns, continue the wizard by clicking on the Next Step button.
2. You should see the following statement:
   • “User USERNAME was added to the database DATABASE.”,
3. When the page loads you will have three available options to choose:
   • Add another database – Click this link if you want to add another MySQL database to your web hosting account.
   • Add another user using the MySQL Database Area – Click this link if you want to add another user to the database you created in the steps above.
   • Return to Home – Click this link if you want to return to the cPanel dashboard.

Create A MySQL Database Manually

Steps

1. When the page loads, enter the name of your new database in the “New Database” text box.
2. Next, click on the Create Database button.
3. You should see the following state

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Backups allow you to download (to your computer) a zipped copy of either you entire site (your home directory, databases, email forwarders configuration, email filters configuration) or one of the previously mentioned parts of your site. These are not automatically scheduled backups. Automatically scheduled backups need to be enabled by the server owner / administrator.

You can backup and download the following:

• Full backups
• Home directory backup
• MySQL database backup
• Email forwarders or filters backup

You can also restore the following:

• Home directory backup
• MySQL database
• Email forwarders or filters

Creating A Full Backup

A Full Backup will allow you to create an archive of all the files and configurations on your website. You can only use this to move your account to another server, or to keep a local copy of your files. You cannot restore Full Backups through your cPanel interface.

Steps

1. Click on the Download or Generate a Full Backup button.
2. Set the following:
   • Backup Destination – Select the location where you want to save the backup copy. Your choices include:
     • Home Directory
     • Remote FTP Server
     • Remote FTP Server (Passive mode transfer)
     • Secure Copy (scp) – NOTICE! If you choose the Secure Copy (scp) option, continue with the “FTP/SCP Settings,” otherwise, move on to Step 3 below.

FTP/SCP Settings

• Email Address – Enter the email address where cPanel can send a confirmation email to you when your full backup has been created.
• Remote Server (FTP/SCP only) – Enter the name of the remote server (host name, IP address) where you are sending your backup file.
• Remote User (FTP/SCP only) – Enter the username of the remote server login where you are sending your backup file.
• Remote Password (FTP/SCP only) – Enter the password of the remote server where you are sending your backup file.
• Port (FTP/SCP only) – Enter the port of the remote server where you are sending your backup file.
• Remote Dir (FTP/SCP only) – Enter the directory name of the remote server where you are sending your backup file.

1. Click on the Generate Backup button.
2. You will see the following statement:
   • “Once the full backup of your account has been completed you will receive an email message to the address you specified EMAIL_ADDRESS”
3. After you receive the confirmation email, click on the Go Back link. You will see an entry in the “Backups Available for Download.” You can download the backup file at any time.

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