Client Centre & Plesk

How to Create a User or Contact

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There’s a few reasons why you might want to create users or contacts within your Websavers account. Client Centre Contacts cannot login to manage the account and can be created for the following reasons: A) to save an alternative email address for the account owner (must use the same name as account owner), B) for accounting…

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How to add http headers using Plesk

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There’s a few reasons why you might want to add custom headers on your website, however the most common reason today is to add apache or nginx security headers. Many of these headers cannot be pre-applied globally as they would directly affect functionality of some sites that rely upon functionality which these headers would restrict,…

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How to add or edit a DNS record in Plesk

Managing DNS with Plesk

Managing DNS sounds like a difficult task, but don’t worry! Once you’re able to get through the highly technical sounding terminology, it’s actually pretty straightforward. I often say that DNS is a bit like an onion: There’s many layers to it, and it’s very likely that you’ll cry if you try to get through them all.…

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How to reset your Client Centre password

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This guide will show you how to reset your Websavers account password for our Client Centre. It will also show you how to regain access to an account that you are unable to login to. To reset your password, head to our ‘Forgot your Password‘ page to get the process started. You will need to…

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How do I disable 1-Click Web Apps (Installatron) Notifications?

Getting too many notifications from 1-Click Web Apps (Installatron) for your website? These can get frustrating, especially if you have things configured to automatically update and backup on a regular basis. Here we’ll look at how to adjust your notification settings. – Go to the client centre. – Click on “Manage” for your hosting plan.…

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How to Password Protect any Folder in Plesk

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This feature is also known as HTTP Authentication. Here’s how to do it: That’s it! If you visit the URL that corresponds with that directory, you’ll be prompted to enter a username and password before you can view it. Note: it may not be immediately obvious but when you click on “Password Protected Directories” the…

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How do I log in to Plesk?

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This guide will show you how to access Plesk, our hosting control panel of choice for all of our shared servers. Plesk allows you to manage every detail of your hosting, including DNS records, mail accounts, FTP accounts, and more. Shared Hosting User If you have a shared or reseller hosting account with us, here’s…

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How to use the Plesk File Manager

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This guide will show you how to use the Plesk File Manager. Here you can learn how to upload and download files, change permissions of your files, edit a file, or create an archive. If you host your own server, ensure that your web hosting control panel is Plesk version 11 or higher before proceeding.…

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Getting started with a Plesk reseller account

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Plesk 12.5 and newer come with some extremely powerful reseller account controls. Unlike cPanel (and WHM), it’s not necessary to learn how to use two completely different panels, Plesk integrates everything beautifully into one easy to manage panel. That said there are a few things to know about the feature set and best practices for…

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Edit a database user in Plesk

Plesk has a lot of great built-in features for managing your database and those are often covered by guides (like this!) in great detail. User management, however, is often neglected from the limelight despite its importance. First, log in to Plesk. Once you’re in, click “Databases” in the right sidebar and then click on “User Management” in…

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How to backup your website

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With our optimized hosting plans, there are two built-in methods you may use to back up your website: Plesk Backup Manager and 1-click web apps Backups. Although you can use either backup solution, we recommend using Plesk Backup Manager for your primary backup solution for two reasons: 1) it has the option to create a…

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