Setting Up Your Shared Hosting Account
First-hour setup for a new Maxinames hosting account: cPanel login, DNS, file upload, free SSL — your site live in minutes.
Read articlecPanel: A Quick Tour for New Users
A plain-English tour of cPanel: Files, Domains, Email, Databases, Security, Software, Metrics — what each section is actually for.
Read articleUploading Files via FTP and SFTP
How to connect with SFTP, where to put files, common pitfalls, and when the cPanel File Manager beats launching an FTP client.
Read articleSetting Up Email on Your Hosting Account
Create mailboxes, connect Apple Mail / Outlook, and add SPF, DKIM, DMARC so your messages reliably land in inboxes.
Read articleCreating and Managing MySQL Databases
Create a MySQL database, add a user, connect from your application, and manage tables with phpMyAdmin. Avoid the common pitfalls.
Read articleScheduling Cron Jobs and Other Advanced Settings
Set up scheduled tasks (backups, sitemaps, CMS housekeeping) with cron in cPanel. Schedule format, common commands, advanced settings.
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