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How to change Default Document (Start Page) in Parallels Plesk Account
When a Hosting Account is setup, it has some default settings which can be changed from you Hosting Control Panel. Default Document (Start Page) of website is one of them. Generally, the homepage file name of your website is named "index.html" or "index.htm" or "index.php" or "default.aspx" so that when the domain name is entered in browser, your homepage loads automatically even though its name is not typed. This is because the document names me
Guide for migrating hosting from WebsitePanel to Parallels Plesk account
This article contains steps on how to migrate a website from WebsitePanel Hosting Control Panel to Parallels Plesk Hosting Control Panel. Migrating website from a Windows based WebsitePanel Hosting Control Panel to a Parallels Plesk Hosting Control Panel is a completely manual task and there is no in-built tool available in control panels which can help achieve this. Depending upon the type of website you are running, i.e. Static or Dynamic, y
How to Restore your MySQL Database using PHPMyAdmin
This article will guide you on how you can restore your MySQL Database on a Web Hosting server. There might be two situations when you may need to use this guide. First is in case you want to Restore to a New MySQL Database or Restore to an Existing MySQL Database. If you want to Restore to a New MySQL Database then go through the section "a", otherwise skip to section "b". If you are hosting your web application for the first time unde
Restore MS SQL Server Database in Parallels Plesk panel
When you are hosting a dynamic web application, you may need to use an MS SQL Server database with it. In order to achieve this, you will need to restore your local MS SQL Server Database to the Web Hosting Database Server. Whether you are hosting for the first time or migrating from another server, Windows Web Hosting with Parallels Plesk Hosting Control Panel makes the task a lot easy. This article will guide you on how you can restore an
How to backup your MySQL Database using PHPMyAdmin
If you are using a MySQL Database on your Web Hosting Server, then you may need to backup the database from time to time or may need a backup to restore it to another Web Hosting Account. PHPMyAdmin is the most popular web based MySQL Database management tool which is usually available in all popular Hosting Control Panels like cPanel, Parallels Plesk, WebsitePanel etc. To take the backup, you need to use the "Export" tool within PHPMyAdmin
Backup MS SQL Server Database from WebsitePanel Control Panel
Generating backups of an MS SQL Server Database involves use of Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio, however, for users of Windows Web Hosting accounts with WebsitePanel Hosting Control Panel is just a matter of few clicks. i. Login to your WebsitePanel account. ii. From the large "Database" icon click on the "MS SQL Server 2008" option to open the list of your databases. iii. Click on the name of the Database you want to
How to change ASP.NET Framework version
When using a Parallels Plesk Web Hosting Account for hosting a dynamic website developed in ASP.NET, you may need to change the ASP.NET Framework version. By default, the account is set to use Framework version 2.0 which will work for ASP.NET 2.0 and ASP.NET 3.5 web applications. But if your web application is built using ASP.NET 4.0 or ASP.Net 4.5, you will need to change the Framework version to 4.0. i. Login to your Plesk Hosting Contro
