BulHost Hosting FAQs

You need your FTP password to upload your site to the server. Initially, this password is the same as

WebShell allows you to copy, move, delete, and rename files and directories in your home directory on the server.

All files which you want to be viewable on your website should be uploaded inside your

The www directory is simply a shortcut to public_html and the others all control various settings and features of your

If you have this feature on your hosting package you can manage your different FTP accounts from your control panel.

We have a security measure in place in PHP on all servers called 'open_basedir'. This is where PHP scripts

Instant alias is used together with Virtual Hosting (Shared IP) to provide a way for a user to instantly access his account, even before the DNS information about his domain

Addon domains are useful for having more than one website per hosting account without using a full multiple domains package. A subdomain is used to park the other domain onto and in doing so a seperate FTP account and email system can be used with the extra domain.

PHP code can be a very useful tool but also very dangerous if not used correctly. There are many coding mistakes that can lead to hacked websites, deleted files and other serious problems. A common mistake of PHP coders is to program the website page access using