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- Choose between Cloud Hosting, WordPress Cloud and Managed WordPressChoose Cloud Hosting for a non-WordPress website, a custom PHP application or a static site. Choose WordPress Cloud if you run WordPress yourself and want staging and WordPress tools. Choose Managed WordPress if you want FoxFolio Cloud to handle routine updates, monitoring and recovery checks for one WordPress site. Each plan hosts one website with one primary domain.Last updated
- What happens after you order hostingAfter you place a hosting order, FoxFolio Cloud issues an invoice. Setup starts automatically once the first payment is received, and you get a hosting-ready email when the service is active. You then sign in to your account, open Services → My Services, choose the service and select Log in to Control Panel. WordPress is not preinstalled; you install it or request the migration.Last updated
- Buy hosting with a FoxFolio Cloud subdomainIf you do not have a domain yet, choose Use a FoxFolio Cloud subdomain on the domain step of checkout and select Continue. FoxFolio Cloud assigns an address on foxfoliocloud.com with a number in it; you cannot choose or change the number. Use it to build and preview the site, then connect your own domain for a permanent public address.Last updated
- Buy hosting for a domain you already ownAt checkout, choose I will use my existing domain and update my nameservers and enter the full domain, such as example.com. You keep your current registrar. After setup, point the domain to FoxFolio Cloud, but first save your existing DNS records, especially email (MX) and verification records, so nothing is lost when DNS changes.Last updated
- Register or transfer a domain while buying hostingOn the hosting checkout’s domain step, choose Register a new domain to search for an available name, or Transfer your domain from another registrar to move a domain you own. FoxFolio Cloud registers .com, .ca, .net, .org and .io. The domain is charged separately from hosting, and checkout shows its CAD price, any optional privacy protection, tax and total before you pay.Last updated
- Open your hosting control panelSign in to your FoxFolio Cloud account at account.foxfolio.cloud, open Services → My Services, choose the hosting service, and select Log in to Control Panel. The control panel opens at panel.foxfolio.cloud already signed in to that one service, so you do not need a separate control-panel password.Last updated
- Manage website files with File Manager, FTP and SFTPFor quick changes, open the control panel and use File Manager; your website files live in public_html. For larger uploads, unlock FTP in the control panel, copy the host and username from FTP Details, and connect with an FTP program such as FileZilla using SFTP on port 22, which encrypts the connection. Use SSH only if you are comfortable with the command line.Last updated
- Create and manage MySQL databasesOpen the control panel, select MySQL Databases, enter a name and create the database; a short suffix is added automatically and a user is created with it. Use phpMyAdmin to import a .sql file or export a copy. Each database can hold up to 1 GB. WordPress plans are designed for one WordPress site and its single database.Last updated
- Change your PHP version and PHP settingsOpen the control panel and select Change PHP Version to choose the version your site needs; the change usually applies within a minute. Use PHP Configuration to adjust settings such as upload_max_filesize and memory_limit, which both start at 128M. Take a backup and check that your themes, plugins or application support the new version first.Last updated
- Add another website to your accountEach FoxFolio Cloud hosting service runs one website with one primary domain. To host another independent website, order another Cloud Hosting, WordPress Cloud or Managed WordPress service on the same account and give it its own domain. If you only want a second domain to show the same website, open a ticket to ask for an alias instead.Last updated
- Change the main domain of a hosting serviceChanging the main (primary) domain of a hosting service is done by FoxFolio Cloud support, because the hosting and your account record must change together. Open a ticket from the service, give the new domain and confirm you control it. Prepare DNS and email first, and on WordPress expect the site address to be updated as part of the change.Last updated
- Hosting limits and what you are responsible forFoxFolio Cloud hosting scales resources with demand, but each service has limits, such as its mailbox allowance and the 1 GB size of each database, and the Terms forbid use that harms other customers or breaks the law. You are responsible for your website’s content, code, themes, plugins and your own backups. Support covers the hosting platform and control panel, not building or debugging your site.Last updated