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- Hosting Jargon Explained
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- How to Install a Theme in SMF 2.1, Step by Step
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Hosting Comparisons
- Free hosts and free forums, compared fairly
- Traxio vs InfinityFree: an honest comparison
- Traxio vs WordPress.com: an honest comparison
- Traxio vs ByetHost: an honest comparison
- Traxio vs Forumotion: an honest comparison
- Traxio vs ProBoards: an honest comparison
- Traxio vs Create A Forum: an honest comparison
SMF Guides
- How to install SMF (Simple Machines Forum)
- Create your first boards and categories in SMF
- How to install SMF packages (mods) safely
- How to add moderators in SMF
- How to configure SMF permissions and membergroups
- How to stop spam on an SMF forum
- How to back up an SMF forum
- How to move an SMF forum to a new host or domain
- How to improve your SMF forum’s SEO
- SMF email settings: make sure forum emails arrive
Blog Articles
- Best Free Hosting Options in 2026
- DNS Explained Without the Jargon
- DirectAdmin vs cPanel: What's Actually Different
- How Much Does Web Hosting Cost In The UK?
- How SSL Works and Why the Padlock Matters
- How To Get Email On Your Own Domain
- How To Move Your Website To A New Host
- How To Start A Website For Free
- Installing WordPress in Under Five Minutes
- Shared Hosting, Explained Properly
- Website Builders vs Web Hosting
- Website Security Basics for Site Owners
- Website Speed Tips That Actually Move the Needle
- What Is DirectAdmin? A Plain-English Introduction
- Why NVMe Hosting Is Faster
- WordPress.com vs Self-Hosted WordPress
Questions & Answers
- Can I cancel my Traxio account?
- Can I change the domain name on my hosting account?
- Can I get a VAT invoice?
- Can I host WordPress with Traxio?
- Can I host a forum on Traxio?
- Can I host a static site built with Hugo, Eleventy or a JavaScript framework?
- Can I host more than one website?
- Can I move my site away from Traxio later?
- Can I run Node.js or Python applications?
- Can I run WooCommerce on Traxio?
- Can I run an online shop on Traxio?
- Can I see my site on Traxio before pointing my domain at it?
- Can I use Cloudflare with Traxio?
- Can I use Git on Traxio?
- Can I use Gmail with my own domain?
- Can I use a subdomain instead of buying another domain?
- Can I use my own 404 page?
- Can Traxio restore my site if I lose it?
- Can my website send email — contact forms, order confirmations?
- Do I need a VPS or is shared hosting enough?
- Do I need a caching plugin for WordPress?
- Do I need a domain name before I sign up?
- Do I need a payment card to start?
- Do I need hosting if I use Wix or Squarespace?
- Do I need to know how to code to have a website?
- Do I need to renew my SSL certificate?
- Does NVMe storage actually make a difference?
- Does Traxio back up my website?
- Does Traxio charge for SSL?
- Does Traxio offer 24/7 support?
- Does Traxio offer refunds?
- Does Traxio support SSH access?
- Does my SSL certificate cover subdomains?
- How big can my mailbox be?
- How do I access DirectAdmin?
- How do I access webmail?
- How do I add a DNS record?
- How do I add a contact form to my website?
- How do I back up a WordPress site?
- How do I back up my email?
- How do I back up my website?
- How do I change a database password?
- How do I change an email account’s password?
- How do I change my DirectAdmin password?
- How do I change my PHP version?
- How do I change my WordPress site URL?
- How do I change my WordPress theme?
- How do I change my client area password?
- How do I check how much disk space I’m using?
- How do I check if my domain is blacklisted?
- How do I check my domain is pointing at Traxio?
- How do I choose a web host?
- How do I clear my DNS cache?
- How do I contact Traxio support?
- How do I create a MySQL database?
- How do I create a staging or test copy of my site?
- How do I create a subdomain?
- How do I create an email address?
- How do I delete an email address?
- How do I download all my website files?
- How do I download an invoice or receipt?
- How do I edit a file without downloading it?
- How do I export or back up a database?
- How do I find malicious files on my site?
- How do I forward email to another address?
- How do I free up disk space?
- How do I import a database?
- How do I increase the PHP memory limit?
- How do I install WordPress?
- How do I install an SSL certificate?
- How do I keep my website secure?
- How do I know if my email account has been compromised?
- How do I log in to WordPress?
- How do I make WordPress faster?
- How do I make my site always use HTTPS?
- How do I make my website faster?
- How do I move an existing WordPress site to Traxio?
- How do I move my website to Traxio from another host?
- How do I password-protect a folder on my website?
- How do I pay my invoice?
- How do I point my domain to Traxio?
- How do I redirect one URL to another?
- How do I restore a backup?
- How do I secure a WordPress site?
- How do I see PHP errors on my site?
- How do I see hidden files like .htaccess?
- How do I set an out-of-office or automatic reply?
- How do I set up a cron job?
- How do I set up my email in Apple Mail on a Mac?
- How do I set up my email in Outlook?
- How do I set up my email in Thunderbird?
- How do I set up my email on an Android phone?
- How do I set up my email on an iPhone or iPad?
- How do I stop brute-force login attempts?
- How do I stop scripts timing out?
- How do I test my website’s speed properly?
- How do I update WordPress safely?
- How do I upload and extract a zip file?
- How do I upload larger files to WordPress?
- How do I upload my website?
- How do I verify my domain for Google or another service?
- How does web hosting work?
- How is this different from genuinely free hosting?
- How long do DNS changes take to work?
- How long does it take to get set up?
- How many email accounts do I get?
- How much do add-ons cost?
- How much traffic can £0.99 hosting handle?
- How often should I back up my website?
- I can’t log in to WordPress — what do I do?
- I got an email saying my website is hacked or my hosting will be suspended — is it real?
- Is 3GB of storage enough for my website?
- Is DirectAdmin the same as cPanel?
- Is Traxio really free for 30 days?
- Is WordPress free?
- Is cheap hosting any good?
- Is it safe to run an online shop on shared hosting?
- Is shared hosting secure?
- My WordPress site shows a blank white page — how do I fix it?
- My browser says “This site can’t be reached” — what does that mean?
- My database is too big to import — what do I do?
- My domain isn’t working — where do I start?
- My site is stuck in maintenance mode — how do I fix it?
- My website has been hacked — what do I do?
- Should I use IMAP or POP3?
- Should I use Redis object caching?
- Should I use a subdomain or a subfolder?
- Should my site use www or not?
- What DNS records does a normal website need?
- What PHP versions does Traxio support?
- What are Core Web Vitals?
- What are Traxio’s nameservers?
- What are entry processes and CPU limits?
- What are file permissions and what should mine be?
- What are inodes and why do they matter?
- What are my FTP details?
- What are my email settings for Outlook, Apple Mail or my phone?
- What are permalinks in WordPress?
- What are security headers?
- What can I do in DirectAdmin?
- What can Traxio support actually help with?
- What do 502, 503 and 504 errors mean?
- What do Cloudflare errors 521, 522 and 1016 mean?
- What do Gmail and Outlook now require from senders?
- What do I get with Traxio hosting?
- What do I need to change at my registrar?
- What does 429 Too Many Requests mean?
- What does DNS_PROBE_FINISHED_NXDOMAIN mean?
- What does ERR_CONNECTION_REFUSED mean?
- What does ERR_NAME_NOT_RESOLVED mean?
- What does ERR_SSL_VERSION_OR_CIPHER_MISMATCH mean?
- What does TTL mean in DNS?
- What does a 403 Forbidden error mean?
- What does a 404 Not Found error mean?
- What does a 500 Internal Server Error mean?
- What does “Access denied for user” mean?
- What does “Another update is currently in progress” mean?
- What does “Error establishing a database connection” mean?
- What does “MySQL server has gone away” mean?
- What does “The link you followed has expired” mean in WordPress?
- What does “There has been a critical error on this website” mean?
- What does “This site can’t provide a secure connection” mean?
- What does “cURL error 28: Operation timed out” mean?
- What does “headers already sent” mean?
- What does “resource limit reached” mean?
- What happens after my 30-day free trial?
- What happens if I don’t pay an invoice?
- What happens if I go over my bandwidth?
- What happens if my domain expires?
- What is Apache, and why does .htaccess matter?
- What is Composer and can I use it?
- What is DKIM?
- What is DMARC?
- What is DNS Guard?
- What is DNS propagation and how long does it take?
- What is DNS?
- What is DNSSEC?
- What is DirectAdmin?
- What is HSTS?
- What is Let’s Encrypt?
- What is LiteSpeed and LSCache?
- What is MySQL and why does my site need it?
- What is PHP?
- What is SFTP and why use it instead of FTP?
- What is SMTP?
- What is SQL injection?
- What is SSL and why do I need it?
- What is Softaculous?
- What is TTFB?
- What is WHOIS?
- What is WP-Cron and why do my scheduled posts not publish?
- What is WebP and should I use it?
- What is a CAA record?
- What is a CDN and do I need one?
- What is a CMS and which one should I use?
- What is a CNAME record?
- What is a DDoS attack?
- What is a TLD (domain extension)?
- What is a TXT record?
- What is a VPS?
- What is a bounce message?
- What is a dedicated server?
- What is a domain name?
- What is a domain registrar?
- What is a nameserver?
- What is a parked domain?
- What is a prepared statement?
- What is a web server?
- What is a wildcard certificate?
- What is an .htaccess file?
- What is an A record?
- What is an AAAA record?
- What is an HTTP status code?
- What is an IP address?
- What is an MX record?
- What is an SPF record?
- What is caching?
- What is malware on a website?
- What is my DirectAdmin username?
- What is phishing?
- What is phpMyAdmin?
- What is reverse DNS and do I need to set it up?
- What is shared hosting?
- What is the public_html folder?
- What is uptime and what does 99.9% mean?
- What makes a strong password?
- What payment methods does Traxio accept?
- What’s the difference between HTTP and HTTPS?
- What’s the difference between MySQL and MariaDB?
- What’s the difference between SSL and TLS?
- What’s the difference between WordPress.com and self-hosted WordPress?
- What’s the difference between a 301 and a 302 redirect?
- What’s the difference between page caching and object caching?
- Where are Traxio’s servers?
- Where do I find my website statistics and logs?
- Where should I keep passwords and API keys?
- Where should I store my backups?
- Which PHP extensions are available?
- Which WordPress plugins do I actually need?
- Which forum software should I use?
- Why am I not receiving email?
- Why can’t I send email?
- Why do I get 403 Forbidden on wp-admin?
- Why do I see a default or placeholder page?
- Why do my emails go to spam?
- Why does Outlook keep asking for my password?
- Why does WordPress say “Sorry, this file type is not permitted for security reasons”?
- Why does my site only work with www (or only without)?
- Why does my site redirect visitors to another website?
- Why does my site say “Not secure” even though I have SSL?
- Why does my site say “too many redirects”?
- Why does my site show a completely blank page?
- Why does my site show “Index of /” and a list of files?
- Why does my site still show the old version?
- Why does my website time out?
- Why doesn’t WordPress send email?
- Why don’t I have root access on shared hosting?
- Why hasn’t my SSL certificate been issued?
- Why is my WordPress admin slow?
- Why is my account suspended?
- Why is my website slow?
- Why isn’t my cron job running?
- Why isn’t my website loading?
- Why won’t my FTP client connect?
- Will my card be charged automatically?
- Will my email stop working when I move hosting?
Knowledge Base Articles
- 403 Forbidden: how to fix it
- 404 Not Found: why pages are missing and how to fix it
- 500 Internal Server Error: how to fix it
- 502 Bad Gateway, 503 Service Unavailable and 504 Gateway Timeout
- A record vs CNAME: which should I use?
- A records: what they are and how to add one
- A simple backup strategy for your website
- A tour of the DirectAdmin dashboard
- AAAA records and IPv6 explained
- Account suspended because your domain isn’t pointing to Traxio
- Add-ons: extra email accounts, domains, databases, disk space and bandwidth
- Adding security headers with .htaccess
- Autoresponders and out-of-office replies
- Bandwidth and disk space explained
- Blank white page: how to find the hidden error
- Brute-force login attacks: how to recognise and stop them
- CAA records: controlling who can issue your SSL certificates
- CDN vs caching: what’s the difference?
- CNAME records: what they are and how to add one
- Caching WordPress on shared hosting
- Can I host more than one website on my account?
- Can I run Node.js, Python or Ruby apps on Traxio?
- Can’t log in to WordPress: fixes for common login problems
- Can’t send email: how to fix outgoing mail
- Certificate warning in your email app
- Changing PHP settings: memory_limit, upload size and execution time
- Choosing WordPress themes and plugins without slowing or breaking your site
- Choosing a PHP version: compatibility and support dates
- Choosing forum software for shared hosting
- Choosing the right PHP version for WordPress
- Cleaning up and optimising the WordPress database
- Client area vs DirectAdmin: which one do I use?
- Connecting a PHP application to your database
- Connecting a domain without changing nameservers (using A records)
- Connecting with FileZilla (FTP and SFTP)
- Creating custom 404 and error pages
- Cron job not running
- Cron schedule syntax explained (with examples)
- DNS Guard: why your domain needs to point to Traxio
- DNS changes not working
- DNS record types explained
- Database connection failed
- Deploying a PHP application (Composer, Laravel and frameworks)
- Deploying a website with Git
- Does Traxio back up my website?
- Domain not resolving: “This site can’t be reached”
- Domain vs hosting: what’s the difference?
- Email blacklists (blocklists): how to check and what to do
- Email ports and encryption: SSL/TLS vs STARTTLS
- Email settings for any app (IMAP, POP3 and SMTP)
- Email stopped working after changing nameservers
- FTP connection failed: how to fix it
- FTP vs SFTP: which should you use?
- File permissions explained (644, 755 and why never 777)
- Getting email delivered to Gmail and Outlook
- HTTP vs HTTPS: what’s the difference?
- Hosting account security checklist
- Hosting static sites and JavaScript framework builds
- How DNS resolution works: recursive, authoritative and caching
- How Traxio hosting works
- How a website works: from typing an address to seeing a page
- How billing works
- How email works: from send to inbox
- How free SSL certificates work on Traxio
- How the 30-day free trial works
- How to access and use phpMyAdmin
- How to add or update a payment method
- How to add, edit and delete DNS records in DirectAdmin
- How to back up WordPress
- How to back up your email
- How to cancel your Traxio hosting
- How to change a database user’s password
- How to change an email account password
- How to change or reset your client area password
- How to change the PHP version in DirectAdmin
- How to change your DirectAdmin password
- How to change your WordPress site URL
- How to check DNS records (dig, nslookup and online tools)
- How to check which PHP version your site is using
- How to check your domain is pointing to Traxio
- How to clean a hacked WordPress site
- How to clear your DNS cache (Windows, Mac, browsers, phones)
- How to connect to your hosting with SSH
- How to create a MySQL database in DirectAdmin
- How to create a cron job in DirectAdmin
- How to create a subdomain
- How to create an FTP account
- How to create an email account in DirectAdmin
- How to create and download a full account backup
- How to delete an email account
- How to download an invoice
- How to download files from your hosting account
- How to enable DKIM in DirectAdmin
- How to export a database (backup with phpMyAdmin)
- How to find PHP errors (error logs and display_errors)
- How to find malicious files on your website
- How to fix mixed content warnings
- How to force HTTPS (redirect HTTP to HTTPS)
- How to get help with your Traxio hosting
- How to import a database with phpMyAdmin
- How to install WordPress with Softaculous
- How to install a forum with Softaculous
- How to log in to DirectAdmin
- How to log in to WordPress admin
- How to measure website speed properly
- How to move a WordPress site to Traxio
- How to optimise images for a faster website
- How to password-protect a folder
- How to point your domain to Traxio (change nameservers)
- How to redirect a page or domain with Site Redirection
- How to repair and optimise database tables
- How to restore a full account backup
- How to secure a WordPress site
- How to send WordPress email through SMTP
- How to set up WooCommerce
- How to set up a DMARC record
- How to set up an SPF record
- How to set up email forwarding
- How to set up your email in Apple Mail on a Mac
- How to set up your email in Outlook
- How to set up your email in Thunderbird
- How to set up your email on Android
- How to set up your email on an iPhone or iPad
- How to show hidden files like .htaccess
- How to turn on WordPress debugging safely
- How to upload and extract a zip file
- How to upload files with the DirectAdmin File Manager
- How to use webmail
- IMAP vs POP3: which should I use?
- Importing a database that’s too large for phpMyAdmin
- Is it my website or the server? How to tell
- Is £0.99 hosting enough for an online shop?
- Keeping website software updated
- Keeping your databases secure
- MX records: how email finds your mail server
- Mailbox size, quotas and ‘mailbox full’ errors
- Managing database users and privileges
- Moving your website and email to Traxio without downtime
- My email account is sending spam
- My website has been hacked: what to do
- MySQL vs MariaDB: what’s the difference?
- Nameservers vs DNS records: what’s the difference?
- Not receiving email: how to fix incoming mail
- Online shop security checklist
- Outlook keeps asking for the password
- PHP extensions: how to check what’s available
- Previewing your site on Traxio before changing DNS
- Recognising phishing emails that pretend to be your host
- Redirects with .htaccess: copy-ready examples
- Restoring website files and a database manually
- Reverse DNS (PTR records) explained
- Running PHP scripts from cron: paths, output and common mistakes
- Running a forum: spam, email, updates and backups
- SFTP connection failed: how to fix it
- SMTP authentication failed
- SPF, DKIM and DMARC explained
- SPF, DKIM and DMARC when your DNS isn’t at Traxio
- SRV records explained
- SSL certificate not issued or not renewing
- SSL certificates for subdomains
- Seeing a default page instead of your website
- Sending email from your website reliably
- Settings to change straight after installing WordPress
- Shared hosting vs VPS vs dedicated servers
- Site works with www but not without (or the reverse)
- Speeding up WordPress with LSCache
- Storing configuration and secrets outside public_html
- Strong passwords and password managers
- TXT records: what they’re for and how to add one
- Understanding PHP error messages
- Understanding email bounce messages
- Understanding your hosting limits
- Updating WordPress, themes and plugins safely
- Using Cloudflare with Traxio hosting
- Using Gmail with your domain email
- Using Google Workspace or Microsoft 365 email with Traxio hosting
- Using Redis object caching with WordPress
- Using a subdomain as a staging site
- Verifying your domain with Google, Microsoft and other services
- Viewing website statistics and logs in DirectAdmin
- WP-Cron: replacing it with a real cron job
- Website not loading? Start here
- Website redirecting to spam or scam sites
- Website security basics for small sites
- Website showing an old version or the previous host
- What are inodes?
- What are nameservers?
- What happens when a domain expires?
- What is .htaccess? A practical guide
- What is DNS?
- What is DNSSEC?
- What is DirectAdmin?
- What is MySQL (and MariaDB)?
- What is PHP?
- What is SMTP and SMTP authentication?
- What is SSL? (And what is HTTPS?)
- What is TTL in DNS?
- What is WordPress?
- What is a CDN?
- What is a CMS (content management system)?
- What is a domain name?
- What is caching? Page, browser, object and CDN caching explained
- What is shared hosting?
- What is web hosting?
- What’s in your Traxio welcome email
- What’s included with Traxio hosting (and what isn’t)
- What’s using my disk space? How to free it up
- Where to change nameservers at your domain registrar
- Where to upload your website: public_html explained
- Why DNS changes take time (DNS propagation)
- Why are my emails going to spam?
- Why is WordPress slow? How to find and fix the cause
- Why is my hosting account suspended?
- Why is my website slow?
- WordPress stuck on “Briefly unavailable for scheduled maintenance”
- WordPress white screen of death: how to fix a blank page
- Your first website: the setup checklist in the right order
- phpMyAdmin won’t open, logs out or times out
- www or no www? Choosing and enforcing one version
- “508 Resource Limit Is Reached” and slowdowns under load
- “Allowed memory size exhausted” PHP error
- “Allowed memory size exhausted” in WordPress
- “Call to undefined function” PHP error
- “Cannot modify header information - headers already sent”
- “Error establishing a database connection” in WordPress
- “Maximum execution time exceeded” PHP error
- “Permission denied” and files that won’t save or upload
- “The uploaded file exceeds the upload_max_filesize directive”
- “There has been a critical error on this website”
- “Too many redirects” and HTTPS redirect loops
- “Your connection is not private” on your website
Tutorials
- Add a DNS record and prove it works
- Back up WordPress and prove you can restore it
- Connect your domain to Traxio
- Create a database and connect an application to it
- Create your email address and use it everywhere
- Deploy a Laravel application to Traxio
- Deploy a React, Vue or static-site build
- Diagnose a 500 Internal Server Error
- Diagnose a DNS problem step by step
- Diagnose email delivery problems
- Export a database and import it somewhere else
- Find out why a website is slow
- Fix a WordPress critical error without admin access
- Install WordPress on Traxio
- Log in to your new Traxio account for the first time
- Make WordPress emails arrive (SMTP setup)
- Make your site secure with HTTPS
- Move a WordPress site to Traxio
- Move a website and email to Traxio with no downtime
- Recover a hacked website
- Redirect old URLs after a redesign
- Schedule a task with a cron job
- Secure a new website and hosting account
- Set up SFTP and manage your site from your computer
- Set up SPF, DKIM and DMARC
- Set up forwarding and an out-of-office reply
- Speed up a slow WordPress site
- Switch your domain’s email to Google Workspace or Microsoft 365
- Take a full backup and store it safely
- Upgrade your site to a newer PHP version safely
- Upload a website you’ve built