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What Is the Difference Between Transferring and Hosting a Domain?
What you need to know: When you decide to host your domain name with AwardSpace, we will become your new hosting provider, allowing you to power your website using our servers. In contrast, when you...
How Can I Secure My AwardSpace Hosting Account?
What you need to know: The most important thing you need to do in order to secure your AwardSpace hosting account is to make sure that you are using a strong password. And if you want to enhance...
How to change/reset your hosting account password?
Having a strong password is crucial for the security of every account. A good rule to follow is to have a unique password for different accounts (Hosting accounts, Email accounts, FTP accounts,...
How to create a website?
You have created an account, and registered a domain but you still don’t have a website. Although we cannot provide you with a comprehensive guide on web development, in this article we would like...
How to register a Domain?
You have created a hosting account and now you are wondering where to start. When creating a website there is one thing that is important to have and that is - the domain name. The domain name would...
What Is the Difference Between a Website, Hosting, and a Domain?
What you need to know: A hosting service offers computers that are always turned on and are perpetually connected to power and the Internet. You can rent such a computer and upload your website’s...
How Do I Point My Existing Domain to AwardSpace?
What you need to know: You can point your existing domain to AwardSpace by using the Host a Domain option in our Domain Manager and then updating your nameservers. After the nameservers are updated,...
What Causes the 403 Forbidden Error in HTTP and How Can I Fix It?
The 403 Forbidden error message is an HTTP status code that can occur when a client tries to retrieve a resource from a server and the server denies access to the requested resource. This requested...
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How to Install TYPO3
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How to Add Products to Zen Cart: A Step-By-Step Guide
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How to Log in to Zen Cart
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How to Install Zen Cart
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How to Log in to phpBB
Now that you have installed phpBB, it is time to learn how to log in to the system and start working with it. The process is simple and is comprised of only a few steps. How to Log in to phpBB There are several ways you can use to log in phpBB. The process...
How to Install phpBB
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