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Why and how to clear your browser cache and cookies?
You probably see words cache and cookies on daily basis. When you visit a website for the first time, your browser saves (caches) pieces of this site. That's way every time you click Back or Forward, your browser doesn't need to pull fresh files from a...
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Restoring a Backup of a Joomla Site using FTP
Restoring a Backup of a Joomla Site using FTP As part of your hosting and support package with CloudAccess.net, we can backup a Joomla Instance for you and move it to a different part of our network. Or, if you are new to us and have a pre-developed...
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Important changes in SSL workflow
Some important changes are coming to the world of SSL! Read more on how we improved the whole ordering process. What is SSL and do I really need it? SSL stands for Secure Sockets Layer. Generally speaking SSL certificates create a secure connection...
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Let’s talk about Cloud Control Panel
cPanel has just announced yet another price increase of their services. As they stated in the email that was sent to their clients, they review their prices annually to „make sure you get the best possible product experience and support". Last increase...
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The website launching checklist: check if you are ready to go live!
We are surrounded with various kinds of lists since we were born. They are helping us to organize our lives, work, hobbies. I'm sure that every one of you at least once in your life had made a some sort of a checklist. Grocery shopping, moving to a...
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Adding a Subdomain to a Pre-existing Domain
Adding a Subdomain to Pre-existing Domain Follow the instructions below if you'd like a new Joomla or WordPress site on a subdomain of a domain name that you already own. Please note that you can only launch a subdomain if you have purchased a hosting...
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Transferring a Domain Name to CloudAccess.net
Transferring a Domain Name to CloudAccess.net This article contains detailed instructions for transferring a domain name to CloudAccess.net. Before you begin, make sure to contact the current registrar for the domain name and locate or request the...
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Accessing a MySQL Database Remotely
Accessing a MySQL Database Remotely At times you may want to access the database for your Joomla or WordPress site. Any kind of MySQL 5.X client can be used to connect to MySQL on our platform remotely. This article explains how to access the MySQL...
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Web Application Firewall
Web Application Firewall This article explains how to use the "Web Application Firewall", an additional security layer that you can manage through your Cloud Control Panel™(CCP). We originally created this feature because we noticed that many Joomla...
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Search Engine Optimization (Joomla 2.5)
Search Engine Optimization (Joomla 2.5) Search Engine Optimization (SEO) is an incredibly important topic to consider when developing your Joomla Instance, especially if you’d like people to locate you using various search engines. It is important to...
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Mailing Policy
CloudAccess.net Mailing Policy General Guidelines CloudAccess.net is not a mass email provider, but we do allow our clients to send some email from our platform. Sending mass amounts of email messages can present risks to our entire network, and we do...
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Front End Optimization
Front End Optimization This article contains information about how to speed up a Joomla! site. The information found here was adapted form a presentation given by Dominik Kucharski, the CloudAccess.net Lead Front End Developer, at a J!Day event in...
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Creating Domain Aliases
Creating Domain Aliases You may want to purchase and point multiple domain names to a single site. For example, yourdomain.com maybe the primary domain name while yourdomain.net could be a secondary domain name. The best way to point both domains to...
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Managing DNS Records
Managing DNS Records If your Joomla or WordPress site is managed by our DNS records (meaning the name servers are pointed to ns1.gridfast.net and ns2.gridfast.net), you are able to manage your DNS records on your own. This article explains how to...
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Installing a Quick Start Package (Joomla 3)
Installing a Quick Start Package (Joomla 3) What is a Quick Start Package? Installing a Quick Start Package Before we begin, please read through this article. There are certain files and information you will need to correctly install a quick start...
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Patrick Bonanno
Just letting you know that I've submitted 2 tickets so far with questions about building Joomla website and attempting to learn how to 'move' a Joomla website to another server and both times I was replied back quickly directing me to an article...
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Configuring the CloudAccess.net API
Configuring the CloudAccess.net API Once your API has been activated you will be able to access the API section of the Cloud Control Panel. If you have not already activated your API, follow these steps. Accessing the API Download and Install the...
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Data Protection Agreement
Data Protection Agreement This Data Processing Agreement (herein referred to as the “DPA”) forms part of the overall Terms of Service and is made and entered into by and between Cloud Access LLC, on behalf of itself and its subsidiaries, (herein...
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SMTP Mail Settings (Joomla 3)
SMTP Mail Settings (Joomla 3) If a contact form within your site is not working correctly, or the site isn't sending emails properly, adjusting the Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) mail settings may resolve the issue. This article offers an...
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SMTP Mail Settings (Joomla 2.5)
SMTP Mail Settings (Joomla 2.5) If a contact form within your site is not working correctly, or the site isn't sending emails properly, resetting the Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) mail settings may resolve the issue. This article offers an...