What Is a Database Backup?
A database backup copies the data behind your site, such as orders and accounts. Learn dumps, physical backups, consistency and how often to back up.
Knowledgebase
Clear answers to common hosting questions, written by our editors.
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By Maarten Soetens
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Disk Quotas Explained
A disk quota limits how much storage a user or group can use. Learn how soft limits, hard limits and grace periods work and what happens at the limit.
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AI Coding Assistants
An AI coding assistant suggests and writes code inside your editor. Learn how these tools work, where they help developers and what risks they carry.
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What Is a Page Builder?
What is a page builder? It is a visual editor for designing web pages. Learn how builders such as Elementor and Divi store layouts and their trade-offs.
By Maarten Soetens
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Pull CDN vs Push CDN
Pull CDN vs push CDN: a pull CDN fetches files from your origin on first request, while a push CDN stores files you upload in advance. Compare the two models.
By Maarten Soetens
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Database Management
How cPanel MySQL databases work: panels create databases, database users and privileges, and host settings decide where applications can connect from.
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SSL Certificate Expiration
SSL certificate expiration explained: why certificates have an end date, what happens when one passes, and how reliable renewal keeps a site online.
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Offsite Backup Explained
An offsite backup is a copy of your site stored away from the server it protects. Learn why it matters and how it guards against local disasters.
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Server Firewalls in Hosting
A server firewall filters network traffic by IP address, port and protocol before it reaches your server. Learn how allow and deny rules protect a website.
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PCI Compliant Hosting Explained
PCI compliant hosting does not make a shop compliant on its own. Learn how responsibility is shared between shop owner, host and payment provider.
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Users and Privileges
Database user privileges decide what each account can do. Learn how grants limit access and why each application needs its own least-privilege user.
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Continuous Data Protection
Continuous data protection records every change as it happens, so you can restore to almost any recent moment. Learn how CDP differs from scheduled backups.
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