KNOWNHOST KNOWLEDGE BASE

Hosting Question? Find the Solution - Browse our Guides, Articles, and How-To's

How To Install Drupal via Softaculous

Softaculous can make a useful way of installing software for creating websites, and for helping to keep the installed software updated. Among the things that can be installed in this way is Drupal. Note that in order to install Drupal via Softaculous, it is necessary to have a Premium license for Softaculous. If you do […]

How To Install Joomla via Softaculous

Softaculous can make a useful way of installing software for creating websites, and for helping to keep the installed software updated. Among the things that can be installed in this way is Joomla. Note that in order to install Joomla via Softaculous, it is necessary to have a Premium license for Softaculous. If you do […]

How To Install WordPress via Softaculous

Softaculous can make a useful way of installing software for creating websites, and for helping to keep the installed software updated. One of the most common things to install with Softaculous is WordPress. Note that in order to install WordPress via Softaculous, it is necessary to have a Premium license for Softaculous. If you do […]

How To Install Xenforo Manually

XenForo is a forum software that can be installed to your site. This guide is intended to cover the installation process. You can find their official instructions here. For this guide, we will be assuming a cPanel server. The process in DirectAdmin is very similar, but some of the details will be panel-specific and will vary between […]

Top Tips to Prevent Malicious Compromises Use Unique, Complex Passwords With more than 5,000 data breaches in 2019 alone, the importance of using unique, complex passwords cannot be overstated. The Surveillance Self-Defense guide at eff.org has many recommendations regarding passwords including writing them down on paper! Top Tips Use a password generator to create highly complex, secure passwords. Use a password […]