A backup of your website and storing those backups is an essential process for website owners. Whether it’s a small personal site or a worldwide corporate site, backups are often overlooked, but they’re super important. This guide shows LCN Web hosting and WordPress hosting customers how to create a website and database backup. Before you start, you’ll need to […]
This guide will explain how to set up your email address in Microsoft Outlook 2016 for customers using LCN Web hosting, WordPress hosting, Email hosting or LiteMail with an Authenticated SMTP. Before you get started, you’ll need to have your email address and password handy. If you can’t remember these details, you can check and reset them from your LCN account. You will also need to ensure you […]
This guide explains how to change the PHP version used by your website, for customers using LCN Web hosting or WordPress hosting. Let’s get started… Log in to your LCN account and head to your Control Panel. Click the domain you wish to check or change the PHP for. Click Hosting Settings followed by PHP. You can now view and change your PHP version. Before you […]
This guide will explain the settings you need to set up POP or IMAP for your email address. For customers using LCN Web hosting, WordPress hosting or Email hosting with an Authenticated SMTP. Please Note: The following settings are generic, settings such as ports may differ depending on your setup. If you’re looking for a setup guide specific to your email […]
This guide will explain how to enable HTTPS on your website. For customers using LCN web hosting. Let’s get started… Enable HTTPS from your LCN account With LCN we offer a quick way to set up your redirect straight from your LCN account saving you the hassle of fiddling with your website files or site plugins. To […]
This guide will show you how to upload your website files using FTP, for customers using LCN Web hosting, WordPress hosting. Before you start, you’ll need to know your FTP login details, you can find these from your LCN Account under your hosting details. Please Note: Your FTP username and password may also be connected to a mailbox, be aware […]
This guide will show LCN.com customers how to change their Nameservers on their domains. Nameservers form the backbone of the Domain Name System (DNS) as they create the link between a domain name and its email and website services. Sometimes you may need to update these, especially if you’re moving to a new hosting provider. Please Note: If […]
Adding a signature using our webmail is super-easy; you can even add your company logo to give it a professional look. Our free-to-use webmail service is available to anyone with an LCN domain name, Web hosting, Email hosting or WordPress hosting package. Let’s get started… Login to webmail here: https://webmail.lcn.com Click Settings in the top right. Click Identities and click the email address you would like to add a signature […]
To add password protection to your website you need to create a file to store usernames/passwords and add some code into a .htaccess file. This guide will show customers using LCN web hosting and WordPress hosting how to get password protection working in no time. Let’s get started… Creating the password file The password file […]
Databases are used with popular content management systems such as WordPress, Joomla or OpenCart. LCN Web Hosting and WordPress hosting packages provide the ability to create a new MySQL database from your LCN account. Let’s get started… How to create a MYSQL database Log in to your LCN account and head to your Control Panel. Click on the domain you’d like to add a database to. Now click Hosting Settings followed by MySQL. Next click Add […]