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A tour of your CHPanel home page

CHPanel puts every hosting tool on one screen. Here is a quick tour of the Home page so you know where things live. The tab bar Across the top are tabs for each area:…

How backups work in CHPanel (and how to restore)

CHPanel backs up your account automatically every night, so you can roll back if something goes wrong — there is nothing to switch on. Here is what is backed up and how…

How to add an addon domain

An addon domain lets you host a completely separate website — with its own domain — on the same hosting account. Great for running a second site from one plan. Add the…

How to check your disk and bandwidth usage

Keeping an eye on your disk space and bandwidth helps you avoid surprises and know when it is time to upgrade. Check your disk usage Sign in to CHPanel. On the Home tab,…

How to create a MySQL database in CHPanel

Many website apps (including WordPress) need a MySQL database. CHPanel's Database Wizard creates the database and a user with access to it in one go. Create the database…

How to create a subdomain

A subdomain is a separate section of your site with its own address, like blog.yourdomain.co.za or shop.yourdomain.co.za. They are free to create in CHPanel and each…

How to log in to CHPanel

CHPanel is your hosting control panel — it is where you manage files, email, databases, domains and more. Every customer signs in at the same address. Sign in Go to…

How to read your website error logs

When something on your site breaks, the error log is the first place to look — it records what went wrong and where. View your errors Sign in to CHPanel. On the Home…

How to set up a cron job

A cron job runs a script automatically on a schedule — handy for WordPress tasks, imports, clean-ups or any recurring job. Create a cron job Sign in to CHPanel and open…

How to use the CHPanel File Manager

File Manager in CHPanel lets you upload, edit and organise your website files right from your browser — no separate FTP program needed. Opening File Manager Sign in to…

Moving from cPanel to CHPanel: what changed and where everything is

BPHOST hosting accounts now run on CHPanel (Core Host Panel), our own control panel, instead of cPanel. If you have used cPanel before you will feel at home within a…