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Shared hosting is an environment based on a shared server between several users. Resources are distributed between different spaces, which reduces the cost of hosting for each customer. Shared Hosting is perfect for personal websites, small and mid-sized businesses that do not require all the resources of a dedicated server.

Yes! Our Deluxe and Ultimate shared hosting plans allow you to host more than one Website, by adding secondary domains through your hosting control panel.

Yes, your hosting comes packed with the a user friendly and intuitive Control Panel. You can access it here

In order to activate your domain name with a Cobimex Hosting package, you must configure your domain name to point to our nameservers. Domains that are transferred in to us are not automatically set to our nameservers.

Name

       IP Address

ns1.cobimex.net

      158.220.81.253

ns2.cobimex.net

      158.220.81.253

Accounts will be set up immediately after payment. You should receive a welcome email with instructions on getting started within a few minutes after making your payment.

An SSL (Secure Socket Layer) certificate is required for the conversation between your website and a visitors browser to be secured. It's now best practice to load all sites over https:// rather than http:// - your visitors will see a secure padlock in their web browser and can be sure that data they enter into your contact form or purchases from your online store are secure.
To get your free SSL, Go to your Control Panel -> Websites -> List Websites -> Click on Manage in front of the website. Under CONFIGURATIONS select Add SSL.

Please make sure that the version you are selecting is compatible with your Apps. Once you are sure: Go to your Control Panel -> Websites -> List Websites -> Click on Manage in front of the website. Under CONFIGURATIONS select Change PHP. When you click Select PHP Version you will be presented with the PHP Selector page on the PHP Extensions tab. The current PHP version is shown at the top.

Domains

Cobimex Hosting offers many domain extensions for registration, and you might be familiar with some of the more popular extensions, like .com, .net, .org, .co.uk and .info. But there are hundreds of other domains available, such as .io .design, .shop and more... These are known as gTLDs, or generic top-level domains, and refer to the extension at the ending of a website address, like .com, .org or .net. Generic top-level domains can be registered and used by anyone and aren't restricted to a geographical region.
To register your domain with us, just go the menu Domains and select Register a Domain.

In such a case, there are some alternate options for you if the domain you want is already registered. You can try another spelling of your domain, or you could try a different extension that fits your specific online venture.

Some domain names may come back with a price higher than expected. These domains are known as premium domains, and they're considered valuable domain real estate. Premium domains might be more expensive, but the benefits often make up for the initial cost investment.

Yes, some domain extensions have specific registration requirements. For example, some ccTLDs have residency requirements, and some gTLDs have organizational requirements. These requirements are outlined in detail in each domain extension's respective help article, such as About .uk domains and About .studio domains.

The maximum registration length for any domain is 10 years. To continue your domain registration, you must renew your domain before expiration, either by turning on auto-renew or manually renewing your domain. Every domain must have current and accurate details for the Registrant contact type. This is a requirement from ICANN, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, that all domain registrars must adhere to. This contact info will stay private on our public WHOIS directory as long as you have Domain Privacy turned on.

Email

Creating a professional email address can help you craft an online presence that inspires a serious and trustworthy first impression of you and your company. With a free account you can only change the part of your email before the @ sign, meaning you may have to compromise on your name due to limited availability. This kind of compromise is not ideal when handling business communications as it may raise doubts about your credibility.

The advantage of creating a business account is that it can be customised both before and after the @ sign, i.e. you can choose your own email handle and domain name. This gives you the freedom to create a unique professional email, such as john.rudge@yourcompany.com. What's more, you also have the option to forward messages from your old email address to the new one, and vice versa, making the transition smooth and easy. Email Clients like Microsoft Outlook and Thunderbird help you to work even more effectively by managing your mail, appointments and contacts across all devices. Finally, when you create a business email, your account will be free of advertising, which isn't the case with many free providers.

This will depend if you are already a customer with us or not.
If you are a customer, please login to your Control Panel and you can select the website or domain you want to create email for.

If you are now, simply decide on the package that best suits you. You should first buy a domain or use an existing domain name, as an email address should consist of the following: a name, the @ sign, your chosen email domain, and a top level domain (TLD) such as ".com" or ".org". To create a business account, first choose the domain and the TLD. With this account, you can then create a number of different individual addresses for each of your employees using their personal names or titles.
Once you've created an email address you can access your messages anytime and anywhere. For this, you can use our Webmail or an email client like Outlook or Thunderbird. This gives you a comprehensive solution for you or your company, as well as practical and reliable software.

Most smart devises like phones and tables already have a pre-installed email client that can be easily connected to your Cobimex Hosting business address. Alternatively, you can use your preferred mobile client. In both cases, the app needs to support IMAP accounts in order to work with your email address. Our help centre provides a step-by-step guide for setting up your email account on an android or iOS smartphone.

Please follow the guide of your email client. We would have sent you all the required information, like our IMAP and SMTP Server details and the ports needed.

Once you've registered your brand new email domain, then you can continue with the first steps of creating your business account. Set up the email program of your choice, for example Microsoft Outlook. The required server settings are generally automatically detected – if not, simply insert the data provided by Cobimex Hosting. Alternatively, you can use Webmail. Set up your email on your other devices if you want to use multiple devices to send and receive your emails. With Microsoft Outlook, you can also use the Microsoft apps on your phone. The setup for this is similar to the server setup: if the server settings are detected automatically then you're ready to go, and if not, quickly enter the data manually and you're set!

It is important to ensure that all employees have access to their business email addresses. Send test emails to a known address in order to make sure the sending and receiving of emails is running smoothly and that the setup was successful. A professional email signature is also important for a professional appearance and is even mandatory in the business sector: business emails are considered a formal method of communication in the same way that business letters are.

You can also arrange for all emails going to your old address to be forwarded to your new business email address. Following this, inform all your acquaintances, business contacts and colleagues that your email address has changed. You can make changes to your mailbox and set up filters or folders in accordance with your individual requirements.

Backup

You should regularly be backing up your data, especially any important or business critical files, as you never know when an issue might arise that could result in the loss of data.
We don't back-up your files on our platform on your behalf, unless you have selected the extra option with your subscription. However, we have we have a number of articles explaining the back up process for the different types of files you may use with your Cobimex Hosting account.

Using our Control Panel, you can setup backup policies to external storages like Amazon S3 and Google Drive.
With Google Drive: Login to the Control Panel, select Backup, then select Setup Google Drive.
You will be redirected to provide your Google credentials, and authorise the Panel to access your Google account.
You will then be able to setup backup frequencies and the website(s) you want to backup.

Yes you can download the backup files to your computer / local machine from your Google Drive or S3 account.

Others

A server, or web server, is part of the web hosting infrastructure. They are powerful computers on which both configuration files and the data of the hosted websites are stored, i.e. websites and all website content. A root server is a server with "root access" to the configuration data of a server. Our web hosting service does not offer root access as we take care of all the necessary configurations for you. You will need to get a virtual private server or a cloud server, to have root access and can configure the server yourself.

Before you begin your comparison journey, you have to decide what type of web hosting will fit your needs as a webmaster. Your basic choices are shared, reseller, VPS, and dedicated hosting.

If you are just starting out online and you don’t have a lot of websites, then you may want to begin comparing cheap shared hosting plans. If you want more freedom over your hosting account, then you may want to choose a more powerful VPS hosting plan instead.
Finally, if you’re extremely serious about being successful online and you want the best of the best, then you should be comparing dedicated hosting plans.

Shared web servers are unique because they are split up into partitions that are assigned to each hosting account. A server partition is a section of a web server that is completely separate from the rest of the web server. Even though the partitions are completely separate, the server software configuration is the same across the entire web server. Server resources are distributed evenly amongst the server in the event of a partition overload. For example, if your website is stressing the network’s resources and pushing its limitations, then another server partition may aid in the operation of your website by providing extra server resources.

If you are consistently overstepping the boundaries of your shared server partition then you will most likely be warned by the web hosting provider via email. Too much excessive use can result in the suspension of service or a hosting upgrade. Many shared web hosting plans offer unlimited features, however, there are very real limitations, especially when the server limitations are consistently overused.

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