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What is the .htaccess file? The .htaccess file is a powerful website file that controls high-level configuration of your website. On servers that run Apache (a web server software), the .htaccess file allows you to make changes to your website’s configuration without having to edit server configuration files. For example, the most common uses for the .htaccess file […]

What is phpMyAdmin? phpMyAdmin is a free software tool that allows you manage the MySQL database of your website. For WordPress websites specifically, the MySQL database stores all the data related to your posts, pages, comments, users, links and more. Occasionally, while managing your website, you may come across something that requires you to directly […]

What is SFTP? SFTP stands for SSH File Transfer Protocol (SFTP) and is a method of secure file management for your website. In this tutorial, we’ll cover why SFTP is a useful website management tool that you need to know and understand to take control of your website. What is SFTP? To understand SFTP, it’s […]

At some point, you may encounter the dreaded 403 Forbidden error message on your website. Don’t panic! In this post, we’ll show a few ways to fix a 403 Forbidden error issue on your WordPress site. What is a 403 Forbidden Error? The 403 Forbidden error message means something is preventing access to a certain […]