Scripting with Beacon

Beacon is a scripting companion to Launchpad (formerly called “apnscp”) that provides a simple interface to interacting with more than 1,850 commands exposed in Launchpad. If Launchpad can do it so can you, minus a pretty interface of course! Beacon comes preinstalled on all v5+ platforms and may also be downloaded from our github repo for use on…

MySQL snapshots and rollbacks

apnscp supports simple MySQL database snapshots as of August 28, 2016. Snapshots are ideal for preserving your database structure before a software update or any situation in which there is risk of loss of data not covered by the nightly backups. Snapshots perform a full database export and stores this file, uncompressed, in your backup directory. Snapshots…

Database appears in MySQL Manager, but not phpMyAdmin

Overview A MySQL database that appears within the control panel under Databases > MySQL Manager does not show in Databases > phpMyAdmin Cause Read permissions have been revoked on that database from the primary user. Solution Visit Databases > MySQL Manager > Change Mode: List Databases & Users within the control panel. Select the database that does…

Linking Google Analytics

Overview Hosting platforms v5+ support easy integration of Google Analytics into your Dashboard. Analytics provide a bevvy of useful metrics including unique visitor count, visitor behavior, SEO efficacy, goal targeting, and browser usage. Enabling Analytics Analytics requires setup within Google Code and the control panel. Prerequisite: Google Analytics must be setup before completing this. See KB: Enabling Google Analytics…

Understanding storage usage

Overview The control panel provides a comprehensive storage breakdown via Files > Storage Usage. A birds eye view is available in graphical form under Storage Usage as well as individual files via File Listing > Download File Listing. Storage contributors Any file created on your account contributes to storage utilization. This includes the following services: MySQL PostgreSQL FTP…

Bulk importing addresses

Overview When migrating over hosting providers, it may be necessary to add e-mail addresses en masse. Addresses can be added within the control panel. Visit Mail > Manage Mailboxes Select Add Multiple Addressses Bulk address form will slide down Enter each address to create on its own line, format follows: <email1> <forward1>, <forward2>, <forwardN>… <email2> <forward1>, <forward2>,…

Logging into the control panel

Overview Your control panel is a comprehensive control center that allows you to do everything from create e-mail accounts, add new domains to your account, update billing information, and even get support. Access is easy. You can do it through a few different processes: https://cp.hostineer.com Login by accessing hostineer.com > CP Login By server name. Visit…