Websites, domains and PHP

Websites are managed on the Websites page of your subscription.

Where the files are#

Each website has its own folder in your home folder. For example.dk the files that visitors see are in:

example.dk/public

Put your index.php or index.html there. Files outside public – for example configuration files with passwords – cannot be opened from the web, so that is a good place for them.

Your home folder also has:

Add a domain#

1. Under Add a domain, type the domain, for example example.com.
2. Choose what it should do:
   • A separate website with its own files and e-mail – a new website with its own folder and DNS zone.
   • A subdomain website – for example shop.example.dk, with its own folder.
   • Show an existing website (alias) – the domain shows the same website as another domain. Choose which.
3. Choose Add domain.

www. works automatically for every domain. The domain must also point to us; see Move your domain to us.

Removing a domain keeps its files, so you can still copy them.

PHP version#

Choose Settings next to a website to change it:

• PHP version: choose the PHP version (available: 8.3, 8.4, 8.5) or No PHP (static files) for plain HTML sites. Use the newest version your website supports; older versions get fewer security updates.
• Web server: Nginx + Apache (.htaccess support) reads .htaccess files, which WordPress and most PHP apps expect. Nginx only is a little faster but ignores .htaccess.
• PHP memory limit, Max upload size and Max execution time (s): raise these if your app asks for it, for example 512M memory or 128M uploads.

Choose Save settings. The change is live within a few seconds.

Redirects#

Under Redirects at the bottom of the Websites page you send visitors from an old address to a new one:

• One page: from /old-page.html to https://example.dk/new-page (or just /new-page).
• A whole section: tick Also redirect everything under this path, for example everything under /blog to https://blog.example.dk. With Keep the rest of the address, /blog/my-post goes to https://blog.example.dk/my-post.
• The whole website: tick Redirect the whole website, for example when the shop has moved to a new domain name.

Choose Permanent (301) when the move is for good, so search engines move their ranking to the new address, and Temporary (302) for a campaign or while you work on something. Redirects work for both http:// and https:// and take effect within a few seconds.

HTTPS#

Every website should use HTTPS. See HTTPS and certificates.

Error pages and other problems#

See My website shows an error.