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URL forwarding as in LoopiaDNS

This article explains how the URL forwarding (redirection via frame) feature in LoopiaDNS works, and how to reproduce the same... [...]

Loopiadns.com

The Loopia loopiadns.com service gives you a temporary preview address (test URL) for a website hosted with Loopia, so you... [...]

Loopia Boost – General information

Loopia Boost is a high-performance hosting platform similar to our popular UNIX platform. It is the ideal choice if you... [...]

Loopia Boost – Page cache

The page cache (full-page caching) in Loopia Boost stores PHP-generated pages as if they were static files. If pages on... [...]

Loopia Boost – Object cache (Redis)

The object cache (Redis) in Loopia Boost is mainly used to cache responses from the database that your website uses.... [...]

Loopia Boost – Code cache

The code cache (OPcache) in Loopia Boost caches your site’s compiled PHP code, which makes most page loads significantly faster.... [...]

Information for developers

This page collects the information a developer typically needs when working on your website hosted at Loopia — mainly FTP... [...]

Create an SSH user in the control panel

To connect using SSH (Secure Shell), you first need to create an SSH user and upload your public key in... [...]

SSH

The SSH (Secure Shell) service lets you manage your website files with well-known command-line tools. The home directory in this... [...]

Rewrites in Loopia Boost

The Loopia Boost platform does not support rewrites via a .htaccess file. Instead, you add rewrites from the Boost Settings... [...]

Editing php.ini

You cannot edit php.ini directly on your Loopia web hosting account. However, you can override many common PHP settings on... [...]

Sending emails with ASP.NET

This article shows how to send email from an ASP.NET application using the System.Net.Mail library, with code examples for plain-text... [...]

Move your site and email to Loopia

Moving your website, email address and domain name from another provider to Loopia might sound complicated, but if you follow... [...]

Forum software on Loopia hosting (phpBB and SMF)

Forum software such as phpBB (bulletin board software) and SMF (Simple Machines Forum) can be installed on Loopia hosting and... [...]

Information about DNSSEC

DNSSEC (DNS Security Extensions) secures your domain and protects your users from threats such as DNS cache poisoning. This article... [...]

Loopia Boost – WordPress

The Loopia Boost platform is optimised to work well with WordPress. Your WordPress site should work automatically after moving to... [...]

The difference between UNIX and Windows

UNIX (FreeBSD) and Windows are the two operating systems Loopia uses on its customer web servers. The operating system on... [...]

Move a WordPress site in between domains in a Loopia account

This guide explains how to move a WordPress site between two domain names within the same Loopia account, for example... [...]

Gzip compression on Loopia’s web hosting platform

Gzip (HTTP compression) reduces the size of web responses sent from the server to the browser, improving page load times... [...]

Create a MySQL user

To connect to a MySQL (database) at Loopia you need a database user (login credentials for the database). This guide... [...]

Create a MySQL database

You can create a new MySQL (database) directly from the Loopia Customer Zone (kundzon, account dashboard) without using any external... [...]

Django support on Loopia’s web hosting platform

Django (Python web framework) is a popular framework for building web applications in Python. This article explains the current availability... [...]

Import a MySQL database with phpMyAdmin

This guide explains how to import a MySQL (database engine) database on Loopia hosting using phpMyAdmin (web-based MySQL admin). The... [...]

Where are your servers located?

Loopia operates its own data centre in Sweden and uses partner data centres within the EU for selected services. This... [...]

Perl

Running Perl as a CGI (Common Gateway Interface) script at Loopia requires a Unix-based hosting account and a few specific... [...]

Restore website

If you have installed a plugin that causes issues, deleted something by mistake, or want to roll back your website... [...]

Manage users with sudo on your VPS

Sudo (user permissions) is used on a Linux VPS (virtual private server) to secure your SSH access and reduce the... [...]

Do you support SFTP or FTPS?

Loopia supports FTPS (FTP over SSL/TLS) as an encrypted way to upload files to your web hosting. We do not... [...]

Relative paths in scripts and links

Relative paths in scripts and links let you reference files based on the current working directory rather than the full... [...]

Which PHP modules are available on the server?

If you have a domain with us configured as Website with Loopia > Unix, you can see which PHP modules... [...]

Resetting password for Joomla

This guide shows you how to reset a Joomla user password in the Loopia Customer Zone if it has been... [...]

Update database connections for WordPress, Joomla, OpenCart and MediaWiki

This guide explains how to update database connection settings (host, username, password and database name) for products installed with the... [...]

Upgrade PHP at Loopia

Upgrading PHP at Loopia keeps your website compatible with the latest security patches and performance improvements on our Unix web... [...]

What do I do if my website has been hacked?

If you see an unfamiliar page when you visit your website, or a warning like the one below, your site... [...]

Python

Running Python as a CGI (Common Gateway Interface) script at Loopia requires a Unix-based hosting account, a specific file layout... [...]

Links for ASP programmers

Links for ASP programmers at Loopia point to external resources for ASP (Active Server Pages) development. Our support does not... [...]

SSI (Server-Side Includes)

Server-Side Includes (SSI) let you insert external files into a page, print system variables, and show results from CGI scripts.... [...]

Cannot connect to MySQL externally

Connecting to a MySQL database on Loopia hosting from an external location, such as your home computer or a local... [...]

Restoring your web data from backup using FTP

This guide explains step by step how to restore your web data from a Loopia backup snapshot using an FTP... [...]

How do I change the database password for my WordPress site?

Changing the MySQL database password for your WordPress site is a good routine security measure, and it is essential after... [...]

Frequently asked questions about CGI

CGI (Common Gateway Interface) support on Loopia hosting is available on our UNIX servers, where you can run scripts written... [...]

WP Super Cache

WP Super Cache is a popular caching plugin (add-on) for WordPress. Its main job is to generate static HTML files... [...]

How do I keep my WordPress site secure?

WordPress is the world’s most widely used tool for building websites, with thousands of themes (templates) and plugins (add-ons) that... [...]

Web application firewall (WAF)

A web application firewall (WAF) is a security solution designed to protect web applications such as WordPress and Joomla. It... [...]

Directory Listing Denied

The Directory Listing Denied error appears in your browser when you visit your website and there is no valid index... [...]

URL redirection as in LoopiaDNS

This article explains how the URL redirection (HTTP 301/302 redirect) feature in LoopiaDNS works, and how to reproduce the same... [...]

Internal Server Error in WordPress

If your WordPress site is showing an “Internal Server Error” (HTTP 500), something on your site is preventing the web... [...]

General info about PHP

PHP scripting is supported on Loopia’s UNIX hosting platform, but our support scope is limited to server-side issues. We do... [...]

How do I change the password in WordPress?

Changing your WordPress password is a quick process you can do from your user profile in the WordPress dashboard (admin... [...]

Connect ASP.NET to database

Connecting ASP.NET to a database on Loopia hosting can be done against either an Access (.mdb) database or a MySQL... [...]

Apache 2.4 at Loopia

Apache 2.4 (HTTP server) is the web server version used on Loopia’s Unix web hosting platform. This guide describes the... [...]

Security and PHP include

This article explains the most common security issue on a website built with PHP: weaknesses in the use of the... [...]

Connect to an MSSQL database on Loopia hosting

This guide shows how to connect to an MSSQL (Microsoft SQL Server) database that you have created with Loopia, using... [...]

Write to a text file with ASP

This guide shows how to write to a text file on the server from an ASP (Active Server Pages) script... [...]

Automatic ASP.NET update does not happen immediately

When you upload a new ASP.NET text file (for example web.config or an .aspx file) on Loopia’s Windows platform, the... [...]

ASP.NET Trust level

ASP.NET on Loopia hosting runs under a configured Trust Level, which controls what an application’s code is permitted to do.... [...]

My own error log

You can configure your own PHP error log at Loopia by adding directives to a .htaccess (Apache configuration) file. This... [...]

ASP.NET rewrite

Rewriting URLs in ASP.NET on Loopia hosting lets you produce clean, search-engine-friendly addresses (often called “pretty URLs”) without relying on... [...]

What PHP version are you running?

Loopia offers several PHP (Hypertext Preprocessor) versions on our Linux (UNIX) web hosting platform, so you can pick the version... [...]

Move your website to Loopia’s latest Windows platform

Loopia offers a Windows (ASP.NET) web hosting platform for sites that require Microsoft technologies. This guide explains how to move... [...]

Install PrestaShop on Loopia hosting

PrestaShop (e-commerce platform) cannot be installed on Loopia hosting by default because the installation process does not allow the @... [...]

An error occurred during connection to the database

The error message “An error occurred during connection to the database” on a Loopia-hosted site usually points to a service... [...]

Connect PHP to MySQL

Connecting PHP to MySQL on Loopia hosting is done with the mysqli extension and the database credentials shown in the... [...]

ImageMagick

ImageMagick is available on Loopia’s newer UNIX servers, together with GhostScript, so you can manipulate images and process PostScript or... [...]

Migrate a Joomla site to a new domain

Migrating a Joomla (content management system) site to a new domain on Loopia hosting is straightforward and mainly involves copying... [...]

Making your website appear on the Internet

Search engine optimisation (SEO), also known as search engine positioning, is the practice of making a website more visible by... [...]

Relative paths with mod_rewrite

This guide explains how to use mod_rewrite (Apache URL rewriting module) with relative paths in a .htaccess file on your... [...]

Custom error pages

Custom error pages on Loopia hosting let you replace the web server’s default error messages (such as the familiar 404... [...]

System Resources Exceeded

The System Resources Exceeded error message on Loopia Windows hosting (IIS with ASP) is usually caused by using a Microsoft... [...]

Which ASP components do you have?

This article lists the third-party ASP (Active Server Pages) components that are installed on Loopia’s Windows hosting servers (IIS), so... [...]

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