Daniel Överfjord, utgivare på Loopia Knowledge Base

How do you order a glue record for your domain’s name servers?

To order a glue record for your domain, email registry@loopia.se with your customer number, the domain name and the host names and IP addresses of your name servers. A glue record links a name server’s host name to its IP address directly at the registry, and is needed when the name server is itself under […]

Which Loopia hosting package do you need to run WordPress?

Wondering which hosting package (subscription) you need to run WordPress? The short answer is that all of Loopia’s hosting packages support WordPress fully. Which one suits you best depends on the size of your site and your requirements. What WordPress needs A hosting account with PHP support, since WordPress is built in PHP. A MySQL […]

How do you set up custom name servers for a subdomain?

Want one of your subdomains to use different name servers (DNS servers) than your main domain? You can set up NS records for a subdomain to point it elsewhere. If your domain uses Loopia’s name servers, we can add the NS records for the subdomain on your behalf. Send an email to support@loopia.com with the […]

How often does Loopia back up your website, databases and email?

Loopia automatically backs up your hosting account, databases and email. Here’s how often we keep a backup and how long it’s kept, so you know what’s available if you need to restore something. Website files For website files, we keep a backup every hour for the last 24 hours, every day for the last week, […]

Why does your outgoing email end up in the recipient’s spam folder?

Reduce the risk of your email ending up in the recipient’s spam folder by authenticating your domain with SPF, DKIM and DMARC, and by formatting your messages correctly. Authentication Authenticating your domain proves to the recipient’s mail server that your email really comes from you, reducing the chance it’s marked as spam. SPF (Sender Policy […]

How do you encrypt traffic to your MariaDB database with SSL?

SSL is available if you want to encrypt traffic between your web server and your MariaDB database with us – for example if your website is hosted elsewhere but your MariaDB database is with Loopia. Encryption isn’t needed if your website is also hosted with Loopia, since traffic then stays inside our internal network. Verifying […]

How do you create a 301 redirect that keeps your Google ranking?

Use a 301 redirect to send an old web address to a new one without losing your ranking in Google: it is a search-engine-friendly redirect that preserves your SEO value. Below you’ll find what you need and ready-to-use examples for .htaccess, PHP, ASP, ASP.NET, Python and Perl. What is a 301 redirect? A 301 redirect […]

What is DynDNS and how do you use LoopiaDNS with a dynamic IP address?

If your internet connection has a dynamic IP address (one that changes automatically), LoopiaDNS’s DynDNS support keeps your domain pointing to the right address every time it changes – useful if you run your own server, NAS or VPN from home. What dynamic IP and DynDNS are A dynamic IP address can change every time […]

What are the email settings for a Microsoft 365 Exchange Online Kiosk licence?

Exchange Online Kiosk is Microsoft 365’s most limited email licence, designed for simple email use on a phone or tablet rather than full desktop Exchange functionality. What works with Kiosk If you use Microsoft’s own Outlook app on your phone or tablet, the Kiosk licence works well via Exchange ActiveSync, which synchronises email, contacts and […]

What is GDAP and why does Microsoft 365 via Loopia require it?

GDAP (Granular Delegated Admin Privileges) is a security feature in Microsoft 365 that controls what access Loopia has to your Microsoft 365 account. It lets resellers and partners such as Loopia receive specific, limited admin permissions to their customers’ Microsoft 365 environments – so you keep control over what we can do in your account, […]

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