Redirects with non-existent PHP files
There may be times when you need to move a website that was previously built with URLs that ended in “.php“. For example: www.website.com/about.php. To ensure that you don’t lose any of the SEO benefits for these pages, you’ll need to set up 301 redirects for them to point to their new URL. If you’d like […]
Changing the Allocated Space For Local Backups
By default, we allocate 20% of server space for backups. If existing backups on the server exceed the allotted space, Borg will not create new backups or do anything else which requires a backup (staging pushes, clones, etc). Why would that happen? Maybe you have a really large site. Maybe you take 24 manual backups […]
Using DNS Made Easy (DNSME) with vCanopy
TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction Step 1. Register your domain with DNS Made Easy Step 2. Configure DNSME Name Servers at your Domain Registrar Step 3. Copy your DNSME API Credentials Step 4. Enter your DNSME API credentials into vCanopy Step 5. Provision a vCanopy site using DNSME to Update DNS Custom / Vanity Name Servers […]
Using Default WordPress Admin Settings to Deploy vCanopy Sites
When you are managing many servers and sites it can make sense to always provision your sites using the same Admin settings. However, please keep in mind that this can be a security vulnerability if you do not use strong passwords and unique Admin usernames, proceed with caution. TABLE OF CONTENTS Step 1. Go to […]
Using vCanopy Bundles
vCanopy Bundles let you preconfigure your vCanopy WordPress site deployments with the Plugins and Themes installed that you most commonly used. You can create many different types of Bundles to suite the different types of projects that you work on. Step 1. Go to Your vCanopy Settings Login to your vCanopy account and click the […]
Easily Deploy a vCanopy WordPress Site
vCanopy simplifies the process of deploying WordPress sites in a much more secure manner than the traditional WordPress 5 Minute Installation. The vCanopy automated WordPress deployment creates your database and installs a fully functioning WordPress site with admin user and password all from within the protected environment of your vCanopy dashboard. TABLE OF CONTENTS Step […]