We’ve integrated a bunch of Advanced Instruments inside the Octopus Hosting Site Control Panel. All these tools can assist you to do uncomplicated tasks just like protecting a directory using a password or far more complex ones like, for example, changing the PHP version of your account. Even though the jobs they actually do are very different, the whole set of Advanced Instruments have one uniformity. They’re truly convenient and demand virtually no particular competence from you.
Hotlink Protection
Shield yourself against traffic theft
From our Octopus Hosting Site Control Panel, you’ll be able to immediately protect all of the graphics in your websites from getting used somewhere else not having your agreement. And you’ll do this with simply a few mouse–clicks making use of the Hotlink Protection tool.
All you should make is just decide on the domain you need to shield and start the Hotlink Protection. Adjusts are going to work as soon as possible and your photographs will be guarded from illegal employment and data transfer thievery.
.htaccess generator
Auto generation of .htaccess files
At Octopus Hosting, you will have accessibility to the .htaccess file of your website, and so you could make as many alterations as you wish. Adding only a few lines for the configuration file, it is possible to route your web site to a different website url, or set up security password defense for a picked out folder, and so on.
Thanks to the potent .htaccess Generator inside the Site Control Panel, you don’t need to possess any information about .htaccess files. Merely tell the tool what you want to perform as well as for which site, and then also click on the Save button. Our clever program will generate the .htaccess file to suit your needs within seconds.
IP blocking
Block out malevolent IPs from your site
Inside of the Octopus Hosting Site Control Panel we’ve built in quite a useful tool that enables you to limit access to your sites by obstructing diverse IP addresses. While using the IP blocking tool, it’s possible to halt an IP address or an entire array of IP addresses from obtaining your site. To determine what IP addresses create the ’undesirable’ traffic to your website, you should check out the Stats Manager.
Just about all IP addresses are obstructed straight away and no–one will be able to find or access your site from them any more.
PHP configuration
Alter the PHP settings for your website
The Octopus Hosting Site Control Panel presents the opportunity to quickly affect the PHP build for your personal cloud hosting account. You can actually make a choice from older PHP releases all the way to the newest stable PHP release. We have developed an uncomplicated user interface that lets you modify the PHP build as frequently as you would like to. Then the edition you’ll have chosen will be implemented quickly.
Whichever PHP version you choose, you’ll also have control over the php.ini file – the PHP settings file for your hosting account. It’s easy to modify some of the more popular options, modify the complete php.ini file or immediately return all adjustments and then set things to their standard condition.
Cron Jobs
Set automatic planned jobs
Within the Octopus Hosting Site Control Panel, we’ve designed a quick and easy–to–use user interface for creating completely new in addition to taking care of current cron jobs – the Cronjob Manager. A cron job is usually an appointed activity – normally a script, which is carried out at predetermined periods of time. It may be a simple script for checking if your web site is on the web, a mailing script, a web site performance review, etc.
It is easy to set up take advantage of cron jobs with our cloud hosting deals. For those who want extra cron jobs, you can always buy further as an upgrade.
Password Protection
Great way to give protection to all your data
If you would like to make a space within your site which is visible merely to the folks you wish, you can easily make use of Octopus Hosting’s Password Protection instrument. Using it you can quickly set up a password protected folder which is to be encrypted and available only to you and anyone else whom you share the logon data with.
The directory will be guarded easily and no one else can see what exactly is on the inside. You’ll be the sole individual who will be in the position to alter or change it if you do not decide to approve different clients to access it.
URL redirection
URL re–direction with merely several mouse–clicks
If you’d like to instantly divert your website to another web page or any other web site, you can do this using the URL Redirection instrument. It minimizes the necessity to develop PHP redirects or create an .htaccess file. Just select the spot you wish to point your web site to and the software instrument will take care of what’s left. Your web site is going to be rerouted rapidly.
And if you intend to revoke the re–direction and have your site directed back to the initial URL, you can do so with only a click of your computer mouse.