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cPanel is a popular web hosting control panel that simplifies website management. With shared hosting, cPanel gives you an easy-to-use interface to manage your hosting account, email, files, databases, and more. You can easily access your website’s files, manage domain settings, set up email accounts, and perform essential tasks without needing technical expertise.

After purchasing hosting with DotShift, you will receive your cPanel login details via email. You can log in to your cPanel account by visiting www.yoursite.com/cpanel or you can also access it through the DotShift Dashboard.

cPanel offers a range of features that make managing your shared hosting account straightforward. These include: managing files through File Manager, creating and managing email accounts, installing apps via Softaculous, managing databases with phpMyAdmin, configuring security settings, and monitoring website performance. It also allows you to set up backups, SSL certificates, and domain names.

Yes, cPanel makes it easy to install WordPress on your shared hosting account using tools like Softaculous or the cPanel installer. These tools provide a one-click installation process, making it simple for you to set up WordPress and begin building your website with minimal technical knowledge. Once installed, you can manage your WordPress site directly from cPanel.

To back up your website using cPanel, go to the 'Backup' section in cPanel. You can create full or partial backups of your website files, databases, and emails. You can also schedule automatic backups to ensure that your data is consistently backed up. Once the backup is complete, you can download it to your local computer or store it on a remote server for additional safety.

cPanel allows you to easily create and manage email accounts associated with your domain. To set up an email account, simply go to the 'Email Accounts' section in cPanel, click on 'Create,' and fill out the required details (email address, password, etc.). You can also manage email forwarding, auto-responders, and spam filters to ensure your email accounts run smoothly.

With cPanel, you can manage MySQL databases using the 'Databases' section. phpMyAdmin is available to manage database tables, run SQL queries, and perform other database-related tasks. You can also create new databases and manage their users through cPanel, making it easier to organize and interact with your website's backend data.

Yes, DotShift provides daily SQL backups with a retention period of 7 days. Additionally, we offer file backups every 3 days with a retention period of the last 3 backups. We also perform a weekly backup and a monthly backup, with a retention of the last 3 backups.