Frequently Asked Questions

Development

1. What is the development cycle on Xplain Hosting?
2. How do I import an existing site?
3. Can I use ssh?

PHP

1. What PHP version can I expect?
2. How much memory does my PHP application have per page request?

Subversion

Xplain Hosting uses subversion for source code control.

1. Do I need to use subversion?
2. Where do I start learning subversion?
3. What is a good Windows client for Subversion?

Billing

1. How often am I billed?

Hosting environment

1. Can I use HTTPS?
2. If I enable HTTPS, can I still use HTTP?
3. How can I force users to access certain pages such as the shopping cart with HTTPS, while other parts remain in HTTP?
4. Can I use Apache's mod geoip?