Help Center

Step-by-step guides for email, domains, files, databases and security on your Electric Kitten hosting account.

Help Center

Guides for everything in your account.

Step-by-step help for your Electric Kitten hosting — or submit a ticket and our team will help you 24/7.

Email

Email

Mailboxes, forwarding, spam and connecting your phone or computer.

Domains & DNS

Domains & DNS

Point your domain, add subdomains and other sites, and set up redirects.

Websites & Apps

Websites & Apps

Install WordPress and polish the details.

Files & Backups

Files & Backups

Upload your site and keep safe copies of everything.

Databases & Advanced

Databases & Advanced

MySQL databases and scheduled tasks.

Security

Security

Passwords, private folders and blocking unwanted visitors.

Email

Email

Create an Email Account in cPanel

Set up a professional email address like you@yourdomain.com in under two minutes.

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Set Up Your Email on a Phone or Computer (IMAP & SMTP Settings)

Connect your Electric Kitten mailbox to Outlook, Apple Mail, Gmail, iPhone or Android.

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Forward Email to Another Address in cPanel

Automatically send a copy of incoming mail to another inbox.

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Set Up an Email Autoresponder (Out of Office)

Send an automatic reply while you’re away or to confirm you received a message.

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Reduce Spam with cPanel Spam Filters

Turn on spam filtering, adjust its sensitivity and whitelist important senders.

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Point Your Email to Another Provider (MX Records)

Use Microsoft 365, Google Workspace or another mail service with your hosted website.

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Set a Default (Catch-All) Email Address

Decide what happens to mail sent to addresses at your domain that don’t exist.

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Domains & DNS

Domains & DNS

Point Your Domain to Electric Kitten (Nameservers)

Connect a domain registered elsewhere to your Electric Kitten hosting account.

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Create a Subdomain in cPanel

Set up addresses like blog.yourdomain.com or shop.yourdomain.com.

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Host Another Website on Your Account (Addon Domains)

Run more than one website from a single Electric Kitten hosting plan.

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Redirect a Page or Domain in cPanel

Send visitors from an old address to a new one with a 301 or 302 redirect.

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Websites & Apps

Websites & Apps

Install WordPress on Your Hosting Account

Get a WordPress site running in a few clicks with the one-click installer.

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Create Custom Error Pages (404 and More)

Show a friendly, branded page when a visitor hits a missing or broken link.

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Files & Backups

Files & Backups

Create an FTP Account and Upload Files

Upload your website with FileZilla or another FTP client.

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Use the cPanel File Manager

Upload, edit and organize your website files right in your browser.

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Back Up and Restore Your Website in cPanel

Download a copy of your files, databases and email, and restore it when needed.

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Databases & Advanced

Databases & Advanced

Schedule Tasks with Cron Jobs

Run a script automatically every few minutes, hourly, daily or weekly.

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Create a MySQL Database and User in cPanel

Set up a database for WordPress, a store or any custom application.

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Check and Repair a MySQL Database

Fix “table is marked as crashed” and other database errors.

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Security

Security

Password-Protect a Folder on Your Website

Require a username and password to view part of your site.

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Stop Other Sites Using Your Images (Hotlink Protection)

Prevent other websites from embedding your images and using your bandwidth.

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Block an IP Address from Your Website

Stop a specific visitor, bot or range of addresses from reaching your site.

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Change Your cPanel Password

Update your hosting control panel password and keep your account secure.

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Can’t find what you need?

Our support team is available 24/7 by ticket or phone — and happy to do it for you.