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Archive for August, 2016


Control Panel layout changes

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We interrupt this blog to bring you an announcement regarding a few layout changes in Control Panel.

1. The Account ID moved to the very uppermost navigation – next to Account & Billing:

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2. The Related KB links on the right side column moved to the bottom – right above the footer:

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3. For most of the control panel sections, we expanded the main section to span the entire control panel width.

That is all.

Please proceed to have a great weekend.



How to Secure Your Primary Domain for Free When Ordering an SSL Certificate

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When you order an SSL certificate from us, your primary domain name will be secured for free. So, if you order an SSL certificate for www.HostingAccountDomain.com, then HostingAccountDomain.com.com will be added as a Subject Alternative Name automatically.

So you can secure both www.HostingAccountDomain.com and HostingAccountDomain.com with just one certificate.

This works for any subdomain, not just for the www. prefix. You can order a certificate for login.HostingAccountDomain.com and HostingAccountDomain.com will be added to the certificate.

Here’s a sample certificate where you see both the subdomain and the primary domain secured:

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Note that this is only applicable to single-level domains. For example, www.test.HostingAccountDomain.com will not secure test.HostingAccountDomain.com.

This works for all of the certificates available through Winhost!



SQL 2016 is now available

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Today we’re announcing the availability of SQL 2016. It’s available now in the MS SQL Manager of Control Panel.

The new stretch database feature is enabled and you can learn more here. Some other new features include Query Store, Temporal Tables, and JSON Support.

And of course, there are no extra fees for SQL 2016 hosting.

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