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Add a Domain Alias in Plesk

Domain Aliases can be used to redirect traffic from one domain to another, which is a common scenario if you have both a “.com” and “. ca” domain registered. This guide shows the setup of an alias pointing traffic from Sherweb-test.com to Sherweb.com.  1. Login to Plesk.2. Click on Subs...

7/17/2025 3:03:20 AM

Delete a domain alias

Alias Domains allow you to redirect one domain name to another – for example, if you have a .com and a .ca domain name, you might have set the .com domain up as a Domain Alias of the .ca domainWhen an Alias Domain has expired (or if you no longer require one of the Alias Domains), you may start t...

7/17/2025 3:03:56 AM

How to add a record to a DNS zone

How to add a record to a DNS zoneSynopsisThis guide will show you how to add a record to a DNS zone in your Account Manager.Prerequisitea Sherweb hosted accounta Sherweb hosted DNS How toLog in to the Account Manager.Click on Domains. Click on Manage Records next to the zone for wh...

7/17/2025 3:04:43 AM

How to add an auto-responder on your POP3 mailbox

How to add an auto-responder on your POP3 mailboxSynopsisThis guide will show you how to add an auto-responder on your POP3 account.PrerequisiteA Sherweb Web hosting planHow toLog onto your Plesk control panel.Click on the Mail menu.Select the account on which you wish to add an automatic re...

7/2/2025 2:19:46 AM

How to add/remove an email alias in Plesk.

This support article demonstrated how to add an email alias to an existing email account. This can be used when you want to be able to use generic email accounts but have the email delivered to an existing email account.For this example:“admin@sherweb.com” will be added as an alias to “info@sherw...

7/17/2025 3:05:43 AM

How to backup Plesk website

SynopsisThis guide will show you how to backup your website with Plesk.Prerequisitea Sherweb web hosting account.How to1. On the left pane click on files2. Select the "httpdocs" ( or whichever folder is defined for your website).3. Click on the Archive menu and select the Add to Archive option.&n...

7/17/2025 3:06:43 AM

How to configure an Incoming Mail Server (POP) in Outlook

How to configure an Incoming Mail Server (POP) in OutlookSynopsisThis guide will show you how to configure an Incoming Mail Server (POP) in OutlookPrerequisiteA Sherweb Web hosting planHow toIf your site is hosted on Sherweb's server with an access to the Plesk Control Panel (https://domainame.co...

7/2/2025 2:21:44 AM

How to export a copy of your database in Webhosting

Log into the Plesk panel and click on the 'Database' icon.Click on the 'Export Dump' icon.By default the file has a name, change it if you would like, and check the 'Automatically download...' checkbox.It will go to your local downloads folder. 

7/17/2025 3:07:31 AM

How to host a domain name not registered with Sherweb

How to host a domain name not registered with SherwebSynopsisThis guide will show you how to host a domain name that was not registered with Sherweb.PrerequisiteA Sherweb Web hosting planA domain name not registered with SherwebHow toWhen you register your domain name, use the Sherweb name server...

7/2/2025 2:22:37 AM