Accepted methods of payment

Please see below for the accepted methods of payment at HostPapa. Australia:  Visa, Mastercard, Maestro, American Express, Discover & Diners, China Union Pay, and PayPal Belgium: Visa, Mastercard, Maestro, American Express, Discover & Diners, China Union Pay, and PayPal Canada: Visa, Mastercard, Maestro, American Express, Discover & Diners, China Union […]

How to set up an addon domain

The addon domain function in cPanel allows you to host additional domains on your HostPapa account. Each addon domain will appear to be a separate website for your visitors. In this article, we’ll show you how to set up an addon domain.  How to purchase a domain NOTE: If you […]

How to protect yourself against fraud and phishing attacks

We’ve been alerted that some HostPapa customers have received an email from someone pretending to be from HostPapa, asking them to renew their domain names, click a button, and fill out an online form to avoid their service being terminated. Although this document may look official, we highly recommend being […]

DNS records: a complete guide

DNS (Domain Name System) is an Internet system that converts human-memorable domain names (like example.com) into computer-readable addresses (like 192.0.32.10). DNS uses zone files in your server to map domain names to IP addresses. The DNS records accessible through your HostPapa dashboard are A, CNAME, MX, and TXT. In this […]

How to create a PHP contact form for your website

Contact forms are used on websites to allow users to get in touch with site owners and leave a simple message. Using contact forms, rather than simply adding an email address to the website, can protect site owners from receiving spam email. Here is a simple PHP email form you […]

HostPapa free domain name registration

Your HostPapa web hosting package includes free domain name registration. We’ll register a domain name for you and pay for it for the first year while you have a web hosting account with HostPapa.  When the first year elapses, you’ll be billed annually for the domain name. If you register […]