This topic describes the product feature updates and related documentation for Alibaba Cloud Web Hosting.
2024
Feature Name | Function Overview | References |
Migrate websites between different hosts under the same account | To change your Cloud Web Hosting instance as needed, and your current Cloud Web Hosting instance does not support upgrading to the target Cloud Web Hosting instance, and both instances belong to the same Alibaba Cloud account, migrate your website to ensure its normal operation. |
2023
Feature Name | Function Overview | References |
Enhanced Linux Cloud Web Hosting instances support downloading or deleting FTP logs. | FTP logs record information about FTP server usage. For example, after a Cloud Web Hosting instance connects to an FTP server, you can view the FTP logs to find information such as connection times, remote connection addresses, executed commands, and authentication details. | |
Enhanced Linux Cloud Web Hosting instances support the directory analysis feature of File Manager. | You can use the directory analysis feature of File Manager to view the number of directories and files in the subdirectories of the website root directory, and the space that is occupied by all files in the subdirectories. | |
The directory analysis diagnostic category is added to the self-diagnosis feature. | You can use the directory analysis diagnostic category to analyze and view the number of system files (directories) and their space usage. | |
The host console supports uploading files of up to 200 MB. | On Linux Cloud Web Hosting instances, you can adjust the file upload size limit in the host management console. You can upload files of up to 200 MB from the website frontend. | |
The host console supports viewing access logs from the past 180 days on the Archived Logs tab. | Enhanced Linux Cloud Web Hosting instances support viewing access logs from the past 180 days on the Archived Logs tab. You can download the corresponding log files from the wwwlogs directory of the website using an FTP client. | |
The host console supports IP address blocking and concurrent connection limit features. | Cloud Web Hosting provides an access control feature. You can use this feature to set IP address blocking and concurrent connection limits to reduce the risk of DDoS attacks on your website. | Use access control to block malicious IPs and limit concurrent connections |
The host console supports setting HTTPS redirection on the 301 Redirection page. | This feature is available only for enhanced Linux Cloud Web Hosting instances. After you bind a domain name to the host, you can configure HTTPS redirection for the domain name on the 301 Redirection page. |
2022
Feature Name | Function Overview | References |
The host console supports resetting databases. | If your current Cloud Web Hosting database configuration does not meet your business requirements, you can use the database reset feature to restore all database settings to their initial state. You can then reconfigure the database as needed. | |
Enhanced exclusive Windows hosts support enabling HTTPS for multiple domain names at the same time. | Enhanced exclusive Windows hosts support enabling HTTPS encrypted access for multiple domain names at the same time. This feature improves website security and helps prevent data leakage or tampering during transmission. | |
Hosts support the purchase of additional database space. | If the pre-installed database space on your Cloud Web Hosting instance does not meet your current business needs, you can purchase additional database space to ensure that your website runs as expected. | |
The host console displays the DDoS protection status. | On the host information page of the Cloud Web Hosting management console, you can view the DDoS protection status to stay informed about the operational status of your Cloud Web Hosting site. | |
The host console supports the self-diagnosis feature. | Enhanced Linux Cloud Web Hosting instances provide an intelligent site availability diagnosis feature. You can use the self-diagnosis feature to quickly identify issues that are encountered during system environment setup and website construction, such as web space problems or site access failures. | |
The host console supports custom monitoring and alerting features. | Some exclusive Linux Cloud Web Hosting instances provide custom monitoring and alerting features. You can set alerting thresholds for CPU, memory, web space, file (folder) count, and connections to monitor the operational status of your website in real time. This feature also provides various notification methods, such as text message, DingTalk, and email, for you to quickly monitor website activity. | |
The host console provides a website acceleration service. | For websites that require acceleration, CDN acceleration can be complex to configure, requires a high level of technical expertise, and may result in configuration failures. Cloud Web Hosting provides a website acceleration service. You can purchase this service and bind a domain name to enable acceleration without manual configuration. This simplifies the operation. | |
The host console provides PHP and Zend extension components. | When you upload open source extension components to Cloud Web Hosting, compilation is often required. This process demands a high level of technical skill and can lead to issues where extensions cannot be uploaded or used. The Cloud Web Hosting console provides common PHP and Zend extension components for you to choose from. You can load them directly without preparing and uploading them yourself, which improves usability. | |
Cloud Web Hosting instances that run the Windows 2019 operating system support the ASP.NET Core 6.0 environment. | ASP.NET Core is a cross-platform, open source framework for building modern, cloud-based web applications on Windows, macOS, or Linux operating systems. When you create web applications on Cloud Web Hosting, the ASP.NET Core 6.0 environment provides higher performance and simpler, more efficient coding than the ASP.NET environment. This offers more application services. | |
The Cloud Web Hosting list page in the console supports paging and provides more options for the number of items to display per page. | The layout of the Cloud Web Hosting console is optimized. The Cloud Web Hosting list page supports paging, and the number of items that can be displayed per page is increased from 10 to 20, 50, or 100. This helps you quickly find specific Cloud Web Hosting instances or perform other operations on hosts. | |
Enhanced exclusive Cloud Web Hosting instances support the Windows 2019 operating system. | Enhanced exclusive virtual hosts now support the Windows 2019 operating system, which includes Windows Server 2019 and IIS 10. This feature provides more options for your business. | |
Host data centers are supported in the China (Shanghai), China (Chengdu), and China (Qingdao) regions. | Alibaba Cloud has launched new data centers in the China (Shanghai), China (Chengdu), and China (Qingdao) regions for shared enhanced Cloud Web Hosting instances. |
2021
Feature Name | Function Overview | References |
File Manager is supported for file management. | To help you manage website files more conveniently, enhanced Cloud Web Hosting instances provide a File Manager feature. You can use File Manager directly in the host management console to manage files without the need to download an FTP client. | |
The FTP feature can be enabled or disabled. | For security purposes, you can enable or disable the FTP feature for Linux Cloud Web Hosting instances in the host management console. | |
The file (folder) count can be viewed. | Some Linux Cloud Web Hosting instances support viewing the file (folder) count ratio in the host management console. This helps you quickly understand site usage or troubleshoot issues, such as files failing to be written. | |
PHP and Zend extension components can be configured. | Linux Cloud Web Hosting instances support the configuration of PHP and Zend extension components in the host management console to meet your requirements for website feature extensions or security. | Configure PHP and Zend extension components for Cloud Web Hosting |
Host data centers are supported in the China (Shanghai) and China (Chengdu) regions. | Alibaba Cloud has launched new data centers in the China (Shanghai) and China (Chengdu) regions for exclusive Cloud Web Hosting instances. | |
The file upload size limit is adjusted. | On Linux Cloud Web Hosting instances, you can adjust the file upload size limit in the host management console. You can upload files of up to 50 MB from the website frontend. | |
The website root directory can be switched. | Programs such as ThinkPHP use `public` as the default root directory, whereas Linux Cloud Web Hosting instances use `htdocs` as the default site root directory. You can switch the website root directory to successfully build sites for programs such as ThinkPHP and ensure normal website access. | |
PHP 7.4 and PHP 8.0 are supported. | Linux Cloud Web Hosting instances now support PHP 7.4 and PHP 8.0. Higher PHP versions can meet your advanced requirements for website language development environments. |
2020
Feature Name | Function Overview | References |
Enhanced Cloud Web Hosting | Enhanced Cloud Web Hosting instances use an optimized LNMP (Linux+Nginx+MySQL+PHP) website runtime environment. This ensures more stable website operation and significantly improves response speed for high-concurrency access. | |
Supports setting pseudo-static rules | Enhanced Linux Cloud Web Hosting instances use the Nginx 1.18 engine for web services. Configure Nginx files to implement features such as website redirection and pseudo-static rules. | |
Supports setting temporary domain CNAME records | Shared Cloud Web Hosting instances share IP addresses among multiple hosts. When an IP address is subjected to DDoS or other attacks, multiple hosts are affected. Set the host domain name to a temporary domain CNAME record to effectively isolate attacks and improve Network Security. |