Hosting Provider Frequently Asked Questions

Q: Does the server require control panel system?

A: No. Only requirement is PHP7.1. You can run it on dedicated server, VPS, AWS, Azure, Digital ocean, and etc. No matters you are running web hosting on cPanel/WHM or non-control panel, our RVsitebuilder is supported.

Q: How does the license work?

A: It is a per-server license, unlimited web sites same as previous version. You can run as much as web sites you like without additional cost as long as they are under the same server. VPS is count as a server.

Q: Why RVsitebuilder license change price after RVsitebuilder 7 launched?

A: RVsitebuilder version 7 is the major change of its website building framework, business model, and price. It doesn't separate licenses by Dedicated and VPS server types, but one price for both. Either your server is Dedicated or VPS, you will purchase the same 15USD per license per month. Aside from holding the same prices for the entire 11 years, followings are the reasons of new pricing.

Q: Will RVsitebuilder licenses I currently have change to 15USD for its renewal?

A: No, all licenses purchased before 7 February 2019 including your current ones will get the same prices with renewal. That means, even though the renewal is passed February 2019, you will pay the same price as you purchased.

Q: Who can install and update version of RVsitebuilder 7?

A: RVsitebuilder 7 can be installed by server admin who can access to server by root privilege or installed on domain by using our installer. No root access is required for the first domain. As it is a server license, if you want to use it on a second domain, you need to access to the server as root and run license script then you can install it as many as domains under this server.

To update versions from RVsitebuilder 7.0 to higher, user can do it directly from their individual website admin area. So the bug fixed is no needed to wait!

Q: If I have to migrate server, how can I install both versions of RVsiteBuilder (version 6 and version 7) and migrate the RVsiteBuilder license so that we retain our older price?

A: About the license transfer, you can let us know your NEW IP to transfer license for you. Once the license transferred, you will still have 15-day licensed for the old IP for migration period.

About the installation, if the new server is running cPanel you can install both RVsitebuilder 7 and RVsitebuilder 6 by usual guide on this page.

If the new server is NOT running on cPanel, you can install only RVsitebuilder 7.

Q: If I migrated server, what do I need to do in order for the actual sites built on the old server to work?

A: If the new server is running on cPanel, you can use this guide for restoring the transferred projects.

If the new server, is NOT running on cPanel , RVsitebuilder 6 will NOT BE ABLE to work, but only RVsitebuilder 7.

For websites created with RVsitebuilder version 7:
1. (Before migration) Ask your users to set website admin credential to login to their website outside control panel by domainname.com/admin/login. You can see this guide.
2. After the migration is complete, you will see the RVsitebuilder folder in /home/{user}/rvsitebuildercms
3. Users can login to their websites by credential setup in number 1. Or forgot password if some of them did't set admin credential.

For websites created with RVsitebuilder 6, this might be the good chance to ask your users start new websites with RVsitebuilder 7 as it's more better and functional. It would take time to start all over again as it has to do manually by copying all content and redesigning the entire website, but it's worth it.

If the new server is running DirectAdmin control panel, RVsitebuilder 6 will BE ABLE to work. Just do the same way as transferring between cPanel servers but running installation for DirectAdmin from this guide.
But we would recommend to have your users to recreate their websites with RVsitebuilder 7 as it's much better and less problems compare to RVsitebuilder 6 on directadmin.

For website created with RVsitebuilder 7, you can just do the same way as the server which is NOT running on cPanel above.

Q: If i need to provide RVsitebuilder version 7, do I need to uninstall/remove RVsitebuilder version 6?

A: No need to remove RVsitebuilder version 6. Once a server got RVsitebuilder upgraded from version 6 to 7, it will have RVsitebuilder two versions to access. Projects from version 6 will stay to continue editing and creating new ones, and will be able to use only the features in its original version. RVsitebuilder 7 will be another app you can access to create new projects.