This article explains how to connect to your HOSTDOG hosting via SSH and run Drush commands to manage your Drupal site. It covers the most common operations — clearing cache, running database updates, importing and exporting configuration, managing modules, and creating database backups — plus a complete reference table of useful Drush commands.

This article covers two methods for updating Drupal: the Composer-based method (recommended for Drupal 9, 10, and 11) via SSH, and the admin UI update path available in older setups. Both methods finish with running database updates via Drush and clearing cache to ensure everything is working correctly.

This article covers two migration paths: the free HOSTDOG migration service where our team handles everything for you, and the self-service migration — a step-by-step process of exporting your database and files, transferring them to HOSTDOG, and updating your Drupal configuration. HOSTDOG has been handling Drupal migrations since 2002.

This article covers the essential Composer workflows for managing a Drupal site: installing modules and themes, updating packages, removing packages, and understanding the composer.json and composer.lock files. All commands are run via SSH — HOSTDOG provides SSH access and Composer 2 on all hosting plans.

This article covers two ways to install Drupal on your HOSTDOG hosting account: the one-click method via Softaculous (recommended for most users) and the manual installation method for those who need full control over the setup. HOSTDOG supports all current Drupal versions — 7, 8, 9, 10, and 11.

This article covers three backup approaches for your Drupal site on HOSTDOG: automated daily backups provided by HOSTDOG (included on all plans), manual database backup using Drush or phpMyAdmin, and manual file backup. It also covers the full restore process for each method.