Funio or FullHost for reopening email before leaving a WordPress host

Closure depends on two independent proofs

A small Quebec association hosts a WordPress site and uses a shared mailbox for registrations. It plans to change hosts. An old confirmation with an attached document must remain accessible to the next treasurer. Before letting the old account expire, someone who did not prepare the export must be able to find the message, read its body and open the attachment from a folder independent of the email service.

The website has its own acceptance checks. Its files, media and database must be recoverable, and the PHP version actually used must be suitable at the destination. Email requires separate proof. Access to the old webmail or a list of subjects in the usual client does not establish that message bodies are present in the copy. These two checks must each have an owner and result before deciding to close the account.

This case compares Funio WordPress Starter with FullHost Starter-WP. Funio documents full cPanel account backups and mailboxes created on its hosting. FullHost separates managed WordPress from its MailWire service. The team must first establish where the mailbox resides, then choose the archive to take away. The exercise ends at the decision to keep or close the account. It changes neither nameservers nor mail routing.

Distinguish the full account, WordPress copy and mailbox archive

Start with a three-line inventory. The first identifies the website host, plan and installation path. The second identifies the service actually holding the mailbox. The third describes the format the team wants to retain. The same contact address may appear in WordPress while being hosted elsewhere. Its presence in the site’s settings does not locate its mailbox.

A full cPanel archive may contain several services and their configuration. It can help an operator taking over the entire account. A WordPress backup targets the elements needed for the website. An independent email archive aims to allow messages to be read without the original server. Check that its format suits the reader receiving it, and keep configuration elements such as filters, aliases, contacts and calendars in a separate inventory.

Set a reference point for each service. For the website, identify the file and database restore points and check that they correspond to the state the team needs. For email, record the last retained message in each folder and the export time. If a message is still expected before the deadline, schedule a final inventory. An overnight backup valid for the site may predate the email the association needs to keep.

Funio Starter and the scope of a cPanel backup

WordPress Starter advertises one site, 20 GB of storage, management, automatic updates and included backups. Funio’s guide sets 250,000 inodes per account for web, WordPress and reseller plans. A large number of messages and files can consume these inodes before disk space is full. Record usage and available space before creating an archive in the account. Confirm the exact mailbox quota and whether it is included with the selected Starter plan. Figures for the neighboring shared plan do not prove Starter’s figures.

Funio’s backup guide explains that a full cPanel archive contains files, databases, messages hosted on the server, FTP accounts and configurations. It calls for the customer to download the archive outside the hosting account. It describes handing it to support to restore the entire account, replacing previous data. This provides a general recovery route if the panel and functions are available on the account. For a volunteer to read email, also prepare a mailbox copy in a format they can open without requesting a full account restoration.

Funio documents IMAP and connection settings for cPanel hosting mailboxes. Confirm that the mailbox is on this service before exporting. An OX App Suite or external mailbox belongs to another product with its own access. The home page advertises external backups every twenty-four hours retained for fourteen days for the infrastructure presented. The Starter page states that backups are included without detailing this retention or recovery of an individual mailbox. Confirm the retention period and available restorations on the account. Separate the copy you hold from the restore points maintained by the provider.

Public pages indicate a commercial presence in Quebec, support in French, English and Spanish, and continuous WordPress assistance. French help documents the Hub and cPanel. Ask for the language and channel available for a restoration intervention. Confirm the assigned server location and backup location separately if the project requires a specific data residence.

FullHost Starter-WP and MailWire have separate scopes

FullHost Starter-WP advertises one WordPress installation, 10 GB SSD, 500 GB of transfer and CPU and memory resources described as low without figures on the card. The absence of an advertised visitor cap does not remove the transfer cap. The WP Squared panel allows backups to be triggered, and the guide locates generated archives in WordPress Backup in the file manager. It documents scheduled copies and their possible automatic deletion. The WordPress offering advertises automatic daily backups. The WP Squared guide also describes customer-triggered and scheduled copies. Ask about automatic restore-point retention applicable to Starter-WP and check that the downloaded copy is independent of the account. The seven days described by older cPanel help are insufficient evidence for the current panel.

The plan FAQ explicitly excludes hosted email from managed WordPress plans. If the association wants a mailbox with FullHost, MailWire is a separate service. The monthly card presents one account and 25 GB of storage. This product’s guide documents secure IMAP access. FullHost describes daily email backups for disaster recovery, with restoration outside self-service and possible charges. The MailWire page highlights migration assistance. The backup policy and this assistance serve different purposes. Its policy specifies that the backup is not intended to restore a particular message deleted by mistake.

This separation allows the mailbox to remain with its current operator while only the website changes. If MailWire also hosts the mailbox, check and export it separately from WordPress. Available migration assistance does not prove that an independent copy has been delivered to the association. Define who creates the archive and who checks it, then keep the evidence outside both services.

FullHost advertises sites hosted in Canada and names Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto and Montreal for WordPress. Confirm the data center assigned to the plan and the exact email location separately. Technical support is documented as continuously available by ticket or email. The guides consulted are in English. Confirm French assistance if the volunteer responsible for recovery depends on it.

Check PHP before treating the website as recovered

Record the PHP version used by the public site through administration or a private interface. Also note the extensions and settings on which the theme, downloads and database depend. WordPress recommends PHP 8.3 or later. A version available in a product range or an old article does not demonstrate that it is active on the destination domain. Check compatibility of the core and plugins actually installed.

Funio help describes Select PHP Version in cPanel and notes that modules and custom settings do not necessarily carry over when changing branches. It shows PHP 8.2 as a targeted configuration example. For migration, check the version actually offered, the selector’s scope and settings to reproduce. An account-level change may have a different scope from a setting on a single copy.

FullHost advertises PHP 5.6 to 8.x and documents Smart PHP Update in WP Squared. The tool creates a test copy on another domain to check a change. This commercial range does not describe the branches available on Starter-WP or their maintenance. Test a maintained branch compatible with your WordPress site. Check a public page, an administration page and opening a reference media file, verifying logs and the exact target. The PHP check does not replace opening the exported email.

Compare periods and currencies without converting the promotion

For Funio Starter, the WordPress offering displays $3.18 for the first month and a crossed-out reference of $12.71 per month. The public catalog separately displays 12.71 USD on the monthly cycle for Starter. Twelve months at this public rate total 152.52 USD before any taxes, as a constant-price reference. The promotional card consulted does not give a currency code. Confirm its currency, tax breakdown and next invoice amount before calculating a promotional total. Add the mailbox cost if it is outside the account.

Funio help states that invoices are issued thirty days before a monthly, quarterly or semiannual renewal date and sixty days before an annual renewal date. It describes immediate or end-of-period cancellation and a ten-day window after invoice creation before automatic collection in the documented process. If a renewal invoice has already been issued, the help asks customers to obtain confirmation of its cancellation. Record the renewal date and selected cancellation option. The public monthly cost does not confirm an individual renewal price.

FullHost Starter-WP displays 7.50 CAD per month for the first three months, then a reference of 15 CAD per month in the monthly table. Three promotional months and nine regular months total 157.50 CAD before taxes. At 7.90 CAD per month for one MailWire mailbox at the displayed monthly rate, add 94.80 CAD for twelve months. The indicative total is 252.30 CAD before taxes in the first year and 274.80 CAD before taxes for twelve months at the regular price, keeping the same mailbox. The MailWire starting price on the page does not replace this monthly card.

If 5% GST and 9.975% QST apply to both services, the combined examples reach 290.08 CAD and 315.95 CAD, rounded on the totals. Billing location and status can change taxes and rounding. FullHost’s terms provide for renewal for the same duration as the order, with advance payment and a termination request in the account before the renewal date. They require at least forty-five days’ notice for a price increase applicable at renewal. Record Starter-WP and MailWire renewal dates and check invoices to see whether their cycles have been aligned. The terms provide for prorated alignment in certain cases.

Export the necessary folders and have the attachment reread

In the email client, compare the displayed folders with webmail before copying. Record Inbox, Sent, the archive folder and every subfolder retained by the association. A subfolder may not be synchronized even when its parent is. Check that downloads cover full content and that no size or age limit excludes wanted messages. An export containing only headers cannot provide offline access to text or attachments.

Copy messages from the selected folders into local folders or produce an export accepted by the association’s reader. One EML file per message allows a reference message to be reopened and its attachments examined. For a complete mailbox, retain a folder structure or record linking each message to its folder. A Thunderbird profile export can provide a second route. According to Mozilla, its ZIP tool is limited to 2 GB. For a larger profile, use the profile-copy procedure and retain a compatible reader version.

Reopen the copy from a separate folder, offline and without relying on the old credentials. Have at least a recent receipt, a sent message, an archive subfolder and an old attachment checked. Folder totals help identify discrepancies. Also check an identifier or another stable reference per folder. Two messages with the same subject may differ. A message may also be deliberately kept in two folders. Examining a sample complements reconciliation of the inventory.

Record the attachment type and size. If you have an independent reference, compare its hash with the bytes extracted from the archive. Open a copy of the attachment with a tool chosen by the team. Keep the archive in a protected location and assign access rights to the successor. A full email profile may include accounts, settings and other mailboxes. Share only the scope needed for the association’s handover.

• In an IMAP client, check subscribed folders and synchronize complete messages. Compare the list with webmail.
• Copy messages into an independent local folder or export the profile. Disconnect the network, open the copied folder and reread an attachment.
• Record the last receipt in each folder. If the last receipt is missing, repeat the export before closing the account.

Replay the archive and block closure over a single discrepancy

The attached ZIP provides fictitious EML messages in several folders and an independent inventory. The program reads MIME content with Python’s standard library and verifies the decoded attachment. A small website archive separately checks the presence of a file and SQL. The PHP check is represented by a fictitious acceptance record. No WordPress server or email client is launched.

The successful path finds all reference items offline. Variants remove a message body while keeping its headers, alter an attachment, move a message to the wrong folder or omit the last receipt. In each case, the decision refuses closure even if the website backup is intact. Another variant keeps the mailbox complete and refuses closure if website evidence is missing. The report shows which check needs repeating.

In a real operation, take the final inventory at the agreed time before access is removed. If the mailbox remains active with another provider, document that separation and check who will retain access rights. If it depends on the old account, verify the final export and the ability to receive new messages on the chosen service before closing. A local archive allows consultation of the past. It does not ensure receipt of future email.

• Extract the ZIP into an empty folder and run python -X utf8 exercice.py with Python 3.11 or later.
• Compare the report with attendu.json. The four incomplete-archive cases block the decision even when website evidence is present.
• Separately reproduce the site’s PHP acceptance checks on an authorized copy. The ZIP simulates this evidence.

Choose the plan and decide whether departure is ready

Choose Funio Starter if French-language support and the possibility of a full cPanel backup are priorities, after confirming that the mailbox and documented tools are available on the account. The account holder keeps the full archive for account recovery and gives the successor an independent email copy. Confirm the promotion’s currency code and the plan renewal date before committing the budget.

Choose FullHost Starter-WP if the team wants to separate WordPress from the mailbox and use WP Squared for the site. Keep the existing email service or budget MailWire separately. Plan an IMAP extraction and local verification if the mailbox must remain readable after cancellation. Migration assistance and the provider’s emergency backup cover different stages.

Authorize closure when the second reader has opened the archive outside the account, folders and the last reference item match the inventory, and the site has its files, database and validated PHP acceptance checks. If evidence is missing, keep the necessary access active and assign an owner to the correction. Retain the time and result of checks with archive hashes, without including a password in the record.

Further reading

• Read the Funio profile
• Read the FullHost profile
• Compare WordPress backups
• Download the offline email archive check (ZIP)