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Introduction The Anti-Spam SMTP Proxy (ASSP) is a popular email filtering solution used to protect mail servers from spam and malicious emails. In some cases, legitimate domains or email addresses may be incorrectly flagged or blocked by ASSP, causing valid emails to be rejected or filtered as spam. This guide… Continue Reading How to Whitelist a Domain or Email Address in ASSP Spam Filter

Introduction Website performance plays a crucial role in user experience, search engine rankings, and overall server efficiency. One of the easiest ways to improve page load times is by enabling browser caching and content compression through the .htaccess file. When the Apache modules mod_expires and mod_headers are enabled on the… Continue Reading Improve Website Performance Using .htaccess Browser Caching

Introduction When additional storage is attached to a Linux server or VPS, the operating system typically detects the new disk but does not automatically partition, format, or mount it. Before the storage can be used, it must be properly initialized by creating a partition table, defining one or more partitions,… Continue Reading Partitioning and Mounting a New Drive on a Linux Server/VPS

Introduction Plesk is a web hosting control panel used to manage websites, domains, mail services, and server configurations. For system administrators, knowing backend file locations helps in troubleshooting and managing services efficiently. Prerequisites Before accessing Plesk backend files, ensure you have: Implementation 1. Plesk Core Files Restart Plesk: /etc/rc.d/init.d/plesk restart… Continue Reading Plesk Backend Files and Paths

Introduction Plesk stores email account information within its internal database. In certain administrative scenarios, server administrators may need to review email account records associated with a domain for troubleshooting, migration, or account management purposes. This article explains how to access the Plesk database and retrieve email account authentication information associated… Continue Reading Plesk – Retrieve Email Account Password Information

Introduction Search engines such as Google, Bing, and Yahoo help websites gain visibility and attract visitors by indexing publicly accessible content. However, there are situations where certain files, directories, administrative areas, or sensitive resources should not appear in search engine results. To control which parts of a website are indexed,… Continue Reading Prevent Files and Directories from Being Indexed by Search Engines

Introduction HTTPS is used to secure communication between the user’s browser and the web server. It helps protect sensitive information such as usernames, passwords, contact form data, and payment details by encrypting the connection. If a website is accessible through both HTTP and HTTPS, users may still open the non-secure… Continue Reading Redirect HTTP to HTTPS in Apache

Introduction FileZilla is a free and user-friendly FTP client that makes file transfer easy through a graphical interface. Instead of using command-line FTP, FileZilla allows you to upload, download, delete, and manage files using drag-and-drop or right-click options. It is commonly used to upload website files to a hosting server.… Continue Reading How to Use FileZilla FTP Client to Upload Website Files

Introduction Email spam originating from compromised websites, vulnerable scripts, or unauthorized users can negatively impact your server’s reputation and lead to IP blacklisting. On cPanel servers, Exim MTA provides detailed logging that can help administrators identify the source of spam emails. This guide explains how to enable advanced Exim logging… Continue Reading Catching Spammers on cPanel Server -EXIM (MTA)

Introduction In some hosting environments, it may be necessary to limit the bandwidth usage of a specific user, domain, file type, or virtual host. Although cPanel provides account-level bandwidth limits, there may be cases where you need to control the bandwidth speed per hour, per day, or per request directly… Continue Reading Limit Apache Bandwidth Per User