Introduction You can change the WordPress admin username and password directly from the MySQL database using SSH access. Prerequisites Implementation Log in to the server and navigate to the website’s public_html folder. Then execute the following commands: vi wp-config.php Check the database name used by WordPress and stop using it:… Continue Reading Steps to reset the wordpress admin login in database

Introduction Telnet can be used to manually test SMTP mail sending by communicating directly with a mail server. This method is commonly used for troubleshooting mail delivery issues and verifying SMTP server responses. Prerequisites Before using telnet for sending mail, ensure the following: To install telnet (if not installed): Steps… Continue Reading Sending Mail via Telnet (SMTP Testing)

Introduction Windows Firewall helps protect the server by controlling inbound and outbound network traffic. You can create firewall rules to allow specific ports required for applications or services. Prerequisites Before proceeding, ensure: Implementation Step 1: Open Control Panel Step 2: Open Windows Firewall Type: in the search box and select:… Continue Reading How to Open a Port in Windows Firewall

Introduction Sometimes, PHP mail scripts may fail while sending emails through Exim due to TLS-related issues with remote SMTP servers. This issue can generate transport errors in the mail logs. Prerequisites Implementation Problem The following error may appear while sending emails using PHP scripts: T=remote_smtp defer (-1): smtp transport process… Continue Reading Error while sending mail using PHP scripts

Introduction Sometimes while installing or upgrading packages in Debian using apt-get, package configuration errors may occur due to broken or incomplete kernel package installations. Prerequisites Before proceeding, ensure: Issue You may encounter errors similar to the following while running apt-get: Reason This issue usually occurs because the following kernel packages… Continue Reading How to Fix Debian 5 apt-get Package Installation Issues

Introduction Restoring a database from a backup in Microsoft SQL Server may sometimes fail if the database is currently being used by active connections. In such situations, switching the database to SINGLE_USER mode before performing the restore operation can help resolve the issue successfully. Prerequisites Implementation Query to Restore a… Continue Reading Query to Restore a database from backup in MSSQL

Introduction ionCube PHP Loader is a PHP extension used to decode and execute encrypted PHP files protected with ionCube Encoder. Many commercial PHP applications such as WHMCS, billing systems, plugins, and premium scripts require ionCube Loader to function properly. Keeping the ionCube Loader updated on a cPanel server ensures: This… Continue Reading Updating ionCube PHP loader to the latest version on cPanel

Introduction Managing add-on domains in cPanel is usually a straightforward process, but sometimes administrators may encounter the error message: “Error from park wrapper: Sorry, you do not control the domain.” This issue commonly occurs due to stale domain entries, incorrect ownership mappings, or DNS configuration conflicts within the server. As… Continue Reading Unable to remove add-on domain from cPanel – Error from Park wrapper: Sorry, you do not control the domain

Introduction Nagios is a monitoring tool used to track server services, processes, disk usage, users, and system health. It helps administrators identify warnings and critical issues before they impact services or customers. Prerequisites Implementation To Check the Nagios Configuration File Step 1:SSH into the server. Step 2:The Nagios configuration file… Continue Reading Working of Nagios – Basic

Introduction IPTables is a user-space utility in Linux used to configure and manage the Netfilter firewall framework. It helps administrators control incoming and outgoing network traffic based on defined security rules. Checking opened ports in IPTables is an essential task for system administrators to verify firewall configurations, troubleshoot connectivity issues,… Continue Reading Steps to check the opened ports in IP tables