Archives : January-2021

How to Add a new DNS Zone in WHM Introduction Adding a DNS zone in WHM (Web Host Manager) allows you to manage DNS records for a domain hosted on your server. This is essential for directing traffic, configuring email services, and ensuring proper domain resolution. Prerequisites Before adding a DNS zone, ensure the following: ..

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How to Reboot Dedicated Server through WHM Date: 17-01-2021 Step 1: Log into your WHM account. Step 2: Search for reboot option. Choose the option Graceful Server Reboot and click Proceed. Note: —– Use the Graceful Server Reboot to close any user-level processes and then store their data before the reboot. It’s strongly recommended by cPanel.—– Use the ..

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Introduction In a shared hosting environment, addon domains are often used to host multiple websites under a single cPanel account. However, for better security, resource isolation, and management, it is recommended to convert addon domains into separate accounts. WHM provides a built-in feature called “Convert Addon Domain to Account”, which allows administrators to seamlessly migrate ..

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Introduction Optimizing a cPanel/WHM server is essential to ensure better performance, reduced resource consumption, and faster website loading times. Many default services in WHM consume CPU, RAM, and disk I/O unnecessarily—especially if they are not actively used. Prerequisites Before proceeding, ensure the following: Implementation: 2. Disable Catch AllCatch all can use up many resources and ..

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Introduction Directory Privacy in cPanel is a security feature that allows website owners to restrict access to specific folders on their hosting account. By enabling this feature, you can protect sensitive directories with a username and password, ensuring that only authorized users can view or access the content. This is commonly used to secure admin ..

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Introduction Setting up email client access in cPanel allows users to manage their domain-based email accounts through external applications like Microsoft Outlook, Mozilla Thunderbird, or mobile mail apps. Instead of accessing emails only via webmail, configuring an email client provides better convenience, offline access, and improved productivity. Pre-requisites Before setting up email client access in ..

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Introduction Changing an email account password in cPanel is a simple yet important task to maintain account security. Whether you suspect unauthorized access or just want to update credentials, cPanel provides an easy interface to manage email passwords. Prerequisites Before proceeding, ensure: Implementation Step 1: Log into cPanel Account. Step 2: Click on Email Accounts under ..

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