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The speed at which a webpage loads holds paramount importance for both search engine rankings and user satisfaction. Search engines, such as Google, take page speed into consideration when determining the visibility of websites in search results, thereby impacting organic...
WHM access is not available for our Shared and/or Business shared clients as this requires root access and the license. For more information on how to log into your WHM interface, please review How to Get Started with your New cPanel Server. What Is Two-Factor Authentication...
WHM access is not available for our shared and/or business shared clients as this requires root access and the license. For more information on how to log into your WHM interface, please review How to Get Started with your New cPanel Server. How Do I Setup SMTP Restrictions?...
If you have WHM access, which you do with any Cloud or Dedicated server (at Hostwinds), you may wish to change the timezone you have set for your server. By default, you are recommended to use UTC to allow your server to avoid errors related to daylight savings time or to...
How Do I Restart A Service In WHM? Through your WHM's dashboard, you're able to restart the necessary services in a quick yes or no format. The guide below outlines how to access the restart. Usually, daemons will need to be restarted, as they are the processes that run in...
How do I reset my WordPress admin password? You can reset your password in several ways. It can be changed in your WP admin dashboard, from the admin login page, or by changing it in your database. It will depend on if you want to change it or if you've lost it and need a...
How do I speed up Filezilla transfers? If your file transfers seem to be going slow, you can increase the number of connections and see if that helps. Note that the server you're connecting to may have restrictions to the number and speed of connections, so this may or may...
WHM access is not available for our shared and/or business shared clients as this requires root access and the license. For more information on how to log into your WHM interface, please review How to Get Started with your New cPanel Server. Managing SSH Keys with WHM To...
What are IPTables? IPTables is an extremely flexible command-line-based firewall utility built specifically for Linux distros. IPTables uses policy chains to allow or block traffic. When a connection is being established on your server, IPTables will identify a rule in its...
This guide starts after you've fully generated your CSR request and received the official SSL from the certificate authority (CA). With your SSL email in place, follow the steps below to install it on your website. How Do I Install an SSL On My Website? Step One: Log in to...
White screen of death If all you get when you go to your site is a blank white screen, this is called the white screen of death, and it's a common WordPress problem. A fatal PHP error normally causes it, and if you don't have error reporting turned on, you won't see anything...
A 403 Forbidden is an HTTP response code that means the server understands the client (e.g. browser) request, but it refuses to authorize it. In simpler terms, a 403 error is the server's way of saying, "I know you're asking for access to this page or resource, but you do...
Some files you want to edit may be hidden by default. A common file like this is the .htaccess file. You can choose to show these files in both cPanel and FileZilla by performing the following steps: How do I Show Hidden Files in FileZilla? Step 1. Click Server at the top...
There are several things you can edit in WHM that help you manage DNS zones. You can edit a DNS zone by following the steps provided in this guide. How Do I Edit A DNS Zone In WHM? Login to WHM Head to Home> DNS Functions This can be located quickly by searching for "DNS" in...
WHM makes it quite easy to delete a DNS zone. This guide is intended for Hostwinds clients who have access to WHM as a Reseller or have a cPanel/WHM license for their VPS or Dedicated server. To delete a DNS zone, follow the steps in this guide: Note: We suggest that you...
The following back-ups are intended for those who purchased a Linux VPS with a cPanel/WHM license as root access will be required to proceed. Our shared and business shared services can purchase Shared Cloud Backups and have full cPanel backups created automatically. VPS and...