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How Can I Secure My Linux Server? Several measures can be taken to secure your server in the best way possible to mitigate malicious issues. Below you'll find some of the best practices to apply when securing your Linux servers for your Hostwinds Cloud VPS or Dedicated...
You don't have to adjust or add settings because cPanel and WHM already automatically restart a service when it fails. The chkservd constantly monitors all the services to make sure they are working properly. Every 5 minutes, the chkservd decides which services are online...
The steps listed below are fitted to explain the process of enabling automatic dedicated IP assignment for new cPanel accounts created through the WHM interface. Before proceeding, it is highly recommended to have the latest WHM / cPanel version to follow these steps on. How...
What Apps are Included in Softaculous? Softaculous offers over 400+ different applications that can help you be successful. You can find some of the plugins that are available through Softaculous below. Softaculous will usually sort these by category on what the Script would...
Causes for the "application cannot connect to a database" error. When you receive this error, the PHP code cannot retrieve information from the database where everything is stored. Several potential causes for this could be: You may be using an incorrect database name Using...
This article is intended for those who operate a VPS or dedicated server with a purchased cPanel/WHM license. For more information about cPanel and WHM, please review our article cPanel and WHM Overview. What Is Apache Mod_userdir? Apache Mod_userdir is a way to access a...
The Apache Configuration dashboard in WHM is a collection of features that allow you to configure Apache properly. Apache handles the HTTP requests as your web server software. You can locate the Apache Configuration section by navigating to Service Configuration> Apache...
You can create a Wildcard DNS record through cPanel by simply creating a subdomain and using an asterisk symbol. Follow the steps below to set this up. Note: This will cause all subdomains to link directly to your main site. If you want subdomains to host other files, you...
How Do I Add a Parked Domain in ZPanel? Follow these instructions to add a parked domain in ZPanel. Go to your Admin page in ZPanel. Click the "parked" car icon in the Domain Management section for Parked Domains. Input the new parked domain you want to be added Click Create...
Follow these instructions to add a domain in ZPanel. Login to ZPanel as your user Click the globe icon for Domains in the Domain Management. Add your domain in the Create a new domain section as shown below Note: Create a new Home Directory should be selected Click the blue...
How Do I Add Additional MySQL Access Hosts? You can assign additional MySQL access hosts in WHM by doing the following: Step 1: Log in to WHM (These login details were emailed to you upon purchasing the license) Step 2: Go to Home>> SQL Services This can be located quickly...
How Do I View Webalizer Stats in ZPanel? Follow these instructions to access Webalizer Stats in ZPanel: Login in to your ZPanel Admin page Click Webalizer Stats which can be found under Advanced Select your domain Then click "Display"...
The Problem: 500 Internal Server Error Help This error usually will look something like this: Internal Server Error What you may see: "The server encountered an internal error or misconfiguration and was unable to complete your request. Please contact the server...
A brief explanation of 404 errors The most concise description of a 404 error is that your browser cannot find the page URL you have entered. 404 error causes The most common cause for a 404 error is the page has been taken down or moved to a new URL – it is simply a dead...
Softaculous is software that is included with Hostwinds Shared and Business Hosting packages. Softaculous licenses can also be purchased for any Cloud or VPS servers that Hostwinds offers, along with cPanel installed. This allows our client's easy installation of hundreds of...
A Secure Socket Layer (SSL) certificate, when installed, encrypts information and transactions to transfer it from browser to web server safely securely. They work by using a cryptographic system where two keys bind to the data, padlocking it. The first key is a private key...