A CNAME makes one hostname an alias of another hostname. It is useful for services that supply...

A domain alias serves an existing website under an additional hostname. It is useful for a...

Add a separate website domain when another registered name should have its own files rather...

EasyApache PHP extensions are installed for specific PHP versions. An extension present for one...

An A record maps a hostname to an IPv4 address. Edit it in cPanel only when the domain’s...

An SSH public key lets an authorised computer authenticate without sharing the hosting...

MX records tell other mail systems where to deliver messages for a domain. Use the exact...

An FTP quota limits how much storage an additional FTP account can use where the server...

memory_limit limits memory available to an individual PHP script. Increasing it can help a...

Remote Database Access can permit a trusted external host to connect to an account’s MySQL or...

A false-positive exception should remove only the protection that blocks a verified legitimate...

Reseller branding can present your business name, logo and support contact within the permitted...

A database user needs an explicit assignment to the database it will access. Privileges...

A database user should have the permissions its application actually needs on the intended...

IP Blocker restricts website access from an address or range. It is a web access control, not a...

A consistent customer control panel helps your reseller service feel coherent: recognizable...

Renaming a cPanel username changes an operating-system account identity and can affect home...

Editing a global filter changes mail handling for the entire cPanel account. A small change to...

A mailbox quota limits storage available to one email address. Increasing it can restore...

Rotate an FTP password when access changes hands or an old credential may have been exposed....

The server hostname identifies WHM and other system services and can appear in mail headers....

The account bandwidth allowance is a monthly data-transfer limit. It is different from network...

Changing an account’s primary domain updates its hosting identity and can rename associated...

Change a mailbox password when it has been shared, forgotten or exposed. This changes access to...

Quota Modification changes one hosting account’s permitted disk allocation. It can resolve a...

Your cPanel password controls access to the hosting account and may also be used by its main...

Update a CNAME when a custom-domain integration moves to a new canonical hostname, or remove it...

Edit a cron task when an application’s schedule, script location or interpreter changes. Remove...

Editing the MX set changes where new incoming mail is routed. A reliable migration coordinates...

Change the panel language when you want its labels and navigation in a supported language. This...

post_max_size limits the size of the entire HTTP POST body received by PHP. It includes...

upload_max_filesize sets the maximum size of an individual uploaded file accepted by PHP. The...

A PHP version change can make an application compatible with current dependencies and security...

The root password controls a highly privileged server account. Change it only when you...

A cPanel theme changes how management tools are presented. It does not change your public...

Compression reduces the bytes transferred for text resources such as HTML, CSS and JavaScript....

Disk usage is stored data; bandwidth is data transferred. A large folder consumes disk space...

Service Status shows the services monitored by WHM alongside system and disk information. Use...

Update Preferences defines the cPanel release tier and update behaviour. Choose a supported...

A database dump can exceed phpMyAdmin’s upload, memory or execution limits even when the...

A domain’s default address handles incoming mail addressed to names that do not exist as...

The PHP executable used by cron can differ from the version serving the website. Select the...

Cron output emails are useful when a scheduled command reports a failure or diagnostic message....

Backup User Selection determines which cPanel accounts participate in scheduled account...

AutoSSL inclusion determines which eligible hostnames participate in automatic certificate...

Cloning a private repository into cPanel requires the hosting account to authenticate to the...

Useful WHM alerts reach a monitored destination with enough priority to trigger action....

allow_url_fopen controls whether PHP file functions can use supported URL wrappers, such as...

Authenticated SMTP gives a website or application an explicit sending identity and clearer...

cPanel Spam Filters can score incoming messages and route suspected spam to a separate folder....

PHP errors are useful for diagnosis, but displaying them on a public site can expose filesystem...

WHM Backup Configuration defines scheduled account backups, retention and storage destinations....

A WebDAV client can connect to cPanel Web Disk so remote files appear in a desktop...

Compatible CalDAV and CardDAV clients can synchronise calendars and contacts supplied by an...

Contain unauthorised outgoing mail by identifying the actual sending account or application and...

File permissions determine which operating-system identities can read, write or execute a file....

Create a mailbox such as [email protected] when you want a separate inbox, password and storage...

Create a separate cPanel account when a customer needs an independent website, login, email...

A cPanel API token lets an authorised integration call supported account APIs without storing...

A database user is an application credential, not a cPanel login. Creating a separate user for...

Compressing selected files makes a convenient transfer package, but the archive inherits the...

A feature list controls which cPanel tools a package exposes. Use it to provide a purposeful...

A mailbox filter applies to a selected email account. It can route identifiable incoming...

A global filter applies to incoming mail across the cPanel account. Use it for an account-wide...

A WHM package is a reusable collection of account limits and settings. Creating packages before...

A moderated mailing list can distribute approved announcements to a defined group while...

Create a database through cPanel so the hosting account owns and tracks it correctly. The...

A redirect tells browsers and other HTTP clients where a page has moved. Choose the source...

Web Disk provides WebDAV access to server files. An additional Web Disk user can manage a...

Create a separate FTP account when a developer or tool needs file access to a particular...

Cron runs a command on a schedule without a browser visit. Applications use it for queues,...

A subdomain such as blog.example.com gives a project its own hostname. It can serve a separate...

A full cPanel account backup packages the account’s hosting data for safekeeping or migration....

Create a folder to organise website assets or a file for a specific application task. An empty...

A suspension page should tell visitors that the site is unavailable and give the account owner...

Removing a mailbox filter stops that particular rule from processing future incoming mail. It...

Deleting a stored CSR removes that request from cPanel’s request list. It does not revoke an...

Delete a database only after confirming that no live website, staging site, scheduled task or...

Remove a package when it is no longer part of your hosting catalogue. This is a housekeeping...

A .cpanel.yml file defines deployment tasks for a cPanel-managed Git repository. Treat those...

A saved cron entry proves the schedule was recorded, not that the application completed its...

ModSecurity is a web application firewall that can block suspicious requests before the...

An access-denied database error after migration usually points to the connection identity,...

Downloading a JetBackup recovery point creates an independent copy you can retain outside the...

Partial backups let you save a particular part of an account without creating a full migration...

Raw access logs provide request-level evidence for investigating missing pages, suspicious...

Update a mailbox filter when a sender address, subject pattern or destination folder changes....

File Manager can make a focused change to a website text or configuration file. Saving writes...

Edit a package when a plan definition needs to change. Because multiple customers may use the...

Use Zone Editor to change a specific DNS record or remove one that is no longer needed. Work on...

ionCube Loader runs PHP files encoded by a software publisher. Enabling it can resolve a...

Adjust a feature list when customers need access to a particular cPanel tool. The change can...

PHP-FPM configuration should match the server’s active PHP handler and the domain’s workload....

cPanel’s HTTPS redirect can send visitors from HTTP to the secure version of an eligible...

GD lets PHP applications create and process images, such as resized uploads, thumbnails and...

Mailparse helps PHP software inspect MIME email messages and attachments. A helpdesk, mail...

cPanel two-factor authentication adds a time-based code to the panel login after the password....

Two-factor authentication adds a time-based code to supported WHM interactive logins. Configure...

Extracting a website archive expands its files into a server directory. Preview the archive’s...

A ModSecurity rule hit can explain why a legitimate form submission or upload receives a...

You can retrieve a previously generated certificate signing request from cPanel when a...

The .htaccess file can control redirects, access restrictions and application rewrite rules on...

Files whose names begin with a dot are hidden by some directory views. They commonly hold...

Current cPanel versions group several account settings in Account Preferences. Use this page to...

A 500 response indicates a server-side failure, but the browser often hides the useful detail....

WHM’s List Accounts view helps identify the hosting account behind a domain before you change...

A command that succeeds in an interactive shell can fail under cron because cron starts with a...

An email forwarder sends incoming messages for one address to another destination. It can...

A certificate signing request, or CSR, contains the public-key and identity information needed...

An eligible cPanel website can use the server’s AutoSSL service to obtain and renew a...

Manage Team can give colleagues their own cPanel identities with selected roles and services...

Manage Shell Access controls whether an account can use an interactive server shell. Grant the...

Cron treats an unescaped percent sign specially in its command field on common cron...

If cPanel's phpMyAdmin says a selected SQL file exceeds the maximum upload size, check the file...

Installing another EasyApache PHP version makes that runtime available on the server. Assigning...

Install the issued certificate in the cPanel account serving the website, using its matching...

cPanel and WHM installation is a server-administrator task for a fresh supported operating...

A failed backup may involve account packaging, local storage or remote transfer. Identify the...

A growing Exim queue means messages are waiting for delivery, but the cause may be temporary...

Cron output is useful evidence of task failures, but unmanaged logs or repeated emails can fill...

Leech Protection can respond to unusual login activity in directories protected by HTTP...

WHM manages hosting accounts and server or reseller settings. Its login is different from the...

cPanel Encryption manages GnuPG keys used with compatible encrypted-email workflows. Creating a...

Extensions add capabilities such as database access, multibyte text handling, image processing...

WHM Transfer Tool copies supported accounts between servers, but a successful copy is only one...

Changing a site’s server IP affects traffic routing and can require external DNS or firewall...

Changing a domain’s document root tells the web server to read files from a different...

Changing an account’s WHM package applies the limits and features of another server-side plan....

Webmail lets you read and send a hosted mailbox’s email in a browser. It is useful for checking...

Where SitePad is included and enabled for your hosting service, its cPanel entry opens the...

Open Softaculous from the correct cPanel account to see the applications and existing...

Directory Privacy places a browser login in front of a website folder, making it useful for a...

A database-server upgrade affects every application using that engine. Plan compatibility and...

DNS and mail cutover directs production traffic to a migrated account while preventing two...

Disabling SSH password authentication reduces exposure to password guessing, but every...

Modify/Upgrade Multiple Accounts can apply a planned package change to several accounts....

Hosting Suite's managed WordPress workflow uses cPanel's native WP Toolkit integration. Prepare...

A skeleton directory supplies starter files when new cPanel accounts are created. The old...

A wildcard setup can route otherwise unspecified subdomains to one application, such as a...

Overlapping scheduled jobs can compete for resources or process the same work twice when one...

A directory listing can expose filenames when a website folder has no index page. cPanel’s...

Hotlink Protection can restrict other sites from embedding selected files hosted on your...

DKIM signs outgoing mail so recipients can verify that the signed message was authorised by the...

AutoSSL logs show which names passed or failed domain-control validation during a certificate...

On services using CloudLinux, cPanel may expose resource usage and fault information for the...

JetBackup can recover an email-account backup when that component and date are available....

cPanel File Manager can move deleted items to Trash unless permanent deletion was selected. If...

A subdomain redirect is useful when a hostname such as help.example.com should send visitors to...

Use a redirect when visitors to an additional domain should be sent to another URL. A redirect...

Removing a redirect in cPanel stops that panel-managed rule from sending future requests to its...

Delete a custom feature list only after deciding what its accounts and packages should use...

Removing an alias stops that hostname being configured as an additional entry to the website on...

Remove an additional hosted domain when its website is being retired or moved away. Removing...

Delete a global email filter when its account-wide rule is no longer needed or has been...

Remove an additional FTP account when a contractor leaves or a deployment credential is no...

Renaming a database changes the identifier an application uses to connect. It does not...

Supported current cPanel versions can rename eligible primary, addon or parked domains through...

Email Deliverability can show the SPF record expected for mail sent through your cPanel server....

WHM and mail services use service certificates that may differ from a website’s Apache...

When changing phones, reconfigure cPanel 2FA so the new authenticator can generate valid codes....

WHM can require selected cPanel users to choose a new password at their next cPanel login. This...

A Git update can stop when local modifications would be overwritten or when the hosting branch...

A targeted service restart can recover a failed daemon or apply a validated configuration...

A JetBackup database restore replaces or otherwise restores the selected database according to...

Use a partial restore when you need to replace a specific account component with an earlier...

WHM’s Reset Account Bandwidth Limit restores an account’s allowance to its package default. It...

A full-account restore can replace website files, databases, mail and account configuration...

Where JetBackup is included, a retained file recovery point can restore a missing or damaged...

Host Access Control can restrict selected management services by source address. Its...

Compiler Access can limit which unprivileged accounts use the server’s managed C and C++...

Retire a subdomain when a staging environment, campaign or application is no longer needed....

An AutoSSL retry is useful after correcting the reason a hostname could not be validated....

cPHulk can temporarily block account or IP-based login attempts after repeated failures. A...

Manage AutoSSL controls the server’s certificate provider and which accounts participate in...

Offboarding a cPanel team user requires reviewing their panel identity and any separate...

An exposed WHM API token should be revoked promptly because it can authorise server or reseller...

Revoke an SSH key when a developer leaves, a device is lost or the private key may be exposed....

A code rollback restores a known-good release while preserving current customer data. Git can...

Rotating a database password requires updating both the database identity and every application...

Rotating a WHM API token replaces an integration secret while preserving the authorised...

A folder does not automatically receive an independent PHP runtime under every cPanel handler....

MultiPHP Manager selects the PHP runtime for a domain or virtual host. Choose a currently...

File and Directory Restoration can recover selected items from supported local account backups....

Email Routing tells the hosting server whether a domain’s mail should be delivered locally or...

WHM can select an installed login theme through Tweak Settings. This controls the login...

A remote backup destination puts an account copy on another server instead of leaving the only...

An autoresponder tells senders when a mailbox owner is unavailable and where urgent requests...

The WHM default nameservers provide nameserver values for account provisioning on the server....

Accurate server time matters for logs, scheduled jobs, authentication and licensing. A timezone...

Private nameservers such as ns1.example.com and ns2.example.com let customers use nameservers...

Account suspension temporarily restricts an account without intentionally deleting its stored...

cPanel can restrict particular mailbox functions while preserving the address and its stored...

WHM offers reseller-wide suspension controls that can interrupt every customer account owned by...

Termination permanently removes a hosting account and its associated server data. Use it only...

A backup is useful only if it can recover the required application state. Test a representative...

Track Delivery helps trace a message through the hosting server’s mail handling. Use it to...

An unexpected bandwidth increase should be traced to the service and content producing it....

WHM Mail Delivery Reports let an authorised administrator trace server-side message outcomes...

The WHM account owner determines which reseller administers a cPanel account. Transferring that...

Mail filters are evaluated according to their configured scope and order. A broad early rule...

Security Advisor checks server configuration and reports findings with suggested actions. Treat...

A reseller can reach a resource-allocation limit even when their customers have not filled...

cPanel often prefixes database and database-user names with the hosting account identity....

Current cPanel groups website hostnames in the Domains interface. Older instructions that refer...

A symbolic link points to another filesystem path instead of containing an independent copy of...

Inherit lets a domain obtain its PHP selection from the applicable configuration higher in its...

Unsuspend an account after the reason for its suspension has been resolved. This restores...

cPanel contact settings determine where hosting alerts and password-reset notices are sent....

File Manager is useful for a small deployment or a single file change without installing an FTP...

A cPanel/WHM connection can associate DNS-only domains with an existing cPanel account by using...

A cPanel temporary domain can provide a provisional address for building a website when the...

BoxTrapper is a challenge-response mail filter available on some cPanel services. It can hold...

Our new Account Manager gives you a convenient way to work from your client area, while cPanel...

cPanel Terminal opens a shell for the hosting account when shell access and the feature are...

Email Disk Usage can remove a selected set of messages from a specific mailbox folder. Its...

Plus addressing adds a label after a mailbox name, such as [email protected], while...

Use supported Apache includes for server configuration that WHM does not expose directly....

The optional Virus Scanner checks selected account data using the server’s available scanning...

The Visitors report helps locate recent requests for missing resources. Repeated 404 responses...

The special disabled feature list is a server-wide restriction mechanism. It overrides ordinary...

A remote backup destination protects against failures that affect the hosting server, provided...

A file can be visible but not writable because its owner, directory permissions or the hosting...

A nearly full hosting account may be unable to create a backup because packaging and database...

A reverse-DNS warning concerns the hostname associated with the server’s sending IP address....

Forwarded mail can fail even when direct delivery succeeds because the receiving provider...