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 Banning Traffic to Your Site

When you have a web site you want to bring in as much traffic as possible. But sometimes you...

 CPanel Required Ports List (Advanced Users)

Some owners will enable firewalls or block ports.The following are used by cPanel and should not...

 Creating an Addon Domain

By creating an addon domain, you can control multiple domains from a single account. This allows...

 Database Backups using a cron job

This guide is about creating a cron job in cPanel to make a backup of your databases. This...

 Definition of Advanced Icons

The Advanced section in cPanel allows users to setup and manage more advanced functionality for...

 Definition of Files Icons

The Files section in cPanel houses a collection of options that all deal with your website’s...

 Definition of Preferences

The Preferences section in cPanel allows you to customize your cPanel experience by allowing you...

 Definition of Software/Services Icons

The Software section provided in cPanel grants you access to not only install new software for...

 How Can I Make Another Domain Redirect to My Primary Domain?

In cPanel, you’re able to set up any necessary redirects through a simple submission form.  Head...

 How To Add Cron Jobs in cPanel

Creating cron jobs make it easier to automate common tasks that can be scheduled to run by the...

 How To Change File Permissions

When working with Linux, there may come a time where you will need to modify file or folder...

 How To Choose cPanel Theme (Style)

The Style section lets you choose which cPanel theme you’d like to use. This is simply a way for...

 How To Compress Images For Your Site

Probably the easiest way of increasing page speed and reducing bandwidth is shrinking and...

 How To Password Protect Folders In cPanel

There may come a time when you have a directory that you want only certain people to access. This...

 How To Use File Manager In cPanel

cPanel’s File Manager provides you with an easy way to edit, upload, copy, remove and manage your...

 How to Backup a MySQL Database in cPanel

How do I Backup a MySQL Database in cPanel? This article will cover how to perform a MySQL...

 How to Create and Use .htpasswd

Setting up some form of password authentication for a website can be a crucial part of sharing...

 How to Setup a Subdomain Using cPanel

What is a Subdomain? A subdomain is the use of an existing domain with a prefix change of the...

 How to Use cPanel’s Optimize Website

What is Optimize Website? Optimize Website is a content compression tool that helps remove the...

 Perform Virus Scan on Shared/Business/Reseller Hosting from cPanel

This guide is about running a virus scanner on your cPanel. This is intended to check if your...

 Understanding Addon and Parked Domains

What’s the Difference Between Addon Domains and Parked Domains? Sometimes customers don’t...

 What Are File System Permissions on Linux?

If you are working through cPanel or on any Linux machine, you may have heard the term...

 Why Is A Subdomain Created For Every Add-on Domain?

Addon Domains create subdomains, as this is how cPanel handles the creation of Addon Domains.  An...

 cPanel Definitions of the Stats Panel

The Statistics panel in cPanel is a collection of various stats from your cPanel account. This...