Monthly Archives: January 2015
Move /var/log to a new partition without breaking auto responders – cPanel
If your /var/ partition is full, and you’re having problems tracking down things you can safely delete, something you can do is move the /var/log to a different partition like /home. To do this, you will need to modify a file however otherwise, customers auto responders will break. I’m not sure why this happens, however …
Full root partition and comet files
If you have a full root partition, something you can check is /root/.cpanel/comet. If this folder is large, you can safely clean it up by running the following command that will remove all files in this directory that have not been accessed in more than three days. /usr/local/cpanel/bin/purge_dead_comet_files These folders are created as a part …
How to move a cPanel subdomain Document Root to a new location
If you have a customer that setup a subdomain and they used the default location (/public_html/subdomain/), but they have decided that they want to move that outside of the public_html folder, you need to do the following. Open /var/cpanel/userdata/$USERNAME/$SUB.DOMAIN.COM in your favorite text editor Change the path on the “documentroot” line to the path …
Manually re-install FrontPage Extensions
While virtually nobody supports frontpage anymore, this still comes in hand on older servers where customers refuse to believe that frontpage is buggy, insecure software. On a cPanel server, to reinstall frontpage extensions from the command line, do the following. *** Note this is destructive SSH to the server the customer is on. cd ~theirusername/public_html …
Apache Handlers
Apache handlers allow you to control how Apache manages certain files. If you want Apache to handle application/x-hdf hdf application/vnd.wap.wbxml wbxml image/x-xbitmap xbm image/x-icon ico image/vnd.djvu djvu djv application/x-troff-me me application/perl pl plx ppl perl pm application/x-tcl tcl image/bmp bmp text/x-sql sql image/png png text/x-log log audio/x-realaudio ra application/x-latex latex application/x-director dcr dir dxr …
Using telnet to test mail servers
Here’s a handy cheat sheet for testing mail accounts via telnet. The commands you need to type are in bold text POP3 telnet mail.yourdomain.com 110 Connects to the pop3 server user YourUsernameHere This submits your username to the server pass YourPasswordHere This submits your password to the server list This will list the emails …
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WordPress Permalinks
If you are experiencing issues with your WordPress Permalinks, you may be able to resolve it easily! Login to your WordPress Admin Panel. (Normally yourdomain.com/wp-admin) Click Settings. Click Permalinks, from the Settings menu. Change the Permalinks to another option. ***Note the Permalinks that you currently use*** Save the changes. Revert your Permalinks to the one …
Moving WordPress to a New Directory – cPanel
If you have built WordPress in a subdirectory for testing, or have accidentally installed it in the wrong directory, you can follow this guide to help you move it. If you have just installed WordPress, it may be easiest that you simply uninstall it, and reinstall it in the correct directory. If you do not …
What do Customers Look for When Choosing Business Website Hosting?
If you run a hosting company or you plan to start one, it’s important to understand what your customers are looking for. Business website hosting is vital for many entrepreneurs and they want to make sure the right company provides what they need. Here are some of the main things businesses look for when choosing …
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