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• Replace WP-Cron with a real cron job in cPanel

  Make WordPress scheduled tasks reliable and lighter: disable visitor-triggered WP-Cron and run wp-cron.php from a cPanel cron job every few minutes.

  IntermediatecPanel hosting3 min read

• Use the cPanel Terminal: command line in your browser

  Open a shell on your hosting account from cPanel Terminal without an SSH client, and use practical commands for WP-CLI, file searches, permissions and databases.

  IntermediatecPanel hosting2 min read

• SSH access in cPanel: generate, import and authorise SSH keys

  Connect to your cPanel hosting over SSH with keys: generate or import a key in cPanel SSH Access, authorise it, and connect from Windows, macOS or Linux.

  IntermediatecPanel hosting2 min read

• Host a Python (Flask or Django) app in cPanel with Setup Python App

  Run a Flask or Django application on cPanel hosting with Setup Python App: create a virtualenv, configure passenger_wsgi.py, install requirements and restart.

  IntermediatecPanel hosting2 min read

• Host a Node.js app in cPanel with Setup Node.js App

  Deploy an Express or other Node.js application on cPanel hosting with Setup Node.js App: choose the Node version, set the startup file, install npm packages and restart.

  IntermediatecPanel hosting2 min read

• Inodes and disk quota in cPanel: what they are and how to reduce them

  Learn what inodes (file usage) and disk quota mean on cPanel hosting, why you can hit the inode limit with free space left, and how to find and remove excess files.

  BeginnercPanel hosting2 min read

• Find what uses disk space in cPanel (Disk Usage tool)

  Use cPanel Disk Usage to see which folders, mailboxes and databases fill your hosting space, find hidden large files, and safely free up storage.

  BeginnercPanel hosting2 min read

• Can't log in to webmail? Fix cPanel webmail login problems

  Solve common cPanel webmail login problems: wrong username format, forgotten mailbox password, blocked port 2096, IP blocks after failed attempts and session errors.

  BeginnercPanel hosting3 min read

• Move email from another provider to cPanel (IMAP migration)

  Migrate existing mailboxes to MdmHost cPanel email without losing messages: create accounts, copy mail over IMAP with an email app, switch MX records and reconnect devices.

  IntermediatecPanel hosting3 min read

• Set up cPanel email in Apple Mail on macOS

  Add a cPanel mailbox to Apple Mail on Mac with the automatic profile or manual IMAP and SMTP settings, map Sent and Trash folders and fix connection warnings.

  BeginnercPanel hosting2 min read

• Set up cPanel email on Android with the Gmail app

  Add your MdmHost cPanel mailbox to the Gmail app on Android (or Samsung Email) with IMAP 993 and SMTP 465 settings, and fix sync and authentication errors.

  BeginnercPanel hosting2 min read

• Secure a cPanel email account: passwords, suspended logins and compromised mailboxes

  Change a mailbox password in cPanel, suspend logins or incoming mail, and what to do when an email account is hacked and sending spam.

  IntermediatecPanel hosting2 min read

• How to transfer cPanel accounts to your MdmHost reseller plan

  Move customers from another cPanel host to your MdmHost reseller account using a full cPanel backup, the WHM Transfer Tool or MdmHost's free migration help.

  IntermediateReseller hosting3 min read

• How to restore a full cPanel backup file in WHM

  Restore a cpmove or full cPanel backup archive as a new account using WHM Transfer or Restore a cPanel Account, with upload steps, options and common errors.

  AdvancedReseller hosting3 min read

• How to brand cPanel with your own logo and company name in WHM

  Give your customers a white-label cPanel with your company name, logo, favicon, colours and help links using WHM Customization as a reseller.

  BeginnerReseller hosting3 min read

• How to use Roundcube webmail on cPanel hosting

  Log in to webmail on port 2096, read, write and organise email in Roundcube, manage folders and attachments, and work safely from any browser.

  BeginnercPanel hosting2 min read

• Use Track Delivery in cPanel to find missing or bounced emails

  Search cPanel Track Delivery to see whether an email was accepted, delivered, deferred, rejected as spam or bounced, and read the delivery report to fix the cause.

  IntermediatecPanel hosting3 min read

• Set up 301 and 302 redirects in cPanel

  Create permanent 301 and temporary 302 redirects in cPanel Redirects: whole domains, single pages, www handling and wildcard redirects, plus how to remove them.

  BeginnercPanel hosting3 min read

• Fix a full mailbox in cPanel: Email Disk Usage and quotas

  Find out what fills a cPanel mailbox, clean old mail by folder and age with Email Disk Usage, raise the mailbox quota and stop "mailbox full" bounces.

  BeginnercPanel hosting2 min read

• Install WordPress manually in cPanel

  Install WordPress by hand in cPanel: upload the core files, create a MySQL database and user, run the installer and lock the site down afterwards.

  BeginnercPanel hosting3 min read

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