Step-by-step help for your hosting

• Add security headers with .htaccess on LiteSpeed (HSTS, CSP, X-Frame-Options)

  Add HTTP security headers such as HSTS, X-Content-Type-Options, X-Frame-Options, Referrer-Policy and Content-Security-Policy to a site on LiteSpeed hosting with .htaccess.

  IntermediatecPanel hosting with LiteSpeed2 min read

• Read the Imunify360 Incidents log to understand attacks (root guide)

  Use the Imunify360 Incidents tab and CLI as root to see brute-force attempts, WAF hits and blocked IPs, spot patterns, and decide when to whitelist, block or tune rules.

  AdvancedcPanel server (root)2 min read

• One SPF record for several mail services (and the 10-lookup limit)

  Combine cPanel, Google Workspace, Microsoft 365, newsletter and CRM senders into a single valid SPF record, stay under the 10 DNS lookup limit and avoid common SPF errors.

  IntermediatecPanel hosting2 min read

• Add free SSL (HTTPS) to a Node.js app

  Secure a Node.js app with free SSL: AutoSSL on cPanel, or Let's Encrypt with Certbot on an Nginx or Apache reverse proxy, plus redirects and trust proxy.

  IntermediateLinux VPS and cPanel hosting2 min read

• Express.js basics: build and host a small Node.js API

  Create a small Express.js API with routes, JSON and static files, make it production-ready behind a proxy, and host it on cPanel or a Linux VPS.

  BeginnercPanel hosting and Linux VPS2 min read

• How to read server logs to troubleshoot your website

  Where to find web, PHP, mail, database and system logs on cPanel hosting and a Linux VPS, and how to search them quickly to find the cause of an error.

  IntermediatecPanel hosting and Linux VPS2 min read

• ImunifyAV, ImunifyAV+ and Imunify360: what is the difference?

  Compare ImunifyAV, ImunifyAV+ and Imunify360 for cPanel servers: malware scanning, automatic cleanup, firewall, WAF and Proactive Defense, and which one fits your server.

  BeginnercPanel servers2 min read

• What is web hosting and how does it work?

  What web hosting is, what actually runs on a hosting server, how visitors reach your site, the main types of hosting and what a good hosting plan includes.

  BeginnerEveryone2 min read

• What is CloudLinux and why does it matter for your hosting?

  CloudLinux isolates every hosting account with its own resource limits and a caged file system. Learn how LVE, CageFS, PHP Selector and MySQL Governor keep sites fast and safe.

  BeginnercPanel hosting2 min read

• Hosting resource limits explained: storage, bandwidth, inodes, CPU, RAM and entry processes

  What each hosting limit really measures, what happens when you reach it, and how to tell whether you need optimisation or a bigger plan. Includes 'unlimited' claims.

  BeginnercPanel hosting2 min read

• What to send new hosting customers: a reseller welcome email template

  A practical welcome email for new cPanel customers on your reseller plan: login URLs, nameservers, email settings, FTP, SSL and support details, plus what to leave out.

  BeginnerReseller hosting3 min read

• Enable ionCube or SourceGuardian loader with CloudLinux PHP Selector

  Fix "requires the ionCube PHP Loader" errors on cPanel by enabling ionCube or SourceGuardian in CloudLinux PHP Selector, choosing a compatible PHP version and testing.

  BeginnercPanel hosting with CloudLinux2 min read

• Run cron jobs with the right PHP version on CloudLinux

  Make cPanel cron jobs use the same PHP version as your website on CloudLinux: correct binary paths, wget versus PHP CLI, logging output and fixing cron errors.

  IntermediatecPanel hosting with CloudLinux3 min read

• WordPress site down? A step-by-step checklist

  Work out why a WordPress site is offline: check if it is down for everyone, domain and DNS, SSL, hosting account status, resource limits, PHP errors and the database.

  BeginnercPanel hosting3 min read

• SitePad site settings: name, favicon, analytics and custom code

  Configure site-wide SitePad settings: site name and tagline, logo and favicon, analytics and verification snippets, custom CSS and header code, and social profiles.

  BeginnercPanel hosting3 min read

• Make a Sitejet website look great on mobile

  Optimise a Sitejet site for phones and tablets: use the device previews, adjust text sizes and spacing, reorder or hide elements per device and test on real phones.

  BeginnercPanel hosting3 min read

• Add IP addresses and change a site's IP in WHM (root guide)

  Add new IPv4 addresses to a cPanel server, assign a dedicated IP to an account, change a site's IP, and set up shared IPs per reseller in WHM as root.

  AdvancedWHM (root)3 min read

• Redirect www and non-www to one HTTPS address

  Make every version of your domain land on one canonical HTTPS address: certificate coverage for both names, .htaccess rules, WordPress settings and testing all four variants.

  IntermediatecPanel hosting3 min read

• Free up disk space used by WordPress

  Find out what fills your hosting disk and clean it safely: old backups, cache and log files, unused media and image sizes, staging copies and email in the same account.

  BeginnercPanel hosting3 min read

• Clean up and optimise the WordPress database

  Shrink and speed up a WordPress database: remove revisions, spam, transients and orphaned data, find large tables and autoloaded options, and optimise tables safely.

  IntermediatecPanel hosting3 min read

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