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Create a new Account WebHost Manager (WHM) lets you spin up a new cPanel account in under a minute by filling in a short form that specifies the account details. If you host several... Add a Package A package in WHM is a reusable template that defines how much disk space, bandwidth, email, and other resources a new hosting account is allowed to use. Instead of... Changing your PHP version with MultiPHP Manager You can change the PHP version for your whole account or for a single domain directly in cPanel using MultiPHP Manager. Open cPanel, scroll to the Software section,... Setting up custom error pages in cPanel Custom error pages let you replace the plain default browser messages (like a bare 404 Not Found) with branded, helpful pages that match your site. In cPanel you... Installing an SSL certificate and forcing HTTPS in cPanel To secure a site in cPanel you install an SSL certificate, then force every visitor onto the HTTPS version with a redirect. On ASEOHosting servers most domains get... Creating and restoring backups in cPanel cPanel gives you two backup tools: a full account backup for migration or disaster recovery, and the Backup Wizard plus Backup interface for smaller, targeted... Redirecting a URL in cPanel To redirect a URL in cPanel, open cPanel, go to the Domains section, and click Redirects. Enter the old path, choose the destination URL, and pick a permanent (301)... Creating FTP accounts and connecting over FTP An FTP account lets you upload and manage files on your hosting account using an FTP or SFTP client such as FileZilla, WinSCP, or Cyberduck. In cPanel you create... Creating a MySQL database and user in cPanel To create a MySQL database and user in cPanel, open the MySQL Databases tool, create a new database, create a database user with a strong password, then add that... Managing your database with phpMyAdmin phpMyAdmin is the web based tool in cPanel that lets you view and edit the MySQL or MariaDB databases behind your site. You use it to browse tables, run SQL... Using the cPanel File Manager The cPanel File Manager is a browser-based tool that lets you upload, edit, move, compress, and set permissions on the files inside your hosting account without... Setting up a cron job in cPanel A cron job is a scheduled command that your server runs automatically at set times, for example every night at 2 a.m. or every five minutes. In cPanel you set one... Creating and managing email accounts in cPanel To create an email account in cPanel, open cPanel, go to the Email section, click Email Accounts, then click Create, choose the domain, enter the username and a... Installing WordPress with Softaculous Softaculous is a one-click application installer built into cPanel that deploys a complete, ready-to-use WordPress site in a couple of minutes, no manual database... Blocking visitors with the cPanel IP Blocker The cPanel IP Blocker (also called IP Deny Manager) lets you stop specific IP addresses or ranges from reaching your site at the server level, before a request ever... Parking a domain as an alias in cPanel A domain alias (called a parked domain in older cPanel versions) is a second domain name that loads the exact same website and document root as your primary domain.... Creating a subdomain in cPanel To create a subdomain in cPanel, open cPanel, go to the Domains section, click Domains (or Subdomains on older layouts), choose Create a New Domain, enter the... Reading your visitor stats with AWStats and Metrics AWStats and the Metrics tools in cPanel let you read your own visitor statistics straight from the server, without adding any third party tracking script to your... Password protecting a directory in cPanel To password protect a directory in cPanel, open cPanel, go to the Files section, click Directory Privacy, browse to the folder you want to lock, enable password... Adding an addon domain in cPanel An addon domain lets you host a completely separate website, with its own domain name, inside a single cPanel account. In modern cPanel (Jupiter theme) you add one...

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