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This article explains how to configure package management for cPanel & WHM’s rpm.versions system, including how to set a package target to managed or unmanaged, why certain targets may appear unmanaged, and the risks associated with unmanaged packages.
This article explains how cPanel & WHM handles backup retention, including the difference between the default retention mode and the strictly‑enforced retention mode. It also describes how the system behaves when backups succeed or fail, and how retention limits are applied.
How to Configure Google Drive as an Additional Backup Destination in WHM
This guide explains how to build a custom transport script for cPanel & WHM’s backup system. Custom transport scripts allow advanced users to send backups to destinations not supported by WHM’s built‑in options.
This guide explains how to exclude specific files or directories from user backups in cPanel & WHM. You can exclude items globally for all accounts or locally for individual users. These exclusions apply to WHM‑generated backups and full website backups in cPanel.
This guide explains how metadata is generated, stored, and managed within cPanel & WHM’s backup system. It covers metadata databases, table structures, backup directory formats, and how to manually enable or disable metadata creation through WHM or configuration settings.c
This article explains how to transfer backup files from remote Additional Destinations—such as Amazon S3, FTP, Google Drive, SFTP, WebDAV, and custom locations—back to your server so they can be restored through WHM. It also covers how system backups work, which files and directories are included, and how to configure additional destinations to receive system backup files.
This article explains how performance bottlenecks can occur when Apache’s prefork MPM is misaligned with PHP-FPM child process limits, and how to fix them by tuning Apache worker settings. It also provides an overview of key PHP-FPM configuration directives, their defaults, and how to safely customize them using YAML configuration files in cPanel & WHM.
This article explains what PHP-FPM is, why it is recommended for high‑traffic environments, how EasyApache 4 implements PHP-FPM, how the filesystem and configuration structure works, and which files administrators must create or modify to customize PHP-FPM behavior. It also covers important warnings, best practices, and how to safely restore PHP if packages are removed incorrectly.
This article explains how the Calendar and Contacts Server (CCS) plugin works, how to install or uninstall it, how to connect it to external applications, and how Z-Push ActiveSync support integrates with CCS. It also covers the WP Toolkit plugin, including installation methods, requirements, Deluxe features, updates, troubleshooting, and removal procedures.
This article provides a full reference for all WP Toolkit CLI commands and options available in cPanel & WHM. It explains how to run commands, manage WordPress installations, configure settings, clone sites, copy data, manage plugins and themes, and control WP Toolkit behavior using command-line operations.
WP Toolkit supports custom event hooks that allow administrators to run scripts automatically after specific WordPress‑related actions occur. This feature enables automation for deployments, monitoring, integrations, security workflows, and post‑processing tasks. By enabling event hooks and placing scripts in the correct directory with the correct filenames, WP Toolkit will execute them immediately after the corresponding action completes.
