Infrastructure, Systems, and Connectivity
This guide explains when and why you should configure redirects manually in your .htaccess file, how to access and edit the file in cPanel, and provides clear examples of 301, 302, and CMS‑specific redirects such as Drupal. Manual redirects are essential when third‑party applications override or ignore cPanel’s default redirect rules.
This guide provides a complete reference for configuring firewall rules for cPanel & WHM servers. It includes all required ports, inbound/outbound rules, security recommendations, license callback behavior, WebPros service IPs, and practical examples for CSF, iptables, and nftables.
This guide explains how to manage Site Quality Monitoring subscriptions in cPanel, including upgrading, downgrading, and reassigning subscriptions, as well as accessing the service without cPanel. It also covers how to manually remove Site Publisher–generated websites, which is necessary now that the Site Publisher interface has been removed in cPanel version 134.
This guide explains how to check, enable, repair, and troubleshoot disk quotas in cPanel & WHM. It covers quota verification, initialization, XFS‑based quota fixes, Ubuntu quota module issues, CloudLinux considerations, and Virtuozzo/OpenVZ quota requirements. A quick‑action summary is also included.
This guide explains how to restart services in cPanel & WHM, how to configure shared IP addresses for reseller accounts, and how to set up service proxying for cPanel users. It includes WHM methods, command‑line tools, API examples, warnings, and best practices for safe configuration.ز
This guide explains how to update all major components of a cPanel & WHM server, including cPanel itself, Apache, PHP, MySQL/MariaDB, Perl, system kernels, and third‑party packages. It also includes the officially supported database versions for each operating system and a complete list of system user accounts created by cPanel & WHM.
This guide explains several advanced system components in cPanel & WHM, including the statistics software configuration file, how to uninstall legacy Ruby installations, how the Domain TLS system works, how the license callback mechanism communicates license changes, and how to use the cpanelsync.exclude file to prevent updates to specific cPanel-distributed files.
Notification Templates in cPanel & WHM allow you to customize system alerts for various events such as disk quota warnings, backup failures, SSL expiration, and new account creation. These templates are built using Template Toolkit and can be safely customized in the dedicated custom directory to ensure changes persist after updates. Understanding the file structure, available variables, and correct customization workflow enables full branding and personalization of system notifications.
Server Profiles in cPanel & WHM allow administrators to configure a server for specific roles such as mail hosting, DNS services, or full web hosting. Each profile enables or disables certain roles and services to optimize performance and resource usage. Understanding how profiles work, how roles affect services, and what limitations each profile introduces helps you deploy servers more efficiently and avoid misconfigurations.
Perl modules extend the functionality of cPanel & WHM and can be installed into either the system Perl environment or the cPanel-included Perl environment. Using WHM tools, command-line scripts, and CPAN utilities, administrators can install, verify, manage, and troubleshoot Perl modules. Understanding @INC paths, error logs, and installation methods ensures reliable module deployment.
This article explains how to install the ImunifyAV security scanner on a WHM server. ImunifyAV is included for free with cPanel & WHM and provides malware detection for hosted websites. You will also learn how to install it manually through Security Advisor, understand why the installation alert may not appear, and see how to access or uninstall the tool.
This article explains how to connect to cPanel’s Web Disk feature using third‑party WebDAV applications such as Transmit, BitKinex, Konqueror, Nautilus, and Windows systems. It also covers how to use configuration scripts from the Web Disk interface and how to manually connect on different operating systems.
