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Add Domains and Subdomains in cPanel

Use Domains in cPanel to add more websites to your hosting, create subdomains (such as...

Add Users with User Manager

User Manager lets you create extra logins (subaccounts) for people who need to upload files to...

Back Up and Restore Your Website in cPanel

We back up hosting accounts automatically, and you can also download your own copies at any time...

Block an IP Address in cPanel (IP Blocker)

IP Blocker stops specific IP addresses, ranges or domains from reaching your website, for example...

Canceling a Service

You can cancel any service from the Client Area. Log in to the Client Area and go to Services...

Change or Reset Your cPanel Password

There are two ways to change your cPanel password. From the Client Area (also works if you've...

Check Your Disk Space and Resource Usage

Your plan has limits on disk space and on server resources such as CPU and memory. Here's how to...

Clear Your DNS Cache

Your computer remembers (caches) the IP addresses of websites you've visited. After a DNS change,...

Connect with SSH, SFTP or the cPanel Terminal

Your hosting account includes command-line access. You can use it in your browser with cPanel's...

Create Custom Error Pages (404 and Others)

When a visitor opens a page that doesn't exist, they see a plain "404 Not Found" message from the...

Create a MySQL Database and User in cPanel

Most web apps, including WordPress, store their content in a MySQL database. You create the...

Create an API Token in cPanel

An API token lets a script or app manage your cPanel account through cPanel's API without using...

Create and Use FTP Accounts in cPanel

FTP lets you upload and download website files with a program on your computer, such as...

Edit DNS Records in cPanel (Zone Editor)

The Zone Editor in cPanel lets you change DNS records for domains on your hosting account. Check...

Getting Started with Shared Hosting

Your shared hosting plan gives you a website on our servers, managed with cPanel. This guide...

How to Add and Remove TXT Records in cPanel

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Install WordPress from the Client Area (WordPress Manager)

The fastest way to start a WordPress site is the WordPress® box on your hosting service page...

Install and Manage WordPress with WP Toolkit

WordPress Management (WP Toolkit) in cPanel installs WordPress in a few clicks and lets you look...

Manage Your Website Files with File Manager

File Manager lets you upload, edit, move and delete your website's files from your browser,...

Monitor Your Website with Site Quality Monitoring

Site Quality Monitoring checks one of your websites for downtime and common problems such as...

Move a WordPress Site to Your Hosting

You can move an existing WordPress site from another host, or from your own computer, to your...

Password-Protect a Folder (Directory Privacy)

Directory Privacy puts a username and password on a folder of your website. Anyone who opens a...

Point a Hostname at a Changing IP Address (Dynamic DNS)

Dynamic DNS keeps a subdomain, such as office.yourdomain.com, pointed at a network whose public...

Redirect a Domain or Page in cPanel

A redirect sends visitors from one address to another, for example from an old domain to your new...

Resize and Convert Images in cPanel

The Images tool changes images already uploaded to your account, a whole folder at a time. It's...

Restore a File or Folder from a Backup

File and Directory Restoration brings back a single file or folder from the server's backups, for...

Scan Your Website for Malware (Imunify360)

Every shared hosting account includes Imunify360, which scans your files for malware and blocks...

See Your Website Statistics, Bandwidth and Logs

The Metrics section of cPanel shows who visits your site, how much data it uses, and any errors....

Speed Up Your Site with Compression (Optimize Website)

Optimize Website makes the web server compress pages, stylesheets and scripts before sending...

Stop Other Sites Using Your Images (Hotlink Protection)

Hotlinking is when another website shows your images or files by linking straight to them on your...

Stop Shared Passwords (Leech Protection)

Leech Protection works with Directory Privacy. If one username for a password-protected folder is...

Update Your cPanel Contact Email, Language and Notifications

Account Preferences is where you set the email address cPanel uses for notices and password...

Use Git Version Control in cPanel

Git Version Control lets you keep a Git repository in your hosting account: clone your code from...

Useful .htaccess Rules for Your Website

The .htaccess file in your public_html folder controls how the web server handles your site. Edit...

cPannel will not send SMTP Email / can't connect to Postal

If you are running into an issue where you are unable to send a test email in the email marketing...

How to update your cPanel Contact Information or receive a notification on reaching the quota limit?

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Change PHP Settings: Memory Limit, Upload Size and More (MultiPHP INI Editor)

You can change common PHP settings, such as the memory limit and the maximum upload size, in...

How to Change cPanel Style/Theme?

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How to Change the Language of your cPanel?

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Install a Free SSL Certificate in cPanel

An SSL certificate lets your website load over https:// with the padlock in the browser. You can...

How to upload files via the cPanel FileManager?

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How to create a new folder or files in the cPanel File Manager?

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Import, Export and Repair Databases with phpMyAdmin

phpMyAdmin lets you work with your MySQL databases in your browser: import or export them, edit...

Create a CSR for a Paid SSL Certificate

You only need a Certificate Signing Request (CSR) if you're buying an SSL certificate from a...

How to Edit file in the cPanel File Manager?

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Get the Intermediate CA Bundle for an SSL Certificate

An SSL certificate from a certificate authority usually comes with an intermediate certificate...

How to Edit .htaccess File via the cPanel Filemanager?

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How to check disk usage of directory and bandwidth usage?

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Set Up a Cron Job in cPanel

A cron job runs a command or script on a schedule, for example every 15 minutes or once a day....

How to Edit or Delete Cronjob via cPanel?

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How to Update a Cronjob E-mail Address?

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Change Your PHP Version (MultiPHP Manager)

Each website on your hosting runs on a version of PHP, the language WordPress and most web apps...

How to Reset the PHP Version to the Default Version, Using cPanel?

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How to Set the PHP Version per Domain, Using cPanel?

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How to Set the PHP Version per Folder?

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How to add A Record in cPanel using DNS Zone Editor?

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How to add an MX Record in cPanel using DNS Zone Editor?

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How to Configure DNS Nameservers with cPanel

How to Configure DNS Nameservers with cPanel The domain name system (DNS) is fiendishly...

How to edit or remove MX Record in cPanel using the DNS Zone Editor?

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How to add CNAME Record in cPanel using the DNS Zone Editor?

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How to edit or remove CNAME Record in cPanel using the DNS Zone Editor?

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How to edit or remove a Record in cPanel using the DNS Zone Editor?

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How to Create an Additional Web Disk Account in cPanel?

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How to Access cPanel Web Disk?

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