Dealing with Zoom Fatigue and Burn Out in 2020
We have all experienced the effects of mental fatigue after a long work week, and feelings of burnout near the end of a large scale project. 2020 has only amplified…
Tips & Tricks
Disk IO Errors: Troubleshooting on Linux Servers
Disk IO errors (input/output) issues are a common cause of poor performance on web hosting servers. Hard drives have speed limits, and if software tries to read or write too…
Server Housekeeping with cPanel
Servers are your virtual home and, just like your real home, they can become cluttered with unwanted junk. In the case of servers, it’s not trash but data you have…
How to Monitor PHP Error Logs in WordPress and cPanel
PHP error logs are one of the most useful tools for diagnosing web hosting issues. It’s often difficult to find the cause of unexpected behavior in WordPress® and other PHP…
How to Assign Permissions to Files and Folders in cPanel
File permissions are one of your server’s most important security features. They give you fine-grained control over who can read, write, and execute files. Without them, it would be impossible…
Fixing WordPress Login Errors With cPanel
“Help, I can’t log in to WordPress!” is one of the most common WordPress hosting support requests. Being locked out of WordPress is worrying, to say the least, but there’s…
Troubleshooting High Server Loads
One of the more ambiguous, but oft-seen, errors resulting in support tickets is related to high server loads. While high server load errors are virtually never caused by the cPanel software itself or the apps…
How to Configure and Manage Let’s Encrypt in cPanel
It’s super easy to install and manage SSL certificates in cPanel & WHM. Certificate requests and installations happen automatically with AutoSSL and an integration such as the cPanel Let’s Encrypt™…
How to Back Up and Restore MySQL® Databases in cPanel
Data that exist in one place barely exists at all. It’s a hardware failure or mistyped command away from disappearing completely. That’s a scary thought, considering business’ most valuable assets…
Setting Up and Troubleshooting SMTP in cPanel
When you host your email on your domain with an SMTP server, you are in control. You can choose an email address to suit your business or personal brand. All…
Using CalDAV Calendars and CardDAV Contacts in cPanel
In our increasingly busy world, we’d be lost without email, calendar, and contacts apps to communicate, collaborate, and manage our time. Unfortunately, getting all these apps to work with each…
How To Survive a DDoS Attack
Distributed Denial of Services (DDoS) attacks can take any website offline. Even Google and GitHub, with their immense resources, struggle to stay online during a large attack. Even worse, anyone…
How To Configure a Cron Job
Do you find yourself wasting hours on tedious and repetitive server administration tasks? If you answered yes, you’re going to love this article, which explores how cron and cPanel &…
Channeling Support: Going beyond basic support tickets
Tech-support is at the heart of any technology company. As a business grows, so does the number of support requests, and the level of customer service/support can make or break…
What’s New in WordPress 5.5?
WordPress, the world’s most popular CMS (Content Management System), turns 17 years old this year, and what a year it has been! WordPress 5.5 “Eckstine” is the second major release this…