Online criminals love to target web servers, and they will exploit any security vulnerability to break into them, steal data, and misuse resources. cPanel & WHM includes many powerful security features to help server administrators keep criminals out, including a robust two-factor authentication (TFA) system. What is Two-Factor Authentication? Two-factor authentication enhances server security by asking users to provide a unique code, supplied by an app on their phone, when they log in. When two-factor …

Web hosting companies are a vital part of the Internet’s foundation. The total industry value as of 2019 stood at over $56.7 billion, with a Compound Annual Growth Rate of 15.5%. That figure will reach $130 billion by 2025. Yet despite offering essential services, it can be challenging – but not impossible – for many to stand out. Recent events like the global Covid-19 pandemic have helped to fuel the move towards …

WordPress is incredibly easy to use with its intuitive graphical interface but it’s not ideal for server administrators and hosting providers who manage hundreds of sites. WP-CLI (WordPress Command Line Interface) is a powerful tool that can control every aspect of WordPress from the command line. When  you’re tasked with updating or installing a plugin, managing multiple WordPress sites with the command line and scripting is more efficient. In this article, we’ll show you how …

Does your reseller hosting business have a brand identity that sets it apart from the competition? In a ferociously competitive hosting industry, a custom brand can help your hosting services to stand out from the crowd, which is why cPanel & WHM® makes it straightforward to customize the cPanel® interface and establish a unique visual identity. What is Reseller Branding in cPanel? cPanel & WHM provides features for administering web hosting servers (WHM) and managing …

Node.js hosting was once a complicated business, especially on multi-user web hosting servers. However, with cPanel & WHM’s Application Manager, installing JavaScript applications and configuring Node.js environments is a breeze, empowering web hosts to offer intuitive Node.js hosting services with an easy-to-use graphical interface.  In this article, we explain how to activate cPanel’s Application Manager and how to install, register, and manage Node.js applications.  Getting Started With the cPanel Application Manager cPanel users can register …

PHP performance is an enduring issue for web hosts. PHP is the most widely used server programming language on the web by a big margin. The most popular content management systems and ecommerce applications are written in PHP, including WordPress®, Joomla, Drupal, Magento®, and dozens more.  The ultra-fast PHP-FPM accelerates PHP execution on busy web servers, making it a valuable tool in the fight against slow sites and resource-constrained servers.  This article takes a deep …

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 these effects with daily Zoom meetings and a lack of separation of work and home life. Many of us are stuck at home juggling our time between working in a spare closet (a.k.a. the home office), running a home school from the dining room table, and then …

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 much data too quickly, applications and users are forced to wait. To put it another way, storage devices can be a bottleneck that stops the server from reaching its full performance potential.  Disk IO is not the only cause of slow servers, so in this …

How to Check for Disk Space in Linux 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 to kick to the curb every once in a while.  Without a regular clear out, data accumulates until it fills the server’s storage devices. Servers need to be able to write data to their hard drives. When …