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Guide to the cPanel Control Panel

Your command center for website management. Use cPanel to manage files, email, databases, and software with our step-by-step guides.
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Managing a website and its underlying server can feel overwhelming, especially if you prefer to avoid the command line. That is where cPanel comes in. As the industry-standard control panel for Linux hosting, cPanel provides a powerful, intuitive graphical interface that puts you in complete control of your hosting environment.

Whether you are logging in for the very first time to create an email address, or you are an experienced administrator configuring advanced PHP handlers and cron jobs, this collection of articles provides the step-by-step guidance you need to maximize your cPanel experience.

Explore the guides below to learn how to:

  • Optimize & Troubleshoot: Dive into advanced tools to enable HTTP/2, manage disk quotas, resolve FTP connection errors, and decipher automated cPanel server alerts.
  • Navigate the Basics: Learn the different ways to log in, explore the dashboard, and get familiar with your new Linux server environment.
  • Manage Your Websites & Files: Confidently add domains, use the File Manager, configure FTP access, and take manual backups to protect your hard work.
  • Configure Email & Databases: Create professional email accounts, set up spam filters, and easily manage your MySQL databases using phpMyAdmin.

cPanel Management Articles

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The articles in this collection explain how to use the common features within cPanel to manage your hosting account.

  • Manage Email in cPanel

    Your hub for professional email in cPanel. Create accounts, access webmail, configure clients, and manage spam with our guides.

    Read more: Manage Email in cPanel

  • Managing cPanel Tiered Licensing

    Server costs may be affected by the number of accounts on the server. More than ever, efficient management of the accounts on your server is a necessary part of hosting.

    Read more: Managing cPanel Tiered Licensing

  • Python Web Applications in cPanel on CloudLinux

    This article and video outline how to install and utilize the Python Selector in cPanel on a CloudLinux server. This will allow for multiple versions of Python to run on a per-app basis. The info will outline installing all currently available versions of Python.

    Read more: Python Web Applications in cPanel on CloudLinux

  • Security in cPanel

    Your guide to cPanel security. Learn to install SSL certificates, block malicious IPs, enable 2FA, and protect your site’s content.

    Read more: Security in cPanel

  • SuPHP on cPanel

    Learn to install SuPHP on cPanel via EasyApache 4, manage file permissions, troubleshoot 500 errors using suphp_log, and set custom PHP options with .user.ini.

    Read more: SuPHP on cPanel

  • Taking a Manual Backup in cPanel

    For added security, regularly schedule automatic backups and manually back up before making major changes to your website or server using cPanel.

    Read more: Taking a Manual Backup in cPanel

  • Troubleshooting in cPanel: FTP: Failed to Retrieve Directory Listing

    Fix cPanel FTP timeout errors and “Failed to retrieve directory listing” by forcing active FTP or configuring passive ports in your server firewall.

    Read more: Troubleshooting in cPanel: FTP: Failed to Retrieve Directory Listing

  • Troubleshooting: cPanel is Emailing Me, Is My Server Down?

    Getting unexpected cPanel emails? Learn what root access, excessive resource usage, and system integrity alerts mean, and how to manage them safely.

    Read more: Troubleshooting: cPanel is Emailing Me, Is My Server Down?
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