Server Management

Cloud Sites Windows clusters use specific data types that may introduce errors for some custom applications. The following is a work around for this known issue.

File permissions define access to files and folders on a server or website. Plesk provides permissions functionality within the File Manager, allowing you to adjust permissions without using the command line.

Learn to permanently delete files and folders using cPanel’s File Manager. We’ll show you how and remind you to back up your important data first.

Uploading files in your Cloud Sites control panel takes just a few steps using the file manager. This tutorial walks you through the process of uploading files.

Changing the password in your cPanel account is a simple process and only takes a few moments. This tutorial covers only the main password, any other users created will still have the same passwords and access.

Cleaning up your server and getting rid of old cPanel accounts? What happens if you accidentally delete an account? You can restore cPanel accounts from WHM. Restoring cPanel accounts in WHM only works if you have backups enabled in WHM.

In Cloud Sites, you can choose what folders specific FTP users can access. When you create FTP users, you choose this folder access and you can adjust access at any time.

cPanel often releases new features and upgrades for WHM and cPanel. Keeping your control panel updated means you will always have access to the newest features. Keeping your control panel up to date will also help protect your from security vulnerabilities that have been identified in earlier releases of the software.

Learn how to install DotNetNuke in Cloud Sites — DotNetNuke (DNN) is an open-source web content management system based on Microsoft.NET.

If you’ve added multiple users to your Linux server, you might eventually need to delete users, too. You can delete users in two ways, from cPanel and from the command line.

If you have a lot of old backup files, you might want to delete some of them from your server. Backups can be quite large and storing a lot of them on your server can slow down your websites. You’ll generally do this for manual backups: your scheduled backups will automatically rotate out.

Each open firewall port is a potential vulnerability. It’s vital to keep all ports closed except for those essential for your server’s applications.