Server Management

Easily change your server hostname via WHM, Plesk, InterWorx, or SSH — then update it in your Liquid Web account and DNS records.

IPMI, or Intelligent Platform Management Interface, offers remote management and monitoring. Liquid Web grants IPMI access via VPN for dedicated servers. First, install a VPN client for local network connectivity.

Don’t risk your hard work – create a staging server to test changes before implementing them on your live site. It’s a safe way to optimize and update without compromising your site’s functionality.

Every Liquid Web server includes a software firewall to safeguard against malicious connections. Firewalls assess incoming traffic against predefined rules. Trusted services, like email, use specific ports with their own rules. Keeping only essential ports open is crucial to security.

Monitor server load, memory, and traffic in your Liquid Web account with detailed graphs and customizable server monitoring services.

Utilize Object Storage for backups to free disk space and improve website performance by having images load from Object Storage.

‘EOL’ stands for ‘end-of-life,’ referring to outdated hardware or software that’s no longer supported, potentially impacting websites and operations.

A firewall is like a security guard for your server. It checks all network traffic against a list of rules to block unauthorized access.

The Plesk Control Panel is a powerful server control panel with tons of personalization options. But, as your needs change, your Plesk Control Panel can change, too. Plesk has two different versions to meet specific needs: Plesk Web Pro Edition for agencies (This is the default for Plesk servers at Liquid Web) and Plesk Web Host Edition for web resellers.)

Before SNI, each SSL certificate required a dedicated IP. Now, Server Name Indication lets multiple secure websites share a single IP address.

There are times when you might need the web server user to have the same permissions as you. This is called impersonation. The web server user can impersonate your site’s main FTP user.

If you are familiar with PHP, you can create PHP scripts to send mail. PHP mail provides incredible control of the data and content of the emails sent from your domain or site. However, PHP mail only works when relayed over SMTP. The following article shows you how to test and send different types of email using PHP.