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‘EOL’ stands for ‘end-of-life,’ referring to outdated hardware or software that’s no longer supported, potentially impacting websites and operations.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

Different Linux versions often require updates, and some programs only run on newer ones. To check your kernel version, log into your server and use the command line.

ASP allows you to send emails using a functionality called CDOSYS. By creating email content and sending emails using ASP directly, you don’t have to add any extra components to your code. We recommend that you use an SMTP relay that requires authentication. Because of stringent anti-spam filters, sending mail through unauthenticated SMTP servers (including the localhost relay on Cloud Sites) can result in delays or undelivered email. Before you start using CDOSYS to send email, it’s a best practice to test your code.

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.