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.
If you have multiple cPanel accounts and domains on your server, you may want to look into CloudLinux as a way to help restrict the amount of memory each user can access with their site. CloudLinux partitions, allocates and limits server resources like memory, CPU and connections for each user. This makes sure that users don’t jeopardize the stability of the server and cause sites to slow down or in the worst case, stop loading completely.
cPanel has a number of tools you can use to view your website statistics on a per site basis. Viewing the information in the Metrics section of cPanel, you can view the visitors to your webserver, errors, bandwidth use as well as FTP logins and usage statistics using Webalizer. This article will go through the Metrics section of cPanel to help you understand the information found in each place.
While often confused with a domain name, a hostname is a label used to identify a specific computer or server on a network, like the internet or a LAN.
Creating Cron jobs in Cloud Sites or scheduled tasks is easy when using the Crons section in the Cloud Sites control panel.
While you can use any text editor you like (Sublime, Notepad++, and Vim are a few examples), you have the ability to edit html and code within Plesk using the File Manager. This includes ones already uploaded or files just recently created.
While configuring some web applications in Cloud Sites, you might need to provide the absolute path, full path, or web root for your website. No matter if you’re using Linux or Windows, it’s easy to find your website’s filepath in Cloud Sites. If you don’t know whether you need the Linux or Windows path, consult a web developer or the web application vendor, or contact us for a recommendation.
Cloud Sites treats subdomains as its own website. You can create them the same way you create any other website.
Have multiple MySQL databases? To avoid editing the wrong one, you must select it first. Here’s how to do it using cPanel or the command line.
Error pages are a part of any website. No matter what, website visitors will sometimes encounter error pages. If you use custom error pages, however, you can turn an error page into a positive user experience. This tutorial will show you how to add custom error pages to your websites.
Fast page loads are crucial for website success, improving search rankings and reducing bounce rates. Caching stores data like images and scripts for quicker access.
A certificate signing request (CSR) is information generated by your server that is necessary to apply for a SSL certificate. It contains information about your website, but it’s encoded. Instead of trying to learn the notation and encode a CSR yourself, the Cloud Sites control panel can do all that for you. All you have to do is enter your information.