Use MailGun as a Smarthost with WHM/ cPanel server

You can use MailGun as a smarthost to send emails from your cPanel server. To allow MailGun to send outgoing emails from your cPanel/ WHM server You would require to setup exim server on your cPanel/WHM server. What is MailGun MailGun offer several plans for outgoing emails. Their free plan offers 5,000 emails for first… Continue reading Use MailGun as a Smarthost with WHM/ cPanel server

Use SendGrid as a Smarthost with WHM/ cPanel server

You can use SendGrid as a smarthost to send emails from your cPanel server. To allow SengGrid to send outgoing emails from your cPanel/ WHM server You would require to setup exim server on your cPanel/WHM server. What is SendGrid? SendGrid is a cloud-based SMTP provider that allows you to send email without having to… Continue reading Use SendGrid as a Smarthost with WHM/ cPanel server

Log4j Vulnerability – cPanel & log4j vulnerability (CVE-2021-44228)

Last week, a vulnerability was found in Log4j, (Apache Log4J library ).  If left unfixed, attackers can break into systems, steal passwords and logins, extract data, and infect networks with malicious software. Log4j is used worldwide across software applications and online services, and the vulnerability requires very little expertise to exploit. This makes Log4shell potentially… Continue reading Log4j Vulnerability – cPanel & log4j vulnerability (CVE-2021-44228)

WordPress Error – How to Fix the “Is its parent directory writable by the server?

You may face this error because of few reasons: Issue with directory ownership / permissions or Location of the uploads folder is not correct in wp-config.php / wp-admin settings Check Directory Permissions using FTP client or File Manager in cPanel: 1. Connect to your cpanel account via an FTP client or open file manager in… Continue reading WordPress Error – How to Fix the “Is its parent directory writable by the server?

How to run cPanel backup job manually from SSH

You can execute cPanel system wide backup job manually if you need through SSH/ server console Run New Backup job using command below: /usr/local/cpanel/bin/backup User below command to force cPanel to start new backup: /usr/local/cpanel/bin/backup –force Below is list of available options: –force : To perform new backup, even if the system already have up-to-date… Continue reading How to run cPanel backup job manually from SSH

How to backup and restore cPanel account via ssh

You can create cPanel accounts backup and restore cPanel account backup through SSH . Create cPanel Account Backup You can create cPanel account backup using command below: /scripts/pkgacct {username} ** replace {username} with name of cPanel user It will create backup in current directory with file name like cpmove_username.tar.gz   Restore cPanel Account Backup To… Continue reading How to backup and restore cPanel account via ssh

How to manually activate cPanel license using SSH

First of all you need to purchase cPanel license from cPanel store : https://store.cpanel.net/cart/ Once you purchase license or If you already have active cPanel license, please follow steps below: – Logon to SSH terminal – execute this command in shell and wait until it complete:  /usr/local/cpanel/cpkeyclt   Here is list of cPanel account tiers… Continue reading How to manually activate cPanel license using SSH