Install ImageMagick On A cPanel Server
Posted on May 12, 2011 | Comments Off
ImageMagick® is a popular application used on many web hosting servers(and standard pc’s) to create, edit, compose, or convert bitmap images. Many image plugins for web applications such Joomla, WordPress, Drupal, Magento, Gallery 2, etc can be configured to use this tool as the basis for their image capabilities so it is pretty much a standard requirement if you are providing shared web...
Read MoreInstall GotRoot ModSecurity Rules On A cPanel Server
Posted on May 11, 2011 | Comments Off
ModSecurity is a web application firewall that provides script request filtering to prevent poor or malicious coding from being executed or exploited on a Linux server. This module is easily installed when running a cPanel server by using the EasyApache application and is highly recommended to enhance your server’s security. However, the default rules supplied by the application are not...
Read MoreDisable Use Of Custom PHP.INI files On cPanel Server
Posted on May 11, 2011 | Comments Off
When compiling Apache using cPanel’s EasyApache application, you have the option of installing ‘Mod suPHP’, which is just one of many options that make your php installation more secure when hosting multiple sites on the same server; e.g. shared hosting server. When you have Mod suPHP installed, you can configure your server to force the use of the main server wide php.ini file...
Read MoreForce SMTP Authentication On A cPanel Server
Posted on May 11, 2011 | Comments Off
By default, a cPanel server uses POP before SMTP as its method of checking if a sender is allowed to send mail via the server. However, if you would like to force people to use proper SMTP authentication then there is a simple shell command that will enable this requirement. To force SMTP authentication on your cPanel server, login to SSH as root and issue the following...
Read MoreInstall ConfigServer Apps On A cPanel/WHM Server
Posted on May 11, 2011 | Comments Off
ConfigServer provide a range of paid and free applications, including a significantly more advanced firewall, that plug directly into WHM on your cPanel server. These applications are highly recommended for anyone who is serious about the security of their cPanel Server, as they not only provide enhanced security functionality, but also allow you to easily manage a number of other basic cPanel...
Read MoreSetting Up Nameservers On A cPanel/WHM Server
Posted on May 10, 2011 | Comments Off
Before You Begin Before you start setting up your nameservers in WHM, you need to make sure that the correct details have been configured with your domain registrar. Each registrar handles the setting up of private nameservers differently so you should contact them to determine the method they use. Ssome let you control the setup from your domain control panel, however some require their...
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