Introduction Upgrading PHP on a dedicated server running the DirectAdmin platform is an essential task for maintaining security, improving performance, and ensuring compatibility with modern applications. PHP 5.2, while popular in its time, has been deprecated and no longer receives security updates, making it vulnerable to exploits. Therefore, upgrading to PHP 5.3, which introduced several
Introduction Access to a data center is often required for equipment installation, maintenance, or removal. To ensure a seamless and secure visit, data center administrators usually require visitors to submit a formal visitation request. For actions such as installing or removing equipment, an additional Equipment Declaration Form is often necessary to declare the devices that
Introduction SmarterMail is a powerful email server software commonly used for managing domains and user accounts. As an administrator, adjusting the mailbox size limit for individual users is a common task, particularly as storage needs change over time. Managing disk space quotas helps prevent mailboxes from exceeding capacity and ensures optimal performance. This guide explains
Introduction Managing email accounts is a crucial part of web hosting, especially when an email account is no longer needed or requires removal for security or organizational reasons. In cPanel, administrators and users can easily manage their email accounts, including the ability to delete old or unused ones. This guide explains how to delete an
Introduction Managing email accounts is a crucial aspect of administering a web hosting environment. One common task for users is changing the password for their email accounts. Plesk, a widely used web hosting control panel, provides an intuitive way for users to manage their email accounts, including updating passwords. Changing an email password is necessary
Introduction In Plesk, databases are managed on behalf of user accounts associated with them. Every database must have at least one user account to access it, and any database user can be designated as the default user. The default user credentials are used by Plesk to access the database, even if other users are associated
Introduction In Plesk, system statistics like disk and traffic usage, as well as web statistics, are updated automatically every 24 hours. However, there may be cases where the statistics are not updated, or you may need to generate the statistics manually instead of waiting for the next automatic update. Plesk provides a command-line utility that
Introduction Monitoring the available hard disk space and memory (RAM) on a cloud server is crucial for maintaining performance and ensuring that the server has enough resources to handle applications and workloads efficiently. Cloud servers can dynamically allocate resources, but it is essential for system administrators to regularly check available disk space and memory to
Introduction Setting up automatic replies, also known as “out-of-office” or “vacation” responses, allows you to send pre-configured email responses when you’re unavailable to respond. This feature is useful for informing contacts of your absence or providing additional instructions when you’re unable to check your email. Plesk offers an easy-to-use interface for configuring automatic replies for
Introduction Email forwarding is a useful feature that automatically redirects incoming emails from one address to another. This can help centralize communications if you manage multiple email accounts or wish to forward messages to team members. In Plesk, setting up email forwarding is simple and can be configured for one or more email addresses. This