Introduction This guide explains how to download a backup of a MySQL database through DirectAdmin, a popular web hosting control panel. It is designed for website administrators, developers, or anyone managing databases on a server using DirectAdmin. This step-by-step tutorial helps ensure you have an off-site backup of your database, which is crucial for recovery
Introduction This guide is intended for SmarterMail administrators who want to import Gmail data, such as emails, contacts, and calendars, into SmarterMail. The article walks through the steps to achieve this using the Gmail data export feature. You should use this guide when migrating from Gmail to SmarterMail to ensure all your data is transferred
Introduction This guide is for website administrators and developers using the Nginx web server who want to change the default landing page of their website. By default, Nginx looks for files like index.html or index.php when visitors access your domain. However, you may want to set a different file as the default. This guide explains how
Introduction This guide is intended for web administrators or developers using a Linux server to set up SMTP email sending with PHPMailer. PHPMailer is a popular PHP library that simplifies sending emails via SMTP. This guide will walk you through the necessary steps to install PHPMailer, configure it on your server, and send test emails
Introduction This guide is for users who want to change the timezone settings in their Roundcube webmail client. Roundcube is a widely used open-source webmail client that allows users to manage their emails via a web interface. Correcting the timezone setting ensures that your emails display the correct timestamps, which is crucial for maintaining accurate
Introduction This guide is for website administrators who want to protect their server bandwidth by preventing unauthorized use of images through hotlinking. Hotlinking occurs when other websites link directly to your images, causing excessive bandwidth usage on your server. This guide explains how to block hotlinking by configuring your server’s settings, particularly focusing on Apache
Introduction This article is for system administrators or users managing SmarterMail who want to configure the default text encoding settings. SmarterMail, by default, uses UTF-8 encoding for messages. However, there are cases where emails may display incorrect characters due to encoding issues. This guide will show you how to change the default text encoding in
Introduction Creating new users in WHM (Web Host Manager) on cPanel is a common task for managing different accounts on your server. This guide will walk you through the process of adding a new user account via WHM Prerequisites Access to WHM: You need to have administrative access to WHM on your server. Basic
Introduction Apache HTTP Server plays a crucial role in web hosting environments, especially in managing and serving websites. For web administrators using WHM (WebHost Manager) with cPanel, monitoring Apache’s status is essential for ensuring optimal performance and troubleshooting issues. This guide outlines the steps to check Apache’s status directly from WHM. Prerequisites Access to
Introduction This guide will walk you through the process of upgrading your Ubuntu system from version 18.04 LTS to 20.04 LTS. This involves updating installed packages, removing obsolete kernels, and performing the actual distribution upgrade. Ensure you have a backup of your important data before proceeding. Prerequisites Access to the server with root privileges.