All posts by Thelma R
Using Cloudflare for DNS Management with Shared or Reseller Hosting
Resellers, agencies, and website owners frequently prefer using Cloudflare for DNS management, performance proxying, and DDoS protection while keeping their website files and email accounts hosted on our servers. This hybrid setup is fully supported. When properly configured, Cloudflare acts as your domain’s authoritative DNS manager, directing web traffic to…
Unable to Log In to cPanel or WHM? Common Causes and Fixes
When you are unable to access your cPanel or WebHost Manager (WHM) account, it is typically caused by incorrect login credentials, local IP address blocks triggered by security firewalls, or browser/network connectivity issues. This guide outlines the most common causes for login failures and step-by-step methods to resolve them quickly.…
How to Move a WordPress Site from a Subdirectory to the Domain Root
During site development or migration, WordPress is frequently installed into a subdirectory (such as /wp/, /v2/, or /wordpress/). This makes your website accessible only via yourdomain.co.uk/wp/ instead of yourdomain.co.uk. Moving WordPress to your domain root (public_html or httpdocs) makes your site load directly on your primary domain. While changing the…
Restoring a Website on Shared Hosting (Self-Service & Support Requests)
If your website encounters a critical issue—such as a broken update, code error, or corrupted database—rolling back to a previous backup is usually the fastest path to recovery. On shared hosting accounts, JetBackup is fully installed and available right inside your control panel so you can run self-service restores at…
How to Disable Directory Indexing and Prevent File Browsing
When a website folder lacks an index file (such as index.php or index.html), web servers often display a full list of all files in that directory. Known as directory indexing or directory browsing, this allows visitors to browse raw uploads, plugin files, or site assets, posing privacy and security risks.…
How to Reset the Primary WHM Reseller Account Password
As a reseller, your WebHost Manager (WHM) access is tied directly to the main cPanel account associated with your hosting subscription. If you need to update or reset the password for your main reseller account, you can do so either directly through your primary cPanel control panel or using WHM…
Email Address Creation Requests on cPanel: Process & What to Provide
Setting up email accounts on your domain allows you to communicate professionally with clients and team members. You can easily set up new mailboxes yourself in cPanel or request our support team to create them for you. To do so: Log in to your cPanel dashboard. Scroll to the Email…
Troubleshooting Large Database Imports in phpMyAdmin
Why phpMyAdmin Times Out During Big Imports Web-based tools like phpMyAdmin are designed for quick web requests, not long-running data operations. When importing database files larger than 50MB–100MB, the web server’s PHP execution timeout limit (e.g., 60 seconds) is often reached before the import finishes. This leads to frustrating errors…
How to Increase phpMyAdmin Upload Limits in cPanel Using the MultiPHP INI Editor
Why Database Imports Fail in phpMyAdmin When attempting to import an .sql or compressed .sql.gz file into phpMyAdmin, you may run into an error stating that the file exceeds the maximum allowed limit. This restriction is governed by two PHP directives configured on your hosting account: upload_max_filesize: Defines the maximum…
Troubleshooting Cron Jobs in cPanel: Common Fixes & Setup
A Cron Job is a automated task scheduled to run at specific intervals on the server (e.g., sending email newsletters every morning, clearing temporary caches hourly, or running WordPress maintenance tasks). Common Cron Job Pitfalls & How to Fix Them If your scheduled cPanel cron jobs are failing to run…