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Adding a CNAME Record in cPanel

In this tutorial will be shown how to Add a CNAME in cPanel. In this tutorial, we will show you how to create a CNAME record. CNAME records are a type of DNS record you can use to point a hostname elsewhere. While they aren’t needed by most users, there are situations where you will want to create a CNAME record for your domain. Such as when you point a subdomain...

Your host name must resolve to the correct IP address – VPS Ubunty – Plesk WebPanel FIX

We have more and more users complaining about the hostname error while installing Plesk Web Panel. There is an easy fix which you can apply in order to fix the hostname error. Error Message : Your host name must resolve to the correct IP address of your server, unless you are using network address translation (NAT). Please quit Parallels Installer, fix the host name resolution problem, and then try installing again....

How to create and maintain MySQL Databases in cPanel

Creating a database from the MySQL Databases menu 1. In order to start, log into cPanel and click on the MySQL Databases menu in the Databases section: 2. Once there, find the Create New Database section, then simply indicate name of the future database and click on the Create Database button: 3. The database is created and ready to use. Now, in order to be able to fill and maintain the database, MySQL User should be created and assigned...

How To check Network Speed with Speedtest-cli – CentOS / RHEL / Scientific / Fedora Linux

Step 1: Install python Type the following yum command to install Python on a CentOS/RHEL/Scientific Linux: $ sudo yum install python Type the following dnf command to install Python on a Fedora Linux v22+: $ sudo dnf install python Step 2: Download speedtest_cli.py Type the following wget command to grab the speedtest_cli.py client: $ wget -O speedtest-cli https://raw.githubusercontent.com/sivel/speedtest-cli/master/speedtest.py $ chmod +x speedtest-cli Step 3: Check the Internet speed Simply type the following command:...

How to install VestaCP on CentOS 7 x64

In this tutorial we will guide you how to install VestaCP on  CentOS 7×64. Minimal requirements for running and installing VestaCP : CPU: 768Mhz Ram: 512M HDD: 20Gb OS: RHEL/CentOS 5,6 also supported. We recommend at least 1GB ram and 1 CPU – You can check our VPS packages on the following link  The first step for installing VestaCP is to login to your VPS with your root data – use...

How to recover your files on Windows KVM VPS – Virtualizor

This is a tutorial on how to recover your files on Windows KVM VPS on Virtualizor. First need that you need to do is enable Rescue Mode from Virtualizor panel in your Client Area, or by logging in directly to the Virtualizor Client Panel. Next it will ask you for a password for the rescue mode, you can enter any password you want which you will need later on to log...

1.5M Unpatched WordPress Sites Hacked Following Vulnerability Disclosure

Attackers have taken a liking to a content-injection vulnerability disclosed last week and patched in WordPress 4.7.2 that experts say has been exploited to deface 1.5M sites so far. The issue has evolved into “one of the worst WordPress related vulnerabilities to emerge in some time,” researchers with WordFence, a Seattle-based firm that makes a WordPress security plugin, said Thursday. WordPress silently patched the issue, an unauthenticated privilege escalation vulnerability in a REST API endpoint, when...

Hacked Websites Mine Cryptocurrencies

Cyber-security experts are warning that criminals are hacking into other people’s machines to generate cryptocurencies for them. According to a Trend Micro report, school, charity and file-sharing websites have been found infected with a particular code that makes the visitor’s machine generate currency. That code turns the machine into a ‘miner’. Mining is a colloquial term for generating crypto-currency. By creating a huge network of machines, hackers can quickly generate huge amounts of money....

How to Install and Setup Wordfence Security in WordPress

What is Wordfence? How it Protects Your WordPress Site? Wordfence is a WordPress security plugin that helps you protect your website against security threats like hacking, malware, DDOS and brute force attacks. It comes with a website application firewall, which filters all traffic to your website and blocks suspicious requests. It has a malware scanner that scans all your WordPress core files, themes, plugins, and upload folders for changes and suspicious code....

How to Install cPanel & WHM in CentOS 6

Installation of cPanel in CentOS and RHEL 6 First insure that OS version on which your Linux box is running, to do so, please use following command. # cat /etc/redhat-release CentOS release 6.4 (Final) If you don’t have the latest version, please update your OS to its latest version, In CentOS and RHEL, we can simply do it with yum package installer. # yum update Once updates completes, and then check the...