There are so many Git hosting sites out there, including the popular GitHub, which acts as a hub for thousands of software projects. But for one reason or another, hosting your own git repository may be preferable. In this article, you’ll learn exactly how to do that on your own cloud VPS account. Why Create Read More >
Website
Web Design / Management
Below are links to tutorials on how to build your website.
- Getting Started Guide: Website
- What software are you using?
Website Troubleshooting
If you are having trouble on your site, read the following common issues to diagnose the problem.
- Is your website down?
- Are you getting an error message?
403 – 404 – 406 – 500 - Has your website been suspended?
- Need files restored from backup?
- Think your website has been hacked?
- Common Website Issues
SSL Certificates
If you’ll be accepting credit card or other sensitive data on your website, you will want to secure it with SSL.
Domain Names
You can point your domains, add domains or create subdomains in your cPanel. The following links explain how.
- Need DNS Changes?
A – CNAME –
Nameservers - Main Domain Changes
- Adding a new domain
- Creating a Subdomain in cPanel
Databases
There are many things you can do with databases. Below are links to common database procedures.
The Complete Guide to cPanel Backups
While we now recommend the use of Backup Manager to keep your account backed up and secure, cPanel comes with an extensive suite of built in backup tools. Below, we cover how to use these cPanel Backup utilities to both backup and restore files on your cPanel account. Making cPanel Backups Backup Wizard Other Tools Read More >
How to Disable ModSecurity in cPanel
ModSecurity is server software for Apache that comes bundled with cPanel. ModSecurity helps protect your site from brute force attacks and, by default, automatically runs on all new accounts. ModSecurity should usually remain on. In certain situations, such as a WordPress admin lockdown caused by brute force attacks, you may need to temporarily deactivate ModSecurity to Read More >
HTTP Error Codes
No matter what you’re doing on the web, if you’ve got two computers talking to each other, there’s going to be some messages that get garbled in the process. This is where having a knowledge (or, at least, a list) of HTTP error codes can be your guiding light. 400 – Client HTTP Error Codes Read More >
502 Bad Gateway
Most often, you might see a “502 bad gateway” error in one of our WordPress hosting plans, because these plans use Apache web servers with Nginx as a proxy server. Read on to find out how proxy servers work. How to Fix the 502 Bad Gateway Error Refresh Your Page Clear Your Browser Cache Checking Read More >
Deploy Files With GitHub Actions for FTP and SCP
GitHub actions allows to make use of your GitHub-hosted code repositories for running custom scripts for testing, deployment, and much more. Before You Get Started (Some Caveats and Prerequisites) (Basically) How GitHub Actions Work How to set up the GitHub FTP Action Deploy Files to Unmanaged VPS Cloud Server With SCP (Added Security) Before You Read More >
How to Install the ModSecurity Apache Module
The Apache web server software can be customized to suit your needs with many third party modules. One of the most popular Apache security modules is ModSecurity. It operates as a signature-based firewall, capable of blocking cross-site scripting (XSS), brute force attacks, and known code injection attacks for dynamic websites that depend on SQL and Read More >
Adding and Removing Indexes In MariaDB
Database tables often need altering during their life cycle. As your needs change, the data you store will often need to change to reflect these needs. Perhaps you recently added a column to your database, or you find out that certain columns are getting searched. In this article, we will explore how to add and Read More >
Getting Started with Splunk Setup on Linux
We have many guides on securing common web hosting solutions: cPanel servers, bare cloud servers, and even the popular WordPress content management system (CMS). Each includes great technical controls for a proactive approach to defense in depth. However, nothing can detect and prevent everything. The only way to address this is to apply administrative controls, Read More >
How to Review Bash History
When working in a Linux command-line interface (CLI), you may find yourself wondering exactly what commands you ran during the course of your workflow. Fortunately, most Linux operating systems store your commands in a bash history file, which is a stored list of all commands a given user has entered into the system. By reviewing Read More >