Since the release of the script that will compromise a phpBB forum it is now become top priority for web hosts and independent server owners to upgrade PHP. How to upgrade PHP on a cPanel Server. 1. Login to WHM as root. 2. Scroll down to “Software” Click: Update Apache 3. Select version Version 4.3.10 [...]
Logwatch is a customizable log analysis system. Logwatch parses through your system’s logs for a given period of time and creates a report analyzing areas that you specify, in as much detail as you require. Logwatch is easy to use and will work right out of the package on most systems. 1. Log into your [...]
This guide is simple, and easy to follow. It will tell you how to enable SuExec on a cPanel dedicated server. 1. Login to WHM as root. 2. Go to: Server Setup 3. Find Line: Enable/Disable SuExec 4. Check it so it Enable’s SuExec Original: http://www.ukwebmasterforums.com/t4920-enable-suexec-on-cpanel.ht ml Web Hosting UK (http://www.session9.co.uk/ ) Webmaster Forums ( [...]
The following are a few security tweaks you can do to your dedicated server if you are running cpanel / whm. The following changes are made in the web host manager. 1. Login to WHM as root. 2. Server Setup Tweak Security 3. Enable php open_basedir Tweak 4. Enable SMTP tweak. 5. Optionaly enable mod_userdir [...]
Root Kit Hunters such as CHKRootKit are great for monitoring your server for security holes but sometimes they find false positives. These appear to be real security threats when you run the software so it’s sometimes confusing to determine if you are in fact in trouble or if it’s false. One of these known false [...]
Disabling root login will force any attempted hackers to use 2 passwords making the odds of him breaking in even harder. Now we know you don’t have to use two seperate passwords but if you don’t you are making it easier for someone to break into your server. If you’re using cPanel make sure you [...]
If you want to block access to your server for whatever reason, you will need to log into the shell as root. Your server should either have ipchains or iptables to help accomplish this. In this example, the attacking IP is 192.168.56.210 . If you are using ipchains, type “ipchains -A input -j DENY -p [...]
One of the huge advantages of being involved in a web hosting affiliate program is the fact that you are dealing with a product that is a necessity because every online presence needs to be hosted somewhere. Then the income will tend to be regular from the same clients for a very long time. People [...]
