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WHM (WebHost Manager) is a web-based tool used by server administrators and resellers to manage hosting accounts on a web server.

WHM (WebHost Manager) is a web-based tool used by server administrators and resellers to manage hosting accounts on a web server. WHM listens on ports 2086 and 2087.

From WHM, the server administrator can perform maintenance operations such as compile Apache and upgrade RPMs installed on the system. They can also configure Services, Deployment Package, Control DNS and FTP configuration, accounts, security settings etc.

Sources: Wikipedia, cPanel.net

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Can I set memory limits on cpanel acounts

I have one account on my vps that is hogging more than it's fair share of memory. How can I limit that account's memory usage? Setting memory_limit in the php.ini? It appears as if this sets the memory per script – so that would change based on…
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How can I migrate Plesk to WHM efficiently

I need to transfer my account and all its details from Plesk to a newly created WHM account. So far, I have not been able to find an easy way to do this. I have multiple sites, with large databases and many emails. Is there an efficient way of…
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Why is my email address appearing in my domain's DNS zone?

So I was looking through my DNS records and I found something strange. The email address I used to setup cPanel/WHM with was: william@example.com, So I went to DNS functions -> Edit DNS zone, selected my domain and then saw something strange: What…
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Hosting email & web for domain on separate cpanel accounts

We're currently transitioning our web site & email infrastructure from a single shared hosting account onto a new linux VPS, which we manage using WHM and cpanel. There are two big chunks we need to move off our old host, onto our new VPS: 1) We…
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WHM cPanel Accounts Split DNS

I've dug around the web without much luck in finding a solution. Hopefully I can get some insight here. I have a VPS with a dedicated IP address running WHM. Let's say I have two cPanel accounts in this example. ip.address/~user1 has an addon…
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How to edit /etc/hosts file on WHM/cPanel

I need to add a domain/IP record to my hosts file on a CentOS box running WHM/cPanel, so that a domain which has no public DNS is routed to the correct IP address. I've done this on my macbook but I'm unsure of the process on cPanel. When I nano…
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addon domains keeps adding primary domain in URL

I took new vps plan from inmotionhosting.com and moved my host from previous hosting company. I have several cpanel accounts in the whm, imported them all using the migration tool from server to server. After many attempts, only primary domain from…
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Error when pruning WHM backups sent offsite via FTP

We're using WHM 64.0 on a CloudLinux 6.9 dedicated host. We have a scheduled backup configured that backs up each hosted cPanel, as well as the system files. The backup also FTP's the backup files to an external host after backup. It should prune…
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How to delete a DNS record in WHM/cPanel "Edit DNS Zone" page?

I can change and add DNS records using the WHM Edit DNS Zone page, but I want to delete a single record and it's not obvious how to do it. There's no mention of it in the manual page for the software. How can I delete a single DNS record in…
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Adding subdomain to another cPanel account

I have several cPanel accounts on my server (running Cloudlinux 5). I managed them using WHM. My current situation (replacing the real domain with example.com): Account A has an addon domain example.com. Account B's primary domain is…
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What IP to use for a WHM/Cpanel site through Cloudflare for email fields?

I am using a cloud server to host my site with WHM/CPanel. Everything else is going great and I am proud of how well my site is working. Except nobody can sign up themselves because the email isn't working. Strangely, emails from things I signed up…
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WHM's Exim Advanced Editor not accepting settings for DKIM

I'm running Centos 6.7 and WHM 54.0, with Exim running on it: Exim version 4.86_1 #1 built 04-Mar-2016 17:12:16 I'm trying to configure DKIM for my outbound mail, which in part I've mostly got working. The problem I have is that the changes I make…
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Cloudlinux + CageFS + PHP Selector - how to update default php.ini for each PHP version or for each domain account?

My server runs Cloudlinux 5.11 with CageFS and PHP Selector. Default PHP version is 5.3. I have one account using PHP 5.3, one account using PHP 5.5, and one account using PHP 5.6. I'm trying to figure out how to update each account's php.ini or…
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DNS for a cPanel addon domain to resolve to a dedicated IP address?

I would like to know how to set the DNS of an addon domain in cPanel to resolve to its own dedicated IP address, not the IP address of cPanel parent domain.
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mod_ruid2 not working with apache 2.4.18

I thought I did good service to my server by upgrading everything to php 5.6, and apache 2.4.18 through the easyapache interface, but now, apache won't start. ! Executing custom hook '/usr/local/cpanel/scripts/posteasyapache' !! httpd: Syntax error…
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