Login to cPanel. Click the Softaculous icon. Click Email Settings in the Softaculous Home Page. Update your Email Settings. Manage your Email Settings: Installation Emails: Uncheck the box to disable the email notification when you install a script. Remove Installations: Uncheck the box to disable the email notification when you uninstall a script. Edit Installations: Uncheck the box […]
Install Scripts and Web Applications with QuickInstall
The QuickInstall tool powered by MOJO Marketplace allows fast and easy installation of scripts, including CMS (Joomla, Drupal), Blogs (WordPress), e-commerce software (Magento), and over 70 other open-source applications. How To Use QuickInstall Log in to your cPanel. Look for the Software section, then click on QuickInstall. Once inside the QuickInstall menu, you […]
How to Customize a Directory with Indexes
Indexes can stop people from seeing a list of all your files in a folder (the Index of/ page that appears when you do not have an index.html file.) If a directory on a site does not contain an index file, it will, by default, simply list every file in that directory […]
How to View Your Site Visitors in cPanel
Log in to cPanel. Under the Metrics section, click on the Visitors icon. Select the domain name by clicking on the magnifying lens icon. You will be redirected to a page that shows your site visitors. This page will include your site visitor’s IP address, URL visited, Time, and the browser […]
500 Error After Login
Check the folder ownership on the .htpasswds folder (above public_html). Change them from user.user to user.nobody and ensure the permissions are set to 750, and then refresh your protected page. The error will be gone.
404 Error When Using a URL With a Shared Server SSL
If you are accessing a password-protected directory with a URL that includes the use of a shared server SSL (https://securexxx.hostgator.com/~<user>/<whatever>) and receiving a 404 error, this is because Apache is looking for a 401 page and serving a 404 when it is not found. To resolve this, add a single line […]
How To Check if Directory Has Been Password Protected?
To ensure your directory has been password protected, launch your browser and view the directory. If the browser prompts you to log in, then your folder has been password protected. This example shows the public_html (the domain name, example.com) has been accessed in a browser. When accessed, a pop-up box will show […]
How to Protect a Directory with a Password
You can password protect directories (folders) via the cPanel, protecting all the files within the password-protected folders. Note: At this time, the cPanel can only protect directories, not individual files. Any file that needs protection can be placed in a protected directory. This also does not protect the directories that can […]
How to Check Your DNS Records in cPanel
Log in to cPanel. Scroll down to the Domains section. Then click on the Zone Editor icon. In the Search function, enter the domain name that you would like to check or scroll to the list of the domains below the search field. To view a domain’s DNS record, click on the manage button […]
Error When Adding Addon Domains: domainadmin-domainexistsglobal
This error above is a common issue that occurs when there is a pre-existing DNS record or domain. To resolve this issue, check the DNS zone of the corresponding primary domain and see if there is a DNS record already added for the addon domain or subdomain that you are […]