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52 published guides
Install and optimize cpanel server with cloudlinux and litespeed server administration guide
KBcPanel

Install and optimize cpanel server with cloudlinux and litespeed

Install and configure cPanel server.

6 min read
Linux server management covering monitoring security backups and performance
KBLinux Administration

What Does Linux Server Management Include?

Linux server management is the continuing work required to keep the operating system and its services secure, recoverable, observable and suitable for the applications they run.

7 min read
5 important ways to choose a server admin? server administration guide
SMServer Management

5 important ways to choose a server admin?

Do you know the 5 important ways to choose a server admin? Server administration is not an ordinary process; it needs dedication, punctuality and a lot more.

3 min read
Administrator diagnosing MySQL server shutdown in progress error 1053
KBDatabases

MySQL 'Server Shutdown in Progress': Diagnose and Recover Safely

Error 1053 usually means MySQL has stopped accepting work because a shutdown is already underway. The safest response is to identify whether it is completing, stuck or repeatedly crashing.

5 min read
Install and Configure phpMyAdmin on Ubuntu server administration guide
KBDatabases

Install and Configure phpMyAdmin on Ubuntu

Install and Configure phpMyAdmin on Ubuntu: In most production servers the phpMyAdmin is an important utility, we can install and configure phpMyAdmin on your server.

2 min read
Troubleshooting cPanel login invalid with otherwise correct credentials
KBcPanel

cPanel Login Is Invalid With the Correct Username and Password

cPanel deliberately uses a generic invalid-login message. A correct troubleshooting sequence separates a browser problem, wrong server, security block and genuine authentication failure.

5 min read
How to List Installed Perl Modules on Your Server server administration guide
KBLinux Administration

How to List Installed Perl Modules on Your Server

A practical explanation of how to list installed perl modules on your server, with the steps and checks server administrators need to complete the work reliably.

3 min read
How to Find a Spammer on a cPanel Exim Server (Complete Guide) server administration guide
KBEmail

How to Find a Spammer on a cPanel Exim Server (Complete Guide)

When a cPanel server starts sending spam, everything breaks at once - mail queues explode, clients panic, IPs get blacklisted, and outgoing SMTP becomes unreliable.

3 min read
Install Nginx and Varnish with Apache in Plesk Server - Speed Up Websites Instantly server administration guide
KBPlesk

Install Nginx and Varnish with Apache in Plesk Server - Speed Up Websites Instantly

Introduction If your Plesk server feels sluggish under load, it’s probably because Apache alone can’t handle hundreds of concurrent requests efficiently.

4 min read
Linux administrator diagnosing a high number of TIME_WAIT TCP connections
KBServer Performance

Too Many TIME_WAIT Connections on Linux: Diagnose the Cause

A high TIME_WAIT count is evidence of recently closed TCP connections, not automatically a fault. Diagnose who is creating the connections before changing kernel settings.

5 min read
cPanel administrator tracing an Exim retry time not reached delivery message
KBEmail

cPanel Exim: Retry Time Not Reached for Any Host

Exim's retry message is a scheduling decision, not the original mail error. Use exinext and the Exim log to find the first failure, correct it, then clear only the relevant retry state.

5 min read
Which is the Best Firewall for cPanel Server? server administration guide
SESecurity

Which is the Best Firewall for cPanel Server?

features of ConfigServer Security & Firewall

4 min read
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