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Configuring ModSecurity in cPanel

ModSecurity is a web application firewall (WAF) that checks every request to your website before your code sees it, and blocks the ones that look like attacks. ...

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Understanding Imunify360 Security in cPanel

Imunify360 is the security suite that protects Domain India shared hosting servers. It scans files for malware, blocks malicious PHP scripts as they run, filter...

Advanced9 min687Updated 5 days ago

Using the Terminal in cPanel

cPanel's Terminal gives you a command line inside your browser, without an SSH program on your computer. On Domain India hosting it depends on shell access: SSH...

Intermediate6 min678Updated 1 weeks ago

Enabling SSH Access in cPanel

On Domain India cPanel hosting, SSH is not a switch you turn on inside cPanel. Jailed SSH access is available on every shared hosting plan (cPanel, DirectAdmin,...

Intermediate5 min602Updated 2 days ago

How to Use WP-CLI on Shared Hosting

WP-CLI is the command-line tool for WordPress. It lets you update plugins, reset a user, change your site's address or flush caches in seconds, without opening ...

Advanced6 min345Updated 1 weeks ago

How to Check Website Disk and Bandwidth Usage

Disk space and bandwidth are the two hosting allowances that quietly run out. A full disk stops uploads, new email and database writes; a used-up bandwidth allo...

Intermediate9 min293Updated Today

How to Manage Error Pages (404, 500)

An error page is what visitors see when something goes wrong: a missing page (404), a blocked folder (403) or a server fault (500). The server's plain default p...

Advanced9 min318Updated 5 days ago

How to Set Up an Addon Domain in cPanel

To set up an addon domain in cPanel, open Domains, click Create A New Domain, type the domain, untick Share document root and click Submit. The addon domain bec...

Intermediate5 min347Updated 5 days ago

How to Deploy Node.js App on Shared Hosting

You can run a small Node.js app on Domain India shared hosting without a server of your own: the cPanel and DirectAdmin servers have a Node.js application tool ...

Advanced7 min826Updated 5 days ago

How to Set Up SSH Access on Shared Hosting

Setting up SSH on Domain India shared hosting takes four steps: have it enabled for your account, find your login details, add an SSH key, and connect on port 2...

Intermediate5 min569Updated 6 days ago

Understanding Hosting Resource Limits (CloudLinux)

Every Domain India shared hosting account has its own share of the server, called its resource limits. Knowing what each limit measures, and what happens when y...

Advanced6 min521Updated 6 days ago

How to Back Up and Restore Your Website

You can back up and restore your Domain India website in two ways: with the weekly backups that come with your hosting, or with your own copy of your files and ...

Advanced5 min320Updated Yesterday

How to Use File Manager in cPanel

cPanel's File Manager lets you upload, edit, move and delete your website's files in a web browser, with no FTP program to install. This quick guide covers open...

Intermediate6 min471Updated 2 days ago

How to Set Up a Cron Job

A cron job is a command your hosting server runs for you on a schedule, such as a PHP script every 15 minutes or a database export every night. On Domain India ...

Advanced6 min474Updated 6 days ago

How to Manage Databases (MySQL/phpMyAdmin)

Most web applications, from WordPress to a custom PHP site, keep their data in a MySQL-compatible database. On Domain India hosting you create databases and dat...

Intermediate6 min294Updated Today

How to Upload Files via FTP

To upload your website with FTP, install a free FTP program such as FileZilla, connect to your hosting account on port 21 with "Require explicit FTP over TLS", ...

Intermediate5 min313Updated 1 weeks ago

How to Create an Email Account in cPanel

You can create an email address at your own domain, such as [email protected], in about a minute from cPanel. Open Email › Email Accounts, click + Create, ch...

Intermediate7 min2,270Updated 5 days ago

How to Reset Your cPanel Password

Forgotten your cPanel password? You can set a new one yourself from the Domain India client area in about a minute, without knowing the old one. All you need is...

Advanced5 min436Updated 2 days ago

cPanel Dashboard Overview and Navigation

When you open cPanel on a Domain India hosting account, you land on one long page of tools grouped into sections: Files, Databases, Domains, Email, Metrics, Sec...

Advanced6 min319Updated Today

How to Login to cPanel (SSO from Portal)

The quickest way into cPanel is one click from your Domain India client area. You sign in to your Domain India account, click the cPanel button next to your hos...

Intermediate7 min470Updated 2 days ago

cPanel Hosting Features Overview

cPanel hosting from Domain India gives you one control panel for your website files, domains, email, databases, SSL and backups, on a CloudLinux server that is ...

Advanced9 min340Updated Today

How to Activate Your New cPanel Hosting

You have paid for a Domain India cPanel hosting plan. There is nothing to switch on yourself: the account is created automatically once the invoice is paid. Thi...

Advanced8 min384Updated Today

cPanel Hosting Plans Comparison

Domain India sells four main cPanel hosting plans: Starter, Growth, Business and Agency. They share the same control panel, security and tools; what changes is ...

Advanced7 min759Updated 6 days ago

Database Optimization and Repair

A MySQL or MariaDB database needs very little routine care: back it up, repair a table only when something reports it as damaged, and fix slow queries rather th...

Intermediate5 min296Updated Today

Custom Error Pages (403, 404, 500)

A custom error page is what visitors see instead of the server's plain message when something goes wrong, such as a missing page (404) or a blocked folder (403)...

Intermediate8 min279Updated Today

Adding Multiple Domains to Your Hosting

Yes, one hosting account can run several websites, each on its own domain with its own folder, email addresses and free SSL. In cPanel you add each extra site f...

Intermediate6 min410Updated 5 days ago

.htaccess Guide — Common Rules

The .htaccess file tells the Apache web server how to handle requests for your site: redirects, HTTPS, blocked visitors, error pages and password protection. Th...

Advanced5 min314Updated 5 days ago

Setting Up Cron Jobs

A cron job runs a script or command on your hosting account automatically, on a schedule you choose: every 15 minutes, every night, every Monday. You set one up...

Advanced5 min441Updated 6 days ago

Website Loading Slowly - Troubleshooting

A slow website usually has one of two problems: the server is slow to start answering, or the page it sends is too heavy. This checklist tells you which one you...

Advanced5 min395Updated 6 days ago

Common Error Messages Explained

When a website shows an error instead of a page, the number tells you where to look: a 4xx code means the request failed (a missing page, a permission problem),...

Intermediate6 min290Updated 5 days ago

How to Migrate Your Website

Moving a website to Domain India from another host comes down to three jobs: copy the files, copy the database, then point the domain at the new server. Done in...

Advanced8 min305Updated 1 weeks ago

Shared vs VPS vs Dedicated Hosting

Shared, VPS and dedicated hosting all put a website online. The difference is who runs the server, how much of the machine is yours, and how much work it takes....

Intermediate5 min310Updated Yesterday

Uploading Screenshots in Chat

A screenshot of the error you are seeing often saves several rounds of questions. Domain India's live chat accepts images, and support tickets accept screenshot...

Advanced7 min390Updated Yesterday

How to Check Resource Usage

Your shared hosting account has its own share of the server: CPU, memory, disk activity and a number of PHP requests it can run at once. When your site needs mo...

Advanced8 min594Updated Yesterday

Primary Domain Change in cPanel / WHM Complete Guide

The primary domain, also called the main domain, is the domain your cPanel hosting account was created for. Its website lives in the public_html folder. You mig...

Advanced7 min817Updated 5 days ago

Import MySQL Database in cPanel Create DB & User, phpMyAdmin Import, App Connection

Moving a website to new hosting, or restoring one, usually comes down to five jobs: create an empty database, create a database user, link the two, import your ...

Advanced9 min1,292Updated Today

Managing DNF/YUM Version Locks on CloudLinux & RHEL-Based Systems: A Complete Guide

End-of-Life Warning: CentOS 6 and CentOS 7 have reached end-of-life and no longer receive security patches. If you are still running CentOS 6/7, we strongly rec...

Intermediate2 min2,362Updated 5 days ago

Resolving Apache 2.4.64 421 Misdirected Request Error on cPanel/CloudLinux Servers

"421 Misdirected Request" means a web server received a request for a website it does not believe it should answer on that connection. Visitors usually see it w...

Advanced8 min1,829Updated 5 days ago

Troubleshooting Addon Domain Setup Issues Due to DNS Conflicts in cPanel

Adding an addon domain in cPanel can fail with (XID xxxxx) A DNS entry for "example.com" already exists. You must remove this DNS entry from this server or all ...

Advanced5 min1,279Updated 1 weeks ago

Fixing the "A DNS entry for the domain already exists" Error When Adding an Addon Domain in cPanel

You try to add a domain in cPanel and it refuses with a message like (XID abc123) A DNS entry for the domain "example.com" already exists. It means the server a...

Advanced8 min2,228Updated 1 weeks ago

How to Fix DNS Errors When Recreating an Addon Domain in cPanel That Was Previously Created with "Share Document Root" Option

You removed an addon domain that had been added with Share document root ticked, and now cPanel refuses to add it again with its own folder: (XID abc123) A DNS ...

Intermediate5 min1,596Updated 1 weeks ago

How to Set Correct doc_root in cPanel PHP-FPM to Eliminate FastCGI Errors

AH01071: Got error 'Primary script unknown' is Apache telling you that PHP-FPM was asked to run a PHP file it could not find. The page usually shows "File not f...

Intermediate9 min1,463Updated 6 days ago

Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 (DPDP) and CERT-IN Guidelines: A Complete Guide to Website Storage Compliance for Indian Businesses

Two sets of Indian rules shape how a business website stores data and logs: the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 (DPDP Act) with its 2025 Rules, and t...

Beginner9 min3,106Updated 1 weeks ago

Mastering PHP-FPM in cPanel: Solving Default Handler Errors and Proper Configuration for All Versions

PHP-FPM (FastCGI Process Manager) is the way most modern servers run PHP: a pool of PHP worker processes that stays ready to answer requests for a site. On Doma...

Advanced8 min6,784Updated Today

Block Googlebot from Crawling Unnecessary URLs for Bandwidth Optimization

Search engine crawlers can use a surprising share of a site's bandwidth and server capacity, especially on shops and blogs where filters, sorting options, tags ...

Advanced9 min1,734Updated 1 weeks ago

Ultimate Guide to Restoring Backups in JetBackup 5

JetBackup 5 is the backup tool inside your Domain India control panel on cPanel and DirectAdmin hosting. It keeps weekly copies of your account, and you can res...

Intermediate9 min2,860Updated 5 days ago

How to Edit php.ini in cPanel

On Domain India's shared hosting you don't edit the server's main php.ini, and you don't need to. You change PHP settings for your own site, either in cPanel's ...

Intermediate7 min2,588Updated 6 days ago

Resolving ModSecurity SecDataDir Permission Issues: Debugging and Replacing mod_ruid2 with mod_suexec in WHM

The error collections_remove_stale: Failed to access DBM file ... Permission denied comes from ModSecurity, the web application firewall inside Apache. It means...

Advanced8 min1,471Updated 1 weeks ago

Comprehensive Guide to Securing Web Applications: Best Practices Across All Stacks

Most websites that get broken into were never chosen. A script scans millions of addresses for one known weakness — an out-of-date plugin, a reused password, a ...

Advanced19 min213,323Updated Today

Advanced Security and Performance Optimization with CloudLinux and EasyApache 4 in cPanel

CloudLinux and EasyApache 4 are the two layers that decide how safe and how fast a cPanel server is: CloudLinux isolates accounts and limits their resources, an...

Advanced9 min2,210Updated 1 weeks ago

EasyApache 4 in cPanel with CloudLinux: The Complete Step-by-Step Guide

EasyApache 4 is the part of cPanel & WHM that decides which Apache modules and PHP versions a server runs. CloudLinux is an operating system built for shared ho...

Advanced8 min7,951Updated 1 weeks ago

Common Causes of High Resource Usage in PHP Applications and How to Fix Them

When a PHP site uses too much CPU, memory or disk I/O, the cause is usually in the code, not the server. A script that fails the same way thousands of times a d...

Advanced9 min3,360Updated 5 days ago

Deploying a Nodejs Application on Domain India cPanel Hosting with MongoDB Atlas Integration

Many Node.js tutorials pair an Express app with a free MongoDB Atlas cluster. On Domain India cPanel and DirectAdmin shared hosting, the Node.js part works, but...

Advanced8 min2,864Updated Yesterday

Ultimate Guide to Firewalls: Types, Benefits, Key Components, Best Practices & More

A firewall decides which network traffic may reach a computer or network and which may leave it. Every server on the internet needs one, from a laptop to a host...

Advanced10 min2,612Updated 1 weeks ago

Comprehensive Guide to ModSecurity: Logs, Configuration, and Important Limits

ModSecurity is the web application firewall (WAF) that sits inside the web server and checks every request before your website sees it. It stops a lot of automa...

Advanced10 min13,154Updated 1 weeks ago

Comprehensive Guide to Imunify360 WAF: Setup, Configuration, and Best Practices

Imunify360 is a security suite for Linux web servers. Its web application firewall (WAF) inspects every HTTP request before it reaches your website and blocks k...

Advanced9 min7,797Updated 1 weeks ago

Understanding and Implementing Web Application Firewall (WAF)

A web application firewall (WAF) inspects each HTTP request before it reaches your website and blocks the ones that look like attacks. It is one of the most use...

Advanced9 min5,804Updated 1 weeks ago

How to Use OWASP Security Guidelines for Web Application Development: A Comprehensive Guide

OWASP (the Open Worldwide Application Security Project) is a non-profit that publishes free, vendor-neutral guidance for building secure web applications. The b...

Intermediate6 min3,239Updated 1 weeks ago

Preventing Clickjacking Attacks Using X-Frame-Options: A Comprehensive Guide

Clickjacking is an attack where another website loads your page in an invisible frame and tricks visitors into clicking buttons on it: a "Play" button that is r...

Advanced7 min4,780Updated 1 weeks ago

Comprehensive Guide to Configuring Contact Forms

A contact form is only useful if its messages arrive. On Domain India shared hosting the method that works is PHP mail() with an envelope sender on your own dom...

Intermediate6 min1,530Updated 1 weeks ago

Securing MySQL Access with SSH Tunnels: A Guide for Popular SQL Clients Across Different Operating Systems

To use MySQL Workbench, DBeaver, HeidiSQL or another desktop SQL client with a database on Domain India shared hosting, you connect through an SSH tunnel. Port ...

Advanced7 min5,257Updated Today

Automating System Maintenance Tasks with Cron and Anacron

Backups, log clean-ups, certificate checks and update reports are jobs nobody should run by hand. On Linux you hand them to a scheduler: cron for exact times on...

Advanced8 min2,035Updated 1 weeks ago

Securing MySQL Access with SSH Tunnels: A Comprehensive Guide

An SSH tunnel lets a database tool on your own computer, such as MySQL Workbench, DBeaver or HeidiSQL, talk to your hosting database through an encrypted SSH lo...

Advanced9 min2,129Updated Today

Comprehensive Guide to Installing PHP Libraries Using Composer on cPanel Hosting

Composer is how modern PHP projects pull in libraries such as Dompdf, PHPMailer or Guzzle. On Domain India cPanel hosting you cannot run Composer on the server ...

Advanced8 min4,218Updated Today

Guide to Using Pre-Installed PHP Libraries on cPanel Hosting

PHP on a hosting server comes with a set of extensions already compiled in: modules for databases, images, text encoding, compression, XML and more. Knowing wha...

Advanced8 min1,739Updated 6 days ago

Resolving MySQL "Connection Refused" Error by Adjusting `bind-address` and Hostname

A MySQL "Connection refused" error means nothing is listening where your client is knocking: the database server is not running, or it listens only on 127.0.0.1...

Advanced6 min2,692Updated Today

Resolving MySQL "Connection Refused" Error for Shared Hosting Clients

A MySQL "Connection refused" error on shared hosting almost always means one of two things: your website's code is using the wrong database host, or you are try...

Advanced5 min2,823Updated Today

Comprehensive Guide to Troubleshooting and Managing cPanel/Linux Server Issues

When your own Linux server slows down or a service stops, a short, fixed routine finds the cause faster than guessing: check load, memory, disk and failed servi...

Advanced8 min3,349Updated 1 weeks ago

CageFS Jail Error: "Failed to initialize LVE library instance

Seeing CageFS jail error Failed to initialize lve library instance: No such file or directory in a cron email, an SSH session or an error log? It means the serv...

Advanced10 min1,939Updated 1 weeks ago

Advanced Troubleshooting for CloudLinux and cPanel

CloudLinux adds per-account limits (LVE) and a caged file system (CageFS) to a cPanel server, which is why most shared hosts use it. When something breaks, it i...

Advanced8 min3,767Updated 1 weeks ago

Mastering cPanel: The Ultimate Guide for End Users

cPanel is the control panel that comes with Domain India's cPanel hosting plans: the web page where you manage your website's files, email, databases, domains a...

Advanced6 min2,831Updated Today

Mastering Linux Shared Web Hosting: A Comprehensive Guide

Linux shared hosting puts your website on a Linux server that the hosting company runs, shared with other customers' accounts, each kept within its own limits. ...

Advanced6 min1,767Updated 1 weeks ago

How to Add an Addon Domain in cPanel: A Step-by-Step Guide

An addon domain lets one cPanel hosting account run a second, separate website on its own domain, with its own folder, email addresses and free SSL. Current cPa...

Intermediate6 min1,981Updated 5 days ago

Enabling and Utilizing Two-Factor Authentication in Domain India's cPanel SSD Shared Hosting

Two-factor authentication (2FA) makes a login need two things: your password and a six-digit code from an app on your phone. Where it is available on your serve...

Intermediate8 min2,482Updated 5 days ago

Understanding the cPanel cgi-sys/defaultwebpage.cgi Issue and How to Resolve It

If your website shows a grey page that says "SORRY!", and the address bar ends in /cgi-sys/defaultwebpage.cgi, your visitor reached a cPanel server that does no...

Advanced9 min10,176Updated Yesterday

How to Restore or Download Backup Using JetBackup in DomainIndia.com cPanel Hosting

On Domain India cPanel hosting, backups live in JetBackup 5, inside cPanel. From there you can restore any part of your account to an earlier date, or download ...

Beginner4 min1,972Updated 5 days ago

Managing High Disk Usage of MySQL on cPanel Servers: A Comprehensive Guide

When a server's disk fills up, the MySQL or MariaDB data directory is often the reason: a few large tables, binary logs nobody expires, or a shared tablespace t...

Advanced9 min3,263Updated Today

Understanding Disallowed PHP Extensions and Resource Overconsumption in cPanel/DirectAdmin

PHP extensions add features to PHP itself: image processing, caching, database drivers, debuggers. On shared hosting, one PHP build serves every website on the ...

Advanced9 min2,115Updated 6 days ago

Switching Between Apache and Nginx Using Terminal and cPanel/WHM in a VPS

Apache and nginx are the two most common web servers on Linux. You can run either one on its own, or put nginx in front of Apache so each does what it is best a...

Advanced9 min4,656Updated 1 weeks ago

Changing the Temporary Upload Directory in Shared Hosting Environments

When a visitor uploads a file through a PHP form, PHP first writes it to a temporary folder, then your script moves it somewhere permanent. The setting that pic...

Intermediate9 min3,318Updated Yesterday

Demystifying Network Terms: IP, Gateway, Subnet, Netmask, DNS and more

IP address, subnet mask, gateway, DNS: these words appear on every router screen, every VPS welcome email and every "set up your domain" guide. This guide expla...

Advanced10 min16,312Updated 5 days ago

How to Restore cPanel Incremental Backups on Another Server

cPanel's incremental backups are handy until you need one on a different server: they are folders, not the single archive file that restore tools expect. This g...

Advanced7 min2,632Updated 1 weeks ago

Protecting LAMP Stack Web Apps from Security Vulnerabilities

A LAMP application (Linux, Apache, MySQL or MariaDB, PHP) is only as safe as the code on top of it. The server can block a lot, but SQL injection and cross-site...

Advanced8 min4,250Updated 1 weeks ago

Limiting Cron Job Frequency with a Bash Script

A cron job that runs every minute can use more CPU and memory than the work it does is worth, and on a busy server many such jobs add up. There are two ways to ...

Advanced8 min2,185Updated 1 weeks ago

Cpanel Hosting-only ordering without a domain name

You don't need to buy a new domain to order cPanel hosting from Domain India. If you already own a domain, whether it is registered with us or with another comp...

Intermediate8 min2,068Updated 1 weeks ago

Troubleshooting common performance issues

A slow VPS is almost always short of one of four things: CPU, memory, disk or network. The fix depends on which one, so the job is to measure first and change s...

Advanced10 min2,135Updated 1 weeks ago

Backup and Recovery

A VPS gives you full control of a server, and with it full responsibility for the data on it. A disk mistake, a bad update, ransomware or a deleted database can...

Advanced8 min2,010Updated 1 weeks ago

Disaster recovery options

Disaster recovery is the plan for getting your website, email and data back after something goes badly wrong: a hacked site, a deleted database, a failed update...

Advanced9 min1,811Updated 5 days ago

Configuring and managing firewalls

Configuring a firewall on your VPS means choosing one firewall tool, blocking all inbound traffic by default and opening only the ports your services use. Manag...

Advanced6 min2,188Updated 1 weeks ago

Security and Firewall

Securing a Linux server comes down to a few habits: keep it updated, log in with keys instead of passwords, and let a firewall allow only the services you actua...

Advanced7 min2,147Updated 1 weeks ago

Resource monitoring and usage statistics

Your control panel keeps several records of what your site is doing: resource use, visitors and errors. Each answers a different question, and one of them shows...

Advanced7 min7,614Updated Today

Control Panel Management

Managing a Domain India VPS happens in two places: inside the server, where you have full root access over SSH or through the control panel you chose at checkou...

Advanced6 min2,196Updated 1 weeks ago

A Guide to Troubleshooting PHP and Other Coding Errors

When a PHP site breaks, the fastest route to a fix is the same every time: pin down exactly what fails and when, read the error log, then change one thing and t...

Intermediate6 min3,707Updated 1 weeks ago

Guide to Troubleshooting Slow Websites for DomainIndia.com Reseller Hosting

When a customer on your reseller plan says their website is slow, work out where the time goes before you change anything: on the server building the page, or i...

Advanced7 min2,053Updated 1 weeks ago

Enabling and Accessing Jailed SSH on DomainIndia.com cPanel Hosting

SSH (Secure Shell) gives you a command line on your hosting account, so you can move and unpack files in bulk, read logs, check disk usage or tunnel into your d...

Advanced13 min3,114Updated 2 days ago

Supporting Software & Tools for Securing Shared Hosting Servers

A shared hosting server runs hundreds of websites side by side, so its security has to work in layers: keep accounts apart, filter bad traffic, find malware, an...

Advanced9 min2,246Updated Yesterday

Securing Shared Hosting Servers: A Guide for CentOS and AlmaLinux

If you run your own server and host websites for clients on it, one weak account can put every other account at risk. This guide covers the hardening steps that...

Advanced8 min2,110Updated 1 weeks ago

Best SSD Hosting Providers in India for Small Businesses

Searching for the "best SSD hosting in India" returns dozens of ranked lists, most of them paid for by the hosts they rank. This guide takes a different approac...

Intermediate9 min2,058Updated 1 weeks ago

A Guide to Reviewing Error Logs in cPanel and DirectAdmin for Diagnosing Issues

When your website shows a blank page, a 500 error or a feature that silently stops working, the reason is almost always written in a log. This guide shows where...

Advanced12 min17,187Updated Today

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Resolving 404 Errors on Your Website: A Guide for DirectAdmin and cPanel End Users

A 404 Not Found error means the web server was reached, but it has nothing at the address that was requested. The fix is almost always in your own files, links ...

Advanced9 min2,570Updated 5 days ago

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Understanding and Resolving HTTP Status Codes in cPanel and DirectAdmin

Every time a browser asks your website for a page, the server answers with a three-digit HTTP status code. Most of the time it is 200 and nobody notices. When i...

Advanced9 min3,488Updated Today

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Free Tools with DomainIndia.com and Softaculous

Every Domain India Linux shared hosting plan comes with tools that install and build websites for you, at no extra charge. The main one is Softaculous, a one-cl...

Intermediate8 min35,817Updated 2 days ago

103

Best Practices and Tips for Using Popular Email Clients with cPanel & DirectAdmin Panels

An email app such as Outlook, Thunderbird or Apple Mail makes a hosting mailbox much easier to live with, as long as it is set up the right way. This guide cove...

Intermediate10 min2,377Updated 1 weeks ago

104

Email Client Settings for Email Clients Using cPanel & DirectAdmin

The email settings for a mailbox on cPanel or DirectAdmin hosting are the same in every mail app: only the menus differ. This page gives you the settings for bo...

Intermediate5 min3,789Updated 1 weeks ago

105

Hosting Reset and Proper Backup Measures

When a hosting account has been used for malware, spam or phishing, you have three ways back: restore a clean backup, reset the account and rebuild, or clean th...

Intermediate7 min2,382Updated 5 days ago

106

The Importance of Captcha in Contact Forms and How to Implement It

A contact form with no spam protection is found by bots within days, and after that your inbox fills with junk, fake enquiries and phishing links. A CAPTCHA is ...

Advanced9 min2,481Updated 1 weeks ago

107

Connecting to a MySQL Database with PHP Code in cPanel and DirectAdmin

To connect PHP to a MySQL database on cPanel or DirectAdmin hosting, you need four details: the host, the database name, the database user and its password. For...

Advanced5 min3,726Updated Today

108

Connecting to a MySQL Database Remotely

Connecting to a MySQL database remotely means reaching your hosting database from somewhere other than your website: a database tool on your laptop, a script on...

Advanced7 min2,942Updated Today

109

What are the Most Common Types of Cyber Attacks and How to Prevent Them

Most attacks on small businesses are not targeted. They are automated campaigns that try stolen passwords, trick staff with fake emails, and scan websites for o...

Advanced9 min2,109Updated 1 weeks ago

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Do you allowed Disable strict SQL mode in Mysql

Strict SQL mode makes MySQL and MariaDB reject bad data instead of quietly changing it. On Domain India shared hosting you can't switch it off for the whole ser...

Advanced5 min2,053Updated 1 weeks ago

111

How use PHP sessions in cPanel

PHP sessions let your site remember a visitor from one page to the next: who is logged in, what is in the cart, which language they chose. On Domain India's cPa...

Advanced8 min6,054Updated Yesterday

112

How to Fix MySQL error "Row size too large"

The "Row size too large" error appears when you create a table, add a column or import a database, and MySQL or MariaDB decides one row could hold more data tha...

Advanced8 min3,514Updated 1 weeks ago

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How to Create an Add an Addon Domain Detailed Tutorial

An addon domain lets one hosting account run a second, separate website on its own domain, with its own folder, email addresses and free SSL. In current cPanel ...

Intermediate6 min21,154Updated Yesterday

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Understanding and Troubleshooting the "Resource Limit Is Reached" Error

"Resource Limit Is Reached" is the page visitors see when your hosting account has run out of its share of the server at that moment. It is rarely a fault on th...

Advanced15 min84,888Updated Yesterday

115

My Website Is Slow

A slow website costs you visitors, enquiries and search rankings, and the fix depends entirely on where the time is going. This guide gives you a diagnosis orde...

Advanced16 min85,667Updated 5 days ago

116

Why was my account suspended for running an outdated/insecure script

If your hosting account has been suspended for running an outdated or insecure script, it usually means something in the account has been exploited, or was abou...

Advanced10 min64,987Updated Yesterday

117

The Dangers of Pirated and Nulled Themes: How They Can Harm Your Website

A premium WordPress theme that normally costs a few thousand rupees is offered free on a download site. It looks identical and installs fine. The catch is what ...

Intermediate11 min90,424Updated Yesterday

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Website Hacked or Defaced? A Step-by-Step Security Checklist

Finding your website defaced, redirecting to a scam page or sending spam is stressful, but it is a common problem with a well-known fix. This checklist walks yo...

Advanced14 min95,198Updated Yesterday

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logged out from cPanel and get an error 'The IP has changed'

You were working in cPanel and suddenly landed back on the login page with a message that your IP address has changed. Your account and password are fine: cPane...

Advanced9 min81,636Updated 6 days ago

120

How Do I Use The Index Manager In CPanel

When a folder on your website has no index page, the web server can show visitors a plain list of every file inside it. That is handy for a download folder and ...

Intermediate9 min68,207Updated Yesterday

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Installer could not find database user is not assigned to database

You created a database and a database user, started your application's installer, and it stopped with a message such as "could not find database", "user is not ...

Intermediate8 min80,172Updated Today

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How to retrieve control panel password in domain india

Lost the password for your cPanel, DirectAdmin, Webuzo or Plesk control panel? You cannot look up the old one: Domain India's client area never displays a contr...

Advanced13 min82,922Updated 2 days ago

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Domain India hosting port numbers: the complete list

A port number is the door your software knocks on when it connects to your hosting server. Your control panel, webmail, email apps, FTP client and database tool...

Advanced16 min87,832Updated Today

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Which Technologies Run on Which Hosting: Compatibility Guide

Before you buy hosting, check that it can run your technology: your programming language, your framework, your database and the tools you deploy with. This guid...

Advanced17 min153,129Updated Yesterday

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What Are Cron Job Commands

A cron job is a command your hosting account runs on a schedule: every 15 minutes, every night at 2 a.m., or every Monday. This guide explains the command part ...

Advanced12 min79,527Updated 6 days ago

126

Google "Dangerous Site" or "Deceptive Site Ahead" Warning: How to Fix It

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403 Forbidden Error: What It Means and How to Fix It

A 403 Forbidden error means the web server received your request, understood it, and refused to serve it. Your website is online; something is deciding that thi...

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What Software Versions Does Domain India Web Hosting Support

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How to Connect to Your MySQL Database (cPanel, DirectAdmin, Webuzo)

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How to Access and Manage your MySQL Database - phpMyAdmin

phpMyAdmin is the web tool in your control panel for looking inside a MySQL database: browsing tables, editing rows, running SQL and importing or exporting .sql...

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What is CPanel

cPanel is the control panel that comes with Domain India's cPanel hosting plans. It is a web page where you run your hosting account yourself: upload files, cre...

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Can I upload files via an online file manager

Yes. Every Domain India shared web hosting plan, Linux or Windows, includes a File Manager that runs in your web browser, so you can upload, edit and delete you...

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How do I create a MySQL database, user, and then delete if needed

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Facts on Bandwidth

Bandwidth, or data transfer, is the amount of data your hosting account sends and receives in a month. Every page view, image, download, email and FTP upload ad...

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How to setup Cron Job

A cron job is a command your hosting server runs for you on a schedule: every 15 minutes, every night at 2 a.m., every Monday. Websites use cron for routine wor...

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How to use the File Manager in cPanel, DirectAdmin and Webuzo

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What database do you offer

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Managing Files in cPanel: Uploading, Deleting, and Editing Files

cPanel's File Manager lets you upload, delete and edit your website's files straight from your browser, with no FTP program to install. This page covers those t...

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How to Change PHP Versions in cPanel Using MultiPHP Manager

In cPanel, you change a website's PHP version in MultiPHP Manager: tick the domain, pick a version and click Apply. The change applies to that domain only, so e...

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Database Troubleshooting

When a website shows a database error, the message itself usually tells you what is wrong: a wrong password, a user that was never linked to the database, too m...

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How to back up a mySQL database using phpMyAdmin

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Troubleshooting 500 Internal Server Error

A 500 Internal Server Error means the web server tried to run your website and something went wrong, but the page it shows visitors doesn't say what. The real r...

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Can I host friends

Yes, you can host a friend's or a relative's website on your own Domain India hosting plan, as long as your plan allows more than one website. Their site then s...

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Do We Allow Commercial Advertisements and How to Earn Money Using Your Own Website

Yes, you can show advertisements and earn money from a website hosted with Domain India. Our Terms and Acceptable Use Policy do not ban advertising, affiliate l...

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Can I password protect directories

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Am I allowed to host more than one domain

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What is the maximum file size I can upload via the cPanel file manager

Uploading through cPanel's File Manager is the quickest way to get a file onto your hosting, but people often hit a wall with big backups, videos or site archiv...

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Hosting Basics

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How can I download a backup of my site

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What is Your Network Uptime

Uptime is the share of time your website and email can be reached. It is one of the first things people ask a hosting company about, and it's easy to answer wit...

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What is the difference between parked, addon, and subdomains

One hosting account can answer for more than one name. You can point a second domain at the website you already have, run a separate website on another domain, ...

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How can I access my website statistics

Your hosting control panel records every request made to your website, and turns those logs into visitor statistics: how many people came, which pages they read...

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How can I change my hosting account password

"My hosting password" can mean four different things, and changing the wrong one is the most common reason a new password "does not work". This guide shows whic...

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How to Use Web FTP / browser-based FTP

"Web FTP" used to mean typing an ftp:// address into your web browser and managing your website's files from there. That no longer works: the major browsers rem...

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What settings do I need to upload my website

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How to create an autoresponder in Cpanel

An autoresponder sends a fixed reply to everyone who emails a particular address. You can use it for an out-of-office message, to confirm that an enquiry arrive...

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How to login to cPanel

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FTP and SFTP Access

FTP and SFTP let you copy files between your computer and your Domain India hosting account with a program such as FileZilla. They sound alike but work differen...

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PHP Version Management

On Domain India shared hosting you manage PHP yourself from the control panel: you can see which PHP version each domain uses, switch it, and adjust settings su...

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Creating a MySQL Database

Most websites, from WordPress to a custom PHP app, need a MySQL database and a database user that can log in to it. In cPanel you create both in a couple of min...

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Backup and Restore with JetBackup

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File Manager — Managing Your Files

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