Mastering Webuzo: A Complete Guide to Managing Your Web Hosting Environment

Webuzo is the control panel on Domain India's Webuzo hosting plans: one place to manage your website files, email accounts, databases, domains and one-click apps. This guide covers how to log in, what the panel is for, the everyday tasks, and the few things on Webuzo hosting that work differently from cPanel or DirectAdmin, so you know when to do it yourself and when to ask support.

1. What Webuzo is

Webuzo is a web hosting control panel made by the company behind Softaculous. On shared hosting, it gives you your own account on the server with a graphical panel for your sites. The web server is Apache, so .htaccess files and mod_rewrite rules work as they do on other Apache hosting.

If you have used cPanel, the ideas are the same: domains, files, email, databases, SSL and apps. The menus are laid out differently, and names change between Webuzo versions, so this guide describes each task by what it does rather than by an exact menu path.

2. Log in to Webuzo

Your client-area password and your Webuzo password are separate; changing one never changes the other. See How can I change my hosting account password.

3. What you manage in the panel

What each plan allows (websites, mailboxes, databases, storage) is on the plan card in section 8 and on the Webuzo hosting page.

4. Everyday tasks

Install WordPress and other apps

Open Softaculous from the Webuzo panel, choose the app, select the domain and folder, and fill in the admin username, password and email. Softaculous creates the database for you. Our Webuzo server has only PHP 8.0 and 8.1, so an app that needs PHP 8.2 or newer fails to install; check the app's requirements first. Use a strong admin password, not "admin", and keep the app and its plugins updated from its own dashboard.

Upload your website

Use the File Manager for a few files, or FTP for a whole site. For the settings, see What settings do I need to upload my website. Your site's files go in the domain's web root, normally public_html for the main domain.

Email

Create mailboxes in the panel's email section, then read mail in a browser at https://yourdomain.com/webmail, which opens Webuzo Email. There is no webmail.yourdomain.com address on Webuzo hosting. Log in with the full email address and that mailbox's password. For mail apps and phones, see How to log in to webmail and the port numbers guide.

Point your domain

Your site and email work under your domain once the domain points to your Webuzo hosting. Use the nameservers or the server IP from the Access tab; see How do I change my nameservers.

5. Backups

Domain India sells no separate backup add-on. It is still good practice to keep your own copies:

• download a copy of your files and databases before big changes, such as a WordPress core or theme update;
• export your databases from phpMyAdmin and download your site files regularly;
• keep your own copies off the server, for example on your computer or cloud storage.

If you want backups you can restore yourself from the panel, cPanel and DirectAdmin hosting include weekly JetBackup backups (Sunday, 5 copies kept). See Backup and restore with JetBackup.

6. PHP, SSH and developer tools

• PHP version and settings. Our Webuzo server offers only PHP 8.0 and 8.1, both past end of life. Apps and plugins that need PHP 8.2 or newer will not install or run there, so check an app's requirements before you install it. Switch between the two yourself in MultiPHP Manager. If you need newer PHP, cPanel hosting and DirectAdmin hosting offer it. For settings such as memory_limit, a .user.ini file in your site's folder is the usual method. Don't put php_value or php_flag in .htaccess: on our servers it causes a 500 error. See How to change your PHP version.
• SSH. Jailed SSH access is available on every shared hosting plan (cPanel, DirectAdmin, Webuzo). It is off by default; ask support to enable it for your account. Log in with an SSH key. It is a jailed (restricted) shell, and the tools inside it vary, so ask support before you rely on a specific one. See Enabling and accessing jailed SSH.
• Node.js and Python apps. Our Webuzo server runs AlmaLinux, not CloudLinux, so it doesn't have the CloudLinux Node.js and Python app selector used on cPanel and DirectAdmin. Ask support before you plan an app there, or use the App Platform, which detects Node.js apps automatically and runs anything else from your own Dockerfile.

7. Keep your account secure

• Use a unique, strong Webuzo password, and turn on two-factor authentication for your Domain India client area.
• Update WordPress, plugins and themes promptly; most hacked sites run outdated software.
• Remove apps and FTP accounts you no longer use.
• If your site is hacked, follow the security checklist.

8. Where Webuzo hosting fits

Webuzo hosting suits simple sites that run on PHP 8.0 or 8.1 and want a panel with Softaculous apps, email and free SSL, where asking support for a restore suits you. Choose cPanel if you want the widest set of tools, such as newer PHP versions, JetBackup self-service restores and the Node.js and Python app selector. Prices exclude 18% GST.

Compare all Webuzo plans on the Webuzo hosting page, or see cPanel hosting and DirectAdmin hosting.

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