Tag Archives: Cpanel

How to reset MySQL password in Cpanel Server

Log into WHM and scroll down and find SQL Services or search mysql root password. In that section you will find a link to reset your root password for MySQL. WHM >> SQL Services >> Change Mysql user password or … Continue reading

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How to Change the SSH port on cPanel Servers

To change the SSH port login as root, and edit /etc/ssh/sshd_config Find the line that says Port 22 and change 22 to any number between 1024->65535 (above 30000 is best) and save the file. Once done, run: /etc/init.d/sshd restart Now … Continue reading

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Installing CloudLinux

Download the cloudlinux auto installer from http://www.cloudlinux.com/downloads/index.php wget http://repo.cloudlinux.com/cloudlinux/sources/cln/cpanel2cl sh cpanel2cl -k <activation_key> After installation, reboot the server, so server will boot in cloudlinux kernel reboot Recompile Apache /scripts/easyapache Now in WHM, you will see cloud Linux at Now go … Continue reading

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Rebuild php.ini in Cpanel Server

First rename php.ini, so you can copy it back or compare if anything go wrong mv /usr/local/lib/php.ini /usr/local/lib/php.ini.bak.$(date +%m%d%Y%H) Now run /scripts/phpini This will generate new php.ini file.

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Cpanel support only RHEL and CentOS linux

Cpanel is most popular control panel for Linux servers. I used to support many distros. Recently they changed policy to only support CentOS and RHEL Linx distros. They also support FreeBSD, but recommended only for expert users. http://www.cpanel.net/products/cpwhm/cpanel11/sys_requirements.htm It is … Continue reading

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easyapache failed to compile apache

Today i upgraded apache on a cpanel server. easyapache failed to compile apache and give the error. Distilled successfully !! Verbose logfile is at ‘/usr/local/cpanel/logs/easy/apache/build.1212771572′ !! !! Ouput from ‘/bin/sh -c “ulimit -a”‘: core file size (blocks, -c) 524288 data … Continue reading

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FTP login problem

On Cpanel server, i can’t login to FTP, first i reset the FTP password in WHM, still it is not working. I tried to login with another web site FTP login details, that too not working. I tried to login … Continue reading

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SWsoft Acquires Helm Control Panel

I have been using HELM control panel on my Windows servers from start. Today i was moving one of my windows server from ThePlanet to Softlayer. The HELM license used in the server was expired and i was not able … Continue reading

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