cPanel

Managing your hosting through cPanel: domains, email, files, databases and backups.

70 guides in this section.

How to Access cPanel Web DiskOpen your cPanel hosting files like a folder on your computer with Web Disk, using the setup script or a manual...

How to Add a CNAME Record in cPanel Zone EditorAdd a CNAME record in the cPanel Zone Editor, fill in the Name and target fields, and avoid the missing full stop and...

How to Add an A Record in cPanelPoint a domain or subdomain at an IPv4 address with an A record in the cPanel Zone Editor, and check nameservers, TTL...

How to Add an MX Record in cPanelAdd MX records in the cPanel Zone Editor for an external mail provider, set priorities and Email Routing correctly,...

How to Block an IP Address in cPanelBlock a visitor, range or network from your website with the cPanel IP Blocker, choose the right address format, and...

How to Change the PHP Version on Your Domain in cPanelSet the PHP version for each domain with MultiPHP Manager in cPanel, choose a supported version, confirm the change...

How to Check Disk and Bandwidth Usage in cPanelFind what is using your disk space and bandwidth with the Disk Usage and Bandwidth tools in cPanel, including mail,...

How to Create an Additional Web Disk Account in cPanelCreate an extra cPanel Web Disk login limited to one folder, with read-only or read-write access, so someone can...

How to Disable Two-Factor Authentication on Your cPanel AccountTurn off two-factor authentication on your cPanel login, move it safely to a new phone, and find out what to do if...

How to Edit or Remove a CNAME Record in cPanelEdit or remove a CNAME record in the cPanel Zone Editor, avoid the trailing dot mistake and deleting service records,...

How to Edit or Remove a DNS Record in cPanelFind, edit and safely delete any DNS record in the cPanel Zone Editor, confirm your domain uses the Noiz nameservers,...

How to Edit or Remove an MX Record in cPanelChange or remove MX records in the cPanel Zone Editor without losing mail, set priorities the right way round, and...

How to Enable Hotlink Protection in cPanelStop other websites embedding your images by enabling cPanel Hotlink Protection, set the allowed domains and file...

How to Enable or Disable ModSecurity in cPanelTurn ModSecurity on or off in cPanel for all domains or a single domain, confirm it is causing a 403 error, and ask...

How to Enable Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) on Your cPanel AccountSet up two-factor authentication on your cPanel login with any authenticator app, and save the secret key so a lost...

How to Include or Exclude a Domain from AutoSSL in cPanelInclude or exclude domains from free AutoSSL certificates on the cPanel SSL/TLS Status page, and learn when excluding...

How to Password Protect a Directory in cPanelPassword protect a folder in cPanel with Directory Privacy, add or remove users, and avoid accidentally locking...

How to Reset the PHP Version to the Default in cPanelReset one or more domains to inherit in cPanel MultiPHP Manager so they follow the server default PHP version, and...

How to Set a Different PHP Version per Domain in cPanelRun a different PHP version on each domain, addon domain and subdomain with cPanel MultiPHP Manager, and find out why...

How to Set the PHP Version per Directory in cPanelRun one directory on a different PHP version in cPanel by copying the MultiPHP Manager handler into its .htaccess...

Account Preferences

How to Change the cPanel Theme or StyleSwitch between the cPanel Jupiter and Meridian themes where your account allows it, and learn why the old...

How to Change the Language of Your cPanel AccountSwitch the cPanel interface to another language from Change Language under Preferences, and see why it does not...

How to Log In to cPanelTwo ways to reach your cPanel control panel on Noiz hosting: single sign-on from the client area, or directly in a...

How to Reset Your cPanel Account PasswordChange your cPanel password in Password & Security, see which email, FTP and database passwords stay the same, and...

How to Update Your Contact Information in cPanelUpdate the cPanel contact email used for password resets and disk or bandwidth alerts, add a second address, and...

Backup & Restore

How to Download a Partial Backup (Home Directory, MySQL, or Email) in cPanelDownload just your website files, a single MySQL database or your email forwarders and filters from the cPanel Backup...

How to Generate a cPanel Backup and Send it to FTPGenerate a full cPanel account backup and send it straight to a remote FTP or SCP server, with fixes for failed...

How to Generate and Download a Full Backup of Your cPanel AccountGenerate a full backup of your cPanel files, databases and email, download the archive, and learn when a partial...

How to Restore Partial Backups in cPanelRestore your home directory, a single MySQL database or your email forwarders and filters from a partial backup file...

Cron Jobs

How to Create a Cron Job in cPanelSchedule a script to run automatically with Cron Jobs in cPanel, write the command with full paths, read the five...

How to Edit or Delete a Cron Job in cPanelChange the schedule or command of an existing cron job in cPanel, or delete one you no longer need, with tips on full...

How to Update the Cron Job Email Address in cPanelSet or change the cPanel Cron Email address that receives your cron job output, and stop noisy jobs flooding your...

Databases

How to Add a User to a MySQL Database in cPanelLink an existing MySQL user to a database in cPanel and grant ALL PRIVILEGES or narrower permissions so your...

How to Create a MySQL Database in cPanelCreate a MySQL database in cPanel, understand the username prefix, then add a user with ALL PRIVILEGES so WordPress...

How to Create a MySQL Database User in cPanelCreate a MySQL database user in cPanel with a strong password, understand the account prefix and length limit, then...

How to Delete a Database in cPanelPermanently delete a MySQL database in cPanel, export a backup in phpMyAdmin first, and remove the database user that...

How to Rename a MySQL Database in cPanelRename a MySQL database in the cPanel Manage My Databases tool, then update WordPress, Joomla or Laravel so your site...

Domains

How to Create a Subdomain in cPanelCreate a subdomain such as blog.yourdomain.com from the cPanel Domains screen, choose whether it shares its parent's...

How to Create Addon Domains in cPanelHost a separate website on your existing cPanel account by adding an addon domain with its own document root, and fix...

How to Create an Alias or Park a Domain in cPanelPoint an extra domain at your main website by adding an alias, formerly a parked domain, in cPanel, and learn when an...

How to Redirect a Subdomain to an External URLForward a subdomain to an external web address with the cPanel Redirects tool, choosing a permanent or temporary...

How to Redirect an Add-on Domain in cPanelRedirect an add-on domain to another website or URL with the cPanel Redirects tool, and choose between a permanent...

How to Redirect Your Website to Any Page or External DomainRedirect your whole domain, a single page or a folder to another address with the cPanel Redirects tool, and pick a...

How to Remove a Domain Redirect in cPanelRemove a domain redirect with the cPanel Redirects tool so the site loads its own content again, and fix browsers...

How to Remove a Subdomain in cPanelRemove a subdomain in cPanel from the Domains or Subdomains page, then delete its leftover files, which cPanel keeps...

How to Remove an Add-on Domain in cPanelRemove an add-on domain from cPanel using the Domains interface or the older Addon Domains tool, and see which files,...

How to Remove Parked Domains and Aliases in cPanelRemove a domain alias, formerly called a parked domain, from cPanel. Your domain registration is untouched, but email...

Email

How to Access Email from cPanel WebmailOpen cPanel Webmail from your domain or cPanel, sign in with your full email address, read mail in Roundcube and fix...

How to Change an Email Account's Password in cPanelChange a mailbox password under Email Accounts in cPanel or from webmail, then update it on every phone and mail...

How to Create a Vacation Email Autoresponder in cPanelSet up an out-of-office autoresponder in cPanel with start and stop dates and a sensible reply interval, and remove...

How to Create an Email Account in cPanelCreate a mailbox at your own domain in cPanel, understand the username, password and storage quota options, and find...

How to Forward Email to Gmail or Another Provider in cPanelCreate a cPanel forwarder to send mail from one address to Gmail, Outlook or another provider, or pipe incoming...

Files

How to Change an FTP Account Password in cPanelReset the password on an additional FTP account from FTP Accounts in cPanel, and learn why the main FTP login changes...

How to Change the FTP User Quota in cPanelSet a disk quota in megabytes for an additional FTP account in cPanel to cap how much space that user can fill, or...

How to Create an FTP Account in cPanelCreate an FTP account in cPanel that is limited to one folder, then connect with FileZilla or another client and...

How to Create Folders and Files in the cPanel File ManagerCreate new folders and files in the cPanel File Manager straight from your browser, with naming tips on case...

How to Delete an FTP User Account From cPanelRemove an FTP login from cPanel without deleting the files it could reach, and avoid the option that also wipes the...

How to Edit a File in the cPanel File ManagerEdit website files directly in the cPanel File Manager, choose between the code editor and HTML Editor, and fix...

How to Edit the .htaccess File in the cPanel File ManagerShow hidden files in the cPanel File Manager to find, create and edit your .htaccess file, and recover quickly if a...

How to Upload Files via the cPanel File ManagerUpload files to public_html in your browser with the cPanel File Manager, overwrite existing files, and upload a...

PHP

How to Change the PHP Version Using the CloudLinux Selector in cPanelSwitch your account's PHP version with Select PHP Version in cPanel on CloudLinux hosting, then re-enable extensions...

How to Enable ionCube Loader Using CloudLinux Selector in cPanelEnable the ionCube Loader for encoded PHP software from Select PHP Version in cPanel on CloudLinux, confirm it is...

How to Enable or Disable PHP Extensions Using the CloudLinux Selector in cPanelTick or untick PHP extensions in the cPanel Select PHP Version tool, see why native PHP blocks the Extensions tab,...

How to Enable or Disable PHP's allow_url_fopen Using CloudLinux Selector in cPanelSwitch PHP's allow_url_fopen on or off in the cPanel Select PHP Version tool, and understand the security risk it...

How to Enable or Disable PHP's display_errors via CloudLinux Selector in cPanelTurn PHP's display_errors on or off in the cPanel Select PHP Version tool, and learn why error output should stay off...

How to Enable the Mailparse PHP Extension Using CloudLinux Selector in cPanelEnable the Mailparse PHP extension in the cPanel Select PHP Version tool, make sure mbstring is enabled too, and...

How to Enable the PHP GD Extension Using the CloudLinux Selector in cPanelEnable the PHP GD image extension in the cPanel Select PHP Version tool so your site can resize uploads and create...

How to Increase or Decrease PHP Memory Limit via CloudLinux Selector in cPanelRaise or lower PHP's memory_limit in the cPanel Select PHP Version tool, and find out why your plan's memory ceiling...

How to Increase PHP's post_max_size Value Using CloudLinux Selector in cPanelRaise PHP's post_max_size in the cPanel Select PHP Version tool, pair it with upload_max_filesize, and fix upload...

How to Increase PHP's upload_max_filesize Value Using CloudLinux Selector in cPanelRaise PHP's upload_max_filesize in the cPanel Select PHP Version tool, set post_max_size above it, and check the...