DirectAdmin

Managing your hosting through DirectAdmin: domains, email, databases and file access.

51 guides in this section.

How to Access Your Email From DirectAdminOpen your mailbox in Roundcube webmail from DirectAdmin with one-click sign in, or sign in directly using the full...

How to Add a Subdomain in DirectAdminCreate a subdomain in DirectAdmin, find where its files are stored, and make sure it gets an SSL certificate so...

How to Block a Domain Using Spam Filters in DirectAdminIf the same spammer keeps mailing you from a stream of throwaway addresses that all share one domain, blocking...

How to Block an Email Address Using Spam Filters in DirectAdminBlock a specific sender address or wildcard pattern with DirectAdmin SPAM Filters, and learn when score-based spam...

How to Block Emails by Size Using Spam Filters in DirectAdminSet a per-domain size limit in DirectAdmin SPAM Filters to discard oversized incoming mail, and choose a threshold...

How to Block Emails by Stop Word in DirectAdminBlock incoming mail containing a chosen word or phrase with the DirectAdmin Stop Word filter, and pick text that will...

How to Change a Database Password in DirectAdminReset a MySQL or MariaDB user password in DirectAdmin MySQL Management, then update wp-config.php or your...

How to Change an Email Account's Disk Quota in DirectAdminChange a mailbox's disk quota in DirectAdmin E-mail Accounts, learn what happens when it fills up, and pick a...

How to Change an Email Account's Password in DirectAdminSet a new mailbox password in DirectAdmin E-mail Accounts, then update phones, desktop mail clients and website SMTP...

How to Change an FTP Account Password in DirectAdminChange the password on an additional FTP account in DirectAdmin FTP Management, then update saved clients, plugins...

How to Change the Email Sending Limit in DirectAdminChange a mailbox's daily send limit in DirectAdmin, learn what the counter includes, and choose a figure that limits...

How to Change the PHP Version via CloudLinux Selector in DirectAdminChange your DirectAdmin account's PHP version with the CloudLinux Select PHP Version tool, recheck extensions and...

How to Check or Optimise a Database in DirectAdminRun Check or Optimize on your databases in DirectAdmin MySQL Management, find out which one you need, and read the...

How to Create a Domain Alias in DirectAdminAdd a second domain as a DirectAdmin alias that serves the same site under its own name, and learn what it shares and...

How to Create a Domain Pointer in DirectAdminCreate a domain pointer in DirectAdmin to redirect a second domain to your main site, point its DNS at Noiz, and...

How to Create a MySQL Database in DirectAdminCreate a MySQL or MariaDB database in DirectAdmin MySQL Management, and learn how the account name prefix and the...

How to Create a New Database User in DirectAdminAdd a new MySQL or MariaDB user to a database in DirectAdmin, and learn the account prefix, password and localhost...

How to Create an Email Account in DirectAdminCreate a new mailbox in DirectAdmin E-mail Accounts, set a sensible quota and daily send limit, and check the DNS and...

How to Create an FTP Account in DirectAdminCreate a separate FTP account in DirectAdmin locked to a single folder, choose the right account type, and connect...

How to Create and Download a Full Backup of Your Account in DirectAdminCreate a full Site Backup of your DirectAdmin account, download the archive through File Manager, and see what the...

How to Delete a Database in DirectAdminPermanently delete a MySQL or MariaDB database in DirectAdmin MySQL Management, after taking a fresh backup and...

How to Disable Apache SpamAssassin in DirectAdminSwitch off Apache SpamAssassin for your DirectAdmin account, see what stops once filtering is off, and consider safer...

How to Download a Database Backup from DirectAdminDownload a MySQL or MariaDB database from DirectAdmin MySQL Management as a .sql or .gz file, and check the dump is...

How to Download Email, FTP, or a Database-only Backup from DirectAdminGenerate and download an email, FTP or database-only backup in DirectAdmin, and tick the options that save the actual...

How to Enable Apache SpamAssassin in DirectAdminSpam filtering is not switched on by default for every domain, and a mailbox with no filtering in front of it will...

How to Enable ionCube Loader Using the CloudLinux Selector in DirectAdminEnable ionCube Loader in the DirectAdmin CloudLinux Selector, confirm it is active with phpinfo, and fix PHP version...

How to Enable or Disable PHP Extensions Using CloudLinux Selector in DirectAdminTick or untick PHP extensions such as gd, intl or soap in the DirectAdmin CloudLinux Selector, then confirm the...

How to Enable or Disable PHP's allow_url_fopen Using CloudLinux Selector in DirectAdminSwitch allow_url_fopen on or off from the Options tab of the DirectAdmin PHP Selector, and understand the security...

How to Enable or Disable PHP's display_errors via CloudLinux Selector in DirectAdminTurn PHP display_errors on or off from the DirectAdmin PHP Selector Options tab, and debug a live site safely without...

How to Enable the GD Extension of PHP Using CloudLinux Selector in DirectAdminEnable the GD image extension in the DirectAdmin PHP Selector so uploads resize and thumbnails render, then confirm...

How to Enable the Mailparse PHP Extension Using CloudLinux Selector in DirectAdminMailparse is a PHP extension for reading email messages and splitting them into their component parts: headers,...

How to Enable Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) in DirectAdminTurn on DirectAdmin Two-Step Authentication (2FA) with an authenticator app, save scratch codes, test a fresh login...

How to Increase or Decrease PHP Memory Limit via CloudLinux Selector in DirectAdminRaise or lower PHP memory_limit in the DirectAdmin PHP Selector, and tell a memory exhausted error apart from the...

How to Increase PHP's post_max_size Value Using CloudLinux Selector in DirectAdminRaise post_max_size in the DirectAdmin PHP Selector alongside upload_max_filesize, and recognise the blank form that...

How to Increase PHP's upload_max_filesize Value Using CloudLinux Selector in DirectAdminRaise upload_max_filesize from the DirectAdmin PHP Selector Options tab, set post_max_size above it, and confirm the...

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

How to Manage DNS Records in DirectAdminAdd or edit A, AAAA, CNAME, MX and TXT records in DirectAdmin DNS Management, check where the zone is hosted, and...

How to Modify a Database User's Privileges in DirectAdminDatabase privileges control what a MySQL or MariaDB user is actually allowed to do inside a database: read rows,...

How to Redirect Your Website Using DirectAdminCreate a 301 or 302 redirect with Site Redirection in DirectAdmin, pick the right type before you commit, and fix...

How to Remove a Backup File in DirectAdminDelete old backup archives from the backups folder with the DirectAdmin File Manager to free disk quota, and download...

How to Remove a Domain Alias in DirectAdminRemove a domain alias from Domain Pointers in DirectAdmin, and find out what stops working afterwards, including...

How to Remove a Domain Pointer in DirectAdminRemove a domain pointer in DirectAdmin and learn what changes for that domain afterwards, from the website and...

How to Remove a Redirect From Your Website Using DirectAdminDelete a redirect from Site Redirection in DirectAdmin, then find out why it may keep firing afterwards, from cached...

How to Remove a Subdomain in DirectAdminRemove a subdomain in DirectAdmin, decide whether to tick Remove Directory Content, and see what goes with it,...

How to Remove an FTP Account in DirectAdminDelete an additional FTP user in DirectAdmin, check what still relies on the login first, and learn why the files it...

How to Remove Email Spam Filters in DirectAdminRemove email, domain, stop word or size block rules from SPAM Filters in DirectAdmin so wanted mail gets through, and...

How to Rename an Email Address in DirectAdminRename a mailbox in DirectAdmin using Change Password/Username, then update mail clients and add a forwarder so mail...

How to Repair a Database in DirectAdminRun Repair in DirectAdmin MySQL Management to fix crashed MyISAM tables, and learn why InnoDB tables are skipped and...

How to Restore a Previously Generated Backup in DirectAdminRestore website files, databases or email from a backup in DirectAdmin, choosing only the parts you need so the...

How to Secure a Website with a Free SSL Certificate in DirectAdminSecure your website with a free Let's Encrypt SSL certificate in DirectAdmin: enable ACME, check which names are...

How to Suspend an FTP Account in DirectAdminSuspend an FTP account in DirectAdmin to block its login while keeping the username, password and folder, then...