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Suppose you would like all admin accounts to be notified via your DirectAdmin server’s messaging system every time a new account is created by any account type (other admins, resellers, etc.). In that case, you will need to enable the setting in the DirectAdmin configuration. Learn, How To Enable Account Creation Notifications in DirectAdmin? Login […]

Managing Login Failure Daemon (LFD) from DirectAdmin

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Login Failure Daemon popularly known as LFD comes with the ConfigServer Security & Firewall. At KnownHost all the managed services are being deployed with ConfigServer Security & Firewall as software based firewall and basic monitoring system to avoid unwanted attacks and the notification of certain events. LFD perticularly track and log the activities which are […]

How To Download Files from the DirectAdmin?

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There are several ways of downloading files from DirectAdmin, with the most popular being either the DirectAdmin File Manager or FTP. With either approach, you can download files or folders. Learn, How To Download Files from DirectAdmin? Using File Manager 1. First, to login into DirectAdmin control panel visit,  https://your-domain.com:2222 or https://IP-address:2222 or https://server-hostname:2222. 2. Navigate to System Info & […]

How to access phpMyAdmin in the DirectAdmin?

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DirectAdmin has access to phpMyAdmin. This database management tool makes it easy to access, modify, and change databases, including altering tables or rows within your server’s MySQL/MariaDB service. You can access it by three methods, Using DirectAdmin interface. https://domain/phpmyadmin https://domain/pma Learn, How to access phpMyAdmin in the DirectAdmin? 1. First, to login into the DirectAdmin […]

How To Install DirectAdmin – Complete Installation

Due to many changes in the last few years, DirectAdmin has become one of the market-leading control panels due to its reliability and affordability. We at KnownHost offer a variety of DirectAdmin Licenses for unmanaged servers. With this guide, we’ll show you how to install DirectAdmin on your unmanaged server. Prerequisites Supporting Operating Systems DirectAdmin […]

On the shared hosting environment, hosts generally host many end-users accounts on a single shared IP address. Suppose you are looking for an article to revoke assigned dedicated IP changes; in that case, you may follow this article guide: How to remove Dedicated IP and set a Shared IP address for a DirectAdmin account? 1. […]

If you have a DirectAdmin-based VPS or Dedicated server, you can manually assign a Dedicated IP address for an individual account. Let us learn, How to assign a dedicated IP address to a DirectAdmin account? 1. First, to login into the DirectAdmin control panel visit,  https://your-domain.com:2222 or https://IP-address:2222 or https://server-hostname:2222. 2. Navigate to Server Manager → IP Management. 3. Here, besides the […]

How to configure Nameservers in DirectAdmin?

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Nameservers are responsible for the resolution of server Ip address with the domain name. If domain’s nameservers are misconfigured, then you mostly face downtime for the domain name. Hence, configuring the correct nameservers is an early and essential task for an administrator. Learn, How to configure Nameservers in DirectAdmin? 1. First, to login into DirectAdmin […]

How to install Memcached on DirectAdmin?

Nowadays, DirectAdmin itself comes with all the required PHP extensions installed with the initial installation. But, to enhance the usability of the DirectAdmin control panel or improve the server’s performance, you might need specific more extensions such a Memcached, Redis, etc. Learn, How to install Memcached on DirectAdmin? You might know that Memcached is used […]

How to add a custom suspension message in DirectAdmin?

Previously DirectAdmin was used to display the pre-defined suspension message for all the suspended users, resellers, administrators. Now, after Version 1.61.4 you can see the option to add a custom suspension message. The custom suspension message can be set per user, reseller, administrator level. In this article, we will cover How to add a custom […]