Softaculous can make a useful way of installing software for creating websites, and for helping to keep the installed software updated. One of the most common things to install with Softaculous is WordPress. Note that in order to install WordPress via Softaculous, it is necessary to have a Premium license for Softaculous. If you do […]
XenForo is a forum software that can be installed to your site. This guide is intended to cover the installation process. You can find their official instructions here. For this guide, we will be assuming a cPanel server. The process in DirectAdmin is very similar, but some of the details will be panel-specific and will vary between […]
Requirements: SSH / Terminal Knowledge A key role of server maintenance is ensuring that all Content Management Systems (CMS) installed are kept up to date. For some, this can be quite a challenge. Having just a few installs can make it quite a task to check if all installs are up to date. We’ve got […]
This article will cover a few different ways to upgrade your WordPress website. Please note that upgrading WordPress is considered developmental and any issues that may occurs as result, KnownHost can not be held responsible for. To check and see what version of WordPress you have installed, check out our How can I check what versions […]
This documentation is to help you configure your server’s JetBackup configuration for remote destinations. While this guide is intended to be paired with our remote storage solution, this guide can be used to implement other additional destinations as it covers the basic functionality of the remote destination system that JetBackup utilizes. JetBackup bases its destinations […]
This documentation is to help you configure your servers backup configuration for remote destinations. While this guide is intended to be paired with our remote storage solution, this guide can be used to implement other additional destinations as it covers the basic functionality of the remote destination system that cPanel has implemented. More information about […]
In this guide, we will be explaining how you can reset the password for your cPanel shared or cPanel reseller accounts. This process is relatively straightforward and doesn’t take long to do. Step 1. Login to your KnownHost Client Portal (my.knownhost.com/client/login/) You should see the login page like the screenshot below. Next, enter the registered username/email […]
Top Tips to Prevent Malicious Compromises Use Unique, Complex Passwords With more than 5,000 data breaches in 2019 alone, the importance of using unique, complex passwords cannot be overstated. The Surveillance Self-Defense guide at eff.org has many recommendations regarding passwords including writing them down on paper! Top Tips Use a password generator to create highly complex, secure passwords. Use a password […]
It is important to make sure each and every password used for any type of account is strong. Before we get into how to generate these passwords, let’s go over some of the characteristics of strong passwords. Characteristics of Secure Passwords Password security is one of the key parts of security of any application, whether […]
This article is going to be thoroughly detailed in covering the different methods of checking domain access logs; why you should check them and how to protect yourself from further incidents. Remember; the goal is mitigation – reducing the impact your server experiences from such incidents – there is no method of 100% prevention. Why […]