How to manually Transfer and Restore a Cpanel account using Jetbackup

This guide will go over how to manually Transfer and restore a cPanel account from Jetbackup. Access your backup destination and download the backup snap folder to your cPanel server /path/to/backup_folder/jetbackup_1_1_{UNIQE_JOB_ID}/{USERNAME}/snap.2020-07-15.031006 Nb: “snap” folders are the actual backups and the backup date is indicated at the folder name. To make sure you […]

Sitemap in WordPress

Sitemap is a list of pages on a website that is accessible to all users. Usually in the XML format. The sitemap is a way for the website owner to tell the search engines about all the pages that exist on the website. Xml also tells the search engines which […]

How do I disable directory browsing?

When I access the site I see all the file names. I don’t have an index.html file in the directory and don’t want to create one in there. What other way can I protect the directory to stop people from viewing all my files? You can disable the browsing of […]

What is Phishing?

A POP3 (Post Office Protocol 3) Email account allows a person to receive Email in a personal Email box. Each POP3 account is assigned an Email address and a password which allows the user to log into the Email server (mail.yourdomain.com). A user will enter their email address ([email protected]) and […]

What is a POP3 account?

A POP3 (Post Office Protocol 3) Email account allows a person to receive Email in a personal Email box. Each POP3 account is assigned an Email address and a password which allows the user to log into the Email server (mail.yourdomain.com). A user will enter their email address ([email protected]) and […]

How to move WordPress from one URL to another URL

Changing URLs on WordPress is unlike other scripts in which you would have a configuration file that you would need to edit.  In WordPress, everything configuration related is located inside the database. There’s 3 main things that need to change; UPDATE wp_options SET option_value = replace(option_value, ‘http://www.old-domain.com’, ‘http://www.new-domain.com’) WHERE option_name […]

Adjusting the PHP Memory Limit for WordPress

If you find that certain modules in your WordPress installation are generating memory errors, you can adjust the amount of memory that PHP is allowed to use in WordPress. Edit the wp-config.php file in your WordPress root folder and add the following line: define(‘WP_MEMORY_LIMIT’, ’64M’); You would adjust the “64M” value to […]

How to password protect the wp-admin directory in cPanel

Password protecting your /wp-admin/ folder is an easy way to add additional protection against bots and other unauthorized access attempts. At Hands-On, if a bot fails this additional check several times, they will be automatically blocked in the firewall, preventing further access attempts. To complete this protection, follow the below […]