It may be necessary at times to have users on your server with administrative privileges to be able to perform certain tasks that normal users can’t. This is generally referred to as giving a user “sudo” access and is preferable to giving out root-level access or passwords to your server.

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This tutorial will show you how to speed up your website by using MaxCDN’s content delivery network to distribute your content over the web.

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While PHP 4 may be obsolete nowadays, it’s sometimes difficult to pick a server configuration that will work with a large number of diverse sites. Luckily, cPanel makes it easy for the server administrator to install both PHP 4 and PHP 5 on the same server, and allow users to pick between.

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As much as you are concerned about the security of your servers, your end users are likely just as concerned about what measures you have in place to protect their accounts against hacking attempts and unauthorized access. The following tips will help you increase your server’s security for end users, for both cPanel and FTP.

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Using SSH keys for root logins is generally recommended over using password authentication. SSH keys are generated as a pair, where you have a private key and a public key.

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By default, WHM gives you the option of using Spamhaus and/or Spamcop for added SPAM protection for incoming email. If you have additional DNSBL’s (DNS-based RBL’s) that you want Exim to check email against, you can easily enable them if you’re running cPanel 11.28 or higher.

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