Categories - Frequently Asked Questions, Information, How-To's and Articles

Answers to questions about unmanaged dedicated server solutions.
Articles - Frequently Asked Questions, Information, How-To's and Articles

Here are the basic SSH commands to assist in troubleshooting any suspected exim mail server...

The simple answer is, yes. However this largely depends on the resources available on your VPS...

Reverse DNS For Dedicated Server and VPS customers yes, reverse DNS (or rDNS) can be set up.You...

We have a large variety of Cloud VPS plans available, but unfortunately we cannot create any...

Please note the Unmanaged VPS and Unmanaged Root Dedicated Servers are supplied *unmanaged*, so...

Ensim Mail Queue Problems - why are messages stuck in mqueue / mqueue.scanned /...

LogFile parameter is not defined in config/domain file Setup...

Performing a MySQL Database Dump From your SSH command prompt type ... mysqldump -u {username}...

Importing a MySQLDUMP From your SSH command prompt type ... mysqladmin -u {username} -p...

To access the mysql command line on Plesk for Linux ... Connect to your server by SSH...

Connect and login to your webmin control panel. Click on the Servers tab, and then...

How to Allow Remote Access to MySQL Server for a User/IP/Database For your...

If the size of your eximstats database is getting large ( you can check the DB space usage using...

IMAP Allowsmultiple user access to the same mailbox, however as standard email servers work on a...

To disable PHP for a single domain/account hosted on a Linux server, simply add the following...

Handling .BZ2 Files bunzip-version-2 compressed archive If the file is a .bz2 you can extract...

Updating Webalizer and AWStats on Linux Plesk Servers from SSH The plesk control panel is...

Installing an FTP server on CentOS 5.x1) Login as the root user.2) Install the FTP server...

To gain access to your dedicated server/VPS WHM control panel after multiple login failures...

Optimising All Databases You can optimise your databases using mysql as the root user with the...

Repairing All Databases You can repair your databases using mysql as the root user with the...

To reset your MySQL password on Plesk for Linux ... Connect to your server by SSH At...

Checking what is running / listening / responding on port X Under *nix operating systems you can...

If you get this message in CPanel when adding/ediiting/viewing the cron jobs ......

Your server will periodically (at least once every 180 days) check the validity of your...

Astutium are a WebPros CPANEL/WHM Authorised NOC Partner - see cPanel Partner NOC Astutium We...

We are a Direct Admin authorised hosting partner, able to offer you discounted DirectAdmin...

Web Host Automation (HELM Authors) sold the control panel rights and code some years ago to...

We are a PLESK authorised sales partner, able to offer you discounted Plesk licences for both...

We are a MicroSoft SPLA partner, able to offer you discounted MS licences for Internal [on our...

Sometimes you need to find out what are the biggest directories taking up space on your hard...

It is highly recommended to *ONLY* do your control panel updates from the shell, whilst you are...

Linux How-To Use DD to Copy A Drive to a New One There are times when it's necessary to migrate...

stop all services which uses /tmp service httpd stop service mysql stop service chkservd...

Setting up SSH keys On your local machine type ssh-keygen -t rsa Follow the instructions for...

You will need to create a file called .htaccess [Note the DOT!] with the following content :...

Windows Plesk Servers - QuickLinks SW-Soft (The Authors) http://www.sw-soft.com/en/ Plesk 7 for...

SSH Keys allow authenticated access to your dedicated server or VPS but without the necessity for...

The 'standard' ports for services you may wish to open in your firewall are... FTP | Port 21...

We do not disclose the full hardware specifications of our servers, as they are eachy...

Plesk Control Panel username minimum and maximum lengths are as follows: Unix/Linux Parallels...

For clients on our Unmanaged services, our SLA is a credit of 1 day's value of the service for...

We recommend the following ports are opened in your firewall to correctly use CPanel and WHM...

All Linux distributions should keep their user and group data files in the same place, usually:...

Parallels Plesk Control Panel for Linux maintains log files in multiple locations. The (usual)...

There are occassions when you log into Web Host Manager and are presented with an Invalid License...