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Howto, PHP, Security

Advanced PHP-FPM Configuration and Pool Management for High-Traffic Sites on cPanel Servers

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When managing high-traffic websites on cPanel servers, proper PHP-FPM (FastCGI Process Manager) configuration can mean the difference between smooth performance and server crashes. This comprehensive guide will walk you through advanced PHP-FPM optimization techniques specifically tailored for cPanel environments. Understanding PHP-FPM in cPanel Context PHP-FPM operates differently in cPanel compared to standalone servers. cPanel’s MultiPHP […]

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Fixes, Security

Fixing AutoSSL “provider cannot currently accept incoming requests”

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When using cPanel/Sectigo as the SSL provider for AutoSSL, you may occasionally see this error in the autossl log: The “cPanel (powered by Sectigo)” provider cannot currently accept incoming requests. The system will try again later. This error seems to be caused be incorrect permissions in /var/cpanel/ssl/domain_tls/. You can fix this with the following command:

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Apache, Fixes, Howto, Security, Troubleshooting

Troubleshooting Website SSL Issues – No Padlock

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Having SSL problems? One of the most common issues our team handles is related to websites not properly displaying over HTTPS, whether it be the website either not loading entirely, or just not showing the green padlock: If you’re sure that the SSL certificate is installed properly, but your site isn’t showing as secure, there

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Apache, Hacks, Scripts, Security

Installing LetsEncrypt SSL Certificates on CentOS + cPanel Servers

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Update! cPanel supports LetsEncrypt, but you just need to install the plugin for it to work. To do this, run: /scripts/install_lets_encrypt_autossl_provider Once installed, Let’s Encrypt will appear in WHM’s Manage AutoSSL interface (Home >> SSL/TLS >> Manage AutoSSL) where you can enable the provider. At the time of this writing, LetsEncrypt is in public beta

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Linux, Security

CloudLinux or BetterLinux?

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UPDATE 6/18: Shortly after this was posted and one of the major hosting companies I’m affiliated with removed BetterLinux from their servers due to stability problems, BetterLinux announced that they are shutting down, effective July 1st. Customers ask us all the time whether they should use CloudLinux or BetterLinux on their servers, and what differences exist

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Apache, Fixes, Howto, Linux, News, Security

de-POODLE-ing: How to Disable Support for SSLv3 on a cPanel Server

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The latest security buzz this month is about the SSLv3 POODLE vulnerability, and how SSL version 3.0 is now officially designated as insecure, joining its predecessors versions 1.0 (unreleased) and 2.0.  This effectively concludes the life cycle of the SSL protocol in favor of TLS.  This post will give you a brief overview of what POODLE

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Security

cPanel Configuration Clusters and Security Considerations

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cPanel 11.44 introduces a new feature fresh from their feature request system that now allows server administrators to deploy the configuration of one server to multiple servers in what the they call a “configuration cluster”.  It will start by offering this capability to just the cPanel update preferences, but will eventually be expanded to work with

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