PacktLib: Web Host Manager Administration Guide

Web Host Manager

Credits

About the Author

About the Reviewers

Preface

Introduction to WHM and Dedicated Server/VPS Hosting

What are WHM and cPanel and How Do They Work Together?

System Requirements for WHM and cPanel

Important Considerations before Shopping for a Server or VPS

Shopping for a VPS or Dedicated Server

General Purchasing Advice

Summary

Setting Up Your Server with cPanel and WHM

Accessing Your Server for the First Time and Determining if You Need to Install cPanel and WHM

How to Install WHM and cPanel

Summary

Additional Server Configuration

Welcome to Root WHM!

cPanel Builds: Choosing the Right One for You

Updating cPanel

Setting Up Server Contact Information

The Contact Manager

Set Your Server's Hostname

Setting the Server's Clock and Date

Setting Up Extra Hard Drives

Choose Your Data Backup Strategy!

Tweak Settings: Additional Configuration

Statistics Software Configuration

Summary

Apache, PHP, Perl, and Databases

Apache: Web's Best Friend

PHP: Hypertext Processor

Perl: The Programming Language that Powers cPanel

MySQL: A Database for the Masses

PostgreSQL: The "Other" Database

Configuring Apache on a cPanel Server

Configuring and Working with Perl

Upgrading and Working with MySQL

Installing and Working with PostgreSQL

Summary

Working with User Accounts

Transferring User Accounts from Other Servers

Working with Packages and Feature Lists

Working with User Accounts

Customizing Accounts

Summary

Working with Reseller Accounts

Who Exactly are Resellers?

Working with Reseller Accounts

Summary

IP Address, SSL/TLS, and DNS Management

IP Address Management

SSL/TLS Management

DNS Management

Summary

Ongoing Server Management

General Server Information

Managing Services

Managing Processes

Managing Mail

Managing Security

Summary

Customizing your Server with Themes and Add-Ons

Working with cPanel Themes

Working with cPanel Theme Languages

Working with WHM Themes

Working with cPanel's Own Autoinstall Scripts Feature

Working with cPanel and WHM Add-On Modules

Summary

Where to Go for Help with WHM

Help(ful) Resources in WHM

Turning to your NOC for Assistance

Finding Help in the Forums

Assistance from cPanel Inc.

Assistance from Other Sources

WHM: The Final Words

Index