SPF, DKIM and DMARC in cPanel DNS: Setup and Checks
How to enable and verify SPF, DKIM and DMARC for domains hosted on a cPanel server, including the automatic DMARC record added in version 132, long TXT record handling, and what to do when DNS is hosted elsewhere.
September 29, 2026
GoAccess cPanel: AWStats and Webalizer Replacement Before 140
cPanel is retiring AWStats, Webalizer and Analog once GoAccess ships in version 140. This guide explains what changes, how to install and test GoAccess now on 136 and 138, and how to prepare customers who depend on the old reports.
September 29, 2026
cxs Replacement: Free Malware Scanning with LMD and ClamAV
ConfigServer eXploit Scanner died with ConfigServer; this guide sets up Linux Malware Detect with ClamAV as its engine, explains where ImunifyAV fits, and shows how to reproduce cxs upload scanning and scheduled sweeps on cPanel and plain Linux.
September 29, 2026
Rename Addon Domain cPanel 138+: In-Place Rename
cPanel & WHM 138 added in-place domain renames for addon domains alongside the long-standing primary domain change. This guide explains what changes, what does not, and how to rename with WHM, cPanel and the API without breaking mail, SSL or WordPress.
September 29, 2026
Rocky Linux cPanel to AlmaLinux 8/9: Safe Migration Before Updates Stop
cPanel & WHM 134 removed Rocky Linux support, so Rocky 8 and 9 servers cannot move past version 133. This guide covers the in-place conversion to AlmaLinux and the checks to run before and after.
September 29, 2026
Migrating a cPanel server to the cPanel CSF fork and verifying auto-updates
How to move a cPanel or WHM server from the abandoned ConfigServer CSF to cPanel's maintained fork, confirm the RPM is installed, make sure updates flow through upcp, and keep your existing rules and allow lists intact.
September 29, 2026
MultiPHP Manager Bulk PHP Version Changes (cPanel 136+)
cPanel & WHM 136 added bulk PHP version management to MultiPHP Manager. This guide shows how to audit which domains run which version, move them in bulk, and script the same change with whmapi1.
September 29, 2026
Migrate cPanel to DirectAdmin: Safe Account Transfer
Moving accounts from cPanel to DirectAdmin using cpmove archives and DirectAdmin's import support, then working through the DNS, mail, PHP and SSL checks that separate a restored account from a working one.
September 29, 2026
mariadb-dump vs mysqldump: modern backup commands and wildcard database dumps
How the mariadb-dump command differs from the mysqldump symlink it replaces, the options every hosting backup script should use, the wildcard database selection added in MariaDB 12.1, and how to check a dump is complete and restorable.
September 29, 2026
MariaDB point-in-time recovery with binary logs (and 13.0’s innodb_log_archive)
How to enable and retain binary logs on a MariaDB hosting server so a customer's accidental DELETE can be undone to the second, the exact mariadb-binlog replay procedure, and what the innodb_log_archive feature in MariaDB 13.0 changes for recovery.
September 29, 2026
WHMCS MailBaby SMTP Settings: Reliable Notifications with DKIM
Configure WHMCS to deliver invoices, tickets and system alerts through relay.mailbaby.net directly or via the host server's relay, with the exact mail settings, a DKIM setup that keeps your billing domain in Authentication-Results, and tests using the WHMCS mail log.
September 29, 2026
WordPress MailBaby SMTP Plugin: Setup and Testing
Two ways to get WordPress form submissions, order emails and password resets delivered through MailBaby: let the panel's Exim relay everything, or configure an SMTP plugin to authenticate directly to relay.mailbaby.net, with wp-config constants, a wp-cli test and the pitfalls that cause silent failures.
September 29, 2026