WHM Backups S3: Reliable Remote Backups and Test Restores
Step-by-step setup of WHM's Backup Configuration with an S3-compatible destination (Wasabi, Backblaze B2, MinIO or AWS), including retention choices, transport validation, and a full account restore drill to prove the backups are usable.
September 29, 2026
Transferring accounts between servers with the WHM Transfer Tool
How to move cPanel accounts from one server to another with the WHM Transfer Tool, including the pre-checks on both ends, session options such as live transfer and IP handling, and the verification that should precede any DNS change.
September 29, 2026
What changed in cPanel 138: Meridian, Ask AI, Nova, MCP and domain rename
An operations-focused summary of the cPanel 138 release from July 2026, covering the opt-in Meridian interface, the Ask AI assistant, the Nova site builder, MCP access for AI clients, the Node.js Toolkit, in-place domain renaming and the bundled component versions.
September 29, 2026
cPanel upcp Failed: Fix Upgrade Blocked Problems
How to read the cPanel update log, resolve the common causes of a failed upcp run (RPM conflicts, disk space, blocked tiers, EOL operating systems such as Rocky Linux or Ubuntu 22.04) and get the server back onto a supported, patched build.
September 29, 2026
Upgrade MariaDB WHM Safely: Backups and mariadb-upgrade
A careful procedure for moving a cPanel server between MariaDB versions through WHM, covering the pre-flight checks, the backup that is your only rollback, the innodb_fast_shutdown setting that prevents redo-log surprises, and post-upgrade verification.
September 29, 2026
Upgrade MySQL 8 to MariaDB 11.8 in WHM Safely, Without Data Loss
MySQL 8.0 left extended support in April 2026. This guide covers moving a cPanel server from MySQL 8.0 to MariaDB 11.8 LTS through WHM, with the backup, compatibility and verification steps that keep customer databases intact.
September 29, 2026
What changed in cPanel 136: unified SSL, Ruby removed, Ubuntu 22.04 dropped, MariaDB 11.8
A hosting-provider view of the cPanel 136 release from April 2026, covering the changes that need planning before upgrading, including the unified SSL/TLS interface, short-lived certificates, removed Ruby support, the last release for Ubuntu 22.04, MariaDB 11.8 and the WP Toolkit and PHP management additions.
September 29, 2026
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
47-Day SSL Certificate Lifetime: Critical Automation for Hosts
Public TLS certificate validity drops to 200 days in 2026, 100 in 2027 and 47 in 2029, with DCV reuse shrinking alongside. What breaks on cPanel and DirectAdmin servers, and the automation, DNS and monitoring changes to make before it does.
September 29, 2026
Ubuntu vs AlmaLinux cPanel 2026: Best OS for a New Server
A decision guide for the operating system under a new cPanel server in late 2026, comparing Ubuntu 24.04 with AlmaLinux 9 and 10 on support lifetime, database and PHP availability, CloudLinux and CSF compatibility and kernel patching.
September 29, 2026
Retire PHP 8.1 cPanel Sites Safely: Audit, Test and TuxCare ELS
PHP 8.1 is being retired from EasyApache 4 and PHP 8.2 loses security support at the end of 2026. This guide sets out an audit-test-migrate process for moving sites forward, and where TuxCare Extended Lifecycle Support fits as a bridge.
September 29, 2026
Roundcube Database Error and Login Loops: 4 cPanel Fixes
Diagnosing and fixing the two most common Roundcube failures on cPanel, the DATABASE ERROR page and the login form that reloads without an error, covering the SQLite versus MySQL back ends, schema mismatches after updates, session tables and permission problems.
September 29, 2026