Plesk “Unable to connect to database”: PleskDBException Fix
Fix Plesk "Unable to connect to database" and PleskDBException errors: start MariaDB, free disk space, repair .psa.shadow, plesk repair db and InnoDB crashes.
October 7, 2026
fail2ban vs CSF in 2026: Which Firewall for a Hosting Server?
fail2ban vs CSF for hosting servers in 2026: CSF fork status, features, nftables and AlmaLinux 10, resource use, cPanel/DirectAdmin/Plesk support and which to pick.
October 7, 2026
Imunify360 CLI: Scan, List and Clean Malware from the Command Line
imunify360-agent malware commands for 2026: queue scans, list detections, clean or restore files, manage the ignore list and report false positives.
October 7, 2026
Exim Log Cheat Sheet: exigrep, exiqgrep, eximstats and Log Flags
Exim log cheat sheet for cPanel and DirectAdmin: log locations, the arrival, delivery, bounce and defer flags, and exigrep, exiqgrep, exiqsumm, eximstats and exiwhat with real examples.
October 7, 2026
Exim “Retry Time Not Reached for Any Host”: Causes and Fix
What Exim "retry time not reached for any host" means, how to read the retry database with exinext and exim_dumpdb, and how to force delivery safely.
October 7, 2026
Dovecot “Too Many Open Files”: Fix on cPanel and DirectAdmin
Fix Dovecot "Too many open files" on cPanel and DirectAdmin: tell fd, process and inotify limits apart, check the live values and raise the right one safely.
October 7, 2026
cPanel vs CyberPanel (2026): Cost, Features and Security
cPanel vs CyberPanel in 2026: vendor prices, OpenLiteSpeed vs LiteSpeed Enterprise, features, the 2024 and 2026 security incidents, migration paths and who each suits.
October 7, 2026
cPanel vs DirectAdmin (2026): Price, Features and Migration
cPanel vs DirectAdmin in 2026: licence prices, a feature-by-feature table (web, mail, DNS, backups, API, OS support), resource requirements and migration in both directions.
October 7, 2026
/tmp Full on cPanel: Find What Fills It and Clean Up Safely
Fix a full /tmp on cPanel: understand securetmp and /usr/tmpDSK, find what fills it, delete old files safely and resize /tmp the documented way.
October 7, 2026
Best cPanel Alternatives in 2026: Free and Paid Panels Compared
Nine cPanel alternatives compared for 2026: DirectAdmin, Plesk, Enhance, Virtualmin, ISPConfig, HestiaCP, CyberPanel, CloudPanel and aaPanel, with prices, OS support and security records.
October 7, 2026
Linux Commands Cheat Sheet for Server Admins
Linux commands cheat sheet for server admins: disk, processes, systemctl and journalctl, networking, users, dnf vs apt, rsync, text processing, cron and security checks.
October 6, 2026
Free MxToolbox Alternatives: Email and DNS Tools Compared (2026)
Free MxToolbox alternatives compared from their own pages (7 Oct 2026): dnschecker.org, EasyDMARC, PowerDMARC, dmarcian, mail-tester and more, plus which srvScripts tool covers each task.
October 6, 2026