Blog Archive - cPanel

Let's Encrypt and cPanel's AutoSSL plugin is a winning combination When Mango first tried to use Let's Encrypt, he overthought it. He expected to obtain and install an SSL Certificate in the traditional way. He couldn't really remember what that was, because he doesn't do it often enough. He would eventually figure it out, just as he had every other year.Read more...

Can't work with large files via WebDAV or cPanel Web Disk? Here's the fix. cPanel's Web Disk uses the WebDAV protocol to allow you to manipulate files on your hosting account via Windows Explorer, just as if it were a drive letter. The best part is that support for this is already built in to Windows. You needn't even install any software.Read more...

Improving SpamAssassin accuracy on cPanel (or any other) mail servers - with statistics For some time we've been frustrated by the amount of spam not caught by our spam filter. We're delighted to say we've developed a simple configuration that results in extremely high accuracy. Though some of the techniques in this article are related to cPanel servers, the most important points should work with any mail server running SpamAssassin.Read more...

Mango's User Configurable Scheduled cPanel Full Backup Mango has always wanted to make it as easy as possible for users to make backups. If you're a cPanel administrator, consider this script as part of your disaster recovery plan. It will rsync a full backup anywhere the user likes, and allows the user to configure the location of the backup and how many backups will be retained. Since its authorization is by RSA key, it does not require passwords to be stored in the configuration file.Read more...

Fixing SpamAssassin Spam/Ham Reports on cPanel servers A few months ago, cPanel released an "upgrape" that caused SpamAssassin Spam/Ham reports to include blank lines. This is a problem because folding continuation lines cannot contain only white space, so the header is invalid. The result is that the report or other headers may appear in the body of the email if you use an email client such as Outlook, or AVG's email scanner. Also, the subject may not appear.Read more...