| Here are 5 easy steps to fully configure your new | | | | accounts.This step is important in order to limit the |
| cPanel dedicated server. This will make your server | | | | resources used on the cpanel server. Many people do |
| ready to serve websites. Gogax handles all the intial | | | | not create web hosting packages and end up with |
| configuration of the server and the following steps | | | | many websites going over the allocated resources |
| are to make sure your cPanel server is ready to go. | | | | for their website. Create web hosting packages in |
| 1. Complete the cPanel intial setup when you login for | | | | order to make sure all accounts signed up under that |
| the first time.Do not skip this section, we've seen | | | | package can only use the resources defined within |
| many people jump through this very critical step of | | | | the plan. |
| the setup. There are many options in that section | | | | 4. WHM Security Center is your friendMany |
| which, if properly configured the first time, will make | | | | customers completely ignore that section of their |
| future configurations much easier in the long run. The | | | | WHM control panel. With these tools, you can greatly |
| first thing to check is if the hostname and | | | | improve on cpanel dedicated server security. The |
| nameservers are correct. By default, cPanel will try to | | | | first thing to look at are the compilers. Make sure |
| help you with this and configure them based on the | | | | you enable them only for the users which require it |
| hostname provided during server os installation. The | | | | like root and apache users. As well, the nobody user |
| next thing to check is to make sure you provided a | | | | account should never have access to those. Another |
| contact email on that configuration page. Gogax | | | | important feature to enable is the SMTP tweak. This |
| cPanel dedicated server will alert you of any problem | | | | will secure your mail server and make sure people |
| which occurs on your server in a timely manner so | | | | cannot use it to relay spam using your server. This is |
| you can react quickly and fix the issue(s). | | | | very common practice for spammers to find open |
| 2. Execute the Apache Update on your cPanel | | | | relays on the internet and use them. |
| ServerThis is a crucial step for your secure cPanel | | | | 5. Backup your cPanel dedicated serverTo make your |
| dedicated server. It will configure the different types | | | | life easier, cPanel came out with a great integrated |
| of PHP scripts which can be used on the websites. It | | | | tool to create backups of almost every aspect of |
| is very easy to proceed with this update. Simply | | | | your cpanel setup, websites, databases etc. Simply |
| check the box for the PHP version and the different | | | | go to the backup section in WHM and configure the |
| available modules you want and click on the start | | | | backup services. Many options are there for you to |
| build. Be very careful once the process is started, do | | | | choose, so check what you need and simply save it. |
| not close your browser's window, as you will need to | | | | You can also transfer the backup automatically to a |
| restart the process if you do close it. It should be | | | | third party FTP so you create another copy which is |
| complete within half an hour. If it takes longer, please | | | | not on the same server. Every night, the backup |
| feel free to open a ticket with our support team and | | | | script will run and execute the different tasks it has |
| we will be happy to assist you with it. | | | | in its configuration, ensuring your cPanel dedicated |
| 3. Create web hosting plans for your cPanel server | | | | server data is safe. |