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How to Manage Multi PHP Version on DirectAdmin

Step 1 : Log into Directadmin using admin account. Step 2 : Go to Custombuild 2.0 settings. Step 3 : Go to Edit Options tab. Step 4 : There are 4 PHP_release to be selected along with PHP_Mode settings for each PHP release version. Select the PHP version for each release sequence. The recommended PHP_Mode will be using php-fpm while the version will be relying on users’ requirement. In this example we will select PHP 5.6, 7.1, 7.2 and 7.3 with php-fpm mode selected for all versions. Step 5 : Scroll down to the bottom of the page, click on Save. Step 6 : Go to Build Software tab now. Step 6 : Look for Build PHP in the page. Step 7 : Click the button Build to start building the PHP. A new browser windows shall prompt out with the build progress. Step 8 : Once the build progress done, may log into the user account level to change the PHP version for the particular domain website. In the user level, go into Domain Setup. Step 9 : Select the domain name that you wish to change the PHP version. Step 10 : Under the PHP Version Selector, select the PHP version and click on save button. The changes will takes few minutes to take affects, may wait for few minutes and try to browse your website to see if it’s loaded with the desired PHP version.
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How to modify A record in DirectAdmin via DNS Management

 1. Login to your DirectAdmin account. 2. Click on “DNS management” Note: If the DNS control is not authorized, you will not see the DNS Management option listed. 3. After you click the DNS Management option, you will see the zone file of your domain. Take note that there can’t be two A records for the same domain at one time, so before you adding it, you need to delete the old one. To add a new A record, insert the name of the zone in left column, follow by the IP in the right column, and then click on “Add”. 4. Once the A record is added allow 2-24 hours for DNS propagation.
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How to access webmail in DA

DirectAdmin on our servers come provisioned with one webmail application: RoundCube. Being able to access your webmail whenever necessary is important in case you’re not able to check your email on your preferred device! As long as your server is online, webmail will always be accessible! This guide is written with the steps of accessing webmail for DirectAdmin We hope this guide helps you. As always, if you ever require assistance – please reach out to us. Accessing Webmail RoundCube is the only webmail client we provision with our new DirectAdmin servers – SquirrelMail is available to be built, but it also hasn’t had major updates since 2013. In order to access webmail there are two methods to do so. Through DirectAdmin Panel URL Direct (To access directly; it would be https://{yourdomaingoeshere.com}/webmail) To access through the panel, you’ll need to login to your DirectAdmin user through the DirectAdmin Panel -– or if you’re the Administrator, you can drop in through the admin user to the account you want to access webmail. Once logged in you’ll want to go to Extra Features → Webmail: Roundcube Evolution – Default:   Evolution – Icon:   You’ll be directed to the RoundCube login form where you’ll enter your login credentials: You should use the full username of the email address (myuser@mydomain.com) and the email account’s password. Click “Login” and you are now logged into your webmail. We hope this guide has been straight-forward and helpful.
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How To Use cPanel Git Version Control To Install & Update Site

Git is a distributed version control system used by many programmers. The cPanel tool provides a convenient graphical interface that allows access to Git features without using the command line. It can be used to install and update a web site stored in a Git repository This article shows how to perform an installation with a simple ‘Hello World!’ example. The same steps can be used to install an application of any size. In this example, a developer has created a web page and placed it in a repository on Github.  INSTALLING THE SITE To install a site from a Git repository, follow these steps: Log in to cPanel. In the FILES section of cPanel, click the Git Version Control icon. On the Git Version Control page, click the Create button. On the Create Repository form, the Clone Repository switch is on by default. Since the site will be installed by cloning a repository, no change is required. In the Clone URL textbox, enter the URL of the repository to clone. In the example, the site is being cloned from Github. In the Repository Path textbox, enter the path to the document root of the site. In the Repository Name textbox, enter a descriptive name for your repository. Click the Create button. In the document root directory there is now the index file containing the ‘Hello World!’ message and a .git directory that contains files used by Git.  UPDATING THE SITE The site developer has created an ‘About’ page to supplement the ‘Hello World’ message and has added it to Github. Follow these steps to update the site: In the FILES section of cPanel, click the Git Version Control icon. Locate the ‘hello_world’ repository and click the Manage button. Click the Pull or Deploy tab. Click the Update from Remote button. The new ‘About’ page is copied into the document root directory.
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How to manage backups using cPanel

This article describes how to download backups of your web site and then restore them by using cPanel. ABOUT BACKUPS Backups are an important part of web site administration. When you keep backup copies of your website’s files and configurations in a safe location, you can use them to restore your web site in the event something happens that prevents it from functioning correctly. You can create a backup at any time. This is useful, for example, if you make significant changes to your web site and you do not want to wait for the scheduled daily or weekly backup to occur. You can create partial or full backups of your web site. CREATING A FULL BACKUP OF YOUR WEB SITE To create a full backup of your web site by using cPanel, follow these steps: Log in to cPanel In the FILES section of the cPanel home screen, click Backup: Under Full Backup, click Download a Full Account Backup. Under Generate a Full Backup, in the Backup Destination list box, select where you want to save the backup file. If you do not want to receive an e-mail message when the backup is complete, click Do not send email notification of backup completion. Click Generate Backup. cPanel creates the backup. DOWNLOADING A FULL BACKUP OF YOUR WEB SITE If you have created a full backup of your web site, you can download the backup file. To download a full backup, follow these steps: Log in to cPanel In the FILES section of the cPanel home screen, click Backup: In the Files section of the cPanel home screen, click Backups. Under Full Backup, click Download a Full Account Backup. Under Backups Available for Download, click the file that you want to download. RESTORING A FULL BACKUP OF YOUR WEB SITE For managed packages without root access, it is not possible to restore a full website backup. A2 Hosting Support can assist you. To have your Full Website Backup restored for you by A2 Hosting Support, follow these steps: Upload the full website backup to the home directory of your account. Create a ticket with support requesting restoration of the backup. If you are a cPanel user with root access, follow these steps: Log in to WHM and select Restore a Full Backup/cpmove File from the left column. On the Restore a Full Backup/cpmove File page, review the required filename formats and make sure the backup to be restored uses one of the required formats. Using FTP or SFTP, upload the full website backup to one of the directories specified on the Restore a Full Backup/cpmove File page. Select Restricted Restore if it is not selected by default. In the Transfer Method: section, select Restore with Username. In the Username for the account that you wish to restore: list box, select the username of the backup to be restored. Select the Overwrite the existing user check box. Click Restore. DOWNLOADING A PARTIAL BACKUP To download an existing partial backup, follow these steps: Log in to cPanel In the FILES section of the cPanel home screen, click Backup: Under Partial Backups, click the name of the backup file that you want to download. Depending upon your web site’s configuration, some or all of the following backup types may be available: Home directory MySQL databases E-mail forwarders E-mail filters RESTORING A PARTIAL BACKUP To restore an existing partial backup, follow these steps: Log in to cPanel In the FILES section of the cPanel home screen, click Backup: Under Partial Backups, click Browse, select the partial backup file that you want to restore, and then click Upload.  
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How to create custom error pages in Plesk

This article describes how to create custom error pages in Plesk for your web sites. For example, if users enter an incorrect URL or are not authorized to access specific directories, they see an error page. Companies often customize error pages by branding them with a corporate image and a link to their home page, or with other custom content. STEP 1: CREATE THE CUSTOM ERROR PAGE To create content for the custom error page, you can use the Plesk File Manager. In the File Manager, you can create a new file and edit it directly on the web server. Alternatively, you can use the text editor of your choice to create the custom error page on your local computer, and then upload the file to your account. STEP 2: ENABLE THE CUSTOM ERROR PAGE To enable the custom error page, follow these steps: Log in to Plesk. In the left sidebar, click Websites & Domains: Locate the domain for which you want to create a custom error page, and then click Virtual Directories: Click the Error Documents tab. Locate the error condition that you want to modify, and then click it. On the Edit Error Document page, in the Type list box, select one of the following: Default: For this option, the site uses the Windows IIS default error page. File: For this option, the specified file must already exist in the error_docs directory. URL: For this option, the error document must be in a directory other than error_docs. In the Location text box, type the filename or URL for the custom error page. Click OK.
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How to remove password protection from the site statistics page

By default, Plesk requires users to authenticate before they can view the statistics page for a website or domain. If you want, however, you can remove password protection from the statistics page. REMOVING PASSWORD PROTECTION: To remove password protection from the site statistics page for a website or domain, follow these steps: Log in to Plesk In the left sidebar, click Websites & Domains: Locate the domain you want to configure, and then click Hosting Settings:   On the Hosting Settings page, scroll down to the Web scripting and statistics section: Clear the (Protect access to your web statistics with your FTP username and password) check box. Click OK. Users can now view the statistics page without typing a username or password.
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How to use cPanel to protect directories with a password

ADDING PASSWORD PROTECTION TO A DIRECTORY When you add password protection to a directory, you provide a name for the directory that will appear in users’ web browsers when they are prompted for a username and password. Then you create users and passwords to specify who can access the directory To add password protection to a directory, follow these steps: Log in to cPanel In the FILES section of the cPanel home screen, click Directory Privacy. Click the name of the directory that you want to protect nder Security Settings, select the Password protect this directory check box. In the Enter a name for the protected directory text box, type a name for the protected directory. Click Save. Under Create User, type a username in the Username text box. In the New Password text box, type the user’s password. In the Confirm Password text box, retype the user’s password. Click Save. REMOVING PASSWORD PROTECTION FROM A DIRECTORY You can remove password protection from a directory when you no longer want to protect it with a password. You do not need to remove the usernames and passwords that you created for the directory. All usernames and passwords are retained when you remove password protection from the directory, but they become inactive. If you subsequently re-enable password protection for the directory, you can use the same usernames and passwords again. To remove password protection from a directory, follow these steps: Log in to cPanel In the FILES section of the cPanel home screen, click Directory Privacy Click the name of the directory for which you want to remove password protection. Under Security Settings, clear the Password protect this directory check box. Click Save.
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