Guides

How to Add a cPanel email account on Apple/iOS?

Add a cPanel email account to your iPhone or iPad by copying the server settings from cPanel and entering them in Mail settings. Choose IMAP to syn...

How to Add a cPanel email account to an Android mobile?

Configure a cPanel email account on your Android phone using the Gmail app or Samsung Email app. This guide walks through obtaining your secure ser...

How to blacklist an IP Address to deny it access to your website?

Learn how to block IP addresses from accessing your website using cPanel IP Blocker or VPS-level firewall and web server rules. This guide covers c...

How to change the login theme of cPanel/WHM/Webmail from WHM Root?

Change the default login theme that users see when accessing cPanel, WHM or Webmail by updating the Default login theme setting in WHM's Tweak Sett...

How to change the password of your email account?

Learn how to change your email account password using cPanel or Webmail. The guide covers both methods, how to update your devices, and what to do ...

How to create an FTP Account in cPanel?

This guide walks you through creating a new FTP account in cPanel from your Hostworld control panel. You will set the username, password, target di...

How to Access or Connect to Your FTP Account via the FileZilla FTP?

Learn how to connect your hosting FTP account to FileZilla, either by importing a configuration file from cPanel or by manually entering your serve...

How to Enable or Disable Mod Security in cPanel?

ModSecurity is a web application firewall that protects your domains from attacks. You can enable or disable it for all domains at once, or configu...

How to Access Softaculous in cPanel?

Access Softaculous from inside cPanel by logging in and opening Softaculous Apps Installer from the Tools page. You can search for it or find it un...

How do I create a MYSQL database?

Learn how to create a MySQL database and user in cPanel through Hostworld hosting. This guide covers using the Database Wizard for guided setup or ...

How do I create a cPanel account?

This guide explains how to create a cPanel account through WHM as a Hostworld reseller. You will log in to WHM, enter domain and contact informatio...

Accessing your hostworld account for the first time

Set up your Hostworld account by resetting your password via email and signing in to the client area. On first login, you will need to configure Tw...

The first hour on a new server

Learn how to secure a new server in your first hour of access. This guide walks you through OS patching, SSH hardening, and automatic updates in th...

How to access the WordPress admin account?

Learn how to access your WordPress admin account and what to do if you cannot log in. This guide covers the standard login process, password reset ...

Firewall rules that will not lock you out

A firewall needs fewer rules than most admins think. This guide shows you how to allow SSH and application ports on AlmaLinux 9 with firewalld or U...

How to tell if your server has been compromised

A compromised server shows signs of unexpected access, unfamiliar processes and changes you did not make. Check SSH logs, authentication records an...

fail2ban and automatic security updates

Fail2ban watches for repeated failed login attempts and automatically blocks the source IP using your system firewall. Pair it with automatic secur...

Choosing between shared hosting and a VPS

Shared hosting suits most PHP and MySQL websites, but you need a VPS when you require root access, Docker, background services, or hit resource lim...

How to redirect a page to another page or website using .htaccess?

This guide walks you through redirecting pages using .htaccess rules in cPanel. You'll learn the difference between Redirect and RewriteRule, how t...

How to ban any IP Address via .htaccess?

Learn to block unwanted IP addresses on your hosting using cPanel's built-in IP Blocker tool or by manually adding Require rules to your .htaccess ...

How to Install the FTP Client Filezilla on Windows?

How to Edit a hosting package in WHM?

Learn how to edit hosting packages in WHM, including resource limits, feature lists, and email quotas. Understand what changes affect all accounts ...

Can I provision VMs remotely using WHMCS?

You can provision VMs from your own WHMCS installation by connecting it to a Virtualizor Master using the official Virtualizor modules. This guide ...

How to install any app with Softaculous in cPanel

Softaculous Apps Installer in cPanel lets you deploy hundreds of applications like Joomla, Drupal, PrestaShop and phpBB in minutes. This guide walk...