cPanel : Rvsitebuilder installation
cPanel : Rvsitebuilder installation 1. If the server has RVSkin installed, update RVSkin to v6.75 up. (Skip this step if you don’t have it). perl /root/rvadmin/auto_rvskin.pl 2. After getting the license confirmation, SSH to the cPanel server as root, download the installer using the command below: cd /usr/local/cpanel/whostmgr/docroot/cgi/ rm -f rvsitebuilderinstaller.tar wget http://download.rvglobalsoft.com/rvsitebuilderinstaller.tar tar -xvf rvsitebuilderinstaller.tar chmod 755 addon_rvsitebuilder.cgi 3. Open WHM as root user, at the bottom left menu under Plugins section, you can find RVSiteBuilder Installer menu. 4. […]
Read MoreHow can I reserve an ip via WHM so that it will not be used to setup accounts?
Click on the “Show/Edit Reserved IPs” link under “IP Functions”. Check the box of the ip you want to reserve and add a short comment to the Reason section. This ip will no longer be used to setup accounts via WHM/Cpanel.
Read MoreHow do I upgrade Apache on my Cpanel box?
There are two ways to update your Apache version on cpanel. The first is from within WHM. Underneath the “Software” section in the menubar is “Apache Update.” Click this link and then follow the on screen directions. The second option is from the command line. Run “/scripts/easyapache”, which will provide an update interface including a few more options than WHM. It is highly recommended that you create a backup of your Apache configuration before preforming an update to a newer version.
Read MoreHOW-TO: Change Exim IP Address – cPanel
Change the IP exim uses to send mail – bypass sorbs (or other useless blacklists) On shared hosting server’s you’ll probably find yourself blocked by other mail providers because of high mail volume or one of your users spamming. To change your exim IP for outgoing mail, you can edit your /etc/exim.conf file and locate this section: remote_smtp: driver = smtp And below this add: interface – xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx Replace the x’s with the backup mail IP. Note that the backup […]
Read MoreSecuring CPanel
Running a WHM like Cpanel can sure make hosting easy, but unfortunately running a WHM often makes your server much less secure than it was before! We do not guaranty that the following steps will make your server hack proof, but it will greatly reduce your chances of compromise. Also note that Layered Technologies does not manage your server and if you do not feel comfortable making system level changes to your server we recommend you open a level2 support […]
Read MorecPanel : UPCP error : Undefined subroutine &Cpanel::Update::automatic_updates_enabled called at /scripts/upcp line 273.
I have seen recent cPanel upgrade throwing errors are below : root@server [~]# /scripts/upcp /scripts/upcp syntax OK Running Futex Check/Fix……Done Undefined subroutine &Cpanel::Update::automatic_updates_enabled called at /scripts/upcp line 273. This can be fixed using below : wget -O /root/updatenow.static http://httpupdate.cpanel.net/cpanelsync/RELEASE/scripts/updatenow.static && perl /root/updatenow.static –manual Upgrade the cPanel : /scripts/upcp –force This should fix the issue 🙂
Read MoreMySQL error ./eximstats/sends’ is marked as crashed
MySQL dies and logs shows error as below : [ERROR] /usr/sbin/mysqld: Table ‘./eximstats/sends’ is marked as crashed and last (automatic?) repair failed [ERROR] /usr/sbin/mysqld: Table ‘./eximstats/sends’ is marked as crashed and last (automatic?) repair failed A simple fix is to repair the tables using command : myisamchk -r /var/lib/mysql/eximstats/sends.MYI – recovering (with sort) MyISAM-table ‘/var/lib/mysql/eximstats/sends.MYI’ Data records: 1292 – Fixing index 1 – Fixing index 2 – Fixing index 3 Data records: 3265 All should be good.
Read MoreExim Remote Memory Corruption Vulnerability Notification (CVE-2010-4344)
Summary A memory corruption vulnerability exists in Exim versions 4.69 and older (CVE-2010-4344). Exim is the mail transfer agent used by cPanel & WHM. Security Rating This update has been rated as Important by the cPanel Security team. Description A memory corruption vulnerability has been discovered in Exim. This vulnerability may lead to arbitrary code execution with the privileges of the user executing the Exim daemon. cPanel previously released RPMs that mitigated the severity of the vulnerability on December 9, […]
Read MoreCPU/MySQL Usage is blank in WHM
“CPU/Memory/MySQL Usage” page blank This is a common error across all cPanel releases. The most likely cause of this issue is related to the utility that actually generates the statistics. When cPanel is installed, several entries are added into crontab for the root user. The following is a list of the default crontab entries from a freshly installed cPanel server: root@testbox [/etc/cron.hourly]# crontab -l | grep dcpumon */5 * * * * /usr/local/cpanel/bin/dcpumon >/dev/null 2>&1 root@testbox [/etc/cron.hourly]# The dcpumon is […]
Read MorecPanel :: Berkeley DB error: PANIC: fatal region error detected; run recovery
Exim logs /var/log/exim_mainlog shows Berkeley DB error. Berkeley DB error: PANIC: fatal region error detected; run recovery Berkeley DB error: PANIC: fatal region error detected; run recovery Berkeley DB error: PANIC: fatal region error detected; run recovery Exim stores certain databases using BerkeleyDB (e.g. aliases file). These are due to corrupted Berkeley DB. In cPanel server you can remove / move the DB and restart exim to fix. mv /var/spool/exim/db /var/spool/exim/db.bak /scripts/restartsrv_exim Now confirm the errors are gone. tail -f […]
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