If you’re using perl scripts on your server that use LWP and suddenly find them failing with connections to https resources with the following type error: 500 read failed: error:1408F10B:SSL routines:SSL3_GET_RECORD:wrong version number then you’ve probably got LWP v5.811 installed which breaks SSL connections! The author fixed the problem he created after about two days… Continue reading Problems with LWP and access to https URL’s : 500 read failed: error:1408F10B:SSL routines:SSL3_GET_RECORD:wrong version number
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HowTo :: make scripts available to all clients on your server
If you have Perl /cgi or Php scripts and you want to make them available to all clients on your server , add an Alias in /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf file pointing to a shared directory owned by root:wheel. This is how the cPanel achieves this with their cgi-sys shared scripts in /usr/local/cpanel/cgi-sys/
cPanel : WARNING: RVSiteBuilder recommend PHP maximum execution
RVSiteBuilder warning messages under WHM : WARNING !! WARNING: RVSiteBuilder recommend PHP maximum execution time of each script , in 180 seconds or above. HELP: Edit /usr/local/cpanel/3rdparty/etc/php.ini and change “max_execution_time=180” or above, and restart cPanel service (/usr/local/cpanel/startup). WARNING: RVSiteBuilder recommend maximum size of POST data 105M or above. HELP: Edit /usr/local/cpanel/3rdparty/etc/php.ini and change “post_max_size=105M” or… Continue reading cPanel : WARNING: RVSiteBuilder recommend PHP maximum execution
rvsitebuilder – 404 Not Found
If you get the next problem on rvsitebuilder running on a cpanel server: Not Found The server was not able to find the document (./3rdparty/rvsitebuilder/index.php/sitebuilder/sitebuilderhome) you requested. Please check the url and try again. You might also want to report this error to your webhost. It should fix the problem to you: Log in as… Continue reading rvsitebuilder – 404 Not Found
Assigning Name server IPs manually via SSH – cPanel
Currently cPanel will start with eth0 and work through eth1 when you assign nameservers to your IPs via WHM. Unfortunately, this will automatically choose your management IP range first, which of course are non-routable. There are two work-arounds for this: 1: Create a fake nameserver record on your private IPs, and add an A record… Continue reading Assigning Name server IPs manually via SSH – cPanel
How can I compress my CPanel domlogs log files?
Before setting up compression of your logs you will want to have cpanel run the stats as often as possible. This is so you do not miss any stats that would have been included were your logs not compressed before stats run. To do this, login to WHM, and click on Tweak Settings under Server… Continue reading How can I compress my CPanel domlogs log files?
WHM shows all accounts as 0/unlimited quotas
There are many possible causes of this issue, however most relate to quotas being enabled on the filesystem itself. Some ways to check the most common errors are: Quotas enabled in the filesysem By default, quoatas are enabled in the kernel on all SoftLayer Linux and FreeBSD kernels. If you’ve compiled/installed your own kernel, you’ll… Continue reading WHM shows all accounts as 0/unlimited quotas
“IMPORTANT: do not ignore this email: The hostname resolves to . It should resolve to X.X.X.X”
A newly setup cPanel system may have a message such as the following show the first time that you login to WHM. IMPORTANT: Do not ignore this email. The hostname (hostname.server.com) resolves to . It should resolve to xx.xx.xx.xx. Please be sure to correct /etc/hosts as well as the ‘A’ entry in zone file for… Continue reading “IMPORTANT: do not ignore this email: The hostname resolves to . It should resolve to X.X.X.X”
Error 550 – “The recipient cannot be verified” – cPanel
On servers running cPanel, you may find that mail sent to valid users it bounced back by your mail server. The bounce back messages will be similar to the following. PERM_FAILURE: SMTP Error (state 9): 550-“The recipient cannot be verified. Please check all recipients of this550 message to verify they are valid. If this is… Continue reading Error 550 – “The recipient cannot be verified” – cPanel
How to Upgrade PHP – cPanel
Whether you compiled manually or with EasyApache, running a PHP upgrade from a previous version is super easy but also one of the most common questions I get. There are 3 likely assumptions about your current environment (specific to Linux servers, sorry Windows users): 1. You are running a cPanel server and have PHP compiled… Continue reading How to Upgrade PHP – cPanel