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What is a CNAME Record? A CNAME record is designed to allow one domain or subdomain to point to another domain or subdomain. By default, CNAMEs are often used to ensure that your mail, FTP, and that www versions of your domain load to your proper domain (e.g., www.domain.com...

How do I add a User to a MySQL Database? You can easily add a user to specific MySQL databases in cPanel by doing the following instructions below. Go to Home> Databases> MySQL Databases Scroll to the Add User To Database section Pick the desired user and database from the...

How do I set up a separate server for MySQL in WHM? You can set up a server to handle MySQL, which can help if your site(s) get a lot of traffic or are running big databases. (See below for important notes) Install MySQL on the remote MySQL server if it's not already...

View your email accounts through a web browser and compose, read, update addresses, and perform tasks expected from an offline email application. Note: To follow the content of this article, you will need to log in to your cPanel dashboard. To find your email accounts from...

What Are MX Records? MX records are basically DNS Records that are responsible for sending emails to your email address. They're controlled by the same place your authoritative nameservers are, normally the registration company of your domain(s). You can change where your...

Add a DNS zone on your server through this feature. By setting up DNS records, you create direction for the traffic flow to the right location. How Do I Add A DNS Zone In WHM? You can create a DNS zone by following this guide: Step 1. Login to your WHM account Step 2. Head...

Routed IP addresses to your server must be on your server before they can be used. This guide will show you how to add an IP address to your pool. The pool will be used for assigning static IPs to new accounts. Adding a New IP Address Step 1: Log in to your WHM account Step...

How Do I Access WebMail in ZPanel? Follow these instructions to access Webmail through ZPanel: Choose WebMail in the Mail section of ZPanel's main page Click the blue "Launch Webmail" button. You'll be taken to the RoundCube login page Enter your email Enter your password...

Here's how you can access PHPMyAdmin in ZPanel: Step 1: Login and go to the Admin page found in ZPanel Step 2: Look in the Database Management area and click on "PHPMyAdmin" Step 3: Now click the blue" Launch phpMyAdmin" button Step 4: Put in the username for MySQL Step 5:...

Around the web, sites like Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and more use the world's most popular open-source database, MySQL, to help them run. MySQL is a database management system that allows a database filled with all kinds of data to add, access, and process data. Databases...

Moving data, especially email, from one hosting company to another has become a widespread practice. This massive migration can sometimes become a deterrent because it seems like such a daunting task. Below you'll learn how to quickly and easily transfer your entire email...

Email forwarding can set up an inbox that receives incoming communication and then sends it out to a different email address automatically. Email forwarding provides significant benefits by sending incoming emails from multiple accounts to a single location for easier...

Webmail is an online email client in cPanel that comes with three pre-loaded webmail clients. You can read Webmail directly from cPanel itself or your browser using Roundcube, Horde, and SquirrelMail. Note: To follow the content of this article, you will need to log in to...

You can modify a WHM account by following the steps in this guide: First: Log in to WHM Second: Go to Account Functions Third: You can locate this quickly by searching for Account in the search bar and go to Modify an Account Fourth: Select the account that you'd like to...

This article is for those who use Hostwinds VPS / Cloud and Dedicated server clients who have root access and complete control over WHM's enabled features. Additionally, those who used Hostwinds' older shared hosting services that came with Backup and Backup Wizard cPanel...

To create a MySQL user, follow the guide below. This guide assumes you have created a MySQL database already. If you haven't created a database and are unsure how to do it, please see our doc on Creating A MySQL database . If you are unfamiliar with how to log into your...