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When users set up in CentOS Web Panel (CWP), they occasionally need to add domains to their plan. This guide will go over adding domains from the User Panel in CentOS Web Panel. Prerequisites for Adding Domains CentOS Web Panel installed and setup The user account created...
In this guide, you will learn how to set up an internal DNS using Apache and bind. This will allow you to configure private Nameservers and connect your domain to your server without using a control panel. You will need to connect to your server via SSH or another method...
WHM provides you the ability to change the local hostname for the server, letting you choose what name is to be associated with the server as a whole. Change Hostname To change the hostname, navigate to the Change Hostname page under the Networking Setup of the left sidebar,...
Microsoft Windows Server 2016 is an updated version and a powerful operating system capable of many different, highly customizable roles and functions. However, to prevent overloading the hardware and severely degrading the performance of the hardware, Windows Server 2016...
The hostname is a feature with Linux operating systems that allows the identification of a server. This can be used to easily determine the difference between two servers. Aside from personal identification of the server, the hostname is used with most network processes, and...
cPanel contains a way to keep track of the most recent errors logged regarding your website. The Errors section details these error messages for you quickly and easily without needing to dig through the other metrics options for the desired information. How Can I Track My...
There may come a time when your domain name needs to be changed for your Joomla installation. Whether it be for your new website or if you have chosen to use a new domain name for SEO purposes. Either way, this is entirely possible with Joomla and fairly simple to get taken...
Flushing your DNS cache on your local computer can ensure that you're pulling the most current version of a website. In this article, we will review the simplest methods to flush your DNS cache for various operating systems. Windows 2000 / Windows XP Open up a command prompt...
Change Windows Hostname This article will cover how to change a Windows hostname running the following operating systems: Windows Server 2008 R2 Windows Server 2012 R2 Windows Server 2016 Please note that you'll need to be logged into your server before proceeding. Windows...
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 is a powerful server operating system capable of many different roles and functions. However, to prevent overloading production servers with features and options that are never used, Windows Server provides a modular approach in which the...
A subdomain is defined as a domain that is a part of an extension of the main domain. Subdomains can be anything from the commonly used www to something particular such as docs.google.com. Generally, you'd define where a subdomain points or uses as its webroot by setting its...
There are a few ways to find the IP address that has been assigned to your domain. This article will cover 4 methods that you can use to find this information quickly. To utilize the steps outlined in this article, you'll need to ensure that your computer has access to the...
Typically, to change your server's hostname, you'd need to login to your server via SSH and issue the hostname command followed by the new hostname. However, with Virtualmin, you can actually change the hostname by using the Hostname and DNS Client module. This article...
Changing or updating your DNS servers in a Linux-based server environment usually requires updating the necessary configuration files through the Linux shell. This is not the case when using Virtualmin, as you can update or change your DNS servers at any time using the...
Virtualmin makes it very easy to change the domain name that your Virtual Server uses. This article will cover how to change your domain name using the Change Domain Name module in Virtualmin. To access this module, you'll need to have Virtualmin installed and be logged into...
You can find out who your domain is registered with by putting your domain into the search box on this WhoIs search . It will say "Sponsoring Registrar: Name of Registry Here." If you do not have privacy protection, it will also show you as the owner, the creation date, and...