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---+ !WebHost Manager<sup>&reg;</sup> (WHM<sup>&reg;</sup>) User Guide

*For WHM version 11.38* 

This documentation describes the WHM interface and how you can use it to manage your server.

   * [[AccessingWhm][Accessing WHM]] &mdash; Instructions on logging into WHM and changing your locale.
   * [[WHMKeyboardNavigation][Keyboard Shortcuts in WHM]] — This document details the keyboard navigation added to WHM version 11.34. The shortcuts help users navigate the left menu with their keyboard.

---++ WHM Home screen

The WHM _Home_ screen contains most of the features that server owners use regularly.
 
   * [[WHMHomeScreen][WHM Home Screen]] &mdash; Read this documentation to learn about WHM features. 
   * [[AllDocumentation/CpanelDocs/Glossary][cPanel & WHM Glossary]] &mdash; This document reviews a number of essential terms used in the WHM documentation.  

---++ Additional WHM screens

These documents describe additional WHM screens.

   * [[WHMInitialSetup][Initial Setup Wizard]] &mdash; This document describes the steps in the _Initial Setup_ wizard, which runs the first time you access WHM.
   * *WHM News* &mdash; The _News_ link at the top of the WHM screen provides up-to-date information about your server.
   * [[WHMChangeLog][Change Log]] &mdash; This document provides information about the _Change Log_ link provided at the top of the WHM interface.  This feature tracks and lists changes in our software.

---++ How-to guides for server administrators

These documents provide information about WHM, and instructions on how to accomplish various tasks on your WHM server.

   * [[UsingMydnsNg][Using MyDNS-NG with cPanel & WHM]] &mdash; Background information on the MyDNS-NG nameserver, and how to use it on your cPanel & WHM system.
   * [[ResellersIntro][Understanding Reseller Accounts]] &mdash; This document explains the role of a reseller in WHM.
   * [[RebuildPhpconf][ Configuring PHP and suEXEC from the Command Line]] &mdash; This document provides information about configuring PHP through a command line interface.
   * [[RdnsForBind][Configuring Reverse DNS for BIND]] &mdash; Here, you can learn how to set up reverse DNS for your customers.  
   * [[DedicatedSubdomains][ Assigning Dedicated IPs to Subdomains]] &mdash; This document describes the process of configuring subdomains that use dedicated IP addresses.
   * [[EximDifferentIps][Configuring Exim to Send from Different IP Addresses]] &mdash; This document describes how to configure Exim to send mail from different IP addresses on a per domain basis.
   * [[CpsrvdAndPhp][Selecting a PHP Binary]] &mdash; This document describes how to select the PHP binary that =cpsrvd= will use.
   * [[SecuringYourServer][Securing Your Server]] &mdash; This set of documents describes some configuration options you can use to keep your server secure.
   * [[SoftwareDevelopmentKit/WebmailApps][Integrating Custom Webmail Applications]] &mdash; This document describes how to integrate your own custom webmail application in cPanel & WHM.
   * [[CpanelUpdates][FAQ: Updating Your System]] &mdash; This document provides basic information about how to update and maintain cPanel & WHM and related software on your system.
   * [[PhpHardening][PHP Hardening]] &mdash; These documents provide information about securing your PHP installation.
   * [[RestoringDatabaseAccess][Restoring Database Grants]] &mdash; Under certain conditions, users may experience difficulty accessing databases. You can learn how to resolve this issue here.
   * [[RestoringCpanelAccounts][Restoring cPanel Accounts]] &mdash; This document covers basic concepts and restoring a cPanel account. This document is intended for cPanel users who have recently become system administrators.
   * [[HowToFixQuotas][Fixing quotas]] &mdash; If you are having trouble with system <nop>quotas, this document may help you correct the problem.
   * [[HowToCleanLogs][Cleaning log files before enabling log rotation]] &mdash; If log rotation has been disabled, you may need to clean existing log files to conserve hard drive space before reenabling it.
   * [[AllDocumentation/WHMDocs/HowToManuallyTransferAccounts][Manually transferring cPanel accounts]] &mdash; If you wish to manually transfer cPanel accounts, this how to article explains the process.
   * [[ManageHDSpace][Managing hard drive space]] &mdash; This document shows you how to examine disk space usage so you can manage your hard drive space effectively.
   * <a target="_blank" href="http://etwiki.cpanel.net/twiki/pub/AllDocumentation/WHMDocs/DNSNewbieGuide.pdf"><nop>DNS Newbie Guide</a> &mdash; This PDF guide targets new users and contains instructions for configuring DNS settings.
   * [[CustomBrandedLoginPages][Creating Custom Login Pages]] &mdash; Learn how to create custom login pages for your cPanel & WHM server.
      * [[AdvancedBrandedLoginPages][Advanced Login Pages Branding]] &mdash;  This document covers advanced topics about branding login pages.
   * [[MailLimitingFeatures][Mail Limiting Features]] &mdash; We have added some new features and improved some older features that allow you to regulate outgoing mail. You can use these features to limit bandwidth consumption and prevent potential spammers.
   * [[PreventEmailAbuse][Reducing Instances of Email Abuse]] &mdash; This document provides best practices for preventing email abuse on your cPanel & WHM server.
   * [[PreventDomains][Preventing cPanel Users from Creating Certain Domains]] &mdash; Learn how cPanel & WHM allows you to prevent cPanel users from creating certain domains.
   * [[CreateCustomMounts][Creating Custom Jailed Shell (Jailshell) Mounts]] &mdash; Learn how you can let users of jailed shells access additional directories on the server.
   * [[FTPPassiveMode][Enabling FTP Passive Mode]] &mdash; Learn how to enable FTP Passive Mode.
   * [[MovecPanelAccounts][Move all cPanel Accounts from One Server to Another]] &mdash; This document provides the steps to migrate your cPanel accounts from one server to another.
   * [[DisablingCGI][How To Disable CGI Through .htaccess]] &mdash; Learn how to disable CGI through .htaccess.

---++ Files, directories, and processes

These documents describe files and directories that WHM places on your server. You can access these via the command line interface.

   * [[WHMScripts][Scripts]] &mdash; This document provides a brief lists of scripts that are available to you in the =/usr/local/cpanel/scripts= directory when cPanel and WHM is installed.
   * [[PkgAcctArgs][/scripts/pkgacct]] &mdash; This script allows you to create =cpmove= archives for cPanel accounts.
   * [[RestorePkg][/scripts/restorepkg]] &mdash; This script allows you to restore cPanel accounts.
   * [[BackupTarballContents][Backup Contents]] &mdash; This document maps and briefly describes the contents of a cPanel & WHM backup file.
   * [[FailUrl][The failurls File]] &mdash; This file allows you to specify hosts to which resellers can redirect cPanel users who fail to authenticate.
   * [[TaskQueue][The Task Queue System in cPanel & WHM]] &mdash; This document explains how WHM queues services for restart, and how you can manually queue and unqueue a service.
   * [[CpanelSyncExclude][cpanelsync's Exclude Functionality]] &mdash; You can learn how to prevent the =cpanelsync= utility from updating files here.
   * [[RpmVersionsLocal][RPM Versions Local]] &mdash; You can use this file to prevent cPanel & WHM from updating specific RPMs. 
      * %X% *Warning*: If you choose this method to manage your RPMs, you may inadvertently block your cPanel version from upgrading. This can happen if you block RPMs that cPanel requires in order to update.
   * [[CpUpdateConf][The cPanel & WHM Update Configuration File — /etc/cpupdate.conf]] &mdash; You can edit the =/etc/cpupdate.conf = file to set preferences for updating your server's cPanel & WHM software, operating system, and more.
   * [[SplitLogsBinary][The splitlogs Binary]] &mdash; The =/usr/local/cpanel/bin/splitlogs= utility allows you to fine-tune your resource and performance trade-offs when creating Apache logs. 

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Topic revision: r75 - 03 Apr 2013 - 19:53:37 - Main.StacyWyatt