The cpanel.config File

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Overview

The /var/cpanel/cpanel.config file stores settings for WHM’s Tweak Settings interface (WHM » Home » Server Configuration » Tweak Settings).

Note:

You can preconfigure settings before you install cPanel & WHM. For more information, read our Customize Your Installation documentation.

Cached values

To improve performance, the system caches the /var/cpanel/cpanel.config file’s settings in the /var/cpanel/cpanel.config.cache file. This file updates each time that the /var/cpanel/cpanel.config file updates, to keep the cached settings up-to-date.

Configuration setting validation

The settings in the /var/cpanel/cpanel.config file use the key=value format. The system validates each key=value pair whenever you edit these settings. If the system encounters problems during validation, it takes other actions.

Absent cpanel.config file

If the entire /var/cpanel/cpanel.config file does not exist:

The server copies the default /usr/local/cpanel/etc/cpanel.config file and saves it as the /var/cpanel/cpanel.config file.
The server copies the /var/cpanel/cpanel.config.cache file. If the system cannot find the /var/cpanel/cpanel.config.cache file, it will regenerate both the /var/cpanel/cpanel.config.cache and /var/cpanel/cpanel.config files.
For any unset dynamic values, the server attempts to guess the correct value. For example, to set the mailserver value, the server checks whether your system uses the dovecot package.
The server logs the changes to the /usr/local/cpanel/logs/error_log file.

Absent values

If a key doesn’t exist in the /var/cpanel/cpanel.config file, the server attempts to generate a value from the following sources in the following order:

The server copies the key=value pair from the /var/cpanel/cpanel.config.cache file, if it exists.
If the key’s value is static and it doesn’t exist in the /var/cpanel/cpanel.config.cache file, the system copies the key=value pair from the /usr/local/cpanel/etc/cpanel.config file.
If the key’s value is dynamic and it doesn’t exist in the /var/cpanel/cpanel.config.cache file, the server calculates a value.
The server logs the changes to the /usr/local/cpanel/logs/error_log file.

Invalid values

If one or more of the following values are invalid, the server tries to replace them with valid values:

local_nameserver_type
mailserver
ftpserver

Keys and default settings

Note:

You can find the default values for these keys in the /usr/local/cpanel/etc/cpanel.config file.

Key	Tweak Settings section	Setting or description	Default and validation requirements
`access_log`	No Tweak Settings equivalent.	This sets the location of cPanel’s Raw Access logs. These logs store general information about cPanel access requests.	`/usr/local/cpanel/logs/access_log`
`account_login_access`	System	Accounts that can access a cPanel user account:	`owner_root` Warning: Only set this value to `owner`, `owner_root`, or `user`.
`allow_deprecated_accesshash`	Security	Allow deprecated WHM accesshash authentication	`0` Warning: We deprecated WHM’s Remote Access Key feature in cPanel & WHM version 64. We strongly recommend that you use API tokens instead.
`allow_login_autocomplete`	System	Allow autocomplete for login screens.	`1`
`allow_server_info_status_from`	System	Allow server-info and server-status	(an empty string)
`allowcpsslinstall`	System	Allow cPanel users to install SSL Hosts.	`1` Warning: If you set this value to `0`, cPanel users can’t enable the Force HTTPS Redirects option for any domain in cPanel’s Domains interface (cPanel » Home » Domains » Domains).
`allowparkhostnamedomainsubdomains`	Domains	Allow users to park subdomains of the server’s hostname.	`0`
`allowparkonothers`	Domains	Allow cPanel users to create subdomains across accounts	`0`
`allowremotedomains`	Domains	Allow Remote Domains	`0`
`allowresellershostnamedomainsubdomains`	Domains	Allow resellers to create accounts with subdomains of the server’s hostname.	`0`
`allowunregistereddomains`	Domains	Allow unregistered domains	`0`
`allowwhmparkonothers`	Domains	Allow WHM users to create subdomains across accounts	`0`
`alwaysredirecttossl`	Redirection	Choose the closest matched domain for which that the system has a valid certificate when redirecting from non-SSL to SSL URLs. Formerly known as “Always redirect to SSL/TLS”	`1`
`apache_port`	System	Apache non-SSL IP/port	`0.0.0.0:80`
`apache_ssl_port`	System	Apache SSL port	`0.0.0.0:443`
`api_shell`	System	cPanel & WHM API shell (for developers)	`0`
`autocreateaentries`	Domains	Automatically add A entries for registered nameservers when creating a new zone	`1`
`autodiscover_host`	Domains	Host to publish in the SRV records for Outlook autodiscover support.	`cpanelemaildiscovery.cpanel.net`
`autodiscover_mail_service`	Domains	Preferred mail service to configure to use for Thunderbird and Outlook autodiscover and autoconfig support	`imap`
`autodiscover_proxy_subdomains`	Domains	Thunderbird and Outlook autodiscover and autoconfig support (enables service subdomain and SRV record creation)	`0` Warning: This value is dynamic. You must perform additional steps to update it manually. We recommend only modifying this value in the interface.
`autoupdate_certificate_on_hostname_mismatch`	Domains	Replace service SSL certificates that do not match the local hostname	`1`
`awstatsbrowserupdate`	Stats and Logs	Allow users to update Awstats from cPanel	`0`
`awstatsreversedns`	Stats Programs	Awstats reverse DNS resolution	`0`
`bind_deferred_restart_time`	System	DNS server reload deferral time	`2`
`blockcommondomains`	Domains	Prevent cPanel users from creating specific domains	`1`
`bwcycle`	No Tweak Settings equivalent.	This configures the bandwidth cycle for statistics. You can change this value in WHM’s Statistics Software Configuration interface (WHM » Home » Server Configuration » Statistics Software Configuration).	`2` Note: When your server validates the `cpanel.config` file, it rounds this value to the nearest quarter hour.
`cgihidepass`	Security	Hide login password from cgi scripts	`0`
`check_zone_owner`	Domains	Check zone owner	`1`
`check_zone_syntax`	Domains	Check zone syntax	`1`
`chkservd_check_interval`	System	The number of seconds between ChkServd service checks.	`300`
`chkservd_hang_allowed_intervals`	System	The number of times ChkServd allows a previous check to complete before termination.	`2`
`chkservd_plaintext_notify`	System	The option to enable or disable ChkServd HTML notifications.	`0`
`cluster_autodisable_threshold`	No Tweak Settings equivalent.	This sets a number of failed `dnsadmin` commands. After reaching this number, the system disables that DNS cluster member. You can change this value via the Failure threshold for cluster members setting in WHM’s DNS Cluster interface (WHM » Home » Clusters » DNS Cluster).	`10`
`cluster_failure_notifications`	No Tweak Settings equivalent.	This sets whether to send an email if the system disables a DNS cluster member. You can change this value via the Receive a notification when WHM disables an unresponsive cluster member setting in WHM’s DNS Cluster interface (WHM » Home » Clusters » DNS Cluster).	`1`
`conserve_memory`	System	Conserve memory	`0` Warning: This value is dynamic. You must perform additional steps to update it manually. We recommend only modifying this value in the interface.
`cookieipvalidation`	Security	Cookie IP validation	`strict`
`copy_default_error_documents`	System	Copy default error documents to docroot for new accounts, addon domains, and subdomains	`0`
`coredump`	Security	Generate core dumps	`0`
`cpaddons_adminemail`	cPAddons Site Software	cPAddons Site Software admin email	(an empty string)
`cpaddons_autoupdate`	cPAddons Site Software	cPAddons Site Software source automatic updates	`1`
`cpaddons_max_moderation_req_all_mod`	cPAddons Site Software	Max cPAddons Site Software installation requests	`99`
`cpaddons_max_moderation_req_per_mod`	cPAddons Site Software	Max cPAddons Site Software installation requests per addon	`99`
`cpaddons_moderation_request`	cPAddons Site Software	cPAddons Site Software moderation notification	`0`
`cpaddons_no_3rd_party`	cPAddons Site Software	Allow cPAddons Site Software installations from non-cPanel sources	`0`
`cpaddons_no_modified_cpanel`	cPAddons Site Software	Allow cPAddons Site Software installations from modified sources	`1`
`cpaddons_notify_owner`	cPAddons Site Software	Notify reseller of cPAddons Site Software installations	`1`
`cpaddons_notify_root`	cPAddons Site Software	Notify root of cPAddons Site Software installations	`1`
`cpaddons_notify_users`	cPAddons Site Software	Notify cPanel users when they need to update their cPAddons Site Software installations	`Allow users to choose`
`cpanel_locale`	No Tweak Settings equivalent.	The `cpanel` user’s locale.	(an empty string)
`cpredirect`	Redirection	Non-SSL redirect destination	`Origin Domain Name`
`cpredirectssl`	Redirection	SSL redirect destination	`SSL Certificate Name`
`cpsrvd-domainlookup`	System	cpsrvd username domain lookup	`0`
`create_account_dkim`	Domains	Enable DKIM on domains for newly created accounts	`1`
`create_account_spf`	Domains	Enable SPF on domains for newly created accounts Note: The `/scripts/enable_spf_dkim_globally` script allows you to enable SPF and DKIM for accounts that exist on the server, and to create the appropriate DNS records for their domains. For more information, read our The `enable_spf_dkim_globally` Script documentation.	`1`
`csp`	Security	Enable Content-Security-Policy on some interfaces	`0`
`cycle_hours`	No Tweak Settings equivalent.	This setting adjusts log processing frequency. You can change this value in WHM’s Statistics Software Configuration interface (WHM » Home » Server Configuration » Statistics Software Configuration).	`24` Note: When your server validates the `cpanel.config` file, the system rounds this value to the nearest quarter hour.
`database_prefix`	SQL	Require a username prefix on names of new databases and database users	`1`
`debughooks`	No Tweak Settings equivalent.	This setting acts as a fallback setting for the values in the `/var/cpanel/debughooks` file. The Standardized Hooks - Debug Mode setting in the Development section of WHM’s Tweak Settings interface (WHM » Home » Server Configuration » Tweak Settings) controls this file. For more information, read our Guide to Standardized Hooks - Debug Mode documentation.	`0`
`debugui`	Development	User Interface - Debug Mode	`0`
`default_archive-logs`	Stats and Logs	Archive logs in the user’s home directory at the end of each stats run unless configured by the user.	`1`
`default_login_theme`	Display	Default login theme	`cpanel`
`default_pkg_bwlimit`	Packages	Default bandwidth limit for new packages	`1048576`
`default_pkg_max_emailacct_quota`	Packages	Default maximum email quota for new packages Important: This setting applies to each email account and not each cPanel account.	`1024`
`default_pkg_quota`	Packages	Default disk usage quota for new packages	`10240`
`default_remove-old-archived-logs`	Stats and Logs	Remove the previous month’s archived logs from the user’s home directory at the end of each month unless configured by the user.	`1`
`defaultmailaction`	Mail	Initial default/catch-all forwarder destination	`localuser`
`disable_cphttpd`	System	Prevent cpsrvd from serving standard HTTP ports	`0`
`disable-php-as-reseller-security`	Security	Allow PHP to be run when logged in as a reseller to WHM	`0`
`disablequotacache`	System	Cache disk quota information	`0`
`disk_usage_include_mailman`	Mail	Include mailman in disk usage calculations	`1`
`disk_usage_include_sqldbs`	SQL	Include databases in disk usage calculations	`1`
`display_cpanel_doclinks`	Support	Display documentation links in cPanel interface	`0`
`display_cpanel_promotions`	Display	Display announcement banner.	`1`
`display_upgrade_opportunities`	Display	Display the Upgrade Opportunities column in WHM’s List Accounts* interface (WHM » Home » Account Information » List Accounts).*	`0`
`dns_recursive_query_pool_size`	Display	This setting restricts the maximum number of currently-active recursive DNS queries. Use this setting if your firewall imposes rate limits on DNS queries. These rate limits can degrade recursive DNS queries in applications such as AutoSSL.	`10`
`dnsadmin_log`	Logging	dnsadmin logging level	`0`
`dnsadmin_verbose_sync`	Logging	Enable verbose logging of DNS zone syncing	`0`
`dnsadminapp`	Domains	DNS request management application	`undef` Note: If this value is an empty string when your server validates the `cpanel.config` file, the system converts it to `undef`.
`dnslookuponconnect`	System	Reverse DNS lookup upon connect	`0`
`docroot`	No Tweak Settings equivalent.	This setting specifies the document root for WHM.	`/usr/local/cpanel/base`
`domainowner_mail_pass`	Mail	Mail authentication via domain owner password	`0` Warning: This value is dynamic. You must perform additional steps to update it manually. We recommend only modifying this value through the interface.
`dormant_services`	Software	Dormant services	`cpdavd,cphulkd,cpsrvd,dnsadmin,spamd` Warning: This value is dynamic. You must perform additional steps to update it manually. We recommend only modifying this value through the interface.
`dumplogs`	Stats and Logs	Delete each domain’s access logs after statistics are gathered	`1`
`email_account_quota_default_selected`	Mail	Default quota option for new email accounts	`userdefined`
`email_account_quota_userdefined_default_value`	Mail	Default user-defined quota value for new email accounts	`1024`
`email_outbound_spam_detect_action`	Mail	Select the action for the system to take on an email account when it detects a potential spammer.	`noaction`
`email_outbound_spam_detect_enable`	Mail	Monitor the number of unique recipients per hour to detect potential spammers.	`1`
`email_outbound_spam_detect_threshold`	Mail	Number of unique recipients per hour to trigger potential spammer notification.	`500`
`email_send_limits_count_mailman`	Mail	Count mailman deliveries towards a domain’s Max hourly emails.	`0`
`email_send_limits_defer_cutoff`	Mail	The percentage of email messages (above the account’s hourly maximum) to queue and retry for delivery.	`125`
`email_send_limits_max_defer_fail_percentage`	Mail	Maximum percentage of failed or deferred messages a domain may send per hour	`undef`
`email_send_limits_min_defer_fail_to_trigger_protection`	Mail	Number of failed or deferred messages a domain may send before protections can be triggered	`5`
`emailarchive`	Mail	Enable Email Archiving support	`0`
`emailpasswords`	Security	Send passwords when creating a new account	`0`
`emailsperdaynotify`	Mail	Number of emails a domain may send per day before the system sends a notification	No default value.
`emailusers_diskusage_critical_contact_admin`	Notifications	Notify admin or reseller when disk quota reaches “critical” state	`1`
`emailusers_diskusage_critical_percent`	Notifications	Account disk quota “critical” percentage	`90` Note: If this value is `0` when your server validates the `cpanel.config` file, the system converts it to `undef`.
`emailusers_diskusage_full_contact_admin`	Notifications	Notify admin or reseller when disk quota reaches “full” state	`1`
`emailusers_diskusage_full_percent`	Notifications	Account disk quota “full” percentage	`98` Note: If this value is `0` when your server validates the `cpanel.config` file, the system converts it to `undef`.
`emailusers_diskusage_warn_contact_admin`	Notifications	Notify admin or reseller when disk quota reaches “warn” state	`0`
`emailusers_diskusage_warn_percent`	Notifications	Account disk quota “warn” percentage	`80` Note: If this value is `0` when your server validates the `cpanel.config` file, the system converts it to `undef`.
`emailusers_mailbox_critical_percent`	Notifications	Mailbox disk quota “critical” percentage	`90` Note: If this value is `0` when your server validates the `cpanel.config` file, the system converts it to `undef`.
`emailusers_mailbox_full_percent`	Notifications	Mailbox disk quota “full” percentage	`98` Note: If this value is `0` when your server validates the `cpanel.config` file, the system converts it to `undef`.
`emailusers_mailbox_warn_percent`	Notifications	Mailbox disk quota “warn” percentage	`80` Note: If this value is `0` when your server validates the `cpanel.config` file, the system converts it to `undef`.
`emailusersbandwidthexceed`	Notifications	Send bandwidth limit notification emails	`1`
`emailusersbandwidthexceed70`	Notifications	Bandwidth usage warning: 70%	`0`
`emailusersbandwidthexceed75`	Notifications	Bandwidth usage warning: 75%	`0`
`emailusersbandwidthexceed80`	Notifications	Bandwidth usage warning: 80%	`1`
`emailusersbandwidthexceed85`	Notifications	Bandwidth usage warning: 85%	`0`
`emailusersbandwidthexceed90`	Notifications	Bandwidth usage warning: 90%	`0`
`emailusersbandwidthexceed95`	Notifications	Bandwidth usage warning: 95%	`0`
`emailusersbandwidthexceed97`	Notifications	Bandwidth usage warning: 97%	`0`
`emailusersbandwidthexceed98`	Notifications	Bandwidth usage warning: 98%	`0`
`emailusersbandwidthexceed99`	Notifications	Bandwidth usage warning: 99%	`0`
`empty_trash_days`	System	Age, in days, of content to purge from users’ File Manager Trash	`disabled`
`enable_api_log`	Logging	This setting allows you to log successful or failed cPanel API 1, successful cPanel API 2, and successful UAPI function calls. We store this log in the `/usr/local/cpanel/logs/api_log` file.	`0`
`enablecompileroptimizations`	System	Enable optimizations for the C compiler	`0`
`enable_piped_logs`	No Tweak Settings equivalent.	This sets whether to use piped logging with Apache. You can change this value in WHM’s Apache Configuration interface (WHM » Home » Service Configuration » Apache Configuration).	`1`
`enablefileprotect`	Security	Enable File Protect	`1`
`enforce_user_account_limits`	System	Enforce user account limits for resellers with the “Account Modification” ACL.	`0`
`engine`	No Tweak Settings equivalent.	This sets the name of the cPanel binary.	`cpanel` Warning: Do not modify this value.
`enginepl`	No Tweak Settings equivalent.	This sets the name of the `cpanel.pl` file.	`cpanel.pl` Warning: Do not modify this value.
`engineroot`	No Tweak Settings equivalent.	This sets the location of the cPanel binary.	`/usr/local/cpanel` Warning: Do not modify this value.
`exim_retention_days`	Stats and Logs	The interval, in days, to retain Exim stats in the database	`10`
`exim-retrytime`	Mail	Email delivery retry time	`15`
`eximmailtrap`	Mail	Track email origin via X-Source email headers	`1` Warning: This value is dynamic. You must perform additional steps to update it manually. We recommend only modifying this value in the interface.
`extracpus`	Stats and Logs	Extra CPUs for server load	`0`
`file_upload_max_bytes`	System	Max HTTP submission size	`undef` Note: If this value is `unlimited` when your server validates the `cpanel.config` file, the system converts it to `undef`.
`file_upload_must_leave_bytes`	System	File upload required free space	`5`
`file_usage`	Display	Display File Usage information in the cPanel stats bar (inode count)	`0`
`force_short_prefix`	SQL	Force short prefix for MySQL and MariaDB databases	`0`
`ftpquotacheck_expire_time`	System	Interval, in days, between rebuilds of the FTP quota and disk usage data (applies to Pure-FTPd only)	`30`
`ftpserver`	No Tweak Settings equivalent.	This sets the FTP server. You can select an FTP server in WHM’s FTP Server Selection interface (WHM » Home » Service Configuration » FTP Server Selection).	`disabled` Warning: This value is dynamic. You must perform additional steps to update it manually. We recommend only modifying this value in the interface.
`gzip_compression_level`	Compression	gzip compression level Note: This setting does not affect the NGINX gzip package’s settings.	`6`
`gzip_pigz_block_size`	Compression	Number of kilobyte chunks per compression work unit Note: This setting does not affect the NGINX gzip package’s settings.	`4096`
`gzip_pigz_processes`	Compression	Number of pigz processes Note: This setting does not affect the NGINX gzip package’s settings.	`1` Warning: This value is dynamic. You must perform additional steps to update it manually. We recommend only modifying this value in the interface.
`htaccess_check_recurse`	System	Depth to recurse for .htaccess checks	`2`
`httpd_deferred_restart_time`	System	HTTPD deferred reload time	`0`
`invite_sub`	System	Account Invites for Subaccounts	`1`
`ionice_bandwidth_processing`	System	I/O priority level at which bandwidth usage is processed	`6`
`ionice_cpbackup`	System	I/O priority level at which nightly backups are run	`6`
`ionice_dovecot_maintenance`	System	I/O priority level at which dovecot_maintenance is run	`7`
`ionice_email_archive_maintenance`	System	I/O priority level at which email_archive_maintenance is run	`7`
`ionice_ftpquotacheck`	System	I/O priority level at which FTP quota checks are run (when Pure-FTPd is enabled)	`6`
`ionice_log_processing`	System	I/O priority level at which stats logs are processed	`7`
`ionice_quotacheck`	System	I/O priority level at which quota checks are run	`6`
`ionice_userbackup`	System	I/O priority level at which cPanel-generated backups are run	`7`
`ionice_userproc`	System	I/O priority level for user-initiated processes	`6`
`ipv6_control`	No Tweak Settings equivalent.	Control IPv6 Addresses	`0`
`ipv6_listen`	System	Listen on IPv6 Addresses	`0`
`jailapache`	Security	EXPERIMENTAL: Jail Apache Virtual Hosts using mod_ruid2 and cPanel® jailshell.	`0`
`jaildefaultshell`	System	Use cPanel® jailshell by default	`0`
`jailmountbinsuid`	System	Jailed /bin mounted suid Note: This setting has no effect on servers that run the CloudLinux™ 8, AlmaLinux OS 8, Rocky Linux 8, or Ubuntu operating systems.	`0`
`jailmountusrbinsuid`	System	Jailed /usr/bin mounted suid	`0`
`jailprocmode`	System	Jailed /proc mount method	`mount_proc_jailed_fallback_full`
`keepftplogs`	Stats and Logs	Keep master FTP log file	`0`
`keeplogs`	Stats and Logs	Keep log files at the end of the month	`0`
`keepstatslog`	Stats and Logs	Keep stats logs	`0`
`loadthreshold`	Status	Critical load threshold	`undef` Warning: This value is dynamic. You must perform additional steps to update it manually. We recommend only modifying this value in the interface.
`local_nameserver_type`	No Tweak Settings equivalent.	This sets your nameserver’s type. You can select a nameserver type in WHM’s Nameserver Selection interface (WHM » Home » Service Configuration » Nameserver Selection).	`powerdns` Warning: This value is dynamic. You must perform additional steps to update it manually. We recommend only modifying this value in the interface.
`logchmod`	Stats and Logs	Apache log file chmod value	`0640`
`log_successful_logins`	Logging	Log successful logins	`0`
`logout_redirect_url`	Redirection	Logout redirection URL	(an empty string)
`mailbox_storage_format`	Mail	The mailbox storage format for new accounts	`maildir`
`mailserver`	No Tweak Settings equivalent.	This sets the mailserver type.	`dovecot` Warning: This value is dynamic. You must perform additional steps to update it manually. We recommend only modifying this value in the interface.
`maintenance_rpm_version_check`	Software	Maintenance cPanel RPM Check	`1`
`maintenance_rpm_version_digest_check`	Software	Maintenance cPanel RPM Digest Check	`1`
`maxcpsrvdconnections`	System	Max cPanel/WHM/Webmail service handlers	`200` Note: If this value is less than `200` when your server validates the `cpanel.config` file, it will convert it to the default value.
`maxemailsperhour`	Mail	Max hourly emails per domain	`undef` Note: If this value evaluates to zero when your server validates the `cpanel.config` file, it will convert it to `undef`.
`maxmem`	System	Max cPanel process memory	`4096` Note: This value is dynamic.
`min_time_between_apache_graceful_restarts`	System	Minimum time between Apache graceful restarts.	`10`
`minpwstrength`	No Tweak Settings equivalent.	This sets the minimum strength for cPanel account passwords. You can set the minimum strength for cPanel users’ passwords in WHM’s Password Strength Configuration interface (WHM » Home » Security Center » Password Strength Configuration).	`65` Note: When your server validates the `cpanel.config` file, it rounds this value to the nearest multiple of five.
`modsec_keep_hits`	Stats and Logs	The number of days to keep records of ModSecurity® rule hits. (Use zero to keep forever).	`7`
`mycnf_auto_adjust_maxallowedpacket`	SQL	Allow cPanel & WHM to determine the best value for your MySQL max_allowed_packet configuration?	`1`
`mycnf_auto_adjust_openfiles_limit`	SQL	Allow cPanel & WHM to determine the best value for your MySQL open_files_limit configuration?	`1`
`mycnf_auto_adjust_innodb_buffer_pool_size`	SQL	Allow cPanel & WHM to determine the best value for your MySQL innodb_buffer_pool_size configuration?	`0`
`mysql-version`	No Tweak Settings equivalent.	This sets the MySQL® version. You can upgrade to a new MySQL version in WHM’s MariaDB/MySQL Upgrade interface (WHM » Home » SQL Services » MariaDB/MySQL Upgrade).	`undef` Warning: This value is dynamic. You must perform additional steps to update it manually. We recommend only modifying this value in the interface.
`mysql-host`	No Tweak Settings equivalent.	This sets the MySQL host. You can specify a remote MySQL host in cPanel’s Remote MySQL® interface (cPanel » Home » Databases » Remote MySQL®).	`localhost` Warning: This value is dynamic. You must perform additional steps to update it manually. We recommend only modifying this value in the interface.
`nobodyspam`	Mail	Prevent “nobody” from sending mail	`1`
`nocpbackuplogs`	No Tweak Settings equivalent.	This sets whether backups and log analysis run at the same time. You can modify this setting in WHM’s Statistics Software Configuration interface (WHM » Home » Server Configuration » Statistics Software Configuration).	`0`
`nosendlangupdates`	System	Send language file changes to cPanel	`0`
`notify_expiring_certificates`	Notifications	Send notifications when certificates approach expiry.	`1`
`numacctlist`	Display	Number of accounts per page to display in “List Accounts”.	`30` Note: If this value contains `all` (case-insensitive) when your server validates the `cpanel.config` file, it will convert it to `undef`.
`overwritecustomproxysubdomains`	Domains	Overwrite custom A records used for service subdomains	`0`
`overwritecustomsrvrecords`	Domains	Overwrite custom SRV records used by Outlook AutoDiscover support	`0`
`permit_appconfig_entries_without_acls`	Security	This setting allows WHM applications and addons to execute even if an ACL list has not been defined.	`0`
`permit_appconfig_entries_without_features`	Security	This setting allows cPanel and Webmail applications and addons to execute even if a feature list has not been defined.	`0`
`permit_unregistered_apps_as_reseller`	Security	Allow apps that have not registered with AppConfig to be run when logged in as a reseller to WHM.	`0`
`permit_unregistered_apps_as_root`	Security	Allow apps that have not registered with AppConfig to be run when logged in as root or a reseller with the “all” ACL in WHM.	`0`
`php_max_execution_time`	PHP	cPanel PHP max execution time	`90` Note: This key updates cPanel & WHM’s internal `php.ini` files. If you edit these files directly, the system will overwrite your changes. Use the PHP section of the Tweak Settings interface to edit cPanel & WHM’s internal `php.ini` files.
`php_memory_limit`	PHP	cPanel PHP memory limit	`128` Note: This key updates cPanel & WHM’s internal `php.ini` files. If you edit these files directly, the system will overwrite your changes. Use the PHP section of the Tweak Settings interface to edit cPanel & WHM’s internal `php.ini` files.
`php_post_max_size`	PHP	cPanel PHP max POST size	`55` Note: This key updates cPanel & WHM’s internal `php.ini` files. If you edit these files directly, the system will overwrite your changes. Use the PHP section of the Tweak Settings interface to edit cPanel & WHM’s internal `php.ini` files.
`php_system_default_version`	No Tweak Settings equivalent.	This sets the system’s default version of PHP. You can change this value in WHM’s MultiPHP Manager interface (WHM » Home » Software » MultiPHP Manager). Note: This setting does not exist in the `/usr/local/cpanel/etc/cpanel.config` file.	`ea-php81`
`php_upload_max_filesize`	PHP	cPanel PHP max upload size	`50` Note: This key updates cPanel & WHM’s internal `php.ini` files. If you edit these files directly, the system will overwrite your changes. Use the PHP section of the Tweak Settings interface to edit cPanel & WHM’s internal `php.ini` files.
`phploader`	PHP	cPanel PHP loader	(an empty string) Note: This key updates cPanel & WHM’s internal `php.ini` files. If you edit these files directly, the system will overwrite your changes. Use the PHP section of the Tweak Settings interface to edit cPanel & WHM’s internal `php.ini` files.
`phpopenbasedirhome`	No Tweak Settings equivalent.	This setting enables or disables the `open_basedir` tweak. You can change this value in WHM’s MultiPHP INI Editor interface (WHM » Home » Software » MultiPHP INI Editor).	`0`
`pma_disableis`	Software	Enable phpMyAdmin information schema searches	`0`
`popbeforesmtp`	Mail	Allow users to relay mail if they use an IP address through which someone has validated an IMAP or POP3 login within the last hour (Pop-before-SMTP)	`0`
`popbeforesmtpsenders`	Mail	Add X-PopBeforeSMTP header for mail sent via POP-before-SMTP	`0`
`product`	No Tweak Settings equivalent.	This setting is unused.	`cPanel`
`proxysubdomains`	Domains	Service subdomains	`1` Warning: This value is dynamic. You must perform additional steps to update it manually. We recommend only modifying this value in the interface.
`proxysubdomainsoverride`	Domains	Service subdomain override	`1`
`publichtmlsubsonly`	Domains	Restrict document roots to public_html	`1`
`query_apache_for_nobody_senders`	No Tweak Settings equivalent.	This sets whether the system will try to find the real sender of messages that the nobody user sent. You can change this value via the Query Apache server status to determine the sender of email sent from processes running as nobody setting in WHM’s Exim Configuration Manager interface (WHM » Home » Service Configuration » Exim Configuration Manager).	`1`
`referrerblanksafety`	Security	Blank referrer safety check	`0`
`referrersafety`	Security	Referrer safety check	`0`
`remotewhmtimeout`	System	Remote WHM timeout	`35`
`repquota_timeout`	System	Disk usage/quota bailout time	`60`
`requiressl`	Security	Require SSL for cPanel Services	`1`
`resetpass`	System	Reset Password for cPanel accounts	`1`
`resetpass_sub`	System	Reset Password for Subaccounts	`1`
`root`	No Tweak Settings equivalent.	This sets the location of the cPanel & WHM `root` installation.	`/usr/local/cpanel`
`rotatelogs_size_threshhold_in_megabytes`	Stats and Logs	Log rotation size threshold	`300`
`roundcube_db`	No Tweak Settings equivalent.	This sets the type of database that Roundcube uses.	`sqlite`
`rpmup_allow_kernel`	System	Enable Linux kernel update during nightly maintenance.	`0`
`RS`	No Tweak Settings equivalent.	This sets the cPanel interface theme.	`jupiter`
`SecurityPolicy::PasswordAge`	No Tweak Settings equivalent.	This enables password aging on the server. You can change this value via the Password Age setting in WHM’s Configure Security Policies interface (WHM » Home » Security Center » Configure Security Policies). Note: This setting may not appear in the `/var/cpanel/cpanel.config` file until you enable it in the interface. This setting also does not appear in the `/usr/local/cpanel/etc/cpanel.config` file.	`1`
`SecurityPolicy::PasswordAge::maxage`	No Tweak Settings equivalent.	This sets the maximum age, in days, of passwords on the server. You can change this value via the Password Age setting in WHM’s Configure Security Policies interface (WHM » Home » Security Center » Configure Security Policies). Note: This setting may not appear in the `/var/cpanel/cpanel.config` file until you enable it in the interface. This setting also does not appear in the `/usr/local/cpanel/etc/cpanel.config` file.	`90`
`SecurityPolicy::PasswordStrength`	No Tweak Settings equivalent.	This sets the required password strength for passwords on the server. You can change this value via the Password Strength setting in WHM’s Configure Security Policies interface (WHM » Home » Security Center » Configure Security Policies). Note: This setting may not appear in the `/var/cpanel/cpanel.config` file until you enable it in the interface. This setting also does not appear in the `/usr/local/cpanel/etc/cpanel.config` file.	`1`
`SecurityPolicy::SourceIPCheck`	No Tweak Settings equivalent.	This sets whether to allow unverified IP addresses to log in. You can change this value via the Limit logins to verified IP addresses. setting in WHM’s Configure Security Policies interface (WHM » Home » Security Center » Configure Security Policies). Note: This setting may not appear in the `/var/cpanel/cpanel.config` file until you enable it in the interface. This setting also does not appear in the `/usr/local/cpanel/etc/cpanel.config` file.	`1`
`SecurityPolicy::TwoFactorAuth`	No Tweak Settings equivalent.	This sets whether the system requires Two-Factor Authentication. You can change this value via the Two-Factor Authentication setting in WHM’s Configure Security Policies interface (WHM » Home » Security Center » Configure Security Policies). Note: This setting may not appear in the `/var/cpanel/cpanel.config` file until you enable it in the interface. This setting also does not appear in the `/usr/local/cpanel/etc/cpanel.config` file.	`1`
`SecurityPolicy::dnsclustering`	No Tweak Settings equivalent.	This sets whether to use your security settings for DNS clusters. You can change this value via the DNS Cluster Requests setting in WHM’s Configure Security Policies interface (WHM » Home » Security Center » Configure Security Policies). Note: This setting may not appear in the `/var/cpanel/cpanel.config` file until you enable it in the interface. This setting also does not appear in the `/usr/local/cpanel/etc/cpanel.config` file.	`1`
`SecurityPolicy::xml-api`	No Tweak Settings equivalent.	This sets whether to use your security settings for API requests. You can change this value via the API requests setting in WHM’s Configure Security Policies interface (WHM » Home » Security Center » Configure Security Policies). Note: This setting may not appear in the `/var/cpanel/cpanel.config` file until you enable it in the interface. This setting also does not appear in the `/usr/local/cpanel/etc/cpanel.config` file.	`1`
`selfsigned_generation_for_bestavailable_ssl_install`	Security	Generate a self signed SSL certificate if a CA signed certificate is not available when setting up new domains.	`1`
`send_error_reports`	Support	Send error reports to cPanel for analysis	`0`
`server_locale`	System	Server Locale	`en`
`share_docroot_default`	Domains	Share the document root by default when creating a domain	`1`
`show_reboot_banner`	Security	Display a message to reboot the server after essential software updates.	`1`
`showwhmbwusageinmegs`	Stats and Logs	Show bandwidth usage in megabytes by default in WHM	`0`
`signature_validation`	Security	Signature validation on assets downloaded from cPanel & WHM mirrors.	`Release Keyring Only`
`skip_chkservd_recovery_notify`	System	The option to enable or disable ChkServd recovery notifications.	`0`
`skipanalog`	Stats Programs	Enable Analog stats	`0`
`skipapacheclientsoptimizer`	No Tweak Settings equivalent.	This setting is unused.	`0`
`skipawstats`	Stats Programs	Enable Awstats stats	`0`
`skipboxcheck`	Notifications	Enable mailbox usage warnings	`1`
`skipboxtrapper`	Mail	Enable BoxTrapper spam trap	`0`
`skipbwlimitcheck`	Notifications	Bandwidth limit check	`0`
`skipchkservd`	No Tweak Settings equivalent.	This sets whether to monitor the `chkservd` service. You can change this value via the ChkServd setting in WHM’s Service Manager interface (WHM » Home » Service Configuration » Service Manager).	`0`
`skipcpbandwd`	No Tweak Settings equivalent.	This sets whether to monitor bandwidth. You can change this value via the cPBandwd setting in WHM’s Service Manager interface (WHM » Home » Service Configuration » Service Manager).	`0`
`skipdiskcheck`	Notifications	Disk quota usage warnings	`0`
`skipdiskusage`	Notifications	System disk space usage warnings	`0`
`skipeximstats`	No Tweak Settings equivalent.	This sets whether to monitor mail services. You can change this value via the Eximstats setting in WHM’s Service Manager interface (WHM » Home » Service Configuration » Service Manager).	`0`
`skipfirewall`	System	Do not make changes to the firewall during account modification.	`0`
`skiphttpauth`	No Tweak Settings equivalent.	This setting skips HTTP authorization.	`1`
`skipjailmanager`	No Tweak Settings equivalent.	This sets whether to monitor jailed shells. You can change this value via the JailManager setting in WHM’s Service Manager interface (WHM » Home » Service Configuration » Service Manager).	`0`
`skipmailauthoptimizer`	No Tweak Settings equivalent.	You can change this value via the MailAuthOptimizer setting in WHM’s Service Manager interface (WHM » Home » Service Configuration » Service Manager).	`0`
`skipmailman`	Mail	Enable Mailman mailing lists	`0`
`skipmodseclog`	No Tweak Settings equivalent.	This sets whether to monitor IP addresses for IMAP and POP3 sessions. You can change this value via the RecentAuthedMailIp setting in WHM’s Service Manager interface (WHM » Home » Service Configuration » Service Manager).	`0`
`skipoomcheck`	Notifications	Out of memory warnings	`0`
`skipnotifyacctbackupfailure`	System	Send a notification when a user’s backup has errors	`0`
`skipparentcheck`	System	Allow other applications to run the cPanel and admin binaries	`0`
`skiprecentauthedmailiptracker`	No Tweak Settings equivalent.	This sets whether to monitor ModSecurity logs. You can change this value via the ModSecLog setting in WHM’s Service Manager interface (WHM » Home » Service Configuration » Service Manager).	`0`
`skiproundcube`	Mail	Enable Roundcube webmail	`0`
`skip_rules_added_by_configure_firewall_for_cpanel`	System	Do not make changes to the firewall via scripts/configure_firewall_for_cpanel.	`0`
`skipspamassassin`	Mail	Enable Apache SpamAssassin™ spam filter	`0`
`skipspambox`	Mail	Enable Apache SpamAssassin™ Spam Box delivery for messages marked as spam (user configurable)	`0`
`skiptailwatchd`	No Tweak Settings equivalent.	This sets whether to monitor the tailwatchd service. You can change this value via the tailwatchd setting in WHM’s Service Manager interface (WHM » Home » Service Configuration » Service Manager).	`0`
`skipwebalizer`	Stats Programs	Enable Webalizer stats	`0`
`smtpmailgidonly`	Mail	Restrict outgoing SMTP to root, exim, and mailman (FKA SMTP Tweak)	`1`
`ssh_host_key_checking`	Security	Enable strict SSH host key checking	`0`
`ssl_default_key_type`	Security	The type of key that the system will create by default for SSL/TLS certificates and signing requests. `rsa-2048` `rsa-4096` `ecdsa-prime256v1` `ecdsa-secp384r1`	`rsa-2048`
`statsloglevel`	Stats and Logs	Stats log level	`1`
`stats_log`	No Tweak Settings equivalent.	This setting specifies the location of the `stats_log` file.	`/usr/local/cpanel/logs/stats_log`
`statthreshhold`	No Tweak Settings equivalent.	This sets the minimum amount of disk space to process statistics. Note: If an account doesn’t meet this minimum, the system doesn’t process statistics for it.	`256`
`system_diskusage_critical_percent`	Notifications	Account system disk usage “critical” percentage	`92.55`
`system_diskusage_warn_percent`	Notifications	Account system disk usage “warn” percentage	`82.55`
`tcp_check_failure_threshold`	System	ChkServd TCP check failure threshold	`3` Note: If this value is `0` when your server validates the `cpanel.config` file, the system converts it to `undef`.
`transfers_timeout`	System	Number of seconds an SSH connection related to an account transfer may be inactive before timing out	`1800`
`tweak_unset_vars`	No Tweak Settings equivalent.	This sets which items display warning icons in WHM’s Tweak Settings interface (WHM » Home » Server Configuration » Tweak Settings).	No default value. Note: The system only uses this value internally.
`upcp_log_retention_days`	Stats and Logs	Number of days to retain upcp logs before purging them	`45`
`update_log_analysis_retention_length`	Support	Update analysis retention interval	`90`
`use_apache_md5_for_htaccess`	Security	Use MD5 passwords with Apache	`1`
`use_information_schema`	SQL	Use INFORMATION_SCHEMA to acquire MySQL disk usage	`1`
`useauthnameservers`	Domains	Always use authoritative (registered) nameservers when creating a new DNS zone.	`0`
`usemailformailmanurl`	Mail	Prefix “mail.” onto Mailman URLs	`0`
`usemysqloldpass`	SQL	Use pre-4.1-style MySQL® passwords	`0`
`userdirprotect`	No Tweak Settings equivalent.	This setting enables or disables the `mod_userdir` tweak. You can change this setting in WHM’s Apache mod_userdir Tweak interface (WHM » Home » Security Center » Apache mod_userdir Tweak).	`1`
`verify_3rdparty_cpaddons`	Security	Verify signatures of 3rdparty cPaddons.	`0`
`version`	No Tweak Settings equivalent.	This setting is unused.	`3.4`
`VFILTERDIR`	No Tweak Settings equivalent.	This sets the location of the Exim email filter storage directory.	`/etc/vfilters`
`xframecpsrvd`	Security	Use X-Frame-Options and X-Content-Type-Options headers with cpsrvd	`1`