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Reinstalling the OS on Dedicated Servers

This article is information on reinstalling the Operating System on Dedicated Servers. This will primarily pertain to Unmanaged Dedicated server customers so that they know how to change their OS and/or reinstall their current OS. However, our Managed Customers who wish to take a more “hands on” approach can reinstall their OS (CentOS 7/CentOS 8) too. As of this time, […]

How to configure Reseller Whitelabel nameservers?

Known Host offers exclusive white label reseller hosting for your business. You can opt for any of our Reseller Hosting packages and start with the same. If you already got yourself reseller hosting from us and looking for a guide on how to configure reseller Whitelabel nameservers, then this article is for you! Let’s get […]

Upgrading PHP in cPanel servers

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cPanel/WHM often implements the upgraded PHP versions with the newest security updates; for PHP updated versions, you must keep the cPanel/WHM server up-to-date. Let us know more about upgrading PHP versions in cPanel servers. 1. First, login into the WHM panel, https://your-domain.com:2087 or https://IP-address: 2087 or https://server-hostname: 2087. 2. Navigate to Software → EasyApache 4. 3. Next, click on Customize. 4. Now navigate to the PHP […]

If you have a DirectAdmin-based VPS or Dedicated server, you can manually assign a Dedicated IP address for an individual account. Let us learn, How to assign a dedicated IP address to a DirectAdmin account? 1. First, to login into the DirectAdmin control panel visit,  https://your-domain.com:2222 or https://IP-address:2222 or https://server-hostname:2222. 2. Navigate to Server Manager → IP Management. 3. Here, besides the […]

How to configure Nameservers in DirectAdmin?

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Nameservers are responsible for the resolution of server Ip address with the domain name. If domain’s nameservers are misconfigured, then you mostly face downtime for the domain name. Hence, configuring the correct nameservers is an early and essential task for an administrator. Learn, How to configure Nameservers in DirectAdmin? 1. First, to login into DirectAdmin […]

How to configure custom name servers in WHM?

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Domain Name Services i.e. DNS is responsible to resolves the server IP address with the domain names. Once you try to browse any domain using the browser, the request will be forwarded to the configured nameservers of that domain name; then, through nameservers, the browser will get a response from the actual hosted server, and […]

cPanel and DirectAdmin: Webservers & PHP

cPanel and Directadmin both offer methods of implementing PHP and Webserver changes, modules and/or configurations. We’ll go into each respective methods of handling this and how they go about it while providing relevant information that you may or may not find as useful as we did. 🙂 The Webserver and PHP Implementation Because the PHP […]

Semi Dedicated Hosting Information

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Our semi dedicated hosting packages provide great alternative for those users who need additional performance and storage for their websites but whom don’t necessarily need the additional access and maintenance of root access that comes with our VPS and Dedicated server platforms. We tailor the servers to meet the needs of modern applications such as WordPress, XenForo, […]

View Dedicated Server Statistics

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For a Dedicated Server, you can check the bandwidth usage over the last day, week, month, and so far for the current bandwidth cycle (The specific day the bandwidth data resets is different for each server, but is usually near the time of the start of the billing cycle). This is accessed in the same way […]

How to access your servers IPMI/KVM

All of our dedicated servers (managed or unmanaged) come with the ability to utilize IPMI/KVM to access your server in the event that other normal methods don’t work (such as SSH). IPMI or Intelligent Platform Management Interface is useful in the event of several server-related events. Events as: Network unresponsive SSH not available Finalizing an […]