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How To Install CLI For WordPress

Last Updated: January 25, 2022

Category: WordPress
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The WP-CLI is a very diverse toolset that can be installed at the command line for managing WordPress websites. If you’re familiar with using such tools at the command line level then the information to follow should be relatively easy. However, if this is not something you’ve done before then we hope this helps you […]

Checking the Domain Access Logs for Abuse and Resource Usage

Last Updated: January 5, 2023

This article is going to be thoroughly detailed in covering the different methods of checking domain access logs; why you should check them and how to protect yourself from further incidents. Remember; the goal is mitigation – reducing the impact your server experiences from such incidents – there is no method of 100% prevention. Why […]

Installing an SSL Certificate

Last Updated: March 28, 2023

Before you can install your SSL certificate after purchase you need to generate a Certificate Signing Request (CSR) and send it to your SSL vendor. If you purchased your SSL from KnownHost the CSR can be entered at my KnownHost panel. If you purchased your SSL certificate somewhere else you’ll enter it on the website where […]

What is mod_security?

Last Updated: January 28, 2022

Category: Common Issues
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Keeping our websites secure is one of the most important and challenging topics of all time. This article will cover the ‘mod_security’ module and whether or not you should consider using it on your server(s)/website(s). What is mod_security? ModSecurity is a toolkit for real-time web application monitoring, logging, and access control. I like to think […]

How to quick-allow an IP with CSF (WHM)

Last Updated: September 27, 2021

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There will be times that you have an IP address that is static and you want toe nsure that you no longer experience firewall blocks against your IP. They may be times that you have a developer that needs to be let in due to their incorrect password attempts. Does this sound like you? If […]

How to quick-block an IP with CSF (WHM)

Last Updated: November 18, 2021

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If you’ve been getting a lot of alerts for a specific IP that’s listed in a CSF e-mail but CSF hasn’t blocked the IP and you want to block the IP, these are the steps that will help resolve the noisy e-mails as well as keeping your server safe from attacks such as SQL injections […]

How to fix SYSLOG failed message

Last Updated: September 28, 2021

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If you are receiving the following messages from your cPanel server, an ongoing rsyslog bug has updated the configuration in such a way that it disabled local logging: First, you should go ahead and check the current log and the rotated logs to see if maybe the log rotated at the same time the check […]

How To Allow An IP to Access A Closed Port

Last Updated: September 20, 2021

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In a firewall sometimes you only want to allow an IP through on a certain port without fully whitelisting them. To do so in CSF is pretty straight forward and the concept is the same as on many home routers. This tutorial will show you how to do it both via WHM’s CSF GUI and via command […]

Email Blacklist Removal

Last Updated: January 23, 2026

If your server has fallen victim to IP blacklisting, you’ll certainly want to know how to request your blacklisting be removed. This article will cover blacklist removal and provide links to specific RBL de-listings. Checking Blacklists First thing to do is check and see if you are actually listed on any blacklists. There are many […]

Libgomp thread creation error and how to fix it

Last Updated: March 10, 2023

While running any website such as WordPress that takes advantage of server applications such as ‘ImageMagick’ you may occasionally have an environment where you’ll receive an error upon uploading images. As such, when you attempt to upload an image you’ll be met with the following error message: These particular errors are a result of environment […]