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Cpanel & WHM’s Frequently Used Terms

Knowledge enhancement with regard to the most frequently used cPanel & WHM terms is what this PPT aims at.

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Cpanel & WHM’s Frequently Used Terms

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  1. Cpanel & WHM’s Frequently Used Terms

  2. Table of Contents • Public Key • ProFTPD and Pure-FTPd • Propagation • Proxy Server • Python • Quotas • Raw Opts (Custom Configuration Flags) • Realtime Blackhole List (RBL) • Red Hat® Enterprise Linux® (RHEL) • Redirect • Referer (HTTP Referer) • Regular Expressions • Relayer • RELEASE and Release Tiers • Reseller • Resolver • Restoration • Restricted Restore • Reverse DNS lookup (rDNS) • Root

  3. Public Key • A public key refers to a string of characters that is used by a computer in order to encode or decode the encrypted messages that it has received. One has a public key on a server. It aids one in establishing a connection to that server which is encrypted.

  4. ProFTPD and Pure-FTPd • It is one of cPanel & WHM’s included FTP servers. • An FTP server can be selected in the “FTP Server Selection” interface in WHM. • WHM -> Home -> Service Configuration -> FTP Server Selection. • Pure-FTPd • It is one of the included FTP servers of cPanel & WHM. • One can select an FTP server in the “FTP Server Selection” interface in WHM. • WHM -> Home -> Service Configuration -> FTP Server Selection.

  5. Propagation In the context of web hosting, propagation is the spread of the DNS information of a domain across the Internet.  Web hosting refers to those services and technologies that are provided by a web hosting company to website owners along with leasing server space to them, so that they can store on the server the files of their websites and make these accessible over the Internet. There are various types of web hosting. It can be shared, dedicated, cloud, VPS, reseller, WordPress etc. The web hosting companies that offer reliable web hosting services are also referred to as the “Best Website Hosting Company” or as the “Best Windows Hosting Company” or as the “Top Cloud Hosting Company”.

  6. Proxy Server A proxy server is a server which receives users’ requests and then forwards those requests to other servers.

  7. Python Python is a programming language which is popular. Python interpreter enables one’s system to run Python programs. It can be installed in the “Update Preferences” interface in WHM. WHM -> Home -> Server Configuration -> Update Preferences.

  8. Quotas Quotas are the limits that are imposed on the amount of system resources which might be used by a user, such as bandwidth or disk space etc. Quotas can be set up in the “Initial Quota Setup” interface in WHM. WHM -> Home -> Server Configuration -> Initial Quota Setup. The “Quota Modification” interface in WHM can be used to modify the disk space quota of a user. WHM -> Home -> Account Functions -> Quota Modification.

  9. Raw Opts (Custom Configuration Flags) These are the lines of data that can be added by advanced users to a specific file on the server for the purpose of customizing the configuration of the Apache.

  10. Realtime Blackhole List (RBL) RBL is a list of mail servers. These mail servers send spam. One can subscribe to RBL and block mail that is coming from these mail servers. This can be done in the “Exim Configuration Manager” interface in WHM. WHM -> Home -> Service Configuration -> Exim Configuration Manager.

  11. 1-800-123 -8156 Whoa! That’s a big number, aren’t you proud?

  12. Red Hat® Enterprise Linux® (RHEL) It is a commercial Linux operating system distribution.  To digress, web hosting can be Linux-based or Windows-based. Web hosting is the service provided by web hosting companies that are also called web hosts, which enables a website to be accessible by everyone over the Internet. Web hosts offer various plans in which these services along with server space is provided to the website owners. These web hosts are often known by terms such as, the “Best Website Hosting Company” or as the “Best Windows Hosting Company” or as the “Top Cloud Hosting Company”.

  13. Redirect It is a feature that directs users to a different domain than the one that they tried to access. An example is when a user reaches xyz.com when they had typed xyz2.com Website owners can set up redirects that are either temporary or permanent. Redirects can be managed by users in the “Redirects interface” in cPanel. cPanel -> Home -> Domains -> Redirects.

  14. Referer (HTTP Referer) It is a web page which links to a website. The mention of websites, calls to mind the service of web hosting in which server space is provided to website owners so that they can store their websites’ files on it. This service is provided by web hosting companies. When these companies offer a very high quality of service then these earn the reputation of being the “Best Website Hosting Company” or as the “Best Windows Hosting Company” or as the “Top Cloud Hosting Company”.

  15. Regular Expressions It is often referred to as as “regex” or as “regexp”. Regular expressions enable one to format text. This is done in order to let a specified program process it and use it in a prescribed way to search.

  16. Relayer A relayer is that user by whom emails are forwarded to a secondary destination. If one wants to view the users on one’s server who have relayed mail, it can be done through the “View Relayers” interface in WHM. WHM -> Home -> Email -> View Relayers.

  17. RELEASE and Release Tiers RELEASE It is one of the release tiers of cPanel & WHM. This tier’s versions are complete with regard to the features and well-tested. Release Tiers The release tiers of cPanel & WHM are mentioned here, in order from the least to the most stable, EDGE, CURRENT, RELEASE, STABLE, and LTS.

  18. Reseller With regard to the web hosting industry, resellers make use of server resources, such as bandwidth and disk space, and in turn sell these resources to individual users of cPanel & WHM in the form of smaller packages. Reseller accounts can be created in the “Create a New Account” interface in WHM. WHM -> Home -> Account Functions -> Create a New Account. Resellers and their accounts can be managed in the “Reseller Center interface” in WHM. WHM -> Home -> Resellers -> Reseller Center.

  19. Resolver A resolver refers to the DNS system’s client side. Resolvers are the programs by which DNS queries are processed. These function to procure an IP address from a URL. In Linux and Unix, it is the /etc/resolv.conf file that points to the resolvers of a server.  Resolvers can be updated in the “Resolver Configuration” interface in WHM. WHM -> Home -> Networking Setup -> Resolver Configuration.

  20. Restoration It is a process in web hosting which uses backup files in order to replicate an account that is on a server. This proves to be useful in the event that a damage file or data needs to be recovered as well as in the event that a hardware failure occurs. Account restoration can be managed in the “Transfer or Restore a cPanel Account” interface in WHM. WHM -> Home -> Transfers -> Transfer or Restore a cPanel Account.

  21. Restricted Restore Restricted Restore is a feature in WHM. Additional security checks are performed by it on backup files. Post that such files are restored to the server.  Account restoration can be managed in the “Transfer or Restore a cPanel Account” interface in WHM. WHM -> Home -> Transfers -> Transfer or Restore a cPanel Account.

  22. Reverse DNS lookup (rDNS) rDNS is a process in which pointer records (PTR) are used to convert IP addresses to domain names.

  23. Rootevere Root might refer to either of the following- The system account that is specific to Unix and Unix-based systems. This account is used by the system administrator. Such an account has full privileges to be able to configure a computer system. In a Unix or in a Unix-based system, a root can refer to the highest-level directory.

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