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cPanel is an online Linux-based control panel that simplifies website and server management.

cPanel allows you to publish websites, manage domains, organize web files, create email accounts, and more.

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CSF: Check if IP address is blocked on the firewall

Here are different methods to check if an IP address is blocked in Config Server Firewall (CSF). Check if an IP is blocked in CSF from the WHM WHM > Config Server Firewall > Search for IP 2. Check if an IP is blocked in CSF from the terminal:...

Display the last modified file in directory in cPanel ☑️

From the terminal (SSH): grep -Ril "find /home/username/public_html/ -type f -mtime -2" From a .php file: <?php $last=shell_exec('grep -Ril "find /home/username/public_html/ -type f -mtime -2"'); echo "<pre>$last</pre>"; ?> The...

Delete all emails older than 6 months with Cronjob in cPanel

Here is how to delete all emails older than 6 months from cPanel using a cronjob. First, we need to know the exact location where emails are stored. On cPanel, emails are stored in 3 folders: new – incoming emails are received in this...

Set default Timezone via htaccess in cPanel

Here in how to change the default Time Zone permanently in cPanel using the .htaccess file Step 1. First, check you current time yone settings using a simple .php script like this: <?php echo "Today is " . date("Y/m/d") . "<br>"; echo "The...

Don’t run cPanel installation script if a web server is already installed

I was recently looking into the source code of the cpanel installation script in order to gain a better grasp of the installation process and possibly examine the security of all the sources that this script takes from the cpanel.net website. While...

PHP Script to check for open ports

Here is a simple PHP script that you can use to test if a port is open on the server or not. <?php $host = $_SERVER['SERVER_ADDR']; $ports = array(21, 25, 80, 81, 110, 443, 3306); foreach ($ports as $port) { $connection = @fsockopen($host...

How to Whitelist a domain name in CSF

If you use dynamic DNS privately and need to whitelist a hostname or domain name in cPanel/WHM, you can use the DYNDNS feature of ConfigServer Security and Firewall plugin. csf.dyndns is a file that is specifically used for allowing hostnames in CSF...