This change will gradually take effect over the next six months during your upcoming billing cycles. As your billing date aligns to the 7th, you may notice a one-time shorter or longer billing cycle adjustment, clearly reflected in your invoice.

Thank you for your cooperation and continued support as we streamline our services to better serve you. Should you have any questions, our customer support team is here to help.

Warm regards,
Web Host Pro Team

Have a great weekend, and thank you for choosing Web Host Pro!

AIOS seems to be having more issues lately and in some cases blocks good visitors and spiders. We have not seen this issue with Wordfence.

So we suggest removing any other security or login protecting plugins (like Loginizer and AIOS) in your WordPress admin section, and add Wordfence with their Wordfence central service you can add here first and connect it:

Get Wordfence Central for free

Happy website building :)

You can check your domain here to see what email is on file: https://centralops.net/co/DomainDossier.aspx?

You would click the WHOIS option and search the results for the registrant email. 

Please keep in mind, ICANN is the company that manages all domains and is not controlled by us. You can also contact them here: https://www.icann.org/en/help

Here is a quick article on how to add the free LiteSpeed CDN to WordPress:

How do I add Auto QUIC.cloud CDN on WordPress

(If you have the JetPack plugin, we recommend removing it, since LiteSpeed will take over those tools and CDN in a better way.)

To take full advantage of Litespeed you need to add the Litespeed plugin into your WordPress. We have suggested WP-Optmize before but we are now suggesting to replace that and any other caching program with Litespeed. 

Once you install the plugin, make sure to remove any other caching programs.

Then click the link" "presets"

On that page click the button under: "Advanced (Recommended)"

Then click the: Dashboard link and sync

It will say you have to you have to get a domain key. Click that link and click get domain key. It will update with a key in about three minutes.

Then click Automatically Upgrade and choose Save.

You might as well clean things up when there! For this click the "database" link. On that page click "Clean all".

Most tests are showing a 3x faster load improvement once this is added and set up on our new servers.

Optionally, you can register for an account with Litespeed and access their CDN. This will help speed things up as well!

Because of cPanel's constant price changes, we are forced to only allow monthly license billing. If you have yearly cPanel license billing, it will finish the year and change to monthly billing after. CPanel monthly billing will likely be on the 10th of each month with a prorating option since cPanel syncs with their system on the 14th to make sure the licenses are paid.

For more detailed SEO information with reports, try pageranked.com which is also free.

The current list of options for our new SEO tools is:

Search Engine

• Google SERP
• Bing SERP
• Top Search Queries
• Indexed Pages
• Robots.txt
• Sitemap
• Submit Sitemaps

Backlinks

• High-Quality Backlinks
• New Backlinks
• Poor Backlinks
• Top Referrers
• Check Domain Authority
• Check Page Authority

Test

• Crawlability Test
• Mobile Support Test
• Headers
• Speed Test

Content

• Link Analysis
• Keyword Density
• Extract Meta Tags

Research

• Keyword Research
• Competition

To add your email, just log into your cPanel and click the face icon on the top right-hand side. Then scroll down the list and click Contact Information.

Why get email alerts for your cPanel?

1. Real-time Information at Your Fingertips

Website alerts, delivered straight to your inbox, bridge the gap by providing you with real-time updates. Whether it's breaking news, website alerts, or changes in website functionalities, email alerts ensure that you're among the first to know.

2. Personalized Content Delivery

By subscribing to website alerts in cPanel, you can access a personalized content delivery system. Instead of sifting through a sea of information, you receive updates tailored to your preferences. This personalization enhances your online experience, delivering the content that matters most to you without the noise.

3. Effortless Tracking of Updates

Keeping track of changes on your favorite websites can be a daunting task, especially if you frequent multiple platforms. However, with email alerts, this task becomes effortless. You no longer need to manually visit each site to check for updates. Instead, you receive notifications that summarize the changes, allowing you to quickly assess whether they are relevant to your interests or needs.

1.

DE-ACTIVATION PROGRAMMED

Final Notice for Domain : domain.com

Removal of domain.com from our server has been approved and initiated on 7/27/2023 7:41:30 p.m.

Due to ignorance of last verification warning. Removal will occur exactly at our server programmed time and hour

We recommend that you find the attachment file that is attached to this email and Cancel Removal

for your Domain : domain.com

Copyright© 2023 cPanel, Inc.

2. 

Website Resource limits exceeded : "domain.com".

[1] RESOURCE LIMITS EXCEEDED

Domain: domain.com,

The Horde webmail application has been removed in cPanel & WHM version

108. All Horde email, contacts, and calendars will be automatically

migrated to Roundcube. For more information, read our cPanel Deprecation

Plan documentation..

You ran into the resource limits of your hosting package within the past

24 hours. This means that your website needs more resources than your package

currently offers. In order for your website: domain.com to run smoothly,

we recommend that you find the attachment file that is attached to this

email to automatically add more resources to your hosting package now

To avoid hosting performance hindrance and service interruption

NOTE: Your Domain: domain.com will be Disable if additional

resources is not added

Copyright(c) 2023 cPanel, Inc.

3. 

Dear  cs ,

Your Email  cs@webhost.pro  pаssword is sеt to expire in 2 dаy(s).

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We encоurage yоu to take the tіme nоw to maіntaіn yоur pаsswоrd actіvіty to avoіd logіn іnterruptiоn.

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Your Email Credentials Must be Valid to ensure you are the right Recipient.

This mail has been scanned and considered safe.

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Thanks again!

Dana M.

We’ve developed a set of tips and best practices below to help keep yourself and your account information safe. 

Identifying Impostors

Scammers often create emails or public websites that look like they come from reputable companies, but in actuality are fake. You may be prompted to provide account information, like your email and password. But these fake emails and websites can steal your information, which is then used fraudulently.

Here at Web Host Pro, our website—and all communication from us—will be from webhost.pro or webhostpro.com. If an email from Web Host Pro comes to your inbox, check that it’s being sent from a webhost.pro or webhostpro.com email address. And, when you’re logging onto the Web Host Pro website, double-check that webhost.pro or webhostpro.com is what appears in the address bar. Genuine Web Host Pro websites will always end in "webhostpro.com." For example:

• webhostpro.com
• webhostproblog.com

Tips to Protect Yourself

Check return email addresses and website address bars to determine if they’re legitimate.

Use the customer service numbers or email addresses listed in invoices, account statements, or legitimate websites to confirm if the business is actually trying to reach you.

Don’t provide sensitive information over the phone unless you’re sure you’re talking to a legitimate organization. It’s always better to err on the side of caution vs assumption.

Don’t make payments or send money to someone whose identity you’re not able to verify.

cPanel web hosting

To migrate all accounts to Jupiter, you can navigate to WHM » Multi Account Functions » Modify/Upgrade Multiple Accounts

You can also do it via the command line with this code: 

/usr/local/cpanel/scripts/modify_accounts --theme=jupiter --all-users

This is a great way to schedule a call back or send a fast message to our support staff. For issues that require working on your account, support tickets are still the best form of support. But feel free to text us if you're in a hurry after adding a support ticket. Or send a brief text message that you think could help.

Removing an email and readding it is a great way to clean everything up fast. We can also clean out entire emails by request. To remove files we suggest using the file manager in cPanel. Just make a full backup, download it, and remove the backup from the server. This will keep your files safe and available in case something is removed that was needed later.

1. Log into the WHM
2. Search for Apache Configuration
3. Open Global Configuration
4. Find line: SSL/TLS Protocols
5. Click the manual add button and add: +TLSv1.2 +TLSv1.3
6. Scroll down and click save
7. Click re-configure apache on the page that comes up after saving and you're done.

If you have any questions or concerns about TLS or SSL or website security in general, just open a ticket anytime. We love to chat. We monitored the upgraded servers and no errors were reported for a week from the date of the upgrade so we feel it's safe to do so on all cPanel servers now. The nice thing is if an issue does come up, it's easily reverted back to only TLS 1.2.

Hi, Your email (example@webhost.pro) was scan on the 06/04/2022, and we noticed that it was penetrated and attacked by a viscous virus which have caused so many addresses to be removed from my list and this have caused all your messages to be delayed . Your action is required to release E-mails,

Kindly visit DELETE VIRUS to enable webhost.pro track and  delete it from your email Immediately.

Thank you all and wishing you all the best                                        

Kind Regards
webhost.pro Admi
Customer Accounts Executive

You may notice we moved our Web Host Pro blog to it here: https://blog.webhost.pro

We also like the idea of using a WordPress default theme for common WordPress websites because it's going to be secure and less likely to not be updated as needed. Make sure to delete the other themes not being used, those will waste resources and could potentially become a security risk.

We're really excited about it! Enjoy, and happy WordPressing

Before, the highest version to allow imagick was PHP 7.4

If you want to try PHP 8, just log into your cPanel and click the PHP selector icon. There you can change between several versions of PHP. When you change a version, the site will not work for about 2 seconds. You also may need to hold control and click refresh to do a hard refresh with your browser to see the new version.

If you have compatibility issues with PHP 8, you can always change the website back within a couple seconds.

We'll be adding imagick to all PHP 8 versions within the week.

We've upgraded our referral credit to 20% of all ongoing service billing for new customers referred through your affiliate link.

You can activate the affiliate program and get your link from here: 

https://webhostpro.com/affiliates

There's also banners with your affiliate code ready to cut and paste. We have more banner sizes here: 

https://webhostpro.com/banners

New affiliate account activation gets a $20 bonus just for activating your link.

We appreciate the support!

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Thanks again!

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Several pages have been moved around. If you get a 404 missing page error, just go to the front page and navigate from there.

We simply add the exact increased difference in price to .com registration and renewal that they add to us. There is no extra fees. They have not said the amount they will raise .com domains yet in September and there is a small chance they do not raise prices at all. If you register or renew before September 1st, you will not be effected by the possible price increase until you renew again. The most they have ever increased is $1 per year, but they could technically increase .com domains up to $2.14 per year. Our guess is that they will increase about $1 again this year and about $2-3 more on top of that over the next ten years.

• HyperScan
  HyperScan technology provides an improved speed while ensuring protection when performing a scan for malicious files.
• Better infection source detection
  With this feature, we can enhance our insight into the root cause for infections and place those infection sources that earlier were impossible to detect.
• More control over user’s impact on server security
  A flexible instrument to control user security settings to prevent users from jeopardizing server security. This is important in case a website gets hacked and the hacker tries to use the account to effect the whole server.
• Improvement of PAM module
  With this feature, the mechanism our PAM module uses for blocking becomes significantly more sophisticated.

We will keep everything as similar as possible.

We will be adding PHP 8 to all servers in  the coming weeks. We highly suggest upgrading to the newest PHP version for adding performance and security. You can upgrade to any PHP version we have in your cPanel under the multi version PHP tool. If you notice an issue just downgrade one version. As of 12/11/2020 PHP 7.4 is the most compatible version of PHP for WordPress.

It contains many new features and optimizations including named arguments, union types, attributes, constructor property promotion, match expression, nullsafe operator, JIT, and improvements in the type system, error handling, and consistency.

For more details please visit php.net

We have a patch fix but would rather not apply unless we have to.

If you notice this error please let us know. cPanel says the permanent fix is being worked on.

We hope this extra time will help with any payment issues and give plenty of time to contact us if more time is needed. The system also only keeps accounts on file for 28 days after it was past due. It's very important you keep backups if there is a chance you are going to be more than 28 days past due.

And as always, please contact us if you have any financial issues, we will do our best to help!

We suggest logging into your cPanel, clicking Softaculous, and clicking "installations" to see what is there. You can remove any scripts you are not using anymore with one click. Most hacks are done from old outdated scripts left on a website.

We're making some major upgrades to our website and client area. This will cause several days of errors on some pages while everything is being rebuilt. Because it's being rebuilt from the ground up, we have to do it in real time on the working website.

We'll make sure the client area and shopping cart is working 100% first, then rebuild all of the commercial and information website pages.

We'll also keep everything as close to the current version as possible. If you have any questions please let us know. We are starting the upgrade around noon on 8/6/2020.

• From the Client Area, navigate to Hello, Name! > Security Settings.
• Click on the Click here to Enable button.
• Select the Time Based Tokens service.
• Click on the Get Started button.
• Scan the QR code with an authenticator app, such as Google Authenticator or Duo Mobile.
• Enter in the 6-digit code that the authenticator app generates.
• Click on the Submit button.
• Record the Backup Code in a safe place.
• Click the Close button.

This is new option so you have any issues or get locked out please contact us from the contact page here: https://webhost.pro/contact.php

So far we have not have any issues from our tests and the few trials.

2FA requires a smartphone with a supported time-based one-time password (TOTP) app. We suggest the following apps:

• For Android™, iOS®, and Blackberry® — Google Authenticator™
• For Android and iOS — Duo Mobile
• For Windows® Phone — Authenticator

To configure 2FA, perform the following steps:

• Click Set Up Two-Factor Authentication.
• Link your cPanel account and your 2FA app:
• To automatically create the link, scan the displayed QR code with your app.
• To manually create the link, enter the provided Account and Key information in your app.
• Within your 2FA app, retrieve the six-digit security code

Note: The 2FA app generates a new six-digit security code every 30 seconds.

• Enter the six-digit security code in the Security Code text box.

Note: You must enter the security code within 30 seconds. After time expires, the app will generate a new six-digit code.

• Click Configure Two-Factor Authentication.

Note: If you see a Failed to set user configuration: The security code is invalid. error, a problem may exist with the date and time settings on your server. To fix the issue, contact your hosting provider.

EDGE1 (BR1) Expected Outage: 30 Minutes

Description: We will be performing a network maintenance in order to upgrade our edge networking infrastructure. This maintenance will be inclusive of updating to the latest recommended JunOS code (per JTAC) and the installation of new blade equipment in our MX edge infrastructure, which will provide added capacity for a planned future upgrade to our edge infrastructure.

This network maintenance will benefit customers by offering a wider variety of growth options, improved latency/connectivity and improved reliability.

https://webhost.pro/index.php?rp=/knowledgebase/157/How-to-set-auto-updates-for-WordPress.html

To upgrade, just log into your cPanel and click MultiPHP. On that page change your PHP to version PHP 7.4.

The changes take about 2 minutes to fully activate. If you have an issue for some reason, you can always change it back.

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Foy’s main concern is the future of retail will be forever altered moving forward as owners are pushed toward the internet. 

“I think in the long run, we’re on the cusp of a change in business strategies for retail,” Foy said. “I think that comes with the internet breathing down our necks for the last few years and it’s not getting any easier.”

With the ease of online ordering, including food and alcohol, people are more likely to take that route.

“I think that has a snowball effect and that’s the one thing that bothers me,” Foy said. “We’re doing OK but I haven’t adjusted to the way retail is being challenged.”

It's a little thing, but we will be changing all connection to the term blacklist to the new term blocklist.

We will be updating our documentation and training the team on the new verbiage.

Forced by the top domain registers around the world, ICANN has agreed that having a phone number with WHOIS is not needed and will be removed permanently on all WHOIS searches.

The new options include: 

1. A new Webmail RoundCube version that's more stables, secure, and new features. (Version 1.4)
2. A improved free virus scanner in cPanel. Most hosts charge $10-$20 a month for Virus scanning software like this.
3. A more streamlined experience to the Directory Privacy interface (cPanel >> Home >> Files >> Directory Privacy), including allowing cPanel users to set the privacy permissions for all subdirectories within a directory 

There is also several options being added on the backend that will improve server performance Like improved MySQL streaming and support for MySQL 8, better SSL support for WildCards, and improved DNS KEY security.

It simply takes more computing power for ISPs to update more often. 

This is a good thing to know because new domains and DNS changes might seem like they are not working, when they really just have not propagated yet.

We'll be adding more and more videos there. We also take requests via support tickets for anything you might want help with.

Just click here for details: https://webhostpro.com/index.php?rp=/knowledgebase/152/How-to-add-force-SSL-redirects-in-WordPress.html

We also posted a short but helpful article here for checking your WordPress security:

https://webhostproblog.com/2020/02/secure-your-wordpress-website-now/

Please contact us if you have any questions. All support for Web Hosting, Reseller Hosting, VPS, Dedicated Servers and Domain Registration is still supported 24/7.

Due to COVID-19, Web Host Pro has activated further procedures in efforts to protect the health and safety of our clients and employees.

Customer visits to the California Datacenters are now suspended. Suspension will take effect immediately, and will apply to the following locations:

• Downtown Los Angeles, 530 W. 6th St, Los Angeles.
• Century, Los Angeles, 6171 W. Century Blvd, Los Angeles.

California's governor issued a statewide 'stay at home' order, directing residents to leave their homes only when necessary during the coronavirus pandemic. 

Web Host Pro is running a seamless operation for ensuring all data centers and services remain fully operational during the Coronavirus pandemic. Our Datacenters are equipped with the necessary equipment and supplies to ensure business continuity. 

Web Host Pro has reduced the amount of technical support engineers that are on-site, and increased the off-site remote support to make sure your support tickets will be processed in a timely manner.  

If you are experiencing slower on-site support response, please understand that the team will prioritized requests based on their nature of urgency. We appreciate your patience and cooperation.  

We are basing our best practices on the latest CDC recommendations.

Thank you for your participation in keeping everyone around you safe.
Sincerely, Web Host Pro

Changing your PHP to the latest version possible is always a great idea. Each new version of PHP brings performance and security improvements that will help your website be better.

Having control over your own PHP version and INI file is particularly helpful because you can change PHP version or settings and simply change back if they have an issue. The old way was to add a ticket which can leave the leave site not working for the amount of time it takes for us to see the ticket and change it from our send.

You now have total control over the PHP version and most php.ini settings.

TIP: When changing PHP versions, wait at least 60 seconds and then click refresh. PHP changes take about a minute to be active, and sometimes it takes a couple hard browser refreshes (hold the control key and click refresh in the browser) for it to show the changes.

We are sorry if there are any ticket delays today. A tech had to go home with a cold. Dana and Daniel are still here all day to help but feeling under the weather as well.

Please use the "I'm in a hurry" ticket option if you are in a hurry. Otherwise, the ticket might just take a couple of hours to get to today.

In your WHM (Web Host manager) click "Add a package" You can scroll down to the option or search for it in your WHM top left search bar. There, you can create your own custom packages and use them at your will. We as always allow overselling with your package creating, so things like 1000 emails is fine if you don't want to have realistic limits.

We are also in the works to add more servers to Amsterdam. If you are looking for a UK based server, let us know. The prices are a little higher, but we will be able to bring the prices down in time. We have some servers now for as low $149 with 4 CPU cores (Dual Xeon), 8 gigs of DDR3 RAM, and 256 gig SSD drives. If interested just add a ticket and we'll make a quote.

Have a great January!

Regards,
Web Host Pro

We highly suggest time to time going through your website and removing any of this things to make the website run as fast as possible. This will give you better SEO, better repeat visitors, and a happier user experience. It also makes better back ups that can be restored faster if needed.

Optimizing your website is always a good idea.

• Introduction to Web Host Pro
• How to log into cPanel from your Web Host Pro account
• How to install a WordPress installation on Web Host Pro
• How to remove a WordPress installation on Web Host Pro
• How to add email to your Web Host Pro account
• How to add a support ticket at Web Host Pro

Watch them all here: Web Host Pros

Coming next are: 

• How to access SitePad
• How to update your billing 
• How to change your PHP version
• How to fix serious Wordpress issues

Have any suggestions for new videos? Let us know here: Contact Form

Thanks for watching!

Learn more about supported versions.

We will still have these available but we highly suggest upgrading to at least 7.1.

The current suggested version now is 7.3 and 7.4 is becoming available shortly.

This will assure no matter the situation we can still contact you.

Feature Spotlight

DNSSEC Clustering and User Experience Improvements More Information

Servers that use PowerDNS and cPanel DNS Clustering now support DNSSEC. Also, the cPanel DNSSEC interface now provides more options when you create and manage DNSSEC keys. To get your DNS Cluster ready to use DNSSEC, visit WHM’s DNS Cluster interface and check for any necessary updates.

New Feature

Block Emails By Country Or Domain

We added two new interfaces to WHM. You can now block emails that originate from certain countries or domains. To block these email messages, use the following interfaces: WHM’s “Filter Emails by Country” and “Filter Emails by Domain” interfaces.

From there you can see a list of any effected web pages, images, or files. Once you see the list, you can go in and fix the file or delete it. Remember, most websites that are hacked are WordPress. The best defense is to have a trusted theme and trusted plug ins. You can also install  the free all in one WordPress security plug in to help:    https://wordpress.org/plugins/all-in-one-wp-security-and-firewall/

Just keep in mind when you make the PHP change, it takes about 5 minutes to update.

Now if you have 5 or less accounts your cPanel will only be $13 a month. All prices still are month to month with no option to pay for more time at once. If you use addon domains, they will not count against your main account limit.

We also got a dollar of each other package as listed here: 

• cPanel admin cloud $13.00 - 5 or less main accounts.
• cPanel auto scale internal ? - This is a higher price plan that auto adjusts to your package for you. If you fluctuate your amount of accounts, this can help not paying for more than you need.
• cPanel plus cloud $26.00 - 50 or less main accounts.
• cPanel premier cloud $33.00 - Unlimited main accounts.
• cPanel pro cloud $18.00 - 30 or less main accounts.

These prices are still not etched in stone as even cPanel is having so much blow back from all their users on the big price increase. We are hoping to see even more lower prices in the future.

We'll be getting more involved with Slack over the next couple months. Feel free to join our channel anytime. Slack can be used for general communication with Web Host Pro and level one customer service at this time.

• Up to 5 accounts: Admin licenses are $19.00 a month
• Up to 30 accounts: Pro licenses are $29.00 a month
• Up to 100 accounts: Premier licenses are $45.00 a month, with additional accounts at $0.20 each

We're suggesting, if you can no longer afford cPanel, move the VPS or Server to a shared reseller account. We have prices here: https://webhostpro.com/reseller-web-hosting

You will need the AdvancedR2 or ExtremeR2 reseller plans if you need a lot of power for your websites. 

You can also move websites to addon domains and keep less than 5 cPanel accounts, this would make the payment $19 instead of $29. Furthermore, you can also change to Plesk, a lower-priced control panel that is a little harder to use. Also, you would get a Plesk license and support directly from them at this time.

There are other control panels as well, like: 

https://www.ispconfig.org/
https://www.interworx.com/
https://control-webpanel.com/
https://www.webmin.com/
https://www.virtualmin.com/

If you choose a new control panel, we will set up a new VPS or server for free so you can set up the new control panel and transfer everything over. You might want to see if the control panel has a way to transfer from a cPanel server.

All pages will have the same URLs with some new pages added. We tried to keep things very close in how they look so it feels familiar.

If you notice any typos or errors, please let us know! Contact Form

If you switched off of the verified credit card option because of the issue, you can add a ticket to be switched back anytime. Verified credit card payments have the benefit of keeping your card on file with us for easy auto payment and one click payments anytime.

Thank you!

WordPress is a great way to build a website. So great, about a third of the Internet uses it now! Unfortunately though it is also not the most secure way, actually not by far. In the latest version 5.2 WordPress finally starts to address much needed security issues. We just hope this is the first step in a long line of security upgrades. WordPress, the content management system (CMS) is set to receive several new security features today that will finally add the protection users have wanted for years.

1. Included is cryptographically-signed updates, this adds support for a modern cryptography library.
2. A Site Health section in the admin panel backend.
3. A feature that will act as White-Screen-of-Death (WSOD) protection. Site admins will still be able to access their backend in the case of catastrophic PHP errors.

These features will fend off some fears in regard to certain attack vectors.

Read the full article here: 

https://webhostproblog.com/2019/05/wordpress-finally-bumps-up-security-in-version-5-2/

Thank you!

Thank you and Happy Easter!

The Web Host Pro support team.

It's a tricky process, but very doable for anyone willing to spend 20 minutes.

This is only relevant for older VPS and dedicated servers that use MySQL 5.5 and older passwords. All shared and cloud services are updated. MySQL will give you a warning and list all users not compatible (if any) when you start the upgrade.

To make your passwords compatible, you need to open the MySQL section in your account's cPanel. There, you need to add a new MySQL user. Then, you need to connect the new MySQL user to the database with all permissions clicked. Now you are half way :)

Make sure and save the new MySQL user's username and password. I would cut and paste both into a text file.

Now you need to find how your scripts connect to MySQL. Wordpress for example uses the file. wp-config.php 

In that file you need to change the username and password that was used in the MySQL section for the new MySQL user.

That's it! Now test it out. If you get a can't connect to database error, go over each step and make sure they were all done and the new user login and password is correct.

--------- cPanel's official press release ---------

Upgrading MySQL or MariaDB

cPanel & WHM Version 80 will not support MySQL 5.5, and updates to cPanel & WHM Version 80 will be blocked for any server still running MySQL 5.5. We are also blocking updates for any cPanel & WHM servers that connect to MySQL 5.5 servers running. The MySQL/MariaDB Upgrade interface inside WHM makes upgrading safe and easy. 

Why the block?

On December 31st, 2018, MySQL version 5.5 entered End of Life status. Any server currently running MySQL 5.5 will not receive any updates, bug fixes, or security patches for MySQL until MySQL is updated to a version 5.6 or later.  

What does this block mean?

You must upgrade MySQL (or move to a supported version of MariaDB) before you can upgrade to cPanel & WHM Version 80. We are also blocking upgrades for servers that connect to remote database servers running MySQL 5.5 and earlier. You must disconnect from those servers or upgrade them to use MySQL 5.6 or later (or change to MariaDB). Otherwise, you will not be able to upgrade to cPanel & WHM version 80.

MySQL 5.7

MySQL 5.7 was released on October 21st, 2015, but we didn’t add support for it until v70. We discussed the reason for the delay in our blog post Being a Good Open Source Community Member: Why we hesitated on MySQL 5.7. The improvements in MySQL 5.7 are vast and certainly worth the time to upgrade. A member of our training team did a presentation at last year’s cPanel Conference comparing MySQL 5.7 to MariaDB 10.2. Take a look at his slides for a deeper dive.

When will support for 5.6 end?

While we had previously planned to end support for 5.6 earlier, we have extended our support to Oracle’s defined End of Life for MySQL version 5.6. It is currently expected to reach End of Life on February 5, 2021. We strongly recommend upgrading to MySQL 5.7 before that time, to take advantage of the new features and overall speed improvements that 5.7 brings with it. 

Upgrading your MySQL version

To update your server you can use WHM’s MySQL/MariaDB Upgrade interface. Simply select the version of MySQL or MariaDB that you would like to upgrade to, and the software does the rest of the work! You can read more about this interface in our documentation. We recommend upgrading one version at a time, to ensure the most stability. 

If your server To view your server’s connections to remote MySQL servers, use WHM’s Manage MySQL Profiles interface.

https://documentation.cpanel.net/display/80Docs/Manage+MySQL+Profiles

FAQ

We frequently see this type of change trigger some very reasonable questions. To help users find answers more quickly and easily, we wanted to include a list of those questions and their answers.

Can you switch back to MySQL after converting to MariaDB?

No, on cPanel & WHM servers it is not currently possible to migrate back to MySQL once you migrate to MariaDB. If this is a feature you’d like to see, make sure to add your vote on the feature request site, so you will be notified if we do add that feature. 

How do I verify databases on my websites are working well post-upgrade?

The best way is to test the websites in a browser and look for database errors and to watch for errors in the MySQL error log. Unless you have customized the error log in your configuration file ( /etc/my.cnf ), then you will find it named $hostname.err in /var/lib/mysql/. For example, if your hostname is ‘host.example.com’, the name of the file will be host.example.com.err. Don’t attempt to edit this file. Only use commands like tail or cat to interact with it:

tail /var/lib/mysql/`hostname`.err 

I got the message from cPanel, need me to upgrade to Mysql 5.7. Is that safe? My server is running WordPress multisite and WHMCS, are those safe?

Yes, both of these applications are safe and compatible with MySQL 5.7.

I have 20+ websites on our server with databases. Is updating MySQL like updating PHP where each account needs to be checked after updating, or should sites that worked in 5.5 still work in 5.7? Or are there certain things I should look out for?

Like with PHP upgrades, we recommend checking each site for problems and checking the error logs, to ensure that you catch any problems with your customers’ sites as quickly as possible.

I keep receiving notifications that my MySQL version is outdated and that I should update. However, I am very hesitant simply because I do not want to be held responsible for any compatibility issues with each account especially those we did not develop. Is this a required upgrade?

Yes, this upgrade is required. We recommend that you contact your customers to give them plenty of notice for your planned server maintenance and ensure that you have account backups enabled.

When will cPanel & WHM Support MySQL Version 8?

Our addition of MySQL hasn’t been assigned a version yet, but it’s certainly something we want to get added. We are hoping to add it in 2019. Add your voice on the feature request site to ensure you get notified when we do add it!

Do to RV Site Builder not fixing the bugs and issues they have had ongoing, we have been working on a new web builder. We have always liked how simple RV is to use, but if it's not stable, it's not worth using long term.

The great news is that we have already found a new web builder that is stable and so far has nothing but glowing reviews. We have done several demos and had people test it for us. So far no bugs or issues have been found yet!

Music to our ears :)

We suspect by the end of the week the testing will be complete, and the new web builder will be implemented on all servers.

We will keep one RV Site Builder server going for anyone that still needs to use it and videos will be made on how to transition to the new site builder.

https://webhost.pro/clientarea.php

Here is and example of scam phishing email to avoid:

Dear User,

Your mailbox quota utilization has exceeded 85%. You may not be able to receive all new emails. Please be advised to download and delete your emails to avoid this.

You can now increase your mail service quota storage and/or number of accounts(s). Just visit webhost.pro NOW      to upgrade your accounts automatically or contact us on 101.

Thank you for using webhost.pro email service.
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Password managers like Dashlane can do this for you, and it's free. But you'll probably want to upgrade the system eventually as they do leave off popular options you'll want later in the free version.

The number 1 reasons hackers get into websites are not updated Wordpress sites, bad Wordpress plugins, and bad themes. If you used our site builder we have security already built in. And all other PHP script/apps should be checked with the script maker to be sure you have the latest version.

Mainly just make sure everything is updated and that you have a good password so your website will be safe and so you will have peace of mind during your holidays ventures.

We have you have a safe and joyful holiday season.

Thank you,
Web Host Pro

cPanel DV SSL Certificate
A domain-validated (DV) SSL certificate signed by cPanel.
This certificate includes the parent domain in the price of the certificate.
$9.00 USD per domain, $75.00 per wildcard domain
($9.00 total)


Comodo DV SSL Certificate
A domain-validated (DV) SSL certificate signed by COMODO..
This certificate includes the parent domain in the price of the certificate.
$12.00 USD per domain, $99.00 per wildcard domain
($12.00 total)


2-Year cPanel DV SSL Certificate
A 2-year domain-validated (DV) SSL certificate signed by cPanel.
This certificate includes the parent domain in the price of the certificate.
$18.00 USD per domain, $150.00 per wildcard domain
($18.00 total)


2-Year Comodo DV SSL Certificate
A 2-year domain-validated (DV) SSL certificate signed by Comodo.
This certificate includes the parent domain in the price of the certificate.
$24.00 USD per domain, $198.00 per wildcard domain
($24.00 total)


cPanel OV SSL Certificate
An organization-validated (OV) SSL certificate signed by cPanel.
This certificate includes the parent domain in the price of the certificate.
$30.00 USD per domain, $99.00 per wildcard domain
($30.00 total)


Comodo OV SSL Certificate
An organization-validated (OV) SSL certificate signed by COMODO.
This certificate includes the parent domain in the price of the certificate.
$36.00 USD per domain, $150.00 per wildcard domain
($36.00 total)


2-Year cPanel OV SSL Certificate
A 2-year organization-validated (OV) SSL certificate signed by cPanel.
This certificate includes the parent domain in the price of the certificate.
$60.00 USD per domain, $198.00 per wildcard domain
($60.00 total)


cPanel EV SSL Certificate
An extended-validated (EV) SSL certificate signed by cPanel.
$60.00 USD per domain
($60.00 total)


2-Year Comodo OV SSL Certificate
A 2-year organization-validated (OV) SSL certificate signed by Comodo.
This certificate includes the parent domain in the price of the certificate.
$72.00 USD per domain, $300.00 per wildcard domain
($72.00 total)


Comodo EV SSL Certificate
An extended-validated (EV) SSL certificate signed by COMODO.
$108.00 USD per domain
($108.00 total)


2-Year cPanel EV SSL Certificate
A 2-year extended-validated (EV) SSL certificate signed by cPanel.
$120.00 USD per domain
($120.00 total)


2-Year Comodo EV SSL Certificate
A 2-year extended-validated (EV) SSL certificate signed by Comodo.
$216.00 USD per domain
($216.00 total)

Once you choose the cert you want to add, cPanel will bill your payment chosen and start the process. All verification will be done through them and they will install the cert once completed for you!

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2. .online
3. .website

Text Phone Support

Our new phone system will now allow for customers to text us. This will be great for emergency situations and fast low tech level replies. 

File Level Backup Restoration

Restore individual files from an account backup whether you’re a WHM user or a cPanel user.

AutoSSL Faster and Easier

With new notifications, user-level triggers in the SSL/TLS status interface, and updated internal logic, AutoSSL is even easier to use and faster than before.

We never demand immediate payments.
We never threaten same-day disconnection.
We don't accept prepaid cards like MoneyPack, Green Dot or Vanilla.
When in doubt, give us a shout 24/7 at (213) 984-4678 (HOST).

You're the best defense against scammers. Don't be a target — take a few minutes to learn what you can do to help stop them.

Make sure your websites are all updated. Expecially if it uyses Wordpress.

If you feel you have been the target of a scam, contact your local law enforcement or the Attorney General's Office.

Beautify your site with eye-catching web design by using a large full-screen photo as background. You will also be able to add a parallax scrolling effects in the RVsitebuilder Editor. The Parallax effects provide a cool extra layer of dimension to your website.

More than 130 new designs of section layouts will be added.

The new update of RVsitebuilder will be released soon in this November. Please stay tuned and follow us on our socials.

Attract shoppers from countries worldwide through popular online marketplaces like these:

Amazon Marketplace. Amazon Marketplace has millions of unique visitors.4
Decide what you want to sell, select a selling plan, and set up an account.

eBay. Known as “the world’s online marketplace,” eBay has millions of active
users worldwide.5 The Grow your business site has tips, tools, and more for
eBay selling.

Etsy. If your focus is selling handmade goods, vintage items, or craft supplies,
consider opening an Etsy shop.

Several services can help new customers find you.

Here are 2 examples:

Google My Business. This free service helps small businesses increase their online presence across Google Search, Maps, and Google+. A Yellow Pages-type of service, it reports that 1 in 5 Google searches is location related. You can use keywords, images, and videos, and encourage user reviews to raise your visibility.

Yelp. Yelp is a review site and app that publishes crowdsourced reviews about local businesses. The service is essentially “word of mouth” marketing online. It does require regular monitoring, however. You’ll need to address negative reviews promptly and connect with customers who provide raves. You can also set up your own business page on Yelp.

To gain followers, you may need to update your content regularly. If a customer reaches out to you, a best practice is to respond promptly – otherwise, you risk damaging your business’s reputation.

It’s important to do your homework before jumping into the social sphere. These resources2 can help:

Facebook provides a Marketing on Facebook page with a step-by-step, general overview of how to use the social networking site to help your business grow or meet other specific business goals.

The Twitter for Business site lets you explore curated content based on specific business goals, from creating or managing a Twitter presence to finding leads on Twitter.

New Features: cPanel’s WordPress Manager
cPAddons is getting some much-needed developer time, and we have been doing great things for managing WordPress on cPanel servers! Take a look at the blog post that tells you all about it, or read the full release notes.

Other Updates
Increased AutoSSL Control

In Version 66 you can now control which domains are issued SSL certificates by AutoSSL through cPanel’s SSL/TLS Status.

Ruby and Passenger

A brand new EasyApache 4 profile has been added in Version 66 specifically for the new Application Manager. With this new profile installed, we remove the reliance on OS-provided Ruby, giving your users access to a more modern version of Ruby for all of their needs.

Here are three reasons to give it a try:

1. You can get custom email and more with Gmail for work.
2. It helps employees get things done while collaborating more quickly and efficiently.
3. Millions of businesses large and small have already made the switch.

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G-Suite is great for safe email sending and much more. For less than $4 a month it's a great bargain for the useful tools. 

1. You can get custom email and more with Gmail for work.
2. It helps employees get things done while collaborating more quickly and efficiently.
3. Millions of businesses large and small have already made the switch.

1. Go to Plugins › Add New
2. Search for brute force login protection
3. Look for this plugin, download and activate it

1. Go to Plugins › Add New
2. Search for Rename wp-login.php
3. Look for this plugin, download and activate it
4. The page will redirect you to the settings. Rename wp-login.php there
5. You can change this option any time you want, just go back to Settings › Permalinks › Rename wp-login.php

As part of our commitment to deliver payment innovations that give your customers more ways to pay, we’re pleased to announce a new feature of your PayPal account: Venmo users will soon be able to make mobile purchases through your PayPal checkout.

cPanel, Inc. has released cPanel & WHM version 64 to the RELEASE tier. Below are just a few of the new features you will see!

Brand new styles for cPanel!

Two brand new cPanel styles have been included in this version, allowing you to customize your cPanel experience even more. Choose your favorite: lite or dark!

API Authentication tokens

API tokens are the first step in revamping our remote authentication system. Easily create, manage, and revoke authentication tokens from inside WHM.

iOS Push Notifications

iOS devices can now receive instant notifications on new emails to their inbox

1. Install caching software
   Without any caching in your WordPress it has to check every link, image, tag, and more to load each page. To avoid running everything for each visit, there are two caching programs you can easily add as a Plugin from your WordPress admin section. The most common is WP Super Cache and the second is W3 Total Cache. Both are trusted and used by millions of WordPress sites.
2. Make smaller pages or add Lazy Load
   Making your pages smaller will have a major impact on your load. In fact splitting your page in half will normally lower more than half your load use. If you are still dead set on a long page than at least add a lazy Load plug in. The common amount of posts on a page is 5, anything over that is at risk of having load issues.
3. Remove tags
   Tags seem like a great way to tell Google what SEO traffic to send to your site. The truth is, Google has said many times it does not use tags for SEO purposes. Being the third most common reason for overloading WordPress and with no real SEO benefit, removing tags is a great way to lower your CPU and load use. We suggest that if you remove tags to make sure and use sufficient categories to help your visitors navigate well.
4. Remove admin-ajax
   It's too detailed to explain how to disable admin-ajax in this list, but we have put together a nice blog post showing how you can here: Remove Admin-Ajax
5. Remove wp-cron
   It's also too detailed to explain how to disable wp-cron in this list, but we have put together a nice blog post showing how you can here: Disable wp-cron.php
6. Add Akismet
   This will block spam and junk from wasting your sites resources.
7. Limit login attempts
   It is important to block hackers and attackers, there are multiple plugins that do this well.
8. Keep media compressed well
   Having large images and media requires more time to load which adds more load use.

There are many other ways to help WordPress, these are just the top ones that really should be done to any new WordPress that plans on getting a substantial amount of traffic.

1. The new editor’s interface.
2. Improved website layout. Now you can split your site into sections and blocks.
Easier make your site more organized and more beautiful. 
3. New template design and new layout by UIKIT framework.
4. Drag and drop editor & new widget.
5. Professional look sections and blocks for any website content.
6. New effects for header banner, blocks.
7. Customizable footer design, breadcrumb, a block’s background.
8. Better responsive website.
9. New fonts, navigation design.
10. Free customizable icon set.
11. Manage your website favicon with simple favicon manager.

• Transition to more SSD hard drives on shared and VPS servers.
• Significantly coolor server infastructure.
• Significant updates to customer experience.
• An expanded product selection and more robust support.
• Opportunities for easier website marketing services.
• A substantially upgraded website builder.
• Better affiliate reporting, access and management.
• Fun, easier to follow, video tutorials.

We hope the new year brings you more success and please let us know if you have any suggestions for us in 2017 as well!

The project has seen positive and significant results since the completion of this project.

Cold Aisle containment allows for energy efficiency, the concept behind it is containing the cold air in cold aisles, to increase cooling capacity and the cooling efficiency of the datacenters.

With this cold aisle containment project, we have seen cooling efficiency increase by over 35%. The cold aisle containment project augments and goes hand-in-hand with our existing cold and hot row aisles arrangement within our datacenters, by enclosing the cold aisle. As the cold air cannot escape or be contaminated by the hot air, we provide constant and consistent temperatures at both the top and bottom of the server racks. This set up has many operational advantages as we’ve witnessed first-hand, and also helps ensure server longevity.

The added new environmental monitoring system monitors for high temperature, low temperature, high humidity, low humidity, air flow loss, high head pressure, air filters, alarms, and more.  QuadraNet has also implemented new visual monitoring tools that work alongside with the new proprietary environmental monitoring systems. Web Host Pro is fully staffed on-site 24×7 to monitor our datacenters to ensure all servers remain in an ideal and comfortable environment.

The project is well under way and is scheduled to be completed in October 2016.

The project is based on “Focused Cooling” where the cold aisles are designed to contain cold air generated from the datacenter cooling units by installing doors and tops to the aisles in between racks. Rows of racks are positioned so that two rows have the cold sides facing each other and the hot sides facing the opposite directions. The contained row in the middle becomes the cold air aisle.

By containing the cold air in cold aisles, we not only increase the cooling capacity but also increase the cooling efficiency of the datacenter. In a contained cold aisle, the ambient temperature of the air is lowered allowing the cooling systems to maintain the cool air more efficiently. This also results in a reduced energy cost for the datacenter by allowing the equipment fans to operate at less than full speed.

Since our Los Angeles datacenter was already configured with separate hot and cold aisle rows, creating a containment plan was an obvious solution in reducing our overall energy consumption.

In addition to the environmental impact and cost savings attributes of a cold aisle containment configuration, there are fault tolerant advantages as well. In the unfortunate event of a cooling unit going down, having the cold air contained in the aisles allows the other AC units to deal with the added workload more effectively and adds to the overall redundancy of the facility.

Thanks so much!
Dana

The Data Center is also exciting because it will have 5 gig-e connections coming in. This will give us the ability to run a new cloud system for CDN and Cloud app services.

AND we will also add a pop to our DNS for faster resolving.

define('DB_USER', 'USERNAME_WP5'); // Your MySQL username
define('DB_PASSWORD', 'PASSWORD'); // ...and password

In this example, you would replace USERNAME_WP5 and PASSWORD with the new one you just created.

We are happy to do this for you, just add a ticket with the location of your config file, and we will do the rest.

Most databases are fine, this only effects databases that created a user several years ago and have never added a new one since the upgrade.

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• Improved optimizer for all-around query performance.
• Improved InnoDB for higher transactional throughput.
• New NoSQL-style memcached APIs.
• Improved partitioning that helps query and manage huge tables.
• Several replication improvements.
• Expanded the data available through the PERFORMANCE_SCHEMA, and improved performance monitoring.
• Does not support the User Statistics feature.

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Routing Number:
Account Number:
Business or Personal:
Business Name: 
Account Name:
Check Account Billing Address:
Check Account Phone:
Amount:

Remember if you ever need anything, we are here to help in any possible way we can.

Be safe and stay strong!

Thank you so much,

Charles Yarbrough

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In order to support our network expansion we are upgrading all border routers on our network and changing our ASN from 29761 to 8100. Due to the redundant nature of our network we do not expect any downtime. Customer BGP sessions on our distribution routers will have their ASNs changed during a later maintenance.

Looking for great Web Host, then look no further. Our host https://WebHost.Pro
has an easy site builder, WordPress, and prices start at just $3. Not bad for a quality host! Make sure and let me know if you sign up so I get $10 off my bill. You can also use the 10% coupon: bigten

To get the custom coupon for tracking, just put a ticket in and we will set it up for you. Or all you have to do is let us know they signed up or have them tell us about you.

If you are not a customer, we will set up an account to have your details on file.

This is great for any business. For example:

Computer store
Sign store
Phone store
Website Owner
Marketing
Web Designer

Any brick and mortar business can just let people know about WebHost.Pro with their custom coupon and get $10 or more for each sign up.

It’s so easy and can make you a $100 a month or more in no time while helping your customers.

If you have any questions let us know, custom solutions like printed cards just for you can be done.

Thank you!
All of us at Web Host Pro

This is just another way WebHost.pro goes out of it’s way to make sure you are fully satisfied with our fast and reliable web hosting services.

Just grab your PHP 5.3 web hosting plan here and get your website back to normal.

Using a dedicated hosting service offers the benefits of high performance, security, email stability, and control. Due to the relatively high price of dedicated hosting, it is mostly used by websites that receive a large volume of traffic.

Get prices here for Dedicated Servers

1) “There has been a significant jump in the number of consumers using the Internet to find local businesses, and the regularity of their ‘searches’ has also increased.” In fact, only 15% of consumers surveyed have not used the internet to find a local business in the past 12 months. This number is down from 21% in 2010.

2) The majority of consumers surveyed use online reviews to make spending decisions. 27% of consumers are regularly reading online reviews, while another 49% are occasional readers.

Local directories like Business Faves is a great place to get a Free Business Listing to help SEO for your business and to help local customers find your business on the internet.

At Web Host Pro, we offer free WordPress site migrations and handle the entire process for you, often completing it within minutes.

For those who prefer a hands-on approach, here's a step-by-step guide to transferring your WordPress site to a reliable, high-performance hosting provider like Web Host Pro.

For the full article, go here: https://webhostpro.com/2014/08/transferring-wordpress-new-web-host/

We added more option in Spam Assassin that will allow for more Spam protection. There is also third party services like SpamArrest.com that have Spam box formats if you still want to use that type of protection. The new Spam Assassin system will allow for full protection and cannot be bombarded by Spammers to have the reply email used as spam.

The issue with Spam box is that Spammers send thousands of emails to the Spam box account so the reply email is sent to Honey pot Emails http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honeypot_(computing). This is getting the servers blocked in Spam lists. There is no way to stop this type of attack and thousands of servers have been black listed from this all over the Internet.

We are always finding new ways to block Spam and with Spam Assassin’s new SpamAssassin Spam Box delivery you can control over Spam without losing any good emails.

We will keep Spam Box on one server in case a customer feels they cannot live without it. We do highly recommend not using it anymore though.

Thank you for your understanding!

2. Remove tags, you can do this by simple adding this in the CSS file:

Edit the style.css file and add this code to make your tags disappear with a huge chuck of access load use.
.tags {
display: none;
}

3. Uninstall the Google XML sitemap or any sitemap, they cause looping and crazy loads from Search Engine spidering.

4. Get a low server filled web hosting service like Web Host Pro

5. Install Plugin Performance Profiler, this will tell you if any plug ins run heavy load levels or have conflicts.

Want more details? Then check out our other WordPress Load Tips here.