A records point domain names to IP addresses. Steps Go to Domains → DNS Manager Click the pencil icon next to your domain Click Add Record Fill in: Type: A Name: @ (for root domain) or subdomain name TTL: 3600 (default) Address: Your server IP Click Confirm Common Examples Root domain: Name: @ Ad...

Creating CNAME Records

CNAME records create aliases that point to other domain names. When to Use CNAME www.domain.com → domain.com ftp.domain.com → domain.com mail.domain.com → domain.com Any subdomain pointing to another domain Steps Go to Domains → DNS Manager Click the pencil icon next to your domain Click Add Reco...

MX records tell email where to deliver mail for your domain. Steps Go to Domains → DNS Manager Click the pencil icon next to your domain Click Add Record Fill in: Type: MX Name: @ Priority: 10 Mail Server: Your mail server hostname TTL: 3600 Click Confirm Common Examples Google Workspace: Priorit...

SPF records tell receiving servers which IPs can send email for your domain. Steps Go to Domains → DNS Manager Click the pencil icon next to your domain Click Add Record Fill in: Type: TXT Name: @ TTL: 3600 Value: Your SPF record (see examples below) Click Confirm Common SPF Records Basic (your s...

Installing PremiumSSL on VPS

Guide for installing DigiCert Premium SSL on Debian/Apache VPS. Prerequisites Valid A record pointing to server Email address on the domain (admin@, webmaster@, etc.) SSH access to VPS 1. Generate CSR SSH to your server and run: openssl req -new -newkey rsa:2048 -nodes -keyout domain.key -out dom...

Linux file permissions control who can read, write, or execute files. Permission Structure -rwxr-xr-x │││├─┼─┼─ Others (everyone else) ││└──┴─┴─ Group └┴──────── Owner Each position: r (read), w (write), x (execute), or - (none) Numeric Values 4 = read 2 = write 1 = execute Add them up: 7 = rwx (...

Blocking IPs with .htaccess

Block unwanted IPs from accessing your website using Apache's .htaccess file. Block Single IP Add to your .htaccess file: order allow,deny deny from 192.168.1.100 allow from all Block Multiple IPs order allow,deny deny from 192.168.1.100 deny from 10.0.0.50 deny from 203.0.113.0 allow from all Bl...

Disable Directory Browsing with .htaccess

Stop Apache from showing directory contents when no index file exists. Disable Directory Browsing Add to .htaccess: Options -Indexes That's it. What This Prevents Without this, visiting example.com/uploads/ shows: Index of /uploads [ICO] Name Last modified Size [DIR] 2024/ 2024-01-15 10:23 - [IMG...

Restrict Admin Area Access by IP

Lock down admin areas to specific IP addresses only. WordPress Admin Create /wp-admin/.htaccess: order deny,allow deny from all allow from 192.168.1.100 Multiple IPs order deny,allow deny from all allow from 192.168.1.100 allow from 203.0.113.50 allow from 10.0.0.0/24 Other Admin Areas phpMyAdmin...

How to create a user-friendly URL using .htaccess?

If your website is using long URL like example.com/files/folder/sitemap.html, you can change it into "example.com/sitemap" in .htaccessModify this line according to your needs and then add this code to your .htaccess file.RewriteEngine onRewriteRule ^sitemap/$ /files/folder/sitemap.html [L]

PHP error: Allowed memory size of x bytes exhausted

If you are getting an error like "Allowed memory size of... in file /directory/folder/yourscript.php", then you can use a .htaccess trick to resolve this problem. If this error does not go away even after applying this .htaccess code, you should contact us, and we will help you.Place this code in...

Softaculous is an auto-installer available in your control panel. It installs web applications. What It Does One-click installation of 250+ applications Automatic updates Scheduled backups Staging/cloning features Common Applications CMS: WordPress, Joomla, Drupal Forums: phpBB, MyBB E-commerce: ...

DirectAdmin SSO Access

Access DirectAdmin through your client area without separate login credentials. How to Access Log into your ArkHost client area Go to your active hosting service Click "Login to DirectAdmin" You're now in DirectAdmin for that hosting package. Notes Works immediately after order activation No sepa...

Creating Manual Backups

How to create and download DirectAdmin backups. Create Backup DirectAdmin → Advanced Features → Create/Restore Backups Select what to backup: Email accounts Databases Web files Domain settings Click Create Backup Wait for completion notification in Support Center Download Backup DirectAdmin → Fil...

Backup specific parts of your account instead of everything. Create Targeted Backup DirectAdmin → Advanced Features → Create/Restore Backups Uncheck all options Select only what you need: Email only: Check email options Databases only: Check database options FTP/Files only: Check FTP options Clic...

Restoring a Backup in DirectAdmin

Restoring a backup is crucial when you need to revert your site to a previous state due to data loss, errors, or problematic updates. This guide will walk you through the process of restoring a backup using your DirectAdmin account. Step-by-Step Restoration Process Log in to DirectAdmin: Access y...

Free up disk space by deleting unnecessary backup files. Delete Backups DirectAdmin → File Manager Open backups folder Hover over old backup → Click Delete Choose: Move to Trash - Can recover later Delete Permanently - Frees space immediately What to Delete Backups older than 30 days Failed/incom...

Creating MySQL Database

How to create a new MySQL database in DirectAdmin. Steps DirectAdmin → Account Manager → MySQL Management Click Create New Database Enter: Database Name: yourname_dbname Password: Generate or create strong password Click Create Database Save These Details Database: username_dbname Username: usern...

Change MySQL Password

How to change a MySQL database user password in DirectAdmin. Steps DirectAdmin → Account Manager → MySQL Management Click on your database name Find the user → Click Change Password Enter new password or click Generate Click Change After Changing Update password in: wp-config.php (WordPress) conf...

MySQL User Privileges

DirectAdmin doesn't allow privilege modification for database users. How It Works Each database has one user User has ALL privileges on their database Cannot modify or limit privileges Cannot grant access to other databases What You Can Do Change password: MySQL Management → Click database → Chan...