Git Version Control series: What is Git?
This is the first in a series of blog posts around Git and a new feature coming to cPanel, Git Version Control. If you follow cPanel’s feature request site, you already know about an upcoming feature, Git Version Control. We’re designing it to make hosting repositories as easy for developers as a “Hello World!” script. Before we…
Read MoreRemoval of PHP 5.4 and PHP 5.5 in EasyApache Profiles
The week of June 18th we will be removing PHP version 5.4 and 5.5 from all cPanel-provided EasyApache 4 profiles. To help users understand what to do, and how to react when that change occurs, we’ve put together a quick list of questions that we think will frequently be asked. What exactly will happen? The…
Read MoreHow To Protect Your Server Against the Meltdown and Spectre Vulnerabilities
What are Meltdown and Spectre? On January 4, 2018, multiple vulnerabilities in the design of modern CPUs were disclosed. Taking advantage of certain processor performance optimizations, these vulnerabilities—named Meltdown and Spectre—make it possible for attackers to coerce applications into revealing the contents of system and application memory when manipulated correctly. These attacks work because the…
Read More6 Simple ways to improve your Cyber Security in 2017
As we slowly leave January heading into February lets keep up on our New Year’s resolutions by adding 6 simple ways to secure your 2017 with the following cyber security practices. If you recall 2016 was the year of cyber breaches with Yahoo, Democratic National Committee and DYN; unfortunately this has shown how people can become relaxed…
Read MoreICANN's New Domain Name Transfer Policy: What you need to know
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has released a new Transfer Policy that takes effect this month setting out new rules regarding changing or updating a domain name’s registrant contact information. In this blog article, we take a look at what this means for our users. What is the New Transfer Policy?…
Read MoreICANN’s New Domain Name Transfer Policy: What you need to know
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has released a new Transfer Policy that takes effect this month setting out new rules regarding changing or updating a domain name’s registrant contact information. In this blog article, we take a look at what this means for our users. What is the New Transfer Policy?…
Read MoreFree Auto SSL by cPanel and Comodo for everyone
Since the latest release of cPanel and WHM 58.0.x, a new AutoSSl feature is available. AutoSSL auto provisions domain validated Comodo SSL certificates. If your website (whether it is a domain, sub-domain, add-on domain or alias) never had a SSL certificate or it has expired, a new (and most importantly FREE) SSL certificate will be…
Read MoreICANN’s new domain Contact Verification Policy
On January 8, 2014 the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) made a substantial change to the domain registration process for global top level domains (gTLDs). The revised policy now requires domain owners to validate their WHOIS information whenever a domain is registered, transferred to another registrar, or the contact information is…
Read MoreWhat Happens When Our Computers Get Smarter Than We Are?
The history of human intelligence, from the chimpanzee to, say, a string theorist, is a very short one in terms of the Earth’s lifespan. But just wait, says philosopher and author Nick Bostrom. The next chapter – artificial intelligence that reaches human levels of learning – will happen even faster than you might think,…
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