ServerBuddies Support Blog

cPanel Security Tokens

cPanel have added numerous security features to cPanel/WHM 11.25. cPanel security token system attempts to prevent cross-site request forgery (XSRF) attacks by appending URLs with a session token in the form of cpsess[number].

When this feature is enabled, absolute URLs are no longer allowed. This new feature helps to ensure a safe environment.

cPanel Version 11.25 XML API Functions

Version 11.25 adds 16 new XML API functions to better integrate cPanel/WHM with custom software.

New API functions:

View information about a domain
Add a DNS zone record
Edit a DNS zone record
View all DNS zone records for a domain
Remove a DNS zone record
Reset a DNS zone record to the settings found in httpd.conf
Assign a reseller IP addresses
Set reseller limits
Set a reseller’s main IP address
Define reseller packages
Suspend a reseller’s account
Unsuspend a reseller’s account
View information about a reseller’s accounts
Define a reseller’s nameservers
Configure a service
Change the IP address of a domain

Modify Apache default success page

To modify the apache default success page, follow the steps below:

We just have to login to your server via ssh. Navigate to /usr/local/apache/htdocs
cd /usr/local/apache/htdocs And finally edit the file index.html nano index.html

Installing or Updating PostgreSQL on Your cPanel & WHM Server

cPanel & WHM works with PostgreSQL 7.3.x or later.

Using the command line interface, log into your server as root.

If you have PostgreSQL 7.2.x installed, back up your databases using pg_dumpall or some other method. If you have databases you wish to keep, move your existing PostgreSQL data directory somewhere else by, for example, typing the following command.

To begin the installation process:

On a CentOS or RedHat system, use the following script:

This script executes yum install postgresql (and related RPMs).

Cpanellogd Overview.

WHM/cPanel processing related to the domain logs and bandwidth logs for Accounts, as well as service level logs for cPanel™ and Apache managed by the cpanellogd daemon. cpanellogd, in all versions of WHM/cPanel, is responsible for tracking log file size, rotation and parsing frequency. Any utility available to affect cpanellogd’s behavior is exposed in the web interface as a value field, checkbox, or note for custom configuration.

WHM/cPanel processing related to the domain logs and bandwidth logs for Accounts, as well as service level logs for cPanel™ and Apache managed by the cpanellogd daemon. cpanellogd, in all versions of WHM/cPanel, is responsible for tracking log file size, rotation and parsing frequency. Any utility available to affect cpanellogd’s behavior is exposed in the web interface as a value field, checkbox, or note for custom configuration.