Security is a paramount concern in the digital world, and web hosting is no exception. At UnderHost, we understand the importance of safeguarding your online presence, which is why we've compiled this comprehensive guide to web hosting security. From understanding common vulnerabilities to implementing best practices, we'll cover everything you need to ensure your website is protected against potential threats.
The landscape of web hosting is constantly evolving, and at UnderHost, we are committed to staying ahead of the curve. As we look to the future, several emerging technologies stand poised to transform how we host websites, ensuring faster, more secure, and more efficient services. Here's what to watch in the coming years.
Learn how to configure your server’s contact details, nameservers, and essential settings using WHM’s Basic WebHost Manager interface.
Welcome to an improved Customizer workflow with design drafts, locking, scheduling, and preview links. What’s more, code syntax highlighting and error checking will make for a clean and smooth site building experience. Finally, if all that wasn’t pretty great, we’ve got a great new Gallery widget and improvements to theme browsing and switching.
We know UnderHost customers love PrestaShop, so we wanted to let you know that PrestaShop 1.7.1 is available! We suggest you upgrade your installation to this version as soon as possible, If you are running PrestaShop from Softaculous, you can now update within one Click simply make sure to create a backup first before doing any modification to your PrestaShop core. As you know, the 1.7 release was launched at the end of 2016 and we’ve had an incredible response from the community. Today we’re very happy to announce the release of 1.7.1. This important version of PrestaShop includes a number of enhancements and fixes including: • Improvements to the mobile navigation • An ‘upgrade all’ feature on modules • New hooks added • Improvements for translators • New native modules, including one for PayPal • Enhancements to the starter theme • 1-click upgrade from 1.6 to 1.7.1 (beta) In addition to this, we’ve improved the overall performance of 1.7.1, and the release is now available in 7 languages, with more on the way. For those of you who are interested in upgrading from 1.6 to 1.7, please know that we’re working on an automatic upgrade for you as well. Stay tuned for announcements. We would like to take this opportunity to thank the 69 contributors from around the world who made the 1.7.1 our best version ever. We couldn’t do all of this without you!
Protect your server from malware and viruses by installing ClamAV on WHM. Follow this guide to install, update, and scan your system for threats.
Linux Malware Detect (LMD) is an open-source malware scanner for Linux systems, specifically designed for shared hosting environments. It leverages real-time threat intelligence from network intrusion detection systems and community submissions to identify and eliminate malware. LMD integrates seamlessly with ClamAV to enhance scanning capabilities using both MD5 hash-based and HEX pattern matching detection techniques.
If you manage the server, turn on backups in WHM > Backup > Backup Configuration: pick a schedule, a retention period and an off-site destination, and cPanel runs them automatically. If you only have a cPanel account, schedule a full backup with a cron job that calls cPanel's Backup API and sends the file to another server over SSH with a key. Never put passwords in cron jobs or scripts, and test a restore regularly.
Lost access to your WordPress admin account? Reset your password using MySQL commands in cPanel’s command line.