How to Find Your Server Name in cPanel Updated on December 4, 2023 by InMotion Hosting Contributor In this tutorial, we will show you how to find your server name in cPanel. The server name is for the actual server that hosts your website files and is good to know at times. For example when you are trying to identify if we are performing maintenance on your server. Find Your Server Name Read More >
How to Import Email Accounts and Forwarders into cPanel Updated on December 9, 2025 by InMotion Hosting Contributor In this article, we will explain how you can import a list of email addresses and email forwarders into a cPanel account. This can be incredibly useful for beginners and advanced users migrating content from one cPanel to another. Or, if you want to create a massive list of users from a spreadsheet instead of Read More >
Wildcard Subdomains and DNS Updated on June 12, 2025 by InMotion Hosting Contributor You may need to set up a wildcard subdomain, and this can be done within your cPanel account. A wildcard DNS record is a record that matches requests for non-existent domain names. A wildcard DNS record is specified by using the * symbol to create a record for the *.example.com. The most common applications for Read More >
Viewing your Email Settings in cPanel and Webmail Updated on April 17, 2024 by InMotion Hosting Contributor In order to set up email clients like Outlook, Mac mail, or Thunderbird you need your email settings from cPanel. This article guides you through how to locate them. Steps to find your email settings Finding your email settings in Webmail Note about Reseller Email Server Settings (not VPS or Dedicated) If you are a Read More >
How to Scan your WordPress site for Malware with iThemes Security Updated on December 14, 2020 by InMotion Hosting Contributor You can scan your WordPress website for malware using the iThemes security plugin. This scan is run from your dashboard, and is powered by Sucuri SiteCheck which “checks for known malware, blacklisting status, website errors and out-of-date software.” This can help WordPress website users identify security risks or issues. We will now show you how Read More >
Magento – Critical Security Update 2.0.10 and 2.1.2 Updated on October 17, 2016 by InMotion Hosting Contributor Issue: Magento has released a critial security update to address know vulnerabilities. The Magento Security team is advising everyone to “ deploy these new releases right away, as attackers may target merchants who are slow to upgrade.” Read more on the official Magento Security team post on the MAGENTO 2.0.10 AND 2.1.2 SECURITY UPDATE. Status: Read More >
How to Set Up and Run a Cron in cPanel Updated on January 4, 2024 by InMotion Hosting Contributor A cron job is an automated background task scheduled to happen at a specific time. A few examples include checking for updates, backups, or sending out reminder notifications. Cron jobs are important because they automate tasks that reduce manual operations to help with security, performance, and functionality for an administrator and all of the users Read More >
How to Find Your Shared Server IP Address in cPanel Updated on August 16, 2021 by InMotion Hosting Contributor The IP address of your Shared Hosting server can be found in the cPanel. Note that these directions apply to the Paper Lantern style of the cPanel used by InMotion Hosting. Use the following information in order determine the shared IP address. How to view your Shared IP Address Log into cPanel In the column Read More >
OpenCart version 2.3.0.2 Release Updated on August 2, 2016 by InMotion Hosting Contributor The developers of OpenCart have released version 2.3.0.2! The newest release includes bug fixes, improved features and 5 new payment gateways. As per the OpenCart announcement, the new payment gateways include: Klarna Card Connect Divido Pilibaba Telecash This release fixes the issues with the earlier 2.3x releases. Click here to see the official change log Read More >
How to Configure cPanel in WHM Updated on December 9, 2025 by InMotion Hosting Contributor One of the primary tasks you will face when managing your dedicated server is creating and managing accounts. WHM (Web Host Manager) creates cPanel accounts based on a primary domain. Each cPanel account can be configured after the completion of the setup using the Modify an Account option within the cPanel. The following tutorial displays Read More >
Introduction to WordPress Updated on June 21, 2023 by Christopher Maiorana WordPress is a Content Management System (CMS) you can use to build a website. WordPress was originally designed as a blogging platform, but it can be used to build and launch any kind of website. How to Install WordPress Installing WordPress involves two important actions. You must first create a MySQL database and database user. Read More >
How to Configure Update Preferences Updated on July 9, 2024 by Scott Mitchell As a dedicated server account owner, you can control almost everything on your server. One of the more important things you will need to monitor is the version of your cPanel and WHM software. This article will discuss how to configure your server for update handling. Note: You must have root access to follow these Read More >
Making DNS Changes for your Dedicated Server Accounts Updated on May 3, 2024 by InMotion Hosting Contributor DNS —short for “Domain Name System”— includes the settings that enable your website and email to be found on the internet. When you are working with website accounts, it’s common to have a need to add, edit, or delete DNS records associated with the account. The easiest way to manage DNS revisions for each website Read More >
How to Create Email Forwarders in cPanel Updated on February 11, 2022 by Christopher Maiorana Email forwarding can be set up using your cPanel account. This can be valuable if you have a lot of different email addresses to check. Setting up email forwarders allows you to check all of the incoming messages sent to multiple addresses in one mailbox. It is also possible to set up a domain forwarder, Read More >
How to Change Your cPanel Style Updated on March 31, 2022 by InMotion Hosting Contributor In this tutorial: Change from Basic to Retro Change from Retro to Basic In this tutorial, we will show you how to change your cPanel style. This allows you to customize the look and feel of your cPanel. By default, your cPanel will display the Paper Lantern theme with the Basic style option. We will Read More >
How to Configure WHM Contact Manager Updated on June 8, 2023 by Christopher Maiorana The Contact Manager is a feature in WHM which lets you configure server-related notifications to various services and devices. You can assign a priority to each form of contact. For example, low priority messages can go to an email account and high priority messages can trigger a text message. NOTE: This guide requires root access. Read More >
Resetting the cPanel Password in WHM Updated on December 9, 2025 by InMotion Hosting Contributor Using WHM, you can reset cPanel passwords for your clients on your dedicated server. You can also allow the cPanel password to be reset by the users after enabling the option in the Tweak settings of WHM (note: Making a Tweak Setting change requires root access). This tutorial will guide you through the steps for Read More >
How to Create cPanel Account in WHM Updated on May 3, 2024 by InMotion Hosting Contributor If you’re a VPS service provider, a Reseller host, or a own a Dedicated hosting plan, you will likely have to create a cPanel amount in WHM. With WHM you can manage and host separate cPanel accounts independent from one another, and the cPanel users are completely unaware of the other people they are sharing Read More >
How to Access cPanels from WHM Updated on August 18, 2022 by InMotion Hosting Contributor Dedicated server accounts can access the cPanel, reset the password, and create or terminate cPanel accounts from the WHM interface. This tutorial will step you through how to access cPanel accounts using the WHM interface. Please note that you can no longer create unlimited cPanels. For more information and price listings, please see our article Read More >
Logging into WHM on a Dedicated Server Updated on July 30, 2021 by InMotion Hosting Contributor On Dedicated Servers, Web Host Manager (WHM) can be accessed in two ways: via AMP, or directly through your URL. In this article, we will cover logging into WHM through both methods and go over some basic troubleshooting steps. WHM Username and Password cPanel is tied into WHM, and because of this, you’ll use the Read More >
