{"id":95802,"date":"2022-04-08T15:54:38","date_gmt":"2022-04-08T19:54:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/?p=95802"},"modified":"2024-06-04T12:23:34","modified_gmt":"2024-06-04T16:23:34","slug":"cwp-backups","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/control-web-panel\/cwp-admin\/server-management\/cwp-backups\/","title":{"rendered":"Control Web Panel (CWP) Backups"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"538\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Create-Control-Web-Panel-CWP-Backups-1024x538.png\" class=\"optimized-lcp-image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Create-Control-Web-Panel-CWP-Backups-1024x538.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Create-Control-Web-Panel-CWP-Backups-300x158.png 300w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Create-Control-Web-Panel-CWP-Backups-768x403.png 768w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Create-Control-Web-Panel-CWP-Backups.png 1200w\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It can take a lot of time to fine-tune Control Web Panel (CWP), formerly CentOS Web Panel, to suit your needs. Once you\u2019ve completed your configurations, you don\u2019t want to lose your setup because of a cyber attack or data corruption. Keep reading to learn how to create and restore CWP backups.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"#create\">How to Create Control Web Panel Backups<\/a>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"#restore\">Restore CWP Server Backups<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#options\">CWP Backup Options<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#database\">SQL Database Backups<\/a>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"#mariadb\">MariaDB<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#postgresql\">PostgreSQL and MongoDB<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"create\">How to Create Control Web Panel Backups<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/product-guides\/cloud-server\/install-control-web-panel-cwp\/#login\">Log into Control Web Panel<\/a> (e.g. https:\/\/your-server-hostname.com:2031).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select <strong>NEW Backup (Beta)<\/strong> from the sidebar.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select <strong>By account<\/strong> to choose user accounts to backup.<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"402\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/cwp-backup-user-accounts-1024x402.png\" alt=\"Backup user accounts in CWP\" class=\"wp-image-95523\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/cwp-backup-user-accounts-1024x402.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/cwp-backup-user-accounts-300x118.png 300w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/cwp-backup-user-accounts-768x302.png 768w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/cwp-backup-user-accounts-1536x603.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/cwp-backup-user-accounts.png 1630w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1360px) 876px, (min-width: 960px) calc(61.58vw + 51px), calc(100vw - 80px)\" \/><\/figure><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select <strong>Features and settings<\/strong> at the top. You can deselect checkboxes if you wish to exclude one or more of the following data types: domain, cron jobs, account passwords, home directories, DNS records, email accounts, databases, and\/or FTP accounts.<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"296\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/cwp-backup-features-settings-1024x296.png\" alt=\"CWP backup content\" class=\"wp-image-95522\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/cwp-backup-features-settings-1024x296.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/cwp-backup-features-settings-300x87.png 300w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/cwp-backup-features-settings-768x222.png 768w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/cwp-backup-features-settings.png 1090w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1360px) 876px, (min-width: 960px) calc(61.58vw + 51px), calc(100vw - 80px)\" \/><\/figure><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select <strong>Destination<\/strong> at the top to specify a local file or directory, FTP server IP, or SSH server to store the backups.<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"460\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/cwp-backup-destination-1024x460.png\" alt=\"CWP backup destinations\" class=\"wp-image-95521\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/cwp-backup-destination-1024x460.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/cwp-backup-destination-300x135.png 300w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/cwp-backup-destination-768x345.png 768w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/cwp-backup-destination.png 1136w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1360px) 876px, (min-width: 960px) calc(61.58vw + 51px), calc(100vw - 80px)\" \/><\/figure><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You may choose to customize the temporary directory for creating backups and backup level between incremental and compressed. The default settings suffice for most users.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select <strong>Frequency and Execution<\/strong> at the top and customize the backup schedule to be daily, weekly, and\/or monthly. Selecting an execution schedule will display options for that schedule.<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"454\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/cwp-backup-schedule-2-1024x454.png\" alt=\"CWP schedule and frequency Details\" class=\"wp-image-95520\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/cwp-backup-schedule-2-1024x454.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/cwp-backup-schedule-2-300x133.png 300w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/cwp-backup-schedule-2-768x340.png 768w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/cwp-backup-schedule-2.png 1126w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1360px) 876px, (min-width: 960px) calc(61.58vw + 51px), calc(100vw - 80px)\" \/><\/figure><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select <strong>Notifications<\/strong> at the top and choose when to notify who about backup status. Notification options include the start and completion of backups, start only, and when there are errors. You can notify the account owner, server admin, and other users under <strong>other<\/strong>.<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"316\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/cwp-backup-notifications-1024x316.png\" alt=\"CWP backup notifications\" class=\"wp-image-95519\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/cwp-backup-notifications-1024x316.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/cwp-backup-notifications-300x92.png 300w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/cwp-backup-notifications-768x237.png 768w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/cwp-backup-notifications.png 1178w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1360px) 876px, (min-width: 960px) calc(61.58vw + 51px), calc(100vw - 80px)\" \/><\/figure><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select <strong>Save and create new backup<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"368\" height=\"216\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/cwp-backup-list.png\" alt=\"CWP backup quick info\" class=\"wp-image-95518\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/cwp-backup-list.png 368w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/cwp-backup-list-300x176.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1360px) 876px, (min-width: 960px) calc(61.58vw + 51px), calc(100vw - 80px)\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The backup configuration will be listed on the right side of the page. This is where all backup schedules are listed with a quick summary and buttons to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Activate\/deactivate a schedule<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Update a backup configuration<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Run the backup now<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Apply changes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Delete a schedule<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"restore\">Restore CWP Server Backups<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Sometimes, data corruption or malware infection can be too significant to justify the time needed to clean every file. In such cases it might be better to restore old working data. There are two methods for restoring a system backup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Select <strong>Restore Account<\/strong> at the top-right of the page.<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"391\" height=\"234\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/cwp-backup-restore-backups.png\" alt=\"Choose a CWP backup to restore\" class=\"wp-image-95517\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/cwp-backup-restore-backups.png 391w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/cwp-backup-restore-backups-300x180.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1360px) 876px, (min-width: 960px) calc(61.58vw + 51px), calc(100vw - 80px)\" \/><\/figure><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select a backup on the right.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Find the backup you wish to restore. In the screenshot below the \u201cManual\u201d frequency is chosen for expediency.<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"151\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/cwp-backup-restore-user-1024x151.png\" alt=\"Restore a user accounts\" class=\"wp-image-95516\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/cwp-backup-restore-user-1024x151.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/cwp-backup-restore-user-300x44.png 300w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/cwp-backup-restore-user-768x113.png 768w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/cwp-backup-restore-user.png 1176w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1360px) 876px, (min-width: 960px) calc(61.58vw + 51px), calc(100vw - 80px)\" \/><\/figure><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Choose to restore all content or specific data types.<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"630\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/cwp-backup-restore-content-1024x630.png\" alt=\"Restore CWP content\" class=\"wp-image-95515\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/cwp-backup-restore-content-1024x630.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/cwp-backup-restore-content-300x185.png 300w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/cwp-backup-restore-content-768x473.png 768w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/cwp-backup-restore-content.png 1176w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1360px) 876px, (min-width: 960px) calc(61.58vw + 51px), calc(100vw - 80px)\" \/><\/figure><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select <strong>Restore Now<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>The second option is to use the <strong>Restore Backups<\/strong> section from the sidebar. Unlike the \u201cRestore Account\u201d function, the \u201cRestore Backups\u201d page doesn\u2019t allow you to exclude certain data types from restoration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"659\" height=\"396\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/cwp-backup-restore-backups-section.png\" alt=\"Restore Backups in CWP\" class=\"wp-image-95514\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/cwp-backup-restore-backups-section.png 659w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/cwp-backup-restore-backups-section-300x180.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1360px) 876px, (min-width: 960px) calc(61.58vw + 51px), calc(100vw - 80px)\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"options\">CWP Backup Options<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Backup configuration<\/strong>, chosen from the sidebar, allows you to override scheduled backup configuration settings. Here you can change the backup folder location and disable multiple types of backups system-wide. This can be beneficial when you have multiple reseller accounts and want to restrict how much data is stored on a single server. Or you can use this to ensure all backups are transferred to another storage device.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"651\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/cwp-backup-configuration-manage-backups.png\" alt=\"Manage CWP Backups\" class=\"wp-image-95513\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/cwp-backup-configuration-manage-backups.png 600w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/cwp-backup-configuration-manage-backups-276x300.png 276w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1360px) 876px, (min-width: 960px) calc(61.58vw + 51px), calc(100vw - 80px)\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Scroll down to <strong>Remote Backup Settings<\/strong> to ensure you understand how to set up CWP remote backups before attempting to transfer a backup. This is recommended to determine any errors before you need to start a backup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"634\" height=\"632\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/cwp-backup-configuration-remote-settings.png\" alt=\"CWP Remote Backup Settings\" class=\"wp-image-95512\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/cwp-backup-configuration-remote-settings.png 634w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/cwp-backup-configuration-remote-settings-300x300.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1360px) 876px, (min-width: 960px) calc(61.58vw + 51px), calc(100vw - 80px)\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"alert alert-info\">gdrive and rclone are popular terminal applications for sending a CWP backup to Google Drive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"database\">SQL Database Backups<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Some projects only require one or more SQL databases to organize data that is pulled from external applications. For such cases, there are multiple ways to create database backups.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"mariadb\">MariaDB<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>MariaDB \/ MySQL <\/strong>backups can be created from MySQL Manager by selecting the database icon beside a database name, or with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/server\/databases\/export-database-using-phpmyadmin\/\">phpMyAdmin<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"551\" height=\"106\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/cwp-mysql-manager-export.png\" alt=\"Backup a database in CWP\" class=\"wp-image-95525\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/cwp-mysql-manager-export.png 551w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/cwp-mysql-manager-export-300x58.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1360px) 876px, (min-width: 960px) calc(61.58vw + 51px), calc(100vw - 80px)\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Select the database icon to create a backup<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"462\" height=\"243\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/cwp-mysql-manager-export-complete.png\" alt=\"MySQL Manager export complete\" class=\"wp-image-95524\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/cwp-mysql-manager-export-complete.png 462w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/cwp-mysql-manager-export-complete-300x158.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1360px) 876px, (min-width: 960px) calc(61.58vw + 51px), calc(100vw - 80px)\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Confirmation with file path and size<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"postgresql\">PostgreSQL and MongoDB<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/control-web-panel\/create-postgresql-database-cwp\/\">PostgreSQL<\/a><\/strong> backups can be created from PostgreSQL Database Manager or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/website\/export-database\/\">phpPgAdmin<\/a>. You must select <strong>Install Now<\/strong> in the PostgreSQL Database Manager section first.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"335\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/cwp-postgrelsql-manager-install-1024x335.png\" alt=\"Install PostgreSQL in Control Web Panel (CWP)\" class=\"wp-image-95734\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/cwp-postgrelsql-manager-install-1024x335.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/cwp-postgrelsql-manager-install-300x98.png 300w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/cwp-postgrelsql-manager-install-768x251.png 768w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/cwp-postgrelsql-manager-install-1536x502.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/cwp-postgrelsql-manager-install.png 1596w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1360px) 876px, (min-width: 960px) calc(61.58vw + 51px), calc(100vw - 80px)\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/control-web-panel\/create-mongodb-database-cwp\/\"><strong>MongoDB Manager<\/strong><\/a> can also be installed for MongoDB databases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Learn more about configuring your web hosting control panel from our Support Center.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"jumbotron\">Make sure your business, agency, or reseller clients are always connected and powered on with our optimized <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/vps-hosting\">Managed VPS Hosting<\/a>.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It can take a lot of time to fine-tune Control Web Panel (CWP), formerly CentOS Web Panel, to suit your needs. 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