The Modify an Account section of WHM offers a group of features to modify the resources of an active cPanel account. Below is listed the options that can be modified on an individual account basis.
Below is a list of all log files generated on your server along with the location to find each of the logs. You can find these while you’re logged into Putty (Windows) or Terminal (Mac) using an SSH connection.
If you are adding a new dedicated IP address to one of your cPanel accounts, you can easily update the address in WHM. If you already have a free IP address on your server, follow the instructions below. If you need to order an additional IP address, please submit a ticket for our Billing Department first.
Creating backups of your accounts is an important step in managing your account. WHM gives you the ability to backup any or all accounts on your server to the server or you can use an external service such as Amazon S3. Follow the steps listed here to setup backups for your server.
To get started, login to WHM and navigate to the Backup section and then click on Backup Configuration
Navigate to Home > System Reboot > Graceful Server Reboot. You can either locate the section shown below or use the search bar to the left of your screen (it may be minimized) and search for Graceful Server Reboot
Restarting MySQL may need to be done from time to time, for various reasons. Here’s how to restart SQL Services (MySQL)
Login to WHM as the root user
Navigate to Home > Restart Services > SQL Server (MySQL). You can scroll down your screen to find the section shown below or use the search bar off to the left side of your screen (this may be minimized)
WHM Restart Services Section
Click Yes and wait a moment for the process to finished. A log will be displayed at the end.
When you get ready to create individual cPanel user accounts, you need to have a package created to assign them. This package includes quotas for storage, bandwith, email accounts, etc. This article will cover the process.
To get started, login to WHM and locate the section labeled Packages and then click Add a Package