Introduction This guide is intended for system administrators or web hosting users experiencing slow backup restoration times in DirectAdmin. By tweaking the DirectAdmin configuration, you can significantly improve the speed of restoring backups, especially for large user or reseller level backups. This solution is applicable to DirectAdmin servers where performance optimization is needed for backup
Introduction This guide is designed for web administrators or developers looking to increase the maximum file upload size for their website, particularly when hosted on Apache web servers using .htaccess. This is necessary when the default upload limit set by the server is insufficient for larger files such as media or backups. By adjusting the
Introduction Exim is a powerful and flexible message transfer agent (MTA) used for managing email on Unix-like systems. It is widely adopted due to its customizable features and is a popular alternative to other MTAs like Sendmail. This cheatsheet covers commonly used Exim commands to manage email queues, view message logs, and troubleshoot email delivery.
Introduction This guide provides a solution for system administrators and developers who need to efficiently remove directories containing millions of files in Linux environments. Managing such large directories can be challenging due to file system limitations and performance issues. Prerequisites Root access of the server Necessary backups as removing folder is irreversible Important Note: Please
Introduction While it is a common practice to have both website and database resides in the same server, it is not considered as the best practice due to multiple reasons such as performance, security or scalability. In this guide, we will provide the steps on how to connect to your MySQL database remotely via SSH
Introduction Sometimes, some of the files we can see directly in the server but we are unable to see it when we want to transfer the file via FTP (file transfer protocol). We may need the file that are hidden to transfer out the file. In this step below, we will show you how to
Introduction A favicon is a small icon that represents a website, usually displayed in the browser’s tab or bookmarks. Adding a favicon helps create a more professional appearance and brand identity for your website. This guide walks through the steps to upload a favicon to your website, ensuring it appears correctly in users’ browsers. The
Introduction This guide is for system administrators using DirectAdmin to upgrade MySQL for improved security, performance, or compatibility. It provides step-by-step instructions for upgrading via SSH using DirectAdmin’s CustomBuild tool, ensuring the MySQL update is applied efficiently on servers where it’s necessary to maintain database stability. Prerequisites SSH access to your server with root privileges.
Introduction The hosts file on Windows allows you to map IP addresses to domain names, which can be helpful for testing websites or redirecting domains to specific servers. This guide walks you through the process of editing the hosts file on a Windows machine to make these changes. It is particularly useful for developers who
Introduction In the situation where you failed to download a large file attachment using Outlook, you can probably try it again after changing the settings in Outlook by increasing connection time with the server. With the steps below, you can increase the server timeout settings for your Outlook. Prerequisite Access to the Outlook 1.