Introduction This guide explains how to download a backup of a MySQL database through DirectAdmin, a popular web hosting control panel. It is designed for website administrators, developers, or anyone managing databases on a server using DirectAdmin. This step-by-step tutorial helps ensure you have an off-site backup of your database, which is crucial for recovery
Important Note: This guide is meant for the Evolution Skin Variant of DirectAdmin. If you are using Enchanced Skin, kindly refer to this guide instead: How to create MySQL database on DirectAdmin (Enchanced Skin) Introduction This guide explains the process of creating a MySQL database using the DirectAdmin Evolution skin. It is intended for users
Important Note: This guide is meant for the Enhanced Skin Variant of DirectAdmin. If you are using Evolution Skin, kindly refer to this guide instead: How to launch phpMyAdmin on DirectAdmin (Evolution Skin) Introduction This guide walks you through the steps to start phpMyAdmin in the DirectAdmin using the Enhanced Skin. phpMyAdmin is a popular
Introduction This Knowledge Base entry addresses on changing the password for FTP account in DirectAdmin control panel. There are few reasons you may changing the password, it could be you wish to update the password for security purpose or forgotten the password for your FTP account. This guidance will be showing the step to change
Introduction This article is for users managing their domain’s DNS records in DirectAdmin. It covers how to modify an A record, which is essential when pointing your domain or subdomains to a new IP address. We will walk you through the process of using DirectAdmin’s DNS Management feature to update these records efficiently. Prerequisites
Introduction This article is for administrators or web hosting providers who want to create reseller packages in DirectAdmin. It covers the steps required to set up customized packages for resellers, helping manage web hosting services efficiently. This guide resolves the need to organize reseller privileges and resources, allowing administrators to control what each reseller can
Introduction This guide is for website administrators who want to protect their server bandwidth by preventing unauthorized use of images through hotlinking. Hotlinking occurs when other websites link directly to your images, causing excessive bandwidth usage on your server. This guide explains how to block hotlinking by configuring your server’s settings, particularly focusing on Apache
Introduction This guide is intended for website administrators or users with access to the DirectAdmin control panel who wish to enhance the security of specific directories on their hosting account. It covers the process of setting up password protection for a chosen directory, ensuring that only authorized users can access the contents. This solution should
Introduction Enabling Cloudflare Proxy is one of the ways to protect your server. Once the proxy is enabled, all the traffic will pass through Cloudflare before reaching to your server. To have further protection, you may configure your Linux server only allow Cloudflare IP to access website port 80 and 443. This guide will show
Introduction When MySQL is first installed, it comes with default settings that prioritize functionality over security. These defaults may leave your server vulnerable to unauthorized access or attacks. The mysql_secure_installation script is a built-in tool that addresses these security risks by guiding you through a series of steps to configure critical security features. It allows