Upgrade PHP4 to PHP5 in Direct Admin control panel

SSH to server as root and then perform the following: https://www.directadmin.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=5663&highlight=php5 * Compile the PHP 5 lib for Apache * – Download php to a temporary directory (https://www.php.net/downloads.php) – cd [the temporary directory] – tar zxvf php-5.0.x.tar.gz – cd php-5.0.x – /usr/local/directadmin/customapache/configure.php ( _ap2 for Apache2) – make – make

Uninstall FrontPage® Extensions

If FrontPage® is not working on a site or you are no longer using FrontPage on a site, you should uninstall the FrontPage extensions on that site.   Steps 1 To access the FrontPage Menu, click on FrontPage, on the main screen of your WebHost Manager interface. 2 Click on

Install FrontPage® Extensions

Overview FrontPage® is an extremely popular web site design tool. In order to support clients who use FrontPage, you need to install FrontPage extensions on their site so that the FrontPage’s “quirks” will work correctly on a Linux server.     Steps 1 To access the FrontPage Menu, click on

Terminate Multiple Accounts

Overview This function allows you to remove multiple accounts from your server at the same time. This can be useful when a reseller has defaulted on payment, or switched to another provider. Please note that this will permanently remove the accounts and they can only be easily restored if you

Suspending or Unsuspending Accounts

Overview WebHost Manager enables you to suspend problematic accounts. Suspension simply means that no web site pages are served to accounts, no FTP connections are accepted, and all email is blocked. Suspension is the first step in dealing with problematic accounts. If the problems can not be resolved, the account

Password Modification

Overview You can change an account holder’s password, if required. This is usually only necessary when an account holder cannot remember their password as they can change their password if they know their current password.   Steps To access the Account Functions Menu, click on Account Functions, on the main

Modify Suspended Account Page

Overview The Suspended Account page is the HTML page that account holders will see when they attempt to log into a suspended account. You can modify the default page to contain your specific contact information and branding, if required.     Steps 1 To access the Account Functions Menu, click

Manage Shell Access

Overview Shell Access allows an account holder to log into the web server using SSH. You can specify what particular shell each account uses when they log in.   WARNING: Shell Access provides a level of access above that of normal cPanel access and should only be given to responsible

Email All Users

Overview WebHost Manager enables you to send an email to all users on your server at any time. By default this email only goes to direct account holders, but you can specify that the email should be sent to all reseller accounts as well.     Steps 1 To access

Service Status

Overview This function displays what services are running on your server, as well as server load, memory usage, swap usage, and hard drive space usage. Running services have a green circle next to them, while failed services have a red circle next to them.   Steps 1 To access the

Restore a full Backup / cpmove file

Overview This feature allows you to restore full backups, cPanel backups and cPanel move files. You can use this feature to restore a single account that has been backed up, or a cpmove file from another server that has been transferred to your server.   The files will need to