As soon as you change the default PHP version on your shared or reseller servers, every domain that is set to inherit the PHP version will automatically update itself. Only those domains, that are set to inherit any changes to in the PHP version, will be changed. Websites that have updated CMS softwares like WordPress or Joomla with up-to-date plugins, modules, etc., have little to no chance of having any trouble when there’s a change in PHP version. The PHP version of your domain can be determined from your cPanel account. Go to the cPanel’s Software Section and choose MultiPHP Manager to further use the MultiPHP Manager interface: The MultiPHP Manager will show a list of all of your cPanel account’s domains, with their selected PHP versions in the next columnThe domains that are set to inherit the default PHP version, will appear like in the image below: The current default PHP version details on the server, will be visible on the top of the MultiPHP Manager page, right above the domains list. It is called the System PHP version as apparent in the following image: Change the PHP version of a domain: If you are required to change the PHP version of your domain/domains’ use/uses, follow the steps below: Important Note: You can change the PHP version of your websites individually by their domain names. Following are the steps: We recommend that all of our clients keep their sites up to date and compatible with the latest stable PHP version. Although we are planning to keep legacy PHP versions available on our servers as long as cPanel provides support for them, please use this grace period wisely and update your site software to the latest stable version of PHP as soon as possible to ensure continued site functionality. Go to cPanel’s Software Section, then choose MultiPHP Manager: Select the domain/domains from the list, which you want to change to a desired PHP version. See below: Choose the PHP version, that you want to set from the drop down menu on the right hand side, again each domain and click Apply: The domains with the set changes will be visible now, along with their respective PHP versions in the list as below: If you need any further information about upgrading PHP version process, feel free to write to us at info@hosttechno.com (for any information). You can also reach out to us through ticket, live chat, our help line number +1(786) 579 9161, or email us at support@hosttechno.com (for any technical support).

Important! EasyApache 3 was considered completely end-of-life on 31 Dec 2018. Updated cPanel users automatically migrated to the new system. This guide is for those people, who are still using the older unsupported versions of cPanel(v76 or earlier). cPanel users should immediately move to EasyApache 4 (in case they have not yet) to avoid some potentially serious security issues. EasyApache is the cPanel system that installs and updates the Apache web server on supported operating systems. Use this guide to migrate from EasyApache 3 to EasyApache 4 (if you are an older cpanel version user). Migration from WHM itself If you prefer to migrate from WHM, then follow the instructions below: Log into WHM as root. Typically you can do this by accessing https://YOURSERVERNAME.COM/whm (Replace YOURSERVERNAME.COM with the server’s hostname or your server’s main IP address). Check to see if you are still using EasyApache 3 by selecting EasyApache 3 from the Software section of the WHM sidebar on the left. If you don’t see that option, you either aren’t logged in as root to WHM or your server is already converted to EasyApache 4 or you are using cPanel v52-58. If you are using EasyApache 3, you will see an EasyApache 4 Migration link near the top of the screen. Click on it. The system will walk you through the process of upgrading to EasyApache 4. The tool will warn you about any conditions that stop the migration from happening. If so, address any reported concerns and try again. When complete, check your websites to make sure they work as expected. Errors after migration are most often caused by incorrect directives in .htaccess files. Try removing any PHP directives from there or any custom php.ini files and then try setting the needed PHP options in that domain’s cPanel account instead. Migrating from the SSH Shell (Command Line) If you choose to migrate to EasyApache 4 from the SSH Shell, get logged into it as the root user. cPanel Inc. recommends that this command gets run as the root user and not as a wheel user executing as root. Log into SSH as root to the server you want to convert. Execute the following command: Convert EA3 to EA4 /usr/local/cpanel/scripts/migrate_ea3_to_ea4 –run The tool will warn you about any conditions that stop the migration process. If so, address any reported concerns and try again. The migration process will start. When complete, check your websites to make sure they work as expected. Errors after migration are most often caused by incorrect directives in .htaccess files. Try removing any PHP directives from there or any custom php.ini files and then try setting the needed PHP options in that domain’s cPanel account instead. After successful migration to EasyApache 4, you may also want to try to update cPanel itself, as you may now be able to upgrade to a fully supported version of cPanel, given your server has no other blockers. If you need any further information about the migration process, feel free to write to us at info@hosttechno.com (for any information). You can also reach out to us through ticket, live chat, our help line number +1(786) 579 9161, or email us at support@hosttechno.com (for any technical support).

Crons jobs are ‘time-based jobs’ for your account. Through cron jobs, you can have simple commands and scripts running at a scheduled time. You can set them very easily in cPanel, which is present within the control panel. Get Access to the Cron Jobs Application Access your cPanel account, then click the Cron Jobs icon under the Advanced Section. Use the Search Bar, in case you can’t find it. Set-up an e-mail address for the cron Here you will have the choice to set an email address, on which you would prefer receiving notifications whenever any cron runs. If you don’t want an email notification of it, you can redirect the croon’s output in your script:mycommand >/dev/null 2>&1 Choose cron schedule and input script You can set the general settings from the drop down menu, and set schedules separately according to minutes, hours, days, months, and weeks. Commands or scripts that you want to run, can be added at the bottom of the window. e.g., sh /user/public_html/testscript.sh or rm -rf /user/public_html/tmp/*) Edit or Remove Existing Cron Jobs Once the cron is added, you can set your active crons at the bottom of the page, and you can then edit or delete them as needed. Any cron jobs listed under Current Cron Jobs will be automatically executed according to the timing set for that job.

We maintain our servers on the most current supported version of PHP, but you can always change the PHP version that you want your cPanel to run. Please use the step wise guide given below, to make changes in your cPanel account for your domains. But before you proceed any further, there are few important things that you need to know. What Happens When You Change The Default PHP Version? As soon as you change the default PHP version on your shared or reseller servers, every domain that is set to inherit the PHP version will automatically update itself. Only those domains, that are set to inherit any changes to in the PHP version, will be changed. Websites that have updated CMS softwares like WordPress or Joomla with up-to-date plugins, modules, etc., have little to no chance of having any trouble when there’s a change in PHP version. The PHP version of your domain can be determined from your cPanel account. Go to the cPanel’s Software Section and choose MultiPHP Manager to further use the MultiPHP Manager interface: The MultiPHP Manager will show a list of all of your cPanel account’s domains, with their selected PHP versions in the next columnThe domains that are set to inherit the default PHP version, will appear like in the image below: The current default PHP version details on the server, will be visible on the top of the MultiPHP Manager page, right above the domains list. It is called the System PHP version as apparent in the following image: Change the PHP version of a domain: If you are required to change the PHP version of your domain/domains’ use/uses, follow the steps below: Important Note: You can change the PHP version of your websites individually by their domain names. Following are the steps: We recommend that all of our clients keep their sites up to date and compatible with the latest stable PHP version. Although we are planning to keep legacy PHP versions available on our servers as long as cPanel provides support for them, please use this grace period wisely and update your site software to the latest stable version of PHP as soon as possible to ensure continued site functionality. Go to cPanel’s Software Section, then choose MultiPHP Manager: Select the domain/domains from the list, which you want to change to a desired PHP version. See below: Choose the PHP version, that you want to set from the drop down menu on the right hand side, again each domain and click Apply: The domains with the set changes will be visible now, along with their respective PHP versions in the list as below: If you need any further information about upgrading PHP version process, feel free to write to us at info@hosttechno.com (for any information). You can also reach out to us through ticket, live chat, our help line number +1(786) 579 9161, or email us at support@hosttechno.com (for any technical support).

If you want to perform the migration of your website from one server to another, then it can easily be done through accessing your cPanel account. There are two main parts of the procedure: Backing Up Your cPanel Account Restoring Your cPanel Account Backing Up Your cPanel Account: For you to perform account transfer, first you need to back up your most important information in your old cPanel account first. Use the Partial Backup directions as given below (skip the step 5). Log into your cPanel account. Click on Backup Wizard in the Files section of cPanel. Click Backup. Choose Full Backup or Partial Backup. Choose a Full Backup if you want to make sure you have 100% of your account data backed up. Be aware that you cannot restore a full backup from your cPanel account. Only the server owner can restore full backups. However, if you want to keep a copy of your account offline (which we do recommend to protect against your site getting hacked) you should use a full backup as well as a partial backup (if you also want to be able to restore data yourself in cPanel). Choose a partial backup if you want to be able to restore the backed up data using your cPanel account. If you decide to make a partial backup, go to step 6 directly. Partial backups back up most of your data, but there are some features that aren’t backed up like Mailman mailing lists or PostgreSQL databases (if you have any). For creating a full backup, click the Full Backup button and follow these sub-steps: In case there are any available full backups to download (such as backups you made manually in the past), you can click their name to immediately start downloading them to your local machine. If this is all you need, you can stop now. If you prefer to create a new full backup, you need to start by picking the backup destination. Home Directory is the default option. This creates a backup into your home directory on the current server. Make sure you have enough disk space in your hosting account if you plan to back up locally. Due to the way backups are made, you may need 75-125% more disk space than the current total size of your hosting account temporarily. The final backup will be compressed and the interim files will be deleted, so it probably won’t take up as much space as your account does normally. FTP, SFTP, and Secure Copy (SCP) all will send a copy of your backup to a remote location but due to the way backups are handled, you may still need 75-125% more disk space than the current total size of your hosting account temporarily. Once the transfer is complete, that space will be free again. Enter an email address. You’ll be notified by your server at this email address once the backup is complete (or if there were unrecoverable errors). Alternately, you can choose to not have the system send you an email when the backup is complete by clicking the radio button next to this option. Once you are certain the settings are correct, click Create Backup to immediately start a full backup process. Be patient, this may take time to complete. When the full backup is complete, you will be able to come back to this full backup screen to download your backup if you chose to save the backup in your home directory. Alternately, you should be able to find the backup in your remote backup location if you used FTP, SFTP or SCP. You’re now done unless you’d like to also create a partial backup. For creating a partial backup that you can restore from within your cPanel account, follow the following sub-steps: There are three types of partial backups that you can make and all of these can be restored individually later from your cPanel account. The first is the home directory. This backup stores all of the files found in your /home/USERNAME/ directory that your cPanel user owns or is permitted to access. This includes email, web files, web statistics and some account settings. Click the Home Directory button and then click it again on the next screen in order to download a compressed copy of your home files to your local machine. If you want to backup your MySQL or MariaDB databases, click the MySQL Databases button. This will take you to a screen listing each of your account’s databases. Click on their names to download a compressed copy of each one. You cannot back up your PostgreSQL databases if you have any. Only full backups get those databases. Finally, you can click on Email Forwarders & Filters to download the email forwarder (alias) and mail filter rule files for each domain in your account. Click each domain or filter file listed to download them to your local machine. Alternate Backup Option If you find the backup wizard to be needlessly busy and you want to quickly manage your backups, you can use the standard Backup feature in the Files section of cPanel. This combines full and partial backups and restores into a single screen. Restoring Your cpanel Account: Once you have partial backup files, you can restore your account to the new server. Keep in mind that your cPanel account must already exist on the new server if you want to restore your account data. Log into your cPanel account. Select Backup Wizard in the Files section. Click the Restore button. Choose the type of backup to restore by clicking the appropriate button. Upload the compressed backup by selecting it and clicking Upload. You won’t be asked to confirm your choice when you click Upload, so make sure you really want to restore the backup before clicking it. The restore will start immediately. Restoring very large cPanel backups may take a long time and could possibly fail. If you are running into issues restoring your backups, please contact your hosting provider for assistance. If you are a HostTechno customer, reach out to us at info@hosttechno.com. Once the backup is restored, click on Back Up or Restore from the Steps: bar at the top of the screen. This will return you to the main backup wizard screen. Go back to step 3 and follow the directions again to restore one of the other backup types if you have any. If you prefer a streamlined process for restoring backups, you can choose Backups from the Files section of cPanel (instead of Backup Wizard). This will provide a single screen which contains all of the backup restoration file upload items.