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How to Access Softaculous in cpanel?
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  • cPanel

How to Access Softaculous in cpanel?

1. Log into your cpanel account. 2. In the "Software" section, click on "Softaculous Apps Installer" Icon. 3. cpanel will open a Softaculous Interface.If y...

What is Softaculous?
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  • WordPress

What is Softaculous?

Softaculous is an Auto-Installer that allow automated installation of a script through a single click. Softaculous maintains 343+ popular scripts and also ...

How to restrict directory access by IP address?
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  • WordPress

How to restrict directory access by IP address?

In order to secure your admin area from hackers, we recommended you to allow access only from your selected IP to your admin directory. You just need to cr...

How to protect your .htaccess file?
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  • Web Hosting

How to protect your .htaccess file?

For security purpose we recommended you to prevent access to your .htaccess file from unauthorized access.Add this code to your .htaccess file:# .htaccess ...

How to disable directory browsing using .htaccess?
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  • Web Hosting

How to disable directory browsing using .htaccess?

For security purposes, we recommend that you to disable directory browsing on your website so no one can see the files/folders of your website.You can disa...

How to ban any IP Address via .htaccess?
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  • Web Hosting

How to ban any IP Address via .htaccess?

If someone is trying to hack your website or you want to block their IP Address, you can add this line to your .htaccess file.order allow,denydeny from IP-...

How to protect your website's images from an external website?
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  • cPanel

How to protect your website's images from an external website?

External Website can use < img /> tag to display an image from your site somewhere else on the internet and The end result of this is that the other websit...

How to blacklist an IP Address to deny it access to your website?
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  • cPanel

How to blacklist an IP Address to deny it access to your website?

You can lock directory with a password by using cpanel "Password Protected Directories" option.1. Log into your cpanel account.2. In the "Security" section...

How to protect a folder with username and password in cpanel?
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  • cPanel

How to protect a folder with username and password in cpanel?

You can lock a directory with password by using the cpanel "Password Protected Directories" Option.1. Log into your cpanel account.2. In the "Files" sectio...

php error:  Allowed memory size of x bytes exhausted
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  • Web Hosting

php error: Allowed memory size of x bytes exhausted

If you are getting an error like "Allowed memory size of... in file /directory/folder/yourscript.php", then you can use an .htaccess trick to resolve this ...

How to redirect a page to another page or website using .htaccess?
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  • Domains

How to redirect a page to another page or website using .htaccess?

If a page on your website no longer exist and you want to redirect it to your new page or website then you can use the .htaccess file for redirection witho...

How to create a user-friendly URL using .htaccess?
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  • Web Hosting

How to create a user-friendly URL using .htaccess?

If your website is using long URL like example.com/files/folder/sitemap.html, you can change it into "example.com/sitemap" in .htaccessModify this line acc...

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