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Basic Site Security Checklist

What can I do to increase my Site Security while hosting with Bluehost?

Two-Factor Authentication

Two-factor authentication is ideal for anyone looking to increase their account security.

Email Security: SSL Trust Error in Email Applications

Occasionally SSL Certificates are reissued and this causes email clients to prompt users to take action after the certificate is changed.

Google Security Updates

Google Chrome is updating their browser to improve internet security.

How to Order SiteLock

This article will explain how to order SiteLock

VPS or Dedicated Hosting - cPHulk Brute Force Protection

How to protect your Dedicated Server using cPHulk

SiteLock Support

This article will explain how and when to contact SiteLock for support.

Purchasing or Renewing SSL certificates

How to renew an existing SSL certificate--or purchase a new one, within your cPanel

Securing a Dedicated or VPS Server

This article discusses some measures you can take to secure a Dedicated or VPS server

Account Validation

When you call in for help with your account, the account must be validated before our support staff can assist.

SiteLock Lite

An overview of SiteLock Lite

WordPress: How to Uninstall a Plugin

Uninstall a WordPress Plugin

How the Social PNG Hack Works

Explanation of the Social PNG hack

Validation Token

Validation tokens are an easy way to validate you're an authorized user.

SiteLock - Verifying Domain and Account Information

This article will explain the process of verifying a domain and account information for a SiteLock account.

WordPress: How to Delete or Uninstall a Theme

How to Delete or Uninstall a WordPress Theme

How to upgrade an application or script using Marketplace

How to keep all of your applications installed using the Mojo Marketplace.

SiteLock - Security for Small Business

This article will explain the benefits of SiteLock for small businesses.

What Is AutoSSL?

AutoSSL is a free certificate that is provided to customers for website security.

Email Application Setup - Android Devices

How to set up an email account on an Android-based device.

Application Scanning

This article will explain the benefits of SiteLock in regards to application scanning.

HIPAA Disclaimer

Stopping Display of All files on Web page

How to Stop A Directory Index From Being Shown

SSH Access - Generating a Public/Private Key

How to generate and use SSH Keys

IP Deny Manager Tool

This article will explain how to utilize the IP Deny Manager tool in cPanel.

Preventing Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)

This article will explain the benefits of SiteLock in regards to cross-site scripting (XSS).

PHP Script Throws Server 500 Error

Why am I getting Server 500 errors with php scripts?

Verification

How do I verify my new account?

How Do I Update My Contact Email Address If I Forgot My Password

Our policy on changing the contact email address.

Open New Ports

How can I gain access to blocked ports? What port numbers can be opened?

Investigating Performance

What does it mean when it says that a System Administrator is "Investigating Server Performance"?

Welcome to SiteLock - An Introduction to Your SiteLock Account

This article is an introduction to SiteLock

Email Application Setup - Mozilla Thunderbird

This guide will show step-by-step instructions for setting up E-mail on Mozilla Thunderbird for Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux. Due to differences in the operating systems, some screens and steps might

Using SSH on Windows PuTTY

How do I create a Public/Private Key Pair in cPanel for use via SSH?

Clients in China Are Unable to View My Website

Clients in China are unable to view my website. My website's content doesn't contain any objectionable material.

Spam Prevention

Explanation of how spam works and common prevention tips

My account is setup for recurring charges. Why am I being contacted to pay?

A discussion of the possible reasons for recurring payments failing

If Your Local IP is Blacklisted

This article outlines what to do if you find your local IP address has been blacklisted.

Understanding Email Error Messages

Look for the error message that most closely matches the one you received.

Installing the WildCard SSL on a Reseller account

How to install the provided WildCard SSL on a reseller account

Office 365: Temporary Password and Password Resets

How to use temporary passwords and reset the password for a user's account.

What Is JustCloud

A brief description of the JustCloud storage service.

How to Update WordPress Plugins

A guide on how to update your WordPress plugins

Cron Job Basics

Learn how the Cron Job tool can help you automate the scripts on your web site.

Unable to Load Data INFILE/OUTFILE

I get permission denied errors when I try to run certain commands in mysql.

Access Awstats without logging into cPanel

Allowing access to Awstats without requiring a cPanel login

Password Protect a folder on your website

How do I password protect a folder on my website?

TLS 1.0 PCI Compliance

This article will discuss how you might be affected by the removal of TLS 1.0 in the updated PCI Compliance Standards.

How to Manage AutoSSL

In some cases, you may need to manually enable your AutoSSL. This article will go over how to enable the AutoSSL setting. This article will explain how to do so or opt out of using AutoSSL.

Setting file and user permissions

Short tutorial on how to set file and user Permissions in cPanel.

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