How to add SPF record from WHM on a Linux Cpanel Server

Please refer to this to understand what is SPF: http://openspf.org

If you are an advanced user you can follow the steps given at the following link and that should help you in setting up a SPF

http://old.openspf.org/wizard.html

Once you know what SPF record you need to enter into your dns zone, please login to WHM. Go to DNS Functions, Edit DNS Zone. Select the zone to edit, and click the Edit button.

You’ll have to edit the dns zone. On this page, when adding spf record for the first time, add the new record below the line which says:

Add New Entries Below this Line

The first text field will contain your domain name with a terminating dot i.e. example.com.

Leave the number as it is in next field. After IN, select TXT from the drop down. In the next text field, add the SPF record with quotation marks e.g.

“v=spf1 a ~all”

That’s it, click Save button and allow a couple of hours for dns propagation.

WIPL Provides web hosting in india with proper SPF record setup to avoid common DNS problems. We also provide Windows Web Hosting in India & Linux Web Hosting in India with pre configured SPF Records.

There is no standard mechanism to evaluate website speed. There are many factors involve in Web-site speed::

If you have lot of Images on your site then it will take some time to download at browser.
If you have simple HTML/ASP WebPages on your site then the site will easily accessible.
If you are redirecting webpage on another webpage then the webpage will take some time to load.
If you are getting some result from database to run query then the result will take some time to display.
Your site code should be optimizing.
Site can be slow due to server performance or heavy load.

Date & Time preferences are just like the regional zone settings which are generally guided by the code of the application, for eg on the same application various users can have various time zones or choose to display the date format according to their convenience. This has nothing to do with server and you can define it under your coding preference.

Generally speaking there are two types of basic hosting plans. Those with a dedicated IP address hosting and those with name-based hosting or shared IP. A dedicated IP address is an address that is unique to your site. You are the only site on that address. Name-based hosting will put many sites on the same IP address, as many as hundreds of sites. Both of these hosting types would have a static IP address in that it never changes, but only the dedicated IP address assures you that yours is the only site on it.

1. When you have a dedicated IP, you can view your website using your domain name or the IP address. If you domain is not yet pointing to your hosting account, this will allow you to view your site online, without using your domain name. This is mainly an advantage to new clients, so they can view their website prior to their domain resolving.

2.The difficulty with name-based hosting is that several, if not hundreds of sites may be sharing the same IP address. Any one of those sites either deliberately or inadvertently may get their site banned by the search engine. When a search engine bans a site it bans the IP address so not only would that site be banned, but every site on that IP address. Although search engines are getting better at dealing with name based or virtual hosted sites there is still no guarantee that you won’t get banned because of someone else’s actions on a shared IP so if your site is on dedicate IP then your site will not get effect from the search engine action.

3. The other reason why someone would want to have a dedicated IP would be to use their own SSL certificate and to be able to use anonymous FTP.

How do I password protect a directory on a Linux server?

There are two files you need to create that work together to make a folder password protected on a Linux hosted website.

In the folder that you need to protect, you need to place a file called .htaccess which contains instructions for the webserver to make that folder protected.

In the top level of your site you need to place a file called .htpasswd. The top level of your site is the same directory that your www and cgi-bin directories sit in. This file contains the usernames and their respective encrypted passwords, stored one per line.

Note, the dot at the beginning of .htaccess and .htpasswd signify a hidden file on the Linux server, your FTP program may not always be able to see or deal with them. We recommend you follow these steps carefully.

1. Enter the username you want to use for the password protected folder.
2. Enter the cleartext password you want to use for that user on the password protected folder.
3. Click Submit.
Folder username:
Folder password:

.htpasswd
1. In a text editor, create a file called htpasswd.txt.
2. Copy and paste this text into the file. If you need multiple users and passwords, repeat the above submit and paste each entry in, one per line.
3. Save the file.
4. FTP into your web area.
5. Ensure you are in the top level directory of your site (ie, above the www directory.)
6. Upload htpasswd.txt.
7. Rename the file to .htpasswd

.htaccess
1. In a text editor, create a file called htaccess.txt.
2. Copy and paste this text into the file.
3. Save the file.
4. FTP into your web area.
5. Ensure you are in the directory that you wish to password protect.
6. Upload htaccess.txt.
7. Rename htaccess.txt to .htaccess

Note:
1. The . infront of files on linux servers specifies that it is a hidden file so you may not see it after you rename it.
2. As soon as your rename htaccess.txt to .htaccess, it will start attempting to password protect that directory.
3. The directives inside a .htaccess file will take effect for the directory you upload it to and any of it’s subdirectories. If the .htaccess file is in your www directory, it’s directives will apply across your entire site.
4. When you are testing the password protection, it is common for .htaccess details to be cached by your browser. If it is not working as expected, close the browser and use a new one to test again.

Why I use dedicated IP for my Website?

Generally speaking there are two types of basic hosting plans. Those with a dedicated IP address hosting and those with name-based hosting or shared IP. A dedicated IP address is an address that is unique to your site. You are the only site on that address. Name-based hosting will put many sites on the same IP address, as many as hundreds of sites. Both of these hosting types would have a static IP address in that it never changes, but only the dedicated IP address assures you that yours is the only site on it.

1. When you have a dedicated IP, you can view your website using your domain name or the IP address. If you domain is not yet pointing to your hosting account, this will allow you to view your site online, without using your domain name. This is mainly an advantage to new clients, so they can view their website prior to their domain resolving.

2.The difficulty with name-based hosting is that several, if not hundreds of sites may be sharing the same IP address. Any one of those sites either deliberately or inadvertently may get their site banned by the search engine. When a search engine bans a site it bans the IP address so not only would that site be banned, but every site on that IP address. Although search engines are getting better at dealing with name based or virtual hosted sites there is still no guarantee that you won’t get banned because of someone else’s actions on a shared IP so if your site is on dedicate IP then your site will not get effect from the search engine action.

3. The other reason why someone would want to have a dedicated IP would be to use their own SSL certificate and to be able to use anonymous FTP.

Evaluate website speed

There is no standard mechanism to evaluate website speed. There are many factors involve in Web-site speed::

1. If you have lot of Images on your site then it will take some time to download at browser.
2. If you have simple HTML/ASP WebPages on your site then the site will easily accessible.
3. If you are redirecting webpage on another webpage then the webpage will take some time to load.
4. If you are getting some result from database to run query then the result will take some time to display.
5. Your site code should be optimizing.
6. Site can be slow due to our server performance or heavy load.

 Please go through the following link for your queries.

http://domains.it2ecom.net/kb/servlet/KBServlet/cat299.html

How I can create temp url before changing the nameservers to your server?
or
How Can I check My Website (Your Services) before Moving my website nameservers to your server?
or
How can I check my domain before propagation Period?

1. Login to Helm and add the domain on which you want to create temp url and after creating domain name enter your domain name in the search box in the upper left hand corner.
2. Click on the Domain Aliases Icon
3. Click Add New button. For the domain alias enter wipl.in.domain.com (domain.com is the domain name which is already running on our server) For example, if your domain was mywipl.com, you would enter wipl.in.mywipl.com (here domain.com = mywipl.com)
4. Click Save
5. open through as http://wipl.in.mywipl.com

That’s it ! Now you’d be able to see your domain before dns propagates on the temp url http://wipl.in.mywipl.com

How to push domain from one user to other user in our Domain Control Panel ?

If you wish to move a domain from a customer control panel to ours or even within to a different user within the same control panel their’s an easy way out to do that. Here’s how you can do it :

You can move a Domain Name (except .EU* and .UK) with all its related Services from your existing Customer Control Panel to another Customer, by following the steps mentioned below:

1. Login to your Control Panel and search for the Domain Name. Click here to read how to do so >>

2. Click on the Domain Name in the search results to get to the Order details view.

3. Click on the Move Services button in the Management Console toolbar on the top of the screen, to initiate the process.

4. Here, you would have to mention the following details

• the Customer Username (Email Address)^** of the Customer account where you wish to move the Domain Name.

• the Customer ID of this account. The Customer ID is a unique number associated with a Customer’s Profile. If you do not know the Customer ID of the new account, you can find it in Settings -> Primary Profile in the new Customer Control Panel.

5. Select whether you wish to retain the existing Contact Details after the Domain Name is moved to the new Customer Control Panel. This will keep the Whois Details of your Domain Name as is, even after moving the Domain Name. If you do not select this option then the Contact Details will change to the Default Contacts of the new Customer Control Panel.

6. Confirm that the Customer account to which you are transferring this Domain, is the one you really intend to and click on the Confirm button.