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    • Using the Web Hosting Service
    • Explaining Domain (Transfer) Secret or Authorization (Auth) Code and How to Obtain it from your Current Registrar?
    • Transferring a Domain Name from Another Registrar to BigRock
    • Domain / URL Forwarding
    • Customer Control Panel Guide
    • Registering and Managing Child Name Servers
    • Using the DNS Service
    • DNS and types of Resource Records BigRock allows
    • Using the Free Email Service
    • Listing, Searching and Managing Domain Name Registration Orders
    • Uploading Content to your Website
    • Moving or Pushing a Domain Name from one Customer Control Panel to another
    • What are the permitted Countries of Operation?
  • Logging into the Control Panel
  • Domain Names
    • Listing, Searching and Managing Domain Registration Orders
    • Changing Name Servers of a Domain Name
    • Managing Whois or Contact Details of Domain Names
      • Modifying the Whois (Contact Details) of Domain Names
      • Modifying the Whois / Contact Details of a .UK Domain Name
      • Managing Contacts from within the Customer Control Panel
      • Hiding Contact Details through Privacy Protection in the Whois of a Domain Name
        • Defining Privacy Protection
        • How can People Contact you if you Enable Privacy Protection for your Domain Name?
        • Purchasing / Renewing Privacy Protection
        • Enabling/Disabling Privacy Protection for a Domain Name
        • How can you Enable/Disable Privacy Protection of Multiple Domain Names?
      • Resellers: Controlling the display of your Brand Name in the Whois Lookup Results for .COM / .NET Domain Names
      • Checking the Whois for a Domain Name
      • Hiding/Publishing Contact Details in the Whois of a .TEL Domain Name
      • Hiding/Publishing Contact Details in the Whois of a .CA Domain Name
    • Hiding Contact Details through Privacy Protection, in the Whois of a Domain Name
    • GDPR
      • What is GDPR?
      • Managing GDPR Protection settings
    • Transferring a Domain Name
      • Confirming if a Domain Name can be Transferred
      • Transferring a Domain Name from Another Registrar to BigRock
        • Explaining Domain (Transfer) Secret or Authorization (Auth) Code and How to Obtain it from your Current Registrar?
        • Transferring your Domain Name
        • Transferring a .UK Domain Name
        • Bulk Transfer
        • Cancelling a Domain Name Transfer
        • Important - Domain Name Transfer Caveats
      • Transferring a Domain Name from BigRock to Another Registrar
        • Transferring a Domain Name to Another Registrar
        • Transferring a .UK Domain Name to Another Registrar
        • IMPORTANT: Domain Name Transfer Caveats
        • Fast Transfer
          • What is fast transfer?
          • How do I opt-in my domain name for Fast Transfer?
          • How do I find and opt-out names from the Fast Transfer service?
      • Domain Name Transfer Caveats
        • Understanding the Status of a Domain Name Transfer
        • Lost One Year when Transferring a Domain Name from One Registrar to Another
        • Domain Name Transfer Completed but Domain Name is Still Inactive
      • Locating and Modifying the Domain (Transfer) Secret/Authorization Code for a Domain Name
    • Deleting a Domain Name
    • Protecting/Locking a Domain Name
    • Registering and Managing Child Name Servers
    • Suspending / Unsuspending Domain Names
      • Suspending / Unsuspending a Domain Name
      • Bulk Suspension / Unsuspension of Domain Names
    • Renewing Domain Names
      • Renewing a Domain Name
      • Bulk Renewal of Domain Names
      • Understanding Domain Name Expiry and Display of a Parking Page
    • Domain Name System Security Extensions (DNSSEC)
      • What is DNSSEC?
      • Adding Delegation Signer (DS) Records
      • TLDs supporting DNSSEC
    • Domain Name Registration Default Settings
    • Viewing Action History
    • Restoring a Deleted Domain Name from the Redemption Grace Period
    • Domain Name Registration Caveats
      • Overview of TLDs (Domain Name Extensions)
      • Interpreting Domain Name Check Availability Results
      • Interpreting Order Locked In Processing Messages
      • Support for Internationalized Domain Names (IDN)
      • .ASIA Domain Name Rules/Requirements
      • .AU Domain Name Rules/Requirements
      • .CA Domain Name Rules/Requirements
      • .CN Domain Name Rules/Requirements
      • .CO Domain Name Rules/Requirements
      • .ES Domain Name Rules/Requirements
      • Understanding .EU Domain Names
        • .EU Domain Name Rules/Requirements
        • Understanding .EU Domain Name Contacts
      • .IN.NET Domain Name Rules/Requirements
      • .JOBS Domain Name Rules/Requirements
      • .ME Domain Name Rules/Requirements
      • .MOBI Domain Name Rules/Requirements
      • .NAME Domain Name Rules/Requirements
      • .NGO Domain Name Rules/Requirements
      • .NL Domain Name Rules/Requirements
      • .NYC Domain Name Rules/Requirements
      • .NZ Domain Name Rules/Requirements
      • .PRO Domain Name Rules/Requirements
      • .PW Domain Name Rules/Requirements
      • .SC Domain Name Rules/Requirements
      • .SX Domain Name Rules/Requirements
      • .TEL Applications
      • .TEL Domain Name Rules/Requirements
      • .UK Domain Name Rules/Requirements
      • .US Domain Name Rules/Requirements
      • .VC Domain Name Rules/Requirements
      • .XXX Domain Name Rules/Requirements
      • Identifying CentralNic Domains
      • Premium Domains
      • Sunrise Period
      • Identifying New gTLD Extensions
      • New gTLD Wishlist
    • Whois Data Verification
    • Whois Data Reminders
    • DNS
    • Domain / URL Forwarding
    • Domains Product Maintenance Notices
  • Hosting
    • Single Domain Linux Hosting
      • Accessing your Single Domain Linux Hosting Package
      • IMPORTANT: cPanel Single Domain Linux Hosting Package User Guide
      • RESELLERS: Read this to Setup your Single Domain Linux Hosting Business
    • Single Domain Windows Hosting
      • Accessing your Single Domain Windows Hosting Package
      • IMPORTANT: Plesk Single Domain Windows Hosting Package User Guide
      • RESELLERS: Read this to Setup your Single Domain Windows Hosting Business
    • Multi Domain Linux Hosting
      • Accessing your Multi Domain Linux Hosting Package
      • IMPORTANT: cPanel Multi Domain Linux Hosting Package User Guide
      • Switching PHP Version
      • RESELLERS: Read this to Setup your Multi Domain Linux Hosting Business
    • Multi Domain Windows Hosting
      • Accessing your Multi Domain Windows Hosting Package
      • IMPORTANT: Plesk Multi Domain Windows Hosting Package User Guide
      • RESELLERS: Read this to Setup your Multi Domain Windows Hosting Business
    • Reseller Linux Hosting
      • Accessing your Reseller Linux Hosting Package
      • IMPORTANT: cPanel Reseller Linux Hosting Package User Guide
      • Switching PHP Version
      • Converting Addon Domain to a Primary cPanel Domain
      • RESELLERS: Read this to Setup your Reseller Linux Hosting Business
    • Reseller Windows Hosting
      • Accessing your Reseller Windows Hosting Package
      • IMPORTANT: Plesk Reseller Windows Hosting Package User Guide
      • RESELLERS: Read this to Setup your Reseller Windows Hosting Business
    • VPS Linux KVM
      • Accessing your VPS Linux KVM Order
      • FAQs
      • RESELLERS: Read this to setup your VPS Linux KVM business
      • Enabling Private Network
      • Block Storage
        • Add Additional Storage Blocks
        • Manually Mount a Block Storage
        • Renew Block Storage
        • Delete Block Storage
        • Upgrade Block Storage
        • FAQs
      • How to modify the php version in VPS packages.
      • Installing cPanel/Plesk Addons
      • Managing SSH Keys
    • Dedicated Server Linux
      • Accessing your Dedicated Server Linux Order
      • IMPORTANT: Dedicated Server Linux User Guide
      • RESELLERS: Read this to Setup your Dedicated Server Linux Business
    • Dedicated Server Windows
      • Accessing your Dedicated Server Windows Order
      • RESELLERS: Read this to Setup your Managed Server Windows Business
    • Acronis Cyber Backups
      • Setting up Acronis Cyber Backup on a Server
      • Taking backups with Acronis Cyber Backup
      • Restoring data with Acronis Cyber Backup
      • Upgrading Storage on Acronis Cyber Backup
      • Using an Existing Acronis Account for a new VPS or Dedicated Server
      • Manually Installing Agent on Linux Servers
      • Acronis v/s CodeGuard Comparison
      • Acronis Cyber Backup FAQs
    • Business Email
      • Using the Business Email Service
      • Email Administrator's Guide - Create and Manage Accounts
      • Email User's Guide - Access your Email
      • Adding Email Accounts to your Business Email Order
      • Deleting Email Accounts from your Business Email Order
      • RESELLERS: Read this to Setup your Business Email Business
      • How do I import Emails to my Business or Enterprise Email Package
      • How to install SSL certificate for your Email Hosting
    • Cloud Hosting
      • Accessing your Cloud Hosting order
      • How do I connect to Cloud Hosting via SSH?
      • How do I increase the RAM / CPU cores?
      • Server Name Indication
    • Wordpress Hosting
      • How do I access my Wordpress Hosting control panel?
      • How do I install or delete a blog?
      • Getting Started with Wordpress Hosting
      • FAQs
    • Server Management
      • Installing Cloudlinux and Configuring LVEManager and Cagefs
      • Installing and configuring Maldet
      • CSF Firewall installation and configuration
      • Installing and Configuring Clamscan
      • Manage PTR Records on VPS/Dedicated Servers
      • Optimizing Apache
      • Optimizing MySql
      • Mail limiting via WHM
      • Configuring cPHulk in cPanel
      • Server Hardening
    • Legacy Web Hosting
      • Using the Web Hosting Service
      • Listing, Searching and Managing Web Hosting Orders
      • Web Hosting Service Guide
        • How can I view my website in a browser if my domain is pointing elsewhere?
        • SSL
          • Issues that Digital Certificates Address
          • Activate SSL for your Hosting Package
          • Certificate Authority
          • Generating a Certificate Signing Request (CSR)
          • Installing your Digital Certificate
          • Generating a Self-signed Certificate
          • Uninstalling your Digital Certificate
          • Installing your Intermediate CA Certificate or CA Bundle
          • SSL Certificate Validity Change
        • Back-up your Website
          • Adding a Backup Policy
          • Listing/Modifying and Deleting Backup Policies
        • Domain Aliases
          • Domain Alias
          • Adding Domain Aliases
        • Managing your Plesk Windows Hosting package
          • Accessing/Managing your Plesk Windows Hosting package
          • IMPORTANT: Plesk Windows Hosting package User Guide
        • Managing your cPanel Linux Hosting package
          • Accessing/Managing your cPanel Linux Hosting package
          • IMPORTANT: cPanel Linux Hosting package User Guide
          • Migrating your cPanel Linux Hosting package from another Web Hosting company to BigRock
      • Upgrading / Downgrading a Web Hosting Order
      • Legacy Web Hosting Deprecation
      • DNS for Web Hosting
    • Sample Scripts
      • Linux Hosting related Scripts
        • PHP-based Form Mail (Feedback) Script
        • Perl-based Form Mail (Feedback) Script
        • PHP Script to Test MySQL Database Connectivity
      • Windows Hosting related Scripts
        • Collaboration Data Objects (CDO)
        • ASP Script to Test MSSQL Database Connectivity
    • Uploading Content to your Website
      • Configuring and using various FTP Clients
        • Should I use Active or Passive mode for FTP?
        • Using FTP software to manage your Content
          • CuteFTP
          • Core FTP
          • SmartFTP
          • WinSCP
          • FileZilla
      • File/Folder Permissions and Groups
      • Do you allow Anonymous FTP?
    • Email Hosting
      • Using the Email Hosting service
      • Email Administrator's Guide - Create and Manage Accounts
        • Managing Mailing Lists
      • Email User's Guide - Access your Email
        • Configuring different Email Clients to send/receive Email
        • Accessing your Email from the Webmail Interface
        • Auto-responders
      • Email Hosting Caveats
        • File extensions that are not allowed as attachments
      • DNS for Email Hosting
      • Domain / URL Forwarding for Email Hosting
      • Personal Email Deprecation
    • Enterprise Email
      • Using the Enterprise Email Service
      • Email Administrator's Guide - Create and Manage Accounts
      • Email User's Guide - Access your Email
      • Adding Email Accounts to your Enterprise Email Order
      • Deleting Email Accounts from your Enterprise Email Order
      • RESELLERS: Read this to Setup your Enterprise Email
      • Setting up an Enterprise Email Account on iOS7
    • Website Builder
      • Setting up your Website Builder Order
      • RESELLERS: Read this to Setup your Website Builder Business
      • DNS for Website Builder
    • Hosting Caveats
      • Purchasing a Hosting Order for Internationalized Domain Name (IDN)
      • Modifying the hosts file
      • Ports open for outgoing connections
      • Debugging Perl/CGI Scripts
      • SMTP Server settings for sending mails through your website
      • Switching PHP Version
      • Shared Hosting Limitations
      • SSH Access
      • SymLinks Settings of cPanel Linux Hosting packages
      • Creating and Restoring Backups in cPanel
      • Creating and Restoring Backups
      • Restriction on upload of executable files under Windows Hosting
      • HTTP to HTTPS Redirection - Apache
      • HTTP to HTTPS Redirection - IIS
      • How do I set the default page?
      • How do I unblock port 80/443 ?
      • How do I add custom error pages for Linux hosting?
      • How do I add custom error pages for Windows hosting?
      • Enable Cloudflare on cPanel
      • WHM Initial Setup
      • Varnish
      • How do I change the Primary domain of my hosting plan?
      • Managing registered email address for scripts
      • Unblocking Email Accounts in cPanel
      • How do I migrate my WordPress website?
  • SiteLock
    • Accessing your SiteLock Order
    • IMPORTANT: SiteLock User Guide
    • SiteLock FAQs
    • SiteLock Plan Details
    • RESELLERS: Read this to Setup your SiteLock Business
  • CodeGuard
    • Accessing your CodeGuard Order
    • CodeGuard Getting Started Guide
    • CodeGuard FAQs
    • CodeGuard Plan Details
    • RESELLERS: Read this to setup your CodeGuard business
  • SSL Certificates
    • What is an SSL Certificate?
    • How do I apply for an SSL Certificate?
    • How do I generate a Certificate Signing Request (CSR)?
    • How do I install an SSL Certificate?
    • How do I reissue an SSL Certificate?
    • How do I Renew, Delete or Suspend my SSL Certificate order ?
    • How do I apply for an EV SSL Certificate?
    • How do I reissue an EV SSL Certificate?
    • SSL Verification Methods
    • What is EV SSL
  • G Suite (formerly Google Apps for Work)
    • Getting Started with G Suite
    • G Suite administrators guide
    • Add or Delete G Suite Accounts
    • Renew, Suspend or Delete your G Suite order
    • How do I generate a transfer token?
    • How do I transfer my G Suite accounts?
  • Combo Plans
    • Combo Plans FAQs
    • How do I upsell Combo Plans?
    • RESELLERS: Read this to Setup your Combo Plans
  • Order Management
    • Listing, Searching and Managing your Orders
    • Locating the Name Servers or DNS Records to Use
    • Directory and File Structure - Linux
    • Directory and File Structure - Windows
    • Managing Add-ons
    • Enabling SSL or a Dedicated IP Address
    • Renewal Reminder for Orders
    • Renewing, Deleting your Order
    • Auto-Renewal of Orders
    • Upgrading / Downgrading an Order
    • Suspending / Unsuspending an Order
    • Moving or Pushing an Order from one Customer Control Panel to another
    • Bulk Actions
      • Registering Domain Names in Bulk
      • Transferring Domain Names in Bulk
      • Renewing Orders in Bulk
      • Suspending or Unsuspending Orders in Bulk
      • Locking or Unlocking Domain Names in Bulk
      • Modifying Name Servers in Bulk
      • Modifying Contacts in Bulk
      • Enabling / Disabling Theft Protection in Bulk
      • Privacy Protecting Domain Names in Bulk
      • Moving Domain Names in Bulk
      • Listing All Running Bulk Actions
  • DNS
    • DNS and types of Resource Records BigRock allows
    • Using the DNS Service
    • Locating the DNS Service Interface
    • Managing DNS Resource Records
    • DNS Caveats
      • No NS A records at Nameservers Failure Message
  • Delete WHMCS License Key
  • Premium DNS
    • Accessing your Premium DNS Order
    • Managing Premium DNS Resource Records
    • Using the Premium DNS Service
    • RESELLERS: Read this to Setup Premium DNS
    • FAQ
  • WebsiteBuilder
    • Accessing your WebsiteBuilder Order
    • Adding a Social Share Image on WebsiteBuilder
    • Manage Pages on Your Website
    • Add Sections to Your Website
    • Adding a Favicon to Your Website
    • Adding a Blog to Your Website
    • Adding Social Media Links
    • Adding Google Analytics for Your WebsiteBuilder
    • How To Publish A Website
    • Add A Store
    • Changing the Domain Name for WebsiteBuilder Order
  • Accessing your Domain Backorder
  • Domain Backorder Setup Guide
  • FAQ
  • Domain / URL Forwarding
    • Using the Domain Forwarding Service
    • Locating the Domain Forwarding Service Interface
    • Managing the Domain Forwarding Service
    • Domain / URL Forwarding Caveats
      • No NS A records at Nameservers Failure Message
  • Free Email Service
    • Using the Free Email Service
    • Locating the Free Email Service Interface
    • Managing the Free Email Service
    • Free Email Service Caveats
      • No NS A records at Nameservers Failure Message
  • Customer Control Panel Guide
    • Creating a Demo Customer Account
    • Logging into the Control Panel
    • Your Profile and Settings
      • Changing your Control Panel Username, Mobile Number and other Contact Details
      • Changing your Control Panel Password
      • Changing your Personal Identification Number (PIN)
      • Setting your Email Preferences
      • Setting your SMS Preference
      • Setting your Language Preferences
    • Manage Billing
      • Adding Funds in your Debit Account
      • Executing an Order / Balancing an Invoice or Debit Note
      • Cancelling an Order / Invoice
      • Requesting Refund from BigRock
      • Listing / Searching your Transactions
      • Locked Funds
      • EU VAT FAQs
      • Service Tax FAQs
      • GST FAQs
      • VAT for Russia FAQs
    • Listing All Orders under your Customer Account
    • Viewing your Login History
    • Viewing all important Announcements posted in your Control Panel
    • Customer Control Panel Caveats
      • Restriction on Change of Country and Legal Name
      • Session Timeout

IMPORTANT: Dedicated Server Linux User Guide

Listed below are a few articles related to server management.

  • Installing Cloudlinux and Configuring LVEManager and Cagefs

  • Installing and configuring Maldet

  • CSF Firewall installation and configuration

  • Installing and Configuring Clamscan

  • Optimizing Apache

  • Optimizing MySql

  • Mail limiting via WHM