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"Connection Timed Out" When Sending or Receiving The client could not reach the server at all.WHAT IT MEANSNo response on the port it tried. This... "Not Secure" in the Address Bar The browser is telling visitors the page is not encrypted.TWO DIFFERENT SITUATIONSThe page loaded... "Your Connection Is Not Private" Explained The general warning browsers show when a certificate check fails.WHAT IT MEANSOne of the three... A Cloudflare Setup Checklist Everything to do and verify.BEFORE ADDING THE DOMAINExport or record your existing DNS zoneDURING... A Complete Migration Checklist Every step, in order.BEFORERegistrar access confirmed Current host access confirmed Full backup... A Complete Ordering Checklist Everything to check before and after.BEFORE ORDERINGDecided which product you actually need... A Correct Cloudflare Configuration for a Business Website What good looks like.DNSRoot domain and www: proxiedMail hostname and MX: DNS onlycPanel, FTP and... A Developer's Monthly Routine Maintenance across the projects you look after.FOR EACH PROJECTApply available updates, having... A DNS Change Checklist Before, during and after.BEFORERecord or export the current zone Note which provider holds DNS... A First-Year VPS Checklist What to do, and when, in the first twelve months.DAY ONEChange root password, set up SSH keys,... A Maintenance Routine for a VPS What to do, and how often.WEEKLYApply security updates Check disk space Check backups ran and... A Monthly Reseller Routine What to do regularly.WEEKLYCheck for update notices and announcements Apply maintenance to sites... Adding a Second Domain to an Existing Site Serving one site at two names.THE SITUATIONA rebrand, a defensive registration, or a regional... Adding a Service to an Existing Account Buying more.HOWLog in to the Client Area first, then order.That adds the new service to your... Adding a Subdomain and Its DNS Two separate things.WHAT CREATING A SUBDOMAIN IN CPANEL DOESCreates the directory, configures the... Adding Your Site to Cloudflare The setup process.BEFORE STARTINGRecord your current DNS records. Export the zone from cPanel, or... Addon Domains, Subdomains and Aliases Explained cPanel offers three ways to add a domain, and choosing the wrong one causes confusion.ADDON... After Installing: The First Ten Minutes What to do before building anything.SECURITYChange any default administrator credentials Delete... Alternatives to Cloudflare Other ways to get the same benefits.OTHER CDN PROVIDERSSeveral offer similar services, some with... Always Use HTTPS and Automatic HTTPS Rewrites Two related SSL settings.ALWAYS USE HTTPSRedirects http requests to https at the edge, before... An Annual SSL Review Fifteen minutes once a year.CHECK WHAT IS INSTALLEDcPanel > SSL/TLS Status. Every domain,... Apple Development Requirements What you need to build for Apple platforms.WHAT IS MANDATORYApple hardware running macOS The... Apple Security: Everything That Matters, Briefly The summary.THE MODEL IS DEFENCE IN DEPTH, EACH LAYER ASSUMING THE ONE ABOVE MAY FAILHardware... Apple Technology Terminology Names you will encounter.BUNDLEA directory treated as a single file, containing an application... Apple Technology: Everything That Matters, Briefly The whole category in one page.DEVELOPMENT REQUIRES macOS HARDWARE, WITHOUT EXCEPTIONWhich is a... Authenticated Origin Pulls Ensuring only Cloudflare reaches your server.WHAT IT DOESCloudflare presents a certificate when... Authentication Methods How people prove who they are.WHAT METHODS EXISTPasswords Authenticator applications, producing... Automating Certificate and Domain Renewal Preventing avoidable outages.WHY AUTOMATEBoth expiries cause complete outages, and both are... Automating Microsoft 365 Administration Bulk work across services.WHAT SCRIPTING SUITS HEREBulk user creation and modification Licence... Automating Routine Tasks with Cron Scheduling work on a server you control.WHAT TO AUTOMATEBackups Log rotation, if not handled by... AutoSSL and Cloudflare The most common cause of AutoSSL failing on an otherwise working site.WHY IT CONFLICTSWhen a... AutoSSL for Addon Domains and Aliases Every domain on the account can have its own certificate.ADDON DOMAINSTreated as independent... AutoSSL for Subdomains Subdomains need certificates too, and they are not automatic until they exist.HOW IT WORKSAutoSSL... AutoSSL Notification Emails cPanel tells you when something needs attention.WHAT YOU MAY RECEIVENotice that AutoSSL could not... AutoSSL Versus Manually Installed Certificates Two ways a certificate gets onto your account.AUTOSSLIssued, installed and renewed automatically.... Azure Compute Options Where code runs.WHAT VIRTUAL MACHINES PROVIDEA complete operating system you control.What they... Azure Identity and Access for Resources Controlling who can do what.WHAT ROLE-BASED ACCESS CONTROL PROVIDESPermissions assigned at a... Backing Up Configuration and Settings The things that are not files or data.WHAT LIVES OUTSIDE THE OBVIOUSCron jobs Email accounts and... Backup Strategy for a VPS On a VPS, backups are entirely your responsibility unless you have bought them.WHAT TO BACK... Blockchain in Supply Chains and Records Applied use cases.WHAT IS CLAIMEDProvenance that cannot be falsified.WHAT THE TECHNOLOGY ACTUALLY... Building Trust on a Page Why visitors hesitate.WHAT REASSURESA physical address A phone number that is answered Real... Buying Gifts and Redeeming a Gift Gift purchases.REDEEMING A GIFTIf you have received a gift code, there is a redemption option in... Buying Security Services Sensibly What to buy and what you already have.WHAT IS INCLUDED WITH HOSTINGFree SSL through AutoSSL... CAA Records Controlling which authorities may issue certificates.WHAT THEY DOSpecify which certificate... CAA Records: Controlling Who Can Issue Certificates A DNS record limiting which authorities may issue for your domain.WHAT IT DOESA CAA record names... Cannot connect to FTP server File transfer refused or timed out.CHECK THE SETTINGSHost: your domain or the server... Certificate and Security Terms Encryption and trust.SSL AND TLSProtocols encrypting traffic between a visitor and a server.TLS... Certificate Authorities and Why Browsers Trust Them Certificates mean something only because of who issued them.WHAT A CERTIFICATE AUTHORITY ISAn... Certificate Chains and Intermediate Certificates Why a certificate sometimes works in one place and not another.HOW THE CHAIN WORKSYour... Certificate error connecting to mail server Your client warns about the certificate.WHAT IT MEANSYou connected to mail.yourdomain.com and the... Certificate Errors After Changing Hosting A predictable consequence of a migration if a step is missed.WHY IT HAPPENSThe certificate lived... Certificate Errors Appearing Suddenly on a Working Site Nothing changed, and now every visitor sees a warning.THE MOST LIKELY CAUSEThe certificate... Certificate Errors in Mail Clients Your website is fine but Outlook or your phone warns when connecting.WHAT IT MEANSYou connected... Certificate Errors in One Browser Only When the problem follows a specific browser.WHAT IT USUALLY MEANSThe certificate is fine and... Certificate Errors on a Subdomain Only The main site is fine; one subdomain warns.WHYThe certificate covers the domain and www but not... Certificate Errors on Mobile Only The site works on a computer and warns on a phone.THE USUAL CAUSEA missing intermediate... Certificate Management at Scale Automation and lifecycle.WHAT AUTOMATED ISSUANCE PROVIDESCertificates obtained and renewed... Certificate Name Mismatch Errors Your client warns that the certificate does not match the server.WHAT IT MEANSYou connected to... Certificate Security and Transparency Preventing misissuance.WHAT MISISSUANCE ISA certificate issued for a name to someone not entitled... Certificate Transparency and Public Logs Every certificate issued is published.WHAT IT ISCertificate authorities submit every certificate... Certificate Types: DV, OV and EV Three validation levels, differing in what the issuer checked before issuing.DOMAIN VALIDATEDThe... Certificate Warnings When Connecting Your mail client says the certificate is not trusted or does not match.WHY IT HAPPENSYou are... Certificates and Public Key Infrastructure Establishing trust.WHAT A CERTIFICATE CONTAINSA public key The names it is valid for Validity... Changing the Document Root of a Domain The document root is the folder a domain serves files from. Changing it is useful when a... Changing Your Domain's Nameservers Nameservers determine which servers answer for your domain. Changing them is how you point a... Checking Certificate Status in cPanel Where to see what is actually installed.THE MAIN VIEWcPanel > SSL/TLS Status lists every... Checklist: Before Changing DNS Avoiding an outage.RECORD EVERYTHING FIRSTEvery existing record, exactly, including ones you do... Checklist: Before Going Live Pre-launch review.VERSION CONTROLEverything committed No secrets in history Ignore file... Checklist: Monthly Infrastructure Review A short routine.UPDATESOperating system and package updates applied Dependency vulnerabilities... Checklist: Monthly Network Check A short routine.EQUIPMENTFirmware current on router and access points Nothing overheating Nothing... Checklist: Monthly Security Review Fifteen minutes.DEVICESAre updates applying on every device? Is anything running an unsupported... Checkout Security and Trust Why customers hesitate.WHAT REASSURES CUSTOMERSHTTPS across the whole site, visibly Real contact... Choosing Between www and Non-www Both should work; one should be canonical.WHY IT MATTERSSearch engines may treat them as two... Choosing What to Sell Designing your offering.KEEP IT SIMPLEThree packages. Small, medium, large.A page with eight... Cloudflare and AutoSSL Making certificates issue correctly.THE PROBLEMAutoSSL validates a domain by placing a file on... Cloudflare and CDN: Everything That Matters, Briefly The whole category in one page.WHAT CLOUDFLARE ISA layer between visitors and our servers,... Cloudflare and Our Support What we can help with.WHAT WE CAN HELP WITHWhether our server is responding correctly Certificate... Cloudflare and Subdomains Handling additional hostnames.ADDING A SUBDOMAINCreate it in cPanel first, so the hosting serves... Cloudflare Error Codes Explained What each number means.ERROR 520: unexpected response from the origin. Usually our server... Cloudflare for Reseller and Client Sites Managing it for others.WHOSE ACCOUNTThe client's. Their domain, their DNS, their account.For the... Cloudflare Free Versus Paid Plans What the free plan actually covers.THE FREE PLANDNS hosting Unlimited bandwidth through the proxy... Cloudflare Origin Certificates A certificate issued by Cloudflare for the connection between Cloudflare and your server.WHAT IT... Cloudflare Settings That Commonly Cause Problems The short list.FLEXIBLE SSLCauses redirect loops and is insecure. Use Full (strict).The single... Cloudflare Settings to Review Annually A yearly check.DNSEvery record still needed, and nothing missing Proxy states correct,... Cloudflare SSL Modes Explained Four settings, and choosing wrongly breaks the site.OFFNo encryption between visitor and... Cloudflare Terminology Explained The words in the dashboard.ZONE: a domain added to Cloudflare, with its own records and... Cloudflare Universal SSL and What It Covers The certificate Cloudflare presents to visitors.WHAT IT ISA certificate Cloudflare issues... Cloudflare Workers and Advanced Features Beyond the basics.WHAT WORKERS ARECode that runs at Cloudflare's edge, between visitor and... Code Signing and Notarisation Proving where software came from.WHAT CODE SIGNING ISAttaching a cryptographic signature proving... Common Cloudflare Misconceptions What people believe that is not true.THAT IT MAKES ANY SITE FASTIt caches static assets. Pages... Common Protocols You Will Encounter What each is for.HTTP AND HTTPSWeb traffic. HTTPS is the encrypted form, and what everything... Common SEO Myths and Scams What to ignore, and who to avoid.MYTHSMeta keywords matter. They have been ignored for two... Common SSL Myths Advice that was true once, or never."SSL REQUIRES A DEDICATED IP"Obsolete. SNI made this untrue... Configuration Profiles Declaring settings.WHAT A PROFILE ISA signed file containing settings applied to a device.WHAT... Configuring Your Website to Send Email Properly Mail sent by your website is judged by the same rules as mail you type.THE PROBLEM WITH DEFAULT... Connecting to Your Hosting with FileZilla FileZilla is a free FTP client for Windows, macOS and Linux, useful when you are moving many... Connection timed out when sending or receiving mail The mail client could not reach the server.WHAT IT MEANSNo response on the port it tried. A... Continuous Integration for Apple Projects Automating builds.WHAT IT REQUIRESA build machine running macOS.WHAT OPTIONS EXISTApple's own... Control Panel Infrastructure The management layer.WHAT A CONTROL PANEL PROVIDESAccount provisioning File, database and mail... Control Panels for a VPS Whether to install one, and which.WITH A CONTROL PANELcPanel and WHM, or an alternative, gives... Creating a cPanel Account for a Client Each client site gets its own account.CREATING ITWHM > Account Functions > Create a New... Creating a Staging Site on Your Hosting Testing on the server before production.WITH SOFTACULOUSFor WordPress, Softaculous >... Creating a Standard Onboarding Process Doing the same things in the same order for every client removes most future support.YOUR... Creating a Subdomain Step by step.WHEREcPanel, Domains, Create A Domain, or the Subdomains tool depending on your... Creating an Addon Domain Adding a second website.BEFORE YOU STARTThe domain must be registered Its nameservers should... Creating an Alias or Parked Domain Pointing another name at your site.BEFORE YOU STARTThe domain registered, with nameservers... Creating and Managing Packages in WHM The technical side of your offering.WHAT A PACKAGE ISA template of limits applied when creating... Creating Client Accounts The routine task.THE PROCESSWHM > Create a New Account.Enter the domain, a username, a strong... Deciding Whether Cloudflare Is Right for You An honest summary.USE IT IFYou receive attack or bot traffic consuming resources Your visitors... Decommissioning a VPS Safely Shutting down a server properly.BEFORE ANYTHING ELSETake a final full backup and verify it opens... Dedicated Addresses and When You Need One Having your own.WHAT A DEDICATED ADDRESS ISA public address used only by your account.WHEN IT WAS... Dedicated IP Addresses A dedicated IP assigns your account its own address rather than sharing one with other accounts... Dedicated IP Addresses Explained A dedicated IP assigns an address used solely by your account.WHAT IT GIVES YOUAn address not... Dedicated IP: A Summary and Checklist Everything worth knowing, in one place.WHAT IT ISAn IP address used solely by your account rather... Dedicated IPs and SSL: The Obsolete Advice The most common reason people ask for a dedicated IP, and it has not been true for a decade.THE... Deploying Applications to Managed Devices Getting software onto devices.WHAT ROUTES EXISTStore applications, assigned through volume... Developer Programme and Distribution: Everything That Matters, Briefly The summary.LAPSED MEMBERSHIP REMOVES YOUR APPLICATIONS FROM THE STOREEstablish that the annual... Device Identity and Provisioning Getting devices into service.WHAT IDENTITY REQUIRESA unique identifier per device Credentials... Device Management: Everything That Matters, Briefly The summary.THE MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK IS DELIBERATELY LIMITEDIt cannot read personal data... DevOps and Infrastructure: Everything That Matters, Briefly The whole category in one page.ADOPT IN THIS ORDERVersion control with secrets excluded, tested... Diagnosing Problems: Everything That Matters, Briefly The summary.THE FOUR QUESTIONSWhat exactly fails? When did it start? What changed? Who is... Diagnosing Redirect Loops The browser reports too many redirects and the page never loads.THE CAUSETwo or more things are... Diagnosing Webhook Problems When orders do not update.CHECK THE URLCompare what your plugin specifies against what is in the... Diagnosing Whether Cloudflare Is the Problem Establishing where a fault lies.THE QUICKEST TESTPause Cloudflare from the dashboard. Traffic... DNS and Certificate Issuance How AutoSSL depends on DNS.THE CONNECTIONAutoSSL validates that you control a domain, usually by... DNS for Staging and Development Sites Separate environments.THE OPTIONSA subdomain of your main domain A separate domain A hosts file... DNS Myths What people believe that is not true.THAT PROPAGATION TAKES 48 HOURS ALWAYSIt takes up to the... DNS Record Types and What Each Does The records you will meet.APoints a name at an IPv4 address.The record sending your domain to... DNS Record Types at Cloudflare What each does.A RECORDPoints a name at an IPv4 address. Your main website record.AAAA RECORDThe... DNS Security Considerations Protecting your domain's records.WHAT AN ATTACKER GAINS FROM CONTROLLING YOUR DNSThe ability to... DNS Validation Versus HTTP Validation Two ways to prove you control a domain.HTTP VALIDATIONThe authority asks you to place a file at a... DNS When Changing Hosting Providers The records that must change.WHAT CHANGESThe A records for the domain, www and every subdomain,... Do You Actually Need a Dedicated IP? Work through this before ordering.YOU PROBABLY DO IFA third-party service requires a fixed,... Domain Aliases (Parked Domains) Explained An alias makes an additional domain show the same website as your main domain. Both addresses... Domain Forwarding and Redirects Forwarding sends visitors from one domain to another.WHEN TO USE ITYou own several extensions of... Email Client Will Not Connect: What to Check Work through these in order before opening a ticket.1. THE USERNAMEIt is the full email address,... Email Clients and Devices: Everything That Matters, Briefly The whole category in one page.THE DECISION THAT MATTERS MOSTIMAP, not POP.POP downloads mail to... Email for a Second Domain or Brand Every domain on your account can have its own mailboxes.HOWAdd the domain to the account first,... Email Troubleshooting: Cannot Send Receiving works, sending fails. A short list covers almost every case.1. OUTGOING... Emails from my website are not being delivered Application mail failing.THE MOST COMMON CAUSEThe application uses PHP's mail function by... Enabling Free SSL and Forcing HTTPS on WordPress Every domain hosted with us is entitled to a free AutoSSL certificate. Once it is issued you... Enrolling and Configuring Devices Bringing devices under management.WHAT ENROLMENT METHODS EXISTUser-driven enrolment Automatic... ERP Localisation Requirements Meeting local obligations.WHAT MUST BE HANDLED LOCALLYValue added tax, at applicable rates... ERR_SSL_PROTOCOL_ERROR The secure connection could not be established at all.WHAT IT MEANSThe handshake failed before... ERR_TOO_MANY_REDIRECTS The browser gave up after being redirected in a circle.THE CAUSETwo or more redirect mechanisms... Errors That Are Not Actually Errors Messages that look alarming and are not.DEPRECATION NOTICESA warning that something will be... Escalating Client Problems Correctly Deciding what to send us.WHAT TO SEND USServer-level errors Resource limits you cannot explain... Every Way to Order, Summarised Routes to placing an order.THROUGH THE WEBSITEzillionkinghost.com, using the navigation... Everything Worked Yesterday The general case of a sudden failure.WHAT CHANGED AT YOUR ENDAn update applied, possibly... Excluding a Domain from AutoSSL Occasionally you do not want a certificate issued.WHEN THIS APPLIESA domain parked and not in use... Finding Your Correct Mail Settings Do not guess these. cPanel generates the exact values for your account.WHEREcPanel > Email... Finding Your Way Around the cPanel Interface cPanel groups every tool into sections. If you know the section, you will find the tool... Firebase Hosting and Web Delivery Serving web content.WHAT IT PROVIDESStatic content served from a delivery network Automatic... Fixing "Too Many Redirects" (ERR_TOO_MANY_REDIRECTS) The browser is being bounced between two addresses in a loop. There are four common sources. 1.... 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