Securing Cpanel Backups
Jun 26, 2008I decided to use cPanels backup in a remote FTP server. But before that I want to password protect all the backups so that none unless me can open /restore the backups.
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Securing A Cpanel Server
Nov 2, 2009I am concerned as I get several emails containing this like this:
Large Number of Failed Login Attempts from IP xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
I'm trying to stop it, as obviously, I don't want anyone gaining access to my server.
Any tips for making sure the server is really secure?
Advanced Securing & Hardening Of Linux Server -cPanel
Oct 29, 2009We have discussed all the basic methods of securing and hardening the server. Lets leave all the basic and general server securing and hardening I have started this to get advance knowledge in securing and hardening of the server so that it will usefull for all the person So i request all to provide all the vaulable tips and suggestions in advance securing and hardening of linux servers I welcome all the comments related to advance securing and hardening of linux servers.
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Apr 14, 2009I would like to know what is the difference in cpanel between a full backup and a daily or weekly backup, and how they work together. I was under the impression that a daily backup was a backup of all the files at the end of the day but apparently according to my host this is not so, and Im a bit confused as to what is the purpose of the daily and weekly backup.
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Feb 5, 2009We all know about backups, and compressing files, etc etc... so, what do you guys do in this situation?
I have a quad core, 4gb ram, 250gb disk, when I run cpanel backups to my remote server, the server loads go up to 3.
Is there any way I can control this and lets say... dont let it go bellow 2?
Improved Backup Performance — Speed is safe.
cPanel’s backup facilities in 11.24 have seen significant speed increases. In previous versions, load averages while backups were running could be as high as 3. With our reworked and enhanced backup system, load averages tend to stay around 1.2 when backups run on servers with many accounts. This is an extremely substantial performance increase that you and your customers will notice right away. With our new backup system, there is no reason not to keep your data safe."
Server Path(s) For Backups With Whm/cpanel
Mar 9, 2008Anyone know the server path(s) for backups with whm/cpanel?
I'm talking about the backups that are kept for sites where they can be downloaded via web from cpanel. (daily, weekly, monthly)
Corrupted MySQL Backups CPanel
Mar 18, 2008Just a warning to all other hosts out there using cPanel it currently generates corrupted mysql backups due to a bug in their pkgacct script which has been like this for over 6 days now.
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So for anyone out there it's an easy fix.
Of course not every host is doing it so the fun of helping a customer migrate data and explain to them that their hosts backups being made are all corrupted is lots of fun.
Sort of sad but I've been told this isn't a critical enough issue to even push it out to all versions. Right now it makes a great lock in so customers cannot switch providers without a lot more work.
Cron Job In Cpanel. Want To Automate Backups
Aug 20, 2007I have been doing some research and I would love some help with this. I want to set up a cron to automatically backup my site's files & databases once a month. And I am not sure what how I do it?
- Do I need a script on my server and then the cron job runs it?
- Is there a better way to do this then cron?
Securing PHP
Nov 5, 2008I'm running LiteSpeed, and wondering what PHP functions you disable(if any) when running a shared hosting server to protect against PHP Shells.
The problem I'm having is trying to figure out what lockdown without killing clients ability to host scripts that might rely on certain PHP functions to run.
Securing /tmp & /dev/shm
Dec 14, 2008Securing /tmp
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Jun 21, 2007linux and have just purchased a vps with CentOS 4 (godaddy). how secure the server is out of the box? Is there a firewall or anything that comes preloaded - if so, is there a way to tell. If there isn't, are there a couple that someone could list that would be worth my time to review.
i'm just using their Simple Control Panel.
Securing /dev/shm
May 29, 2007what are the ways I can secure /dev/shm? The permission for this directory is set to 755 but somehow it is still compromised.
The directory permission is changed to 777 by the user apache, and the some flood/bot scripts are uploaded to the directory and executed for outbound ddos.
Securing PHP
May 10, 2007When cpanel 11 turns stable, I am planning on changing the setup for php on all my servers. Currently it runs as mod_php for the default installation of php and one server has php running in cgi mode for php5 (in addition to its normal mod_php setup for php4).
Im not currently running anything like fastcgi, suphp, or phpsuexec. What do you think is the best setup to use that would add a nice security layer, but still allow users to have custom php.ini settings (without having to use an entire php.ini file), and still keep close to, if not better speeds as mod_php? I am thinking of dropping support for php4 in general and just keep one version of php on each server.
PHP support is very important to a large majority of my customers, so I really want to make sure this is done right. Its obviously going to be a big headache making the switch and I am definitely going to work closely with my reseller and personal customers to make sure it goes as smooth as possible.
Restoring Incremental CPanel Backups To A New Drive
Jun 19, 2009We have incremental backups running in our server. We want to move the cPanel accounts to a new cPanel server and restore in that server. The Backup Restore option in WHM will recognize only compressed backups (like .tar.gz) when it is placed in the /home directory. So how do I do about restoring a incremental backup through the WHM of the new server?
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Nov 21, 2008A couple weeks ago, I encountered a big server crash on my VPS that caused me a lot of downtime. I'm currently trying to figure out a solution to keep a current "clone" of all of my server accounts on a second server. That way, if I ever encounter another crash, I'll be able to simply change DNS information to have all accounts "live" using the backup server.
I appreciate any input, advice, suggestions, criticism, etc. Here's what I have in mind...
1. I currently have all of my websites hosted on Server #1. (We'll call it that for the sake of avoiding confusion.)
2. I have an automatic nightly backup setup via cPanel / WHM that backs up all accounts from Server #1 to Server #2 via FTP. (Server #2 is in a totally different data center, with a different provider.)
3. The nightly backup packages all of the accounts as "cPanel Full Backups." So, they're compressed, and as such, they don't work as "live, functioning websites" on Server #2.
The only way to make them "live and functional" on Server #2 would be to use cPanel to "restore" the backups.
4. So, what I'd like to do is setup a CRON job that would automatically "Restore" the backups each morning on Server #2. That way, Server #2 would always have a functional version of all my accounts, that is less than a day old. Then, if Server #1 ever crashed, I'd just have to change DNS information to point to Server #2, and all of the websites would be live again, without having to physically restore all of the backups using cPanel.
I don't know a ton about CRON. However, as I understand it, CRON couldn't actually make cPanel restore the backups. However, I'm assuming that when you use cPanel's "Restore" function, it just goes through a series of processes. So, it seems logical to me that, if you knew what those processes were, you could write a CRON job to automate the process every morning.
Did that make sense?
If so, is it possible?
Do you guys have any input, criticism, etc?
If it's doable, can you make any suggestions that would help me make this happen?
Finally, if you think you have the expertise to make this happen, I'd be interested in chatting with you via Private Message. I'd be willing to pay to have this done.(Note to Moderators: I'm not sure if my last comment is allowed or not ... if not, please feel free to remove it. I'm far more interested in the discussion of this process than trying to solicit help in making it happen.)
Restoring Full Backups - CPanel And PuTTy
Jun 14, 2008I’ve just switched to a deticated server. I have backups of sites I need to move over and restore. cPanel has a “Restore a Full Backup/cpmove” option. Two questions…
1) How do I upload the back up file to the /home directory of my deticated server?
2) If the backup file is under a current client “/home/clienta” how do I restore it?
I’ve also tried using puTTy to restore the file.
- logged into as “root”
- typed “cd /home”
- typed “/scripts/restorepkg domainname”
Remote Backups Of Cpanel Accounts.. Exavault .com
Aug 3, 2008remote backup solution for all our cpanel account.. After a short google search, I stumbled on exavault.com..
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Nov 21, 2008I encountered a big server crash on my VPS that caused me a lot of downtime. I'm currently trying to figure out a solution to keep a current "clone" of all of my server accounts on a second server. That way, if I ever encounter another crash, I'll be able to simply change DNS information to have all accounts "live" using the backup server.
I appreciate any input, advice, suggestions, criticism, etc. Here's what I have in mind...
1. I currently have all of my websites hosted on Server #1. (We'll call it that for the sake of avoiding confusion.)
2. I have an automatic nightly backup setup via cPanel / WHM that backs up all accounts from Server #1 to Server #2 via FTP. (Server #2 is in a totally different data center, with a different provider.)
3. The nightly backup packages all of the accounts as "cPanel Full Backups." So, they're compressed, and as such, they don't work as "live, functioning websites" on Server #2. The only way to make them "live and functional" on Server #2 would be to use cPanel to "restore" the backups.
4. So, what I'd like to do is setup a CRON job that would automatically "Restore" the backups each morning on Server #2. That way, Server #2 would always have a functional version of all my accounts, that is less than a day old. Then, if Server #1 ever crashed, I'd just have to change DNS information to point to Server #2, and all of the websites would be live again, without having to physically restore all of the backups using cPanel.
I don't know a ton about CRON. However, as I understand it, CRON couldn't actually make cPanel restore the backups. However, I'm assuming that when you use cPanel's "Restore" function, it just goes through a series of processes. So, it seems logical to me that, if you knew what those processes were, you could write a CRON job to automate the process every morning.
Did that make sense?
If so, is it possible?
Do you guys have any input, criticism, etc?
If it's doable, can you make any suggestions that would help me make this happen?
Finally, if you think you have the expertise to make this happen, I'd be interested in chatting with you via Private Message. I'd be willing to pay a reasonable sum for some help with this.