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100,000 inodes limit
An inode is a data structure used to keep information about a file on your hosting account. The...
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CPU resource usage
SHARED SERVERS
HostMop allows a maximum of 25% CPU usage limit. You may exceed this limit for...
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How can I make a stronger password?
Password Selection
It is important to have a password that is easy to remember, but hard to...
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How can I prevent hacking?
The most important thing to do is keep your passwords a secret. If you must give a password to...
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How to handle the Google Attack Page
When you see the dreaded Google attack site warning, you should immediately email...
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How to install SSL Certificate in cPanel?
Step 1: Generate a Private Key
Login to cPanel.
Click SSL/TLS Manager > Private Keys...
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Information about malware and how to overcome that attack
Lately a lot of websites or blogs that hit the web page script injection which resulted in the...
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Mail policy and limits
There is a 500 hourly outgoing email limit per domain on all shared servers. This limit is also...
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mod_ssl 2.8.xx and PCI
The Mod_ssl 2.8.x issue which is affecting your PCI compliance is a false positive as far as...
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My account was hacked!
If you are the victim of a hacker, immediately email security@hostmop.com and our experts will...
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Opt in mailing lists and Safelists
Email addresses on a single opt-in list are not confirmed. Anybody can submit anybody's...
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Payment was made from an foreign ip address, PayPal phishing scam
Here is a phishing scam we have been seeing lately, forwarded message is pasted below. Notice...
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Privacy Policy
Basically, we promise to not share our customers' personal information with any third-parties,...
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SQL injection, insertion
SQL injection, insertion
SQL injection is an attack where malicious code is passed to an SQL...
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Stolen Credit Card, unauthorized signup
Did someone make a fraudulent charge to your credit card or PayPal?
Please, email...
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Traceroute, whois, ping, and dig
The traceroute, whois, ping, and dig tools are very informative. There are many ways to run the...
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What happens to someone abusing system resources?
The offending site will be suspended and the owner will be given an opportunity to fix the...
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What security measures are used to protect my server?
We are protected from hackers and DDoS attack (UDP flood). We have an extensive custom firewall...
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Where can I report abuse and or spamming?
To report any abusive site or activity, please email security@hostmop.com and our security team...
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Why do you not allow IRC?
We do not allow IRC, even on a dedicated server. The reason is because IRC attracts server...
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