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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...

 CPU resource usage

SHARED SERVERS HostMop allows a maximum of 25% CPU usage limit. You may exceed this limit for...

 How can I make a stronger password?

Password Selection It is important to have a password that is easy to remember, but hard to...

 How can I prevent hacking?

The most important thing to do is keep your passwords a secret. If you must give a password to...

 How to handle the Google Attack Page

When you see the dreaded Google attack site warning, you should immediately email...

 How to install SSL Certificate in cPanel?

Step 1: Generate a Private Key Login to cPanel. Click SSL/TLS Manager > Private Keys...

 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...

 Mail policy and limits

There is a 500 hourly outgoing email limit per domain on all shared servers. This limit is also...

 My account was hacked!

If you are the victim of a hacker, immediately email security@hostmop.com and our experts will...

 Opt in mailing lists and Safelists

Email addresses on a single opt-in list are not confirmed. Anybody can submit anybody's...

 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...

 Privacy Policy

Basically, we promise to not share our customers' personal information with any third-parties,...

 SQL injection, insertion

SQL injection, insertion SQL injection is an attack where malicious code is passed to an SQL...

 Stolen Credit Card, unauthorized signup

Did someone make a fraudulent charge to your credit card or PayPal? Please, email...

 Traceroute, whois, ping, and dig

The traceroute, whois, ping, and dig tools are very informative. There are many ways to run the...

 What happens to someone abusing system resources?

The offending site will be suspended and the owner will be given an opportunity to fix the...

 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...

 Where can I report abuse and or spamming?

To report any abusive site or activity, please email security@hostmop.com and our security team...

 Why do you not allow IRC?

We do not allow IRC, even on a dedicated server. The reason is because IRC attracts server...

 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...