Guides from the NOC

Getting a 401 Unauthorized error on your site, API, or webmail? Learn the real causes - bad tokens, stripped headers, clock drift - and fix each one.

Site feels sluggish but CPU looks fine? Learn how to enable the MySQL slow query log, read it with mysqldumpslow, and fix the queries actually slowing you down.

Seeing a 502 Bad Gateway error on your site? Learn what's really failing behind the scenes - PHP-FPM, LiteSpeed, Cloudflare - and fix it step by step.

Learn how to redirect a domain or set up URL forwarding without breaking SEO, email, or SSL. Step-by-step 301 redirect guide for cPanel, Apache, and Nginx.

Configure the LiteSpeed Cache plugin correctly - cache rules, ESI, object cache, and fixes for stale cache and broken carts after activation.

PageSpeed flagging 'enable text compression'? Learn to turn on GZIP and Brotli in cPanel, Apache, Nginx, and Cloudflare, and avoid the double-compression trap.

Getting ERR_SSL_PROTOCOL_ERROR in Chrome? Learn why the browser can't even start a TLS handshake and how to fix it on cPanel, Nginx, Apache, or Cloudflare.

Getting ERR_SSL_VERSION_OR_CIPHER_MISMATCH in Chrome? Learn why it's a TLS handshake failure, not a bad cert, and fix it on cPanel, Nginx, or Cloudflare.

Email bounced back with a strange SMTP code? Learn what 550, 552, 554, and 421 errors mean and the exact fix for each, from cPanel and WordPress mail.

Google, Microsoft 365, or another service asking you to verify your domain with a TXT record? Here's how to add one in cPanel and troubleshoot when it fails.

admin-ajax.php spiking your server's CPU every 15-60 seconds? Learn what the WordPress Heartbeat API does and how to safely throttle or disable it.

Switching to Google Workspace or Microsoft 365? Follow this MX, SPF, and DKIM cutover plan to migrate business email without losing or delaying any mail.

Getting SSL_ERROR_RX_RECORD_TOO_LONG in Firefox? Learn why your browser thinks port 443 isn't serving SSL, and fix the Apache, Nginx or Cloudflare cause.

XML-RPC brute-force attacks spiking your CPU? Learn how to confirm the attack in your logs and disable xmlrpc.php safely in cPanel, WordPress, or Cloudflare.

Set up WordPress Multisite correctly: subdomain vs subdirectory, wp-config edits, wildcard DNS, and fixes for the errors that show up after network activation.

Getting 'Fatal error: Maximum execution time exceeded' in WordPress? Learn why PHP times out mid-request and how to fix it safely in cPanel or via WP-CLI.

MySQL table marked as crashed? Learn how to confirm it, repair it safely via phpMyAdmin or SSH with mysqlcheck, and stop it from happening again.

Locked out of wp-admin and the reset email never arrives? Learn how to reset your WordPress admin password safely through phpMyAdmin in cPanel.

Elementor stuck loading or forms not sending? Learn why the WordPress REST API returns 403 or 401 errors and how to fix it in cPanel, step by step.

WordPress site hacked or redirecting to spam? Learn how to confirm it, clean infected files and database, and recover safely step by step.

FTP connection refused, timed out, or 530 login failed? Learn the exact causes - wrong port, passive mode, quotas, key auth - and fix each one step by step.

Every page but the homepage throwing a 404 in WordPress? Learn why permalinks break after migration or a server change, and fix it for good.

Image or file uploads failing in WordPress with an HTTP error? Learn the real causes - PHP limits, folder permissions, mod_security - and fix each one.

Move your WordPress site to Getwebup without any downtime. Step-by-step DNS, file, database and email migration plan that keeps visitors online throughout.