Guides from the NOC

Let's Encrypt renewal failing on your VPS? Learn the six real causes - port 80, DNS-01, rate limits, missing hooks - and fix each one step by step.

Learn how to host several websites on a single VPS with Nginx server blocks - correct document roots, per-domain SSL, and fixes for common config mistakes.

VPS randomly killing MySQL or PHP-FPM? Learn how to confirm an OOM kill, add swap space fast, and right-size PHP-FPM and MySQL so it stops recurring.

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

Getting a 'disk quota exceeded' warning in cPanel? Learn what's really filling your quota - email, backups, logs - and how to clear it fast and safely.

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.

Getting MySQL error 1040 Too Many Connections on your WordPress site or VPS? Learn how to diagnose the real cause and fix it safely, 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.

Contact form or password reset emails not arriving from WordPress? Learn why PHP mail() fails and how to fix it properly using SMTP, step by step.

Learn how to switch PHP versions in cPanel using MultiPHP Manager, and fix the errors that show up right after - from deprecated functions to plugin crashes.

Learn how to set up cron jobs in cPanel, read cron syntax correctly, fix WP-Cron delays in WordPress, and troubleshoot a job that silently won't run.

Site stuck in a redirect loop or showing ERR_TOO_MANY_REDIRECTS? Learn the real causes - SSL mode, .htaccess, WordPress URLs - and fix each one step by step.

Seeing NET::ERR_CERT_DATE_INVALID or a mismatch warning? Decode the exact SSL error code and fix expired, mismatched, or mixed-content certificates fast.

Learn what a CNAME record does, when to use one instead of an A record, and how to point a subdomain to a third-party service without breaking your DNS.

Confused why your DNS change looks live on one device but not another? Learn how DNS propagation and TTL actually work, and how to speed it up safely.

VPS running slow or unresponsive? Learn how to find the process eating your CPU - PHP-FPM, MySQL, cron, or a bad bot - and fix it for good.

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

Moving your domain to a new registrar? Learn the exact steps, the 60-day lock rule, and how to keep your site and email live during the transfer.

Getting a 429 Too Many Requests error on your site or API? Learn what triggers rate limiting, how to diagnose the source, and the fixes that actually work.

Learn when to take a VPS snapshot, how to restore one in minutes, and why snapshots aren't a replacement for real backups. Practical Getwebup guide.

Slow WordPress site on cPanel hosting? Find the real causes - bloated plugins, no caching, unoptimized images - and fix them with this practical checklist.

Seeing a 500 Internal Server Error? Learn the real causes - .htaccess, PHP limits, plugin conflicts, mod_security - and fix each one step by step.

New VPS setup checklist: SSH keys, sudo user, UFW firewall, swap, fail2ban and a snapshot baseline - all in the critical first hour after deployment.