Guides from the NOC

Upgrading MySQL or MariaDB from WHM? Here's how to use the built-in upgrade tool safely, without corrupting cPanel databases, phpMyAdmin, or client sites.

WordPress navigation menu disappeared after a theme change? Learn why menu locations break and how to fix it in minutes, on classic and block themes.

Google Search Console flagging schema errors on your WordPress site? Here's why duplicate or missing structured data happens, and how to fix it for good.

Set up cPanel/WHM Additional Backup Destinations to auto-send backups to Amazon S3 or FTP/SFTP, so a server failure can't take your only backup with it.

Docker quietly filling your VPS disk with old images, logs, and volumes? Find out what's eating space and clean it up safely without breaking containers.

Grant cPanel MySQL database users only the privileges they actually need. Read-only, backup, and app-specific access explained with GRANT/REVOKE examples.

phpMyAdmin import stuck or showing 'MySQL server has gone away'? Fix max_allowed_packet errors on shared cPanel hosting and VPS, with prevention tips.

PHP 8.4 filling your cPanel error log with deprecation notices? Learn what's normal, how to triage it, and how to upgrade without breaking your site.

Running Docker Compose on a VPS? Fix containers that vanish after reboot, port conflicts with Nginx, volume permission errors, and lost data, the right way.

Import throwing #1449 'definer does not exist' on MySQL views or triggers? Fix it on shared cPanel hosting without SUPER privileges, step by step, for good.

Go beyond Netdata's live view: install Prometheus and Grafana on your VPS for long-term history, multi-server dashboards, and real alerts.

phpMyAdmin export stuck, blank, or crashing on a large cPanel database? Fix the timeout, memory limit, and CDN causes and get a reliable backup out safely.

Outgrown sharing a cPanel account? Learn how to safely split an addon domain into its own standalone hosting account without losing email or files.

Seeing 'One or more database tables are unavailable' in WordPress? Fix it with WP_ALLOW_REPAIR, wp-admin's repair tool, or WP-CLI — safely, no data loss.

WordPress site migrated but still showing the old domain, broken images, or dead links? Fix siteurl, wp-config, and serialized data the right way.

cPanel File Manager stuck or rejecting big file uploads? Fix upload_max_filesize, post_max_size, and server hard caps, or switch to FTP the right way.

Still running CentOS 7 or 8 past its end-of-life date? Here's how to safely migrate your VPS to AlmaLinux or Rocky Linux without losing data or uptime.

Setting up SendGrid or Mailgun for WooCommerce order emails? Add their DKIM and SPF records the right way so your existing cPanel mailboxes keep working.

Cron job in cPanel not running or failing silently? Fix PHP paths, CageFS limits, and email flooding, then add monitoring so failures never hide again.

Google Analytics or GTM showing zero visitors on your WordPress site? Find and fix the caching, consent, plugin, and container issues causing it.

VPS clock right but cron, WordPress, and MySQL times don't match? Fix timezone settings across OS, PHP, MySQL, cron, and Docker layer by layer.

phpMyAdmin import stuck, timing out, or erroring on a big .sql file in cPanel? Fix upload limits, timeouts, and packet size, or import via SSH instead.

Cloudflare Turnstile widget missing or failing verification in WordPress? Fix domain, key, caching, and firewall issues causing it to break.

Advanced Custom Fields values not saving or vanishing in WordPress? Learn the real causes — local JSON sync, capabilities, caching — and fix each one.