For security purposes, we recommend that you to disable directory browsing on your website so no one can see the files/folders of your website. You can disable Directory Browsing by adding this line to your .htaccess file. Options -Indexes
How to ban any IP Address via .htaccess?
If someone is trying to hack your website or you want to block their IP Address, you can add this line to your .htaccess file. order allow,deny deny from IP-ADDRESS allow from all Replace “IP-ADDRESS” with the IP Address you want to block.
How to protect your website’s images from an external website?
External Website can use < img /> tag to display an image from your site somewhere else on the internet and The end result of this is that the other website steals your bandwidth. 1. Log into your cPanel account. 2. In the “Security” section, click on “HotLink Protection” Icon. 3. If it displays “Hotlink […]
How to blacklist an IP Address to deny it access to your website?
1. Log into your cPanel account. 2. In the “Security” section, click on “IP Blocker” Icon. 3. Under “Add an IP or Range” you should enter the IP Address you wish to block. 4. Click on the “Add” button. Here is Example: Single IP Address: 192.168.0.1 Range: 192.168.0.1-192.168.0.40 Implied Range: 192.168.0.1-40 CIDR Format: 192.168.0.1/32 Implies […]
How to protect a folder with username and password in cPanel?
You can lock a directory with password by using the cPanel “Password Protected Directories” Option. 1. Log into your cPanel account. 2. In the “Files” section, click on “Directory Privacy” Icon. 3. Click the icon to open a folder. 4. Click on the name of directory you want to protect by password. 5. Under “Security […]
php error: Allowed memory size of x bytes exhausted
If you are getting an error like “Allowed memory size of… in file /directory/folder/yourscript.php“, then you can use an .htaccess trick to resolve this problem. If this error does not go away even after you apply this .htaccess code, you should contact us and we will help you. Place this code in your .htaccess file […]
How to redirect a page to another page or website using .htaccess?
If a page on your website no longer exist and you want to redirect it to your new page or website then you can use the .htaccess file for redirection without waiting. Redirect from a page/directory to another domain or the main domain: Redirect from a specific page to a domain: RewriteEngine on Redirect 301 […]
How to create a user-friendly URL using .htaccess?
If your website is using long URL like example.com/files/folder/sitemap.html, you can change it into “example.com/sitemap” in .htaccess Modify this line according to your needs and then add this code to your .htaccess file. RewriteEngine on RewriteRule ^sitemap/$ /files/folder/sitemap.html [L]
How to Automatically Sync or Fetch a cPanel email on Apple/iOS?
You can automatically set an automatic email syncing option. This means that if you received any email on your cPanel email account, it will be fetched/synced with your Apple/iOS mobile. 1. Open the main screen of your Apple Mobile and click on the “Settings” Icon. 2. Tap on “Mail, Contacts, Calendars“. 3. Now […]
How to set a custom email signature in an Android mobile?
We hope that you have already read our tutorial on How to add a cPanel email account to your Android Mobile and you have already added a built-in email widget to your Android screen. The built-in Android email application allows us to set a custom email signature which will be shown at the end of […]