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Configuration files (httpd.conf, php.conf) - /usr/local/apache/conf
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Apache binaries (httpd, apachectl, apxs) - /usr/local/apache/bin
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CGI files - /usr/local/apache/cgi-bin
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Domain access and stat log files (for all domains) - /usr/local/apache/domlogs
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Default Apache DocumentRoot location - /usr/local/apache/htdocs
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Header files - /usr/local/apache/include
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Apache logs - /usr/local/apache/logs:
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access_log (all http requests)
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error_log (all Apache errors)
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suexec_log (all suEXEC transactions and errors are logged here)
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Apache manual pages - /usr/local/apache/man
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Icon files (png, gif files) - /usr/local/apache/icons
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Shared object (.so) files - /usr/local/apache/modules
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Apache modules - /opt
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Init script - /usr/local/apache/bin/apachectl (or /etc/rc.d/init.d/httpd)
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cPanel script to restart Apache - /scripts/restartsrv httpd or /scripts/restartsrv apache
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Conf - /etc/exim.conf (Exim's main configuration file. It is recommended that you do not edit this manually.)
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List of domains allowed to relay/receive mail - /etc/localdomains
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Log - /var/log/exim_mainlog (Incoming/Outgoing mails are logged here)
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Log - /var/log/exim_rejectlog - (Exim rejected mails are reported here)
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Log - /var/log/exim_paniclog - (Exim errors are logged here)
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Mail queue - /var/spool/exim/input
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Email forwarders and Catchall address file - /etc/valiases/<domain_name>
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Email filters file - /etc/vfilters/<domain_name>
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POP user authentication file - /home/<username>/etc/<domain_name>/passwd
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Catchall inbox - /home/<username>/mail/new
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POP user inbox - /home/<username>/mail/<domain_name>/<pop_username>/new
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POP user spambox - /home/<username>/mail/<domain_name>/<pop_username>/spam
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Program - /usr/sbin/exim (suid - -rwsr-xr-x 1 root root)
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Init Script - /etc/rc.d/init.d/exim
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cPanel script to restart Exim - /scripts/restartsrv exim
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Tomcat 5.5 Conf - /usr/local/jakarta/tomcat/conf/server.xml
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Tomcat 7 Conf - /usr/local/easy/share/easy-tomcat/conf/
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Tomcat 5.5 Binary Distribution -
/usr/local/jakarta/apache-tomcat-${VERSION} (/usr/local/jakarta/tomcat
is a symlink to this directory)
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Tomcat 7 Binary Distribution - /usr/local/easy/share/easy-tomcat7
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Java Development Kit - /usr/local/jdk/ (Also known as $JAVA_HOME. This directory contains the Java Runtime Environment (JRE).)
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Enabling Tomcat servlets for a site - /scripts/addservlets --domain=example.com
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Removing Tomcat servlets from a site - /scripts/remservlets --domain=example.com
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Apache module configuration for jk connector - /usr/local/apache/conf/jk.conf
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Start - /usr/sbin/stoptomcat
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Stop - /usr/sbin/starttomcat
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Restart - /usr/sbin/restartsrv_tomcat
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cPanel script to restart Tomcat - /scripts/restartsrv tomcat
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Log Tomcat 5.5 - /usr/local/jakarta/tomcat/logs/catalina.out
(Activity log) & catalina.err (Error log),
/usr/local/apache/logs/mod_jk.log (for jk connector)
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Log Tomcat 7 - /var/log/easy-tomcat7
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/3rdparty - Tools like fantastico, mailman files are located here
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/addons - Advanced GuestBook, phpBB, etc.
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/base - phpMyAdmin, Squirrelmail, Skins, webmail, etc.
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/bin - cPanel binaries
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/cgi-sys - CGI files like cgiemail, formmail.cgi, formmail.pl, etc.
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/logs - cPanel access_log, error_log, license_log, stats_log
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/whostmgr - WHM related files
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/base/frontend - cPanel theme files
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/perl - Internal Perl modules for compiled binaries
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/etc/init - init files for cPanel services
Listed below are common cPanel scripts. These can be located under /scripts:
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adddns - Add a DNS zone
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addpop - Add a POP account
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addservlets - Add JSP support to a domain (requires Tomcat)
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adduser - Add an user to the system
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apachelimits - Calculates memory limits for Apache processes then adds to httpd.conf
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biglogcheck - Looks for logs nearing 2 Gigabytes in size
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bsdcryptoinstall - Installs Crypto on FreeBSD
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bsdldconfig - Configures the proper lib directories in FreeBSD
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bsdpkgpingtest - Tests the connection speed for downloading FreeBSD packages
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buildbsdexpect - Install expect on FreeBSD
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buildeximconf - Rebuilds exim.conf
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buildpostgrebsd-dev - Installs postgresql on FreeBSD
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chpass - Change cPanel passwords (does not change all passwords)
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cleandns - Removes domains from named.conf that do not have a Zone
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courierup - Used to update/reinstall Courier
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cpbackup - To backup accounts (if backups enabled) (--force)
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dnscluster - Used to synchronize DNS zones with clustered servers (--help)
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dumpstor - Displays contents of .datastore storable files
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dumpgdbm - Displays contents of .gdbm locale files
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easyapache - Recompile/Upgrade Apache and/or PHP
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editquota - Used to manually set a users quota limit
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ensure_vhost_includes - Ensures users includes are added in httpd.conf
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fixcommonproblems - Fixes Mailbox permissions, Mailman, CGI scripts, ndc and quotas
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fixmailman - Fixes common Mailman issues
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fixndc - Fixes rndc errors with named
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fixquotas - Fixes quota problems
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fullhordereset - Resets Horde database to a fresh one. All previous user data is lost.
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ftpup - Used to Update/Install FTP server (Pure-FTPD or ProFTPD) to latest version
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initquotas - Initializes quotas
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installzendopt - Installs Zend Optimizer (through phpextensionmgr)
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killacct - Terminate an account
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killdns - Removes a DNS Zone
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mailperm - Fixes permission problems with mail directories
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makecpphp - Rebuilds internal PHP from /var/cpanel/easy/apache/profile/makecpphp.profile.yaml
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park - To park a domain (only adds DNS)
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pkgacct - Used to create an account backup
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phpup - Used to update PHP only
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phpextensiomgr - Installs IonCube, Zend Optimizer, SuHosin & eAccelerator
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realchpass - Similar to chpass, changes cPanel password only
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rebuildcpusers - chowns /var/cpanel/users files
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rebuildnamedconf - Rebuilds /etc/named.conf with zones from /var/named/*.db
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restartsrv $servicename - Restart script for services
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restorepkg - Restores an account from a backup/pkgacct file (must be in /home)
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runlogsnow - Update logs of all users
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runweblogs - Update stats for a particular user
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securetmp - Secures /tmp partition with options nosuexec and nosuid
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setupftpserver - Sets which FTP server to install (Pure-FTPD or ProFTPD)
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setupmailserver - Sets which mail service to install (Courier or Dovecot)
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setupnameserver - Sets which DNS service to install (Bind or NSD)
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suspendacct - Suspends an account
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unsuspendacct - Unsuspends a suspended account
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upcp - Updates cPanel to the latest version (--force)
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updatenow - Updates the cPanel scripts
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updateuserdomains - Updates /etc/userdomains entries from /var/cpanel/users
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wwwacct - To create new accounts
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/etc/vfilters/domainname - Email filters are set here
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/etc/userdomains - All domains are listed here (addons, parked,subdomains along with their usernames)
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/etc/cpbackup-userskip.conf - To exclude users from backups
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/etc/resolv.conf - Resolvers configuration file (WHM -> Networking Setup -> Resolver Configuration)
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/etc/nameserverips - Name Servers for DNS service (WHM -> DNS Functions -> Nameserver IPs)
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/var/cpanel/resellers - Permissions for Resellers while using addpkg script
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/etc/chkserv.d - All the services managed by Chkservd are stored here as files (WHM -> Service Configuration -> Service Manager)
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/etc/ipaddrpool - Lists the free IP addresses on your server
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/etc/domainips - Dedicated IP addresses assigned to domains
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/etc/ips - Lists IP addresses on the server (WHM -> IP Functions -> Show IP Address Usage)
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/etc/wwwacct.conf - Account creation defaults file in WHM (Basic cPanel/WHM Setup)
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/etc/cpupdate.conf - Update configuration file for cPanel/WHM,
Packages installed by cPanel/WHM & Operating System, SpamAssasin
rules
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/etc/cpbackup.conf - Backup configuration file
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/var/run/chkservd - WHM -> Server Status -> Service Status
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/var/log/dcpumon - Top log process
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/root/cpanel3-skel - Skeleton directory
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/var/spool/exim/msglog - Email message logs
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/var/spool/cron - Cron jobs are stored here for all users
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/var/cpanel/users - cPanel user file that defines account settings
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/var/cpanel/users.cache - User cache files that are read by cPanel
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/var/cpanel/cpanel.config - cPanel configuration file (WHM -> Server Configuration -> Tweak Settings)
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/var/cpanel/userdata - Defines parked, addon, subdomains as well as VirtualHost
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/var/cpanel/logs - Transfer logs
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/var/cpanel/easy/apache - EasyApache build files/profile
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/var/cpanel/userhomes - Session home for cPanel, Horde, Roundcube, phpmyadmin
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/var/cpanel/serviceauth - chkservd service authentication data
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/var/cpanel/updatelogs - upcp Daily logs
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/var/cpanel/horde - Directory which stores Horde Version, Backups and Logs files
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/var/cpanel/roundcube - Directory which stores RoundCube Version, Backups and Logs files
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/var/cpanel/squirrelmail - Squirrelmail version file is stored here
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/var/cpanel/cpanelsync - DNS Clustering files
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/var/cpanel/bandwidth - This directory includes .rrd files of domains
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/var/cpanel/<reseller_username>.accts - Reseller account file
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/var/cpanel/packages - Hosting packages configuration files are stored here
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/var/cpanel/root.accts - root owned domains are listed in this file
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/var/cpanel/suspended - All suspended accounts are listed here
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/var/cpanel/users - cPanel users file (user account configurations such as - theme, bwlimit, addon, parked, sub-domains, etc.)
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/var/cpanel/zonetemplates - DNS Zone template files are stored here