We have updated cPanel & WHM to version 72 on all of our servers, which comes with a focus on improving backups, security, and application development. 

Git Version Control

The brand new cPanel interface allows users to easily create and manage Git repositories on their cPanel hosting account. 

In-browser Terminal

Both root-level users and cPanel users can now use a cPanel-provided terminal in their browser. This addition makes it easier than ever to interact with cPanel & WHM servers.

File and Directory Restoration

They have improved and updated the File Restoration interface to include directory restoration.

 

Security Features

  • Spam Filtering - In Version 70 the ability to configure Spam Filter Thresholds per-email account was added. They also updated and improved the Spam Filtering interface in cPanel.
  • Spammer Alerts - cPanel improved the Large Amount of Outbound Emailfeature from Version 68 by making the threshold configurable.
  • Strict Key Checking - Remote data storage is a great benefit but has always come with risks. cPanel now helps hosting providers reduce those risks by allowing them to enable 'Strict SSH host key checking,' preventing MITM attacks.
  • More Secure FTP by Default - Starting with Version 70, cPanel & WHM now installs with stronger security. New installations of cPanel & WHM now limit Anonymous and Root FTP logins by default.

 

Additional Features

  • Duplicate PHP Extension Profiles - You can now add new PHP versions to your EasyApache profiles with greater ease. In Version 70 you can duplicate the PHP extensions that are installed for an existing version as you add a new version to your server.
  • Email Search Improvements - In Version 64 we added IMAP Full-Text Searching, which provides fast search capabilities for IMAP mailboxes. Improving on that, Version 70 includes a feature that allows webmail users to trigger a re-index of their own email account.
  • Backup Metadata 3.1 - The metadata system that powers cPanel's File and Directory Restoration interface has been rebuilt from the ground up. This rebuild has focused on speed and scalability. You can also now manage Metadata using WHM or the WHM API, and reduce disk space using the --vacuum flag. 
  • Improved Apache and PHP-FPM Restarts - They adjusted PHP-FPM to use a gracefulrestart, preventing service interruptions. In Version 70 cPanel added two options in Tweak Settings that help reduce the number of Apache restarts. Delayed Graceful Restarts and Deferred Reload Time will help keep high-capacity servers online.
  • Reseller Access Lists - cPanel continues to expand and improve the ACL changes they made for Reseller accounts in Version 68. In Version 70 the interface was updated to include features that were only available via the API and added Email Quota settings.
  • Limit Available PHP Versions - As of Version 70, web hosting providers can now limit the PHP versions that cPanel accounts are allowed to view and use. Doing so helps to increase server security and reduce complexity for cPanel users. 

 

For more information about the new features, check out cPanel's Release Notes or if you have questions, feel free to contact us here or use our live chat feature.



 Wednesday, July 18, 2018

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