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@Kreesher Nice to see you are still around, though 3 months ago.
When I checked my Websites (I do it once every couple of months), noticed mine was down. First thought Binil had finally closed shop, but then when I checked noticed access to the Forum is still perfect. Also access to my cpanel is perfect. Then when I checked, totally threw me as my name servers were not correct. Have just changed them at Namecheap to:
ns1.freecloudhost.org
ns2.freecloudhost.orgSo hope these are the correct ones. May take some time to propagate.
Wow, this has been a long time ago for this thread @kreesher. Hope you are doing well. Thank you for still providing cpanel shared hosting for us.
The All in One Migration plugin is still my favourite plugin.
I take it that you have changed the name servers at your Domain Registrar? I.e., you went into your Domain Registrar Account, which is different from cPanel, it is your Domain Account. Your Domain account provides for managing a Domain, and in the managing options there is an option for inserting name servers. Apologies if you have already done this. Just trying to eliminate all possibilities. If you haven’t added the new name servers physically at your Domain Account, add it now and give it some time to propagate. It sometimes takes a lot of time.
If it is still not fixed, possibly you need to make adjustments to your DNS in cPanel. I didn’t have to, but maybe there is an automatic setup by cPanel if the name server is the same as the domain as in my case. Not sure. But maybe you need to add records to your Zone Editor. The Zone Editor is in the Domains Section of cPanel.
Once you’re in the Zone Editor, there is a Manage link which will then allow you to add records. Maybe you need to read through all of the records to see whether something is standing out.
When I checked my records in my Zone Editor, there are none referring to ns1 or ns2. There is also not a capability for adding NS records. So I thought I should just mention this to you in case you were looking for those. I have those at other panels. But not this one. I have A, TXT, CNAME and MX records in cpanel. Check that the IP is correct. The IP is the one that is mentioned in cPanel on the right hand side of the panel called shared IP.
So if you have exhausted all of the above and it is still not working, then I would go for Binil’s recommendation from right at the start when he suggested to use Cloudflare. I don’t like Cloudflare personally, but it’s just a Genesis strange thing. I know Cloudflare is very good and works for millions of people. At the end of your free application you will get Cloudflare name servers, which you then have to change to at your Domain Registrar. Cloudflare will help you step by step to set it all up.
I still think cPanel rocks. I’ve just had experience with it first time in a long time today, and great how easy it makes life.
I mostly work with my own VPS, so for the last few years have been creating my WP sites with Debian. But I still like exposure to cPanel, as it adds lots of learning and keeps one up to date.
I should go back and check up on DirectAdmin again. They have been getting better and better, but must say I haven’t seen much of DirectAdmin lately.
Again many thanks @Binil. This is much appreciated.
So @Kreesher and @Binil. Looks as though my problem has been solved.
I used the IP that I saw in cPanel: 103.115.19.25
I then went to my Domain Host Namecheap, and then created new registered name servers for my domain. Kreesher, maybe you could use them too for DNS:
ns1.gigagenesis.net
ns2.gigagenesis.netAnyway. It took a few minutes, and then my WordPress site was up and running again. It is going pretty fast. So server must be in good shape.
Hi Kreesher! Great to see you are still around.
@Binil Many thanks for your continued support. This is much appreciated. cPanel works perfect, so I can imagine the server must be OK. However, my Website is down, and when I checked it looks as though the name servers are unresponsive. So @binil. I’m wondering whether the problem is a simple matter of the name servers have changed?The name servers I have are:
ns1.freecloudhost.org
ns2.freecloudhost.orgCould it be that they may have been changed to a different extension?
@binil This is so true with SMF. After post4vps.com closed its VPS hosting, one of the members started a Forum very nostalgically with IMF. I even created an IMF to see how it works. Any way, there were only three of us posting to the new IMF Forum and then the member got busy and no one posting, and the moment the Forum became inactive, it totally went over to spam like on a massive scale. It looked like bot spam. I think if one wants an active Forum, then one should go for something like myBB or phpBB. Although I must say they’re a pain to update.
I also was unaware there’s a whatsapp for business, and just as curious to hear what the differences are.
I checked and there’s really very little info – I found this page on it:
https://www.whatsapp.com/business/I guess maybe one has more options for advertising – so who knows, all those whatsapp accounts that look so much more flashy than the others, perhaps they have business owner accounts?
@binil is the business whatsapp account for free?@kreesher For me DiorectAdmin has come a long way since I first got in touch with it as an end user. However it is a long LONG way off from even competing straight with cpanel. The last time I used it I didn’t find it as user friendly. Due to the fact that on an Admin basis for setting DirectAdmin up it can be a hit and miss affair for the Administrator. If there is a choice between DirectAdmin and cPanel, cPanel wins hands down in every respect. Particularly from a user friendly point of view. If one doesn’t have a choice though, and can get DirectAdmin for free, then DirectAdmin is a really great cPanel alternative. For me I’d put it on top of the list together with my favourite VestaCP fork with Debian https://myvestacp.com/
All depends whether you have a budget. If you want a free panel, DirectAdmin is a really good free panel. If you have to pay for it though, then it’s OK’ish. For now any way.
I’m thinking again about what the better forum is. I’ve lost a little trust in mybb as post4vps.com is closing its doors due to a compromise of its database three years ago. I think it’s maybe a little overreaction. But while we were identifying the issue, I realized just how vulnerable mybb is for exploits. It’s just so very important to keep mybb up to date all of the time. As that was what turned out to be the problem. Mybb script had not been up to date.
Another issue with mybb is that if you have a theme and a few plugins, conflicts can be a headache and keep support admin very busy. And when time comes to update the mybb script, it can become a nightmare. It’s not just a case of clicking a button like one can with WordPress to upgrade mybb to the latest version. The new version can potentially conflict with plugins. So one has to first disable the plugins and check the working of the theme. I remember at Gigarocket when we changed the theme to its current, every time when an upgrade happened there were a huge number of Forum issues that came up.
phpbb is not much different to mybb. I prefer phpbb to be honest because its community forum is much better managed and supported by tech admin than the mybb community forum. There are also much nicer themes available. But in the end to upgrade the script has the same issues as with mybb. Potential for conflicts with plugins and themes.
I’m just about to try out Simple Machines Forums (SMF). At the recommendation of a friend. So maybe when I check in next time I’ll be able to share my experiences.
Of course most people with big bucks have moved over to Xenforo. I absolutely refuse to pay $160 US for a panel. Admittedly Xenforo is great and its themes (most of which are paid) are great. But for me I think it’s aimed at large corporations serving their clients and who have plenty of money to invest, which I don’t have.
I’m using WhatsApp. I know there’s been a big huha about WhatsApp at the beginning of the year, due to its link with FaceBook and issue about privacy and that quite a number of WhatsApp holders moved to Telegram. But in the community that I live in, WhatsApp has been a way of life for many years. It’s the way we conduct business and communicate with our family and friends.
As a rule I don’t keep any personal info in WhatsApp, and I’m always careful what I say whether e-mail or any place on the Internet. But I’ve used WhatsApp for three years now, and have nothing to fault it with. It works very very well.
In January of this year I had a chance to participate in an up to date DirectAdmin shared hosting account. I helped with beta testing it. You can check up on the BETA test reviews here:
https://post4vps.com/Forum-Reviews
Prior to the test I had used DirectAdmin as a user account with Frihost.com a few years back. Then when I became staff at Frihost a few years later I got myself a shared hosting account with DirectAdmin with a host in Canada. DirectAdmin of course comes from Quebec Canada. At that time there were very few hosts who were using DirectAdmin. But ever since the issue with the high rates cPanel has been charging, DirectAdmin has come out of the shadows and made many improvements to its panel.
When I tested a DirectAdmin shared hosting account in January I was totally surprised how much the panel was looking like cpanel. Almost as though it is trying to copy the same style. I think however it would have to go a very very long way to catch up with the growing technology that cpanel has invested so much in over the years. DirectAdmin is completely OK, more than OK, but for me cpanel is still that much better. Particularly WHM.
My desktop computer is still the most comfortable and also more efficient device for searches, as I can sit at a desk, and take notes as well. I have a system with NotePad as well.
I find the phone a little clumsy at times, but yes, agreed, I find myself using it more too, but because of cost however, I am on a package that doesn’t include data, i.e. I only do searches with WiFi at home. The clumsy part is that I have to fiddle around with enlarging photos, and it’s just not the same with YouTube as well. I’m getting more experienced at using it, but am still more comfortable with my desktop computer. Not only of the computer, but the total search package consisting of computer on a desk with Notepad on the computer and also hard copy notepad, pen and pencil. I like to write down key words from time to time, just to be able to refer back to it some times.
