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How to create a profile backup and restore it in cPanel server

To create a profile backup and restore it in cPanel server

Basically cpanel is an online Linux-based web hosting control panel which provides a graphical interface and automation tools which is designed to simplify the process of hosting a web site In this session we will see how to create profile backup in Easyapache4 and restore that in newly created cPanel server incase if you wanted to build separate server with same setup.

Login into your cPanel/WHM and move to Software -> EasyApache4 In which move to the customize tab as shown below

Inside you can see the ApacheMPM, Apache modules PHP version and finally PHP extensions as follows

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If you want to take backup of this profile click “Convert to profile” and enter name filename, description and tags and click convert this gets added as json file

After converting the profile gets saved

In the provided scroll down and see the profile created by you,

And also view all the packages created as a preview by

Finally click download to download this as json file

After downloading the file go to the downloaded location and check the status

Now login a new cPanel server in the separate tab and click “Upload a profile”

Browse and select from the downloaded location from your physical machine

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Finally run provision after reviewing the changes

With this, the method to create a profile backup and restore it in cPanel server comes to an end

Tag : WHM cPanel
FAQ
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Where can I get Process details and their CPU consumption in cPanel interface?
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Go to Home »System Health »Process Manager there you will get info related to all the process running the cPanel Server.
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Where can we do php.ini editing graphically in cPanel?
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Go to "Home -> Software -> MultiPHP INI Editor" in which select PHP version and edit via Basic Mode and Editor Mode
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What version of apache comes with this?
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Apache version 2.4 will come with Easyapache4.
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What Apache MPM is advisable to be enabled?
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If your website will get too many connections at a time, you better go for mpm_event else go with the default one that comes with cPanel installation which is mpm_prefork
Q
I wanted to host website, is this cPanel open source or enterprise one?
A
It is enterprise software and you can get 30 days trial version