Security

A collection of tutorials to help you maintain the security of your shared hosting, tailored plans for CMSs such as WordPress hosting and Magento hosting, and all our other services.

Security

Imunify 360

In this tutorial, I will explain what Imunify 360 is and why we have chosen to use this tool. You […]

Security

Htaccess password: protect website folders

The cPanel Directory Privacy tool allows you to protect specific folders of our account using the htaccess password protection. By […]

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Free SSL certificate: how to activate it

With all our plans from shared hosting, WordPress hosting and other CMS hosting, up to semidedicated hosting, dedicated servers, and […]

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Hotlink protection

If you run a website, you may have heard of hotlinking before. It is usually considered bad practice because it […]

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How to install an SSL certificate

With SupportHost, you can purchase an SSL certificate and install it by yourself. Keep in mind that all plans come […]

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How to block an IP address

Blocking an IP address is a security method that allows you to selectively prevent access to your website. cPanel allows […]

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Antivirus scan

With cPanel, you can run an antivirus scan in two distinct ways. In this short tutorial, I will demonstrate how […]

Cookie	Duration	Description
_dc_gtm_UA-*	1 minute	Google Tag Manager cookie for controlling the loading of a Google Analytics script tag.
_ga	2 years	The _ga cookie, installed by Google Analytics, calculates visitor, session and campaign data and also keeps track of site usage for the site's analytics report. The cookie stores information anonymously and assigns a randomly generated number to recognize unique visitors.
_gcl_au	3 months	Provided by Google Tag Manager to experiment advertisement efficiency of websites using their services.
_gid	1 day	Installed by Google Analytics, _gid cookie stores information on how visitors use a website, while also creating an analytics report of the website's performance. Some of the data that are collected include the number of visitors, their source, and the pages they visit anonymously.
_GRECAPTCHA	5 months 27 days	This cookie is set by the Google recaptcha service to identify bots to protect the website against malicious spam attacks.
cookielawinfo-checkbox-advertisement	1 year	Set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin, this cookie is used to record the user consent for the cookies in the "Advertisement" category .
cookielawinfo-checkbox-analytics	11 months	This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Analytics".
cookielawinfo-checkbox-functional	11 months	The cookie is set by GDPR cookie consent to record the user consent for the cookies in the category "Functional".
cookielawinfo-checkbox-necessary	11 months	This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookies is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Necessary".
cookielawinfo-checkbox-others	11 months	This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Other".
PHPSESSID	session	This cookie is native to PHP applications. The cookie is used to store and identify a users' unique session ID for the purpose of managing user session on the website. The cookie is a session cookies and is deleted when all the browser windows are closed.
promocode	Until the coupon code expires, maximum 1 year	This cookie is set when you visit a page via a link that includes a discount code. The name of the discount code is remembered to remind the user that they can get a discount on the service.
RefID	90 days	This cookie stores the ID of the referral that sent the friend so that if the customer places an order within the next 90 days following the referral, the referral receives a gift for it.
user_currency_pref	11 months	This cookie is set to remember the user's currency.
viewed_cookie_policy	11 months	The cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin and is used to store whether or not user has consented to the use of cookies. It does not store any personal data.
WHMCSAffiliateID	90 days	This cookie stores the ID of the affiliate that made the referral so that if the customer places an order within the next 90 days following the referral, the affiliate receives a commission for it.
WHMCSInstanceID	session	This cookie stores the unique session ID for each visitor and enables variables to pass between page loads. The cookie only contains a reference to a session on the web server. The user's browser won't store any personal information.

Cookie	Duration	Description
_fbp	3 months	This cookie is set by Facebook to display advertisements when either on Facebook or on a digital platform powered by Facebook advertising, after visiting the website.
fr	3 months	Facebook sets this cookie to show relevant advertisements to users by tracking user behaviour across the web, on sites that have Facebook pixel or Facebook social plugin.

Cookie	Duration	Description
cf_chl_*	1 hour	This cookie is used to check whether the Cloudflare Edge server supports cookies.
cf_chl_prog	1 hour	These cookies are used by Cloudflare for the execution of Javascript or Captcha challenges. They are not used for tracking or beyond the scope of the challenge.
cf_chl_rc_ni	1 hour	These cookies are for internal use which allows Cloudflare to identify production issues on clients.
cf_chl_seq_*	session	These cookies are used by Cloudflare for the execution of Javascript or Captcha challenges. They are not used for tracking or beyond the scope of the challenge.
pvc_visits*	1 day	These Cookies are used by Posts View Counter plugin to count visits to specific posts, pages and tutorials.
WHMCSLinkID	364 days	This cookie remembers the link the visitor followed to get to our website, and the system uses it when receiving an order, to be able to associate the conversion with a link to be able to provide stats.

Cookie	Duration	Description
__cf_bm	30 minutes	This cookie, set by Cloudflare, is used to support Cloudflare Bot Management.
__stripe_mid	1 year	This cookie is used to prevent credit card frauds.
__stripe_sid	1 year	This cookie is used to prevent credit card frauds.
WHMCSUser	364 days	This cookie is used for the remember me functionality of the client area. The system only sets it if a client chose to have the system remember their details, ensuring that they don't need to log in multiple times. It is persistent and lasts for 365 days, or until logout.