How do I enable and disable services in cPanel?
The following article explains how to enable and disable services in cPanel. The services that can be turned on and off are as follows:
| Service | Description |
| cpimap | IMAP mail server |
| cppop | POP3 mail server |
| entropychat | An HTML based chat server |
| exim | SMTP mail server |
| eximstats | Generates statistics from the exim log files for SMTP reporting |
| httpd | Apache web server |
| interchange | A shopping cart server |
| melange | Java based chat server |
| mysql | MySQL database server |
| named | BIND DNS server |
| proftpd/pure-ftpd | FTP server |
| spamd | Spam Assassin server |
| syslogd | System message logger |
| exim on another port | Allows a second copy of the exim SMTP server on an alternate port |
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To enable and disable services, please follow these steps:
- Open a web browser and connect to your cPanel Control Panel located at https://ip address:2087.
- Login as the Administrator using the information sent to you in your setup email.
- From the Service Configuration menu, click Service Manager.
- Check or Uncheck the service you wish to enable or disable.
- Click Save.
