WebHost Manager User Manual 

mod_userdir Tweak 

Overview 

Apache s mod_userdir allows users to view their sites by entering a tilde(~) and 

their username as the URL on a specific host. For example 

http://test.cpanel.net/~fred

 will bring up the user Fred s domain. The 

disadvantage of this feature is that any bandwidth usage used by this site will be 

put on the domain it is accessed under (in this case test.cpanel.net). Mod_userdir 

protection prevents this from happening. You may however want to disable it on 

specific virtual hosts (generally shared SSL hosts). 

Steps 

1

 To access the 

Server Setup Menu

, click on 

Server Setup

, on the main screen of 

your WebHost Manager interface. Then, click on 

Tweak Security.

2

 Click on 

Configure

 in the mod_userdir Tweak section. 

3

 Click on the check box next to 

Enable mod_userdir Protection

 to enable Enable 

mod_userdir Protection. 

4

 Click on a check box next to a d

cPanel

omain s name to allow them to access their 

domain using ~username, if necessary. 

5

 Enter the name of any user you wish to be able access the domain using 

~username, other than the domain s owner, in the blank field next to the domain s 

name, if necessary. 

6

 Click on 

Save.

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