Check Bandwidth Usage in WHM

What is bandwidth?

Bandwidth is the amount of data your website sends to visitors. Think of it as water flowing through a pipe. Every page, picture and download uses some. A busy site with big files uses more.

WHM is the control panel for the whole server. A control panel is a web page where you manage things by clicking.

Why check it?

• To find accounts that use a lot of data.
• To see if someone is close to their limit.
• To spot sudden jumps, which may mean a problem or an attack.

Steps

1. Log in to WHM. The address is usually your server's IP address or host name followed by :2087.
2. Type Bandwidth in the search box at the top of the left menu.
3. Click View Bandwidth Usage. It is in the Account Information area in most versions. If it is not there, use the search box.

   

4. The page shows the usage for the current month, account by account.
5. Look at the list. It shows each domain, the data used and its limit.
6. Use the month and year boxes to see earlier months.
7. Click the column title to sort the list by use.

Another way

1. Open List Accounts in WHM.
2. Click the plus sign next to an account.
3. Check the figures for that account, such as disk and bandwidth.

When the numbers look wrong

• Bandwidth counts update on a schedule. They may be a bit behind.
• Your hosting plan decides each account's limit. Check the plan details or ask Hostvento support.
• If one account suddenly uses far more than normal, look at its logs for odd traffic.

Warning: If an account goes over its limit, its site may be turned off by the server. Contact the owner before that happens.

Quick recap

• Bandwidth is the data sent to visitors.
• Search WHM for Bandwidth and open View Bandwidth Usage.

  

  

• Sort the list to find heavy users.
• Look at past months with the date boxes.