{"id":171,"date":"2021-07-23T12:18:42","date_gmt":"2021-07-23T12:18:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ssdsunucum.com\/blog\/from-whm-to-website\/"},"modified":"2021-07-23T12:18:42","modified_gmt":"2021-07-23T12:18:42","slug":"from-whm-to-website","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ssdsunucum.com\/blog\/from-whm-to-website\/","title":{"rendered":"From WHM to Website"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n
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Overview<\/h2>\n

This document describes how to quickly publish a website on a newly-provisioned cPanel & WHM server.<\/p>\n

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Important:<\/div>\n
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    This procedure only<\/strong> covers the minimum steps to publish a website. We strongly<\/strong> recommend that you read the rest of our documentation and configure all of the useful features on your cPanel & WHM server.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    You can skip any steps that you have already performed (for example, Log in to WHM or Set the hostname).<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Due to networking requirements, you cannot<\/strong> run an IPv6-only cPanel & WHM server. You must<\/strong> have at least one IPv4 address.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

    Prepare WHM<\/h2>\n

    This section describes the minimum necessary configuration for a server to host a website.<\/p>\n

    Log in to WHM<\/h3>\n
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    Warning:<\/div>\n
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    You must<\/strong> purchase a license for cPanel & WHM. New installations automatically receive a free 15-day trial license.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

    To log in to WHM, perform the following steps:<\/p>\n

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    1. \n

      Navigate to the following URL, where IPADDRESS<\/code> represents your server\u2019s IP address:\n<\/p>\n

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        https:\/\/<\/span>IPADDRESS:2087\/<\/span>\n<\/code><\/pre>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
    2. \n
      Enter the root<\/code> username and password.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
    3. \n
      Click Log in<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
    4. \n
      Agree to our software license terms. A new interface will appear.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
    5. \n
      Enter your email address in the Email Address<\/em> text box.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
    6. \n
      Enter your default nameservers in the Nameservers<\/em> text boxes. Your hosting provider or networking provider should provide these.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
    7. \n
      Click Finish<\/em>. The WHM Home<\/em> interface will appear.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
      For more information, read our How to Log in to Your Server or Account and Getting Started documentation.<\/p>\n
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              Click to view screenshots<\/p>\n
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      Set the hostname<\/h3>\n
      Your server\u2019s hostname uniquely identifies it on the internet. Most hosting providers will configure your server\u2019s hostname as part of the provisioning process. However, you may need to perform these steps manually:<\/p>\n
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      1. \n
        Navigate to WHM\u2019s Change Hostname<\/em> interface (WHM >> Home >> Networking Setup >> Change Hostname<\/em>).<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
      2. \n
        If you wish to change the hostname, enter a new hostname in the text box.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
      3. \n
        Click Change<\/em>. A confirmation message will appear.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
      4. \n
        Click Add an A entry for your hostname<\/em>. A new interface will appear that displays the main IP address of the server.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
      5. \n
        Click Add Entry<\/em>. A confirmation message will appear.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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        Warning:<\/div>\n
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        After you change the server\u2019s hostname, your browser may display a warning about a change to the server\u2019s SSL certificate.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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                Click to view screenshots<\/p>\n
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        Confirm the DNS resolvers<\/h3>\n
        Your server\u2019s DNS resolvers allow your server to look up the IP addresses of other sites on the internet. Most hosting providers will configure your server\u2019s resolvers as part of the provisioning process.<\/p>\n
        However, you may need to perform this step manually.<\/p>\n
        To configure DNS resolvers on your server, perform the following steps:<\/p>\n
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        1. \n
          Navigate to WHM\u2019s Resolver Configuration<\/em> interface (WHM >> Home >> Networking Setup >> Resolver Configuration<\/em>).<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
        2. \n
          Click Proceed<\/em>. A new interface will appear.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
        3. \n
          Enter the desired IPv4 or IPv6 addresses in the Primary Resolver<\/em> and Secondary Resolver<\/em> text boxes.<\/p>\n
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          Note:<\/div>\n
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          If your hosting provider did not give you this information, you can use Google\u2019s\u00ae nameservers (8.8.8.8<\/code> and 8.8.4.4<\/code>).<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
        4. \n
          To configure a third resolver, enter that IP address in the Tertiary Resolver<\/em> text box.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
        5. \n
          Click Continue<\/em>. A confirmation message will appear.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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                  Click to view a screenshot<\/p>\n
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          Configure nameservers<\/h3>\n
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          Note:<\/div>\n
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          We recommend that you set up the nameserver software on your server to ensure full functionality of all services.<\/p>\n
          If you\u2019re using your domain registrar or your hosting provider to handle nameserver services, you can skip this section. Instead, contact your domain registrar and hosting provider for information on how to set your DNS registration and records.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
          Your server\u2019s nameservers allow you to host your own DNS entries for sites. This allows you to control the branding of domains on your server when others look up information about them.<\/p>\n
          To select and configure nameservers on your server, perform the following steps:<\/p>\n
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          1. \n
            Navigate to WHM\u2019s Nameserver Selection<\/em> interface (WHM >> Home >> Service Configuration >> Nameserver Selection<\/em>)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
          2. \n
            Select the nameserver software that you wish to use.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
          3. \n
            Click Save<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
          4. \n
            Navigate to WHM\u2019s DNS Zone Manager<\/em> interface (WHM >> Home >> DNS Functions >> DNS Zone Manager<\/em>).<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
          5. \n
            Select your hostname\u2019s zone file and click Edit<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
          6. \n
            Add A records for NS1 and NS2 entries.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
          7. \n
            Change the NS entries to your nameservers.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
          8. \n
            Click Save<\/em>. A confirmation message will appear.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
          9. \n
            Go to your registrar\u2019s website.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
          10. \n
            Change the nameserver records for your main domain to point to your own nameservers.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
            For more information, read our How to Set Up Nameservers in a cPanel & WHM Environment and Basic WebHost Manager Setup documentation.<\/p>\n
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                    Click to view screenshots<\/p>\n
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            Set up Reverse DNS<\/h3>\n
            Reverse DNS uses pointer records (PTR) to convert IP addresses to domain names.<\/p>\n
            We strongly<\/strong> recommend that you set the PTR record of your server\u2019s primary IP address to your server\u2019s hostname. However, many hosting providers do not<\/strong> delegate authority for PTR records to their customers. Contact your hosting provider for assistance.<\/p>\n
            For more information, read our How to Configure Reverse DNS for BIND in WHM documentation.<\/p>\n
            Configure WordPress Manager<\/h3>\n
            If you plan to use WordPress\u00ae to create your website, perform the following steps:<\/p>\n
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            1. \n
              Navigate to WHM\u2019s Install cPAddons Site Software<\/em> interface (WHM >> Home >> cPanel >> Install cPAddons Site Software<\/em>).<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
            2. \n
              Select the checkbox next to the WordPress<\/em> addon.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
            3. \n
              Click Update cPAddon Config<\/em>. A confirmation message will appear.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
              For more information, read our WordPress Manager documentation.<\/p>\n
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                      Click to view a screenshot<\/p>\n
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              Create the account<\/h3>\n
              To create the cPanel account, perform the following steps:<\/p>\n
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                Navigate to WHM\u2019s Create a New Account<\/em> interface (WHM >> Home >> Account Functions >> Create a New Account<\/em>).<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
              2. \n
                Enter a domain name in the appropriate text box. The interface will suggest a username.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
              3. \n
                Enter a password and confirm it. The Password Generator<\/em> feature can generate a strong password for you.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
              4. \n
                Enter a contact email address for the account.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
              5. \n
                Click Create<\/em>. A confirmation message will appear.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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                Note:<\/div>\n
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                If you chose to use your hosting provider or registrar\u2019s nameservers, be sure to configure the DNS records for your domain on their nameservers.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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                        Click to view a screenshot<\/p>\n
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                Prepare cPanel<\/h2>\n
                This section describes the minimum necessary configuration for an account to host a website.<\/p>\n
                Log in to cPanel<\/h3>\n
                To quickly log in to your new site\u2019s cPanel account, click Go to cPanel<\/em>.<\/p>\n
                For more information and other methods to log in to a cPanel account, read our How to Log in to Your Server or Account documentation.<\/p>\n
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                        Click to view a screenshot<\/p>\n
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                Create an email account<\/h3>\n
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                Note:<\/div>\n
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                If you plan to use another mail provider for your site, you can skip this section.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
                To create an email account for your site, perform the following steps:<\/p>\n
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                1. \n
                  Navigate to cPanel\u2019s Email Accounts<\/em> interface (cPanel >> Home >> Email >> Email Accounts<\/em>).<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
                2. \n
                  Click Create<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
                3. \n
                  Enter a username in the appropriate text box.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
                4. \n
                  Set a password in the appropriate text box.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
                5. \n
                  Enter the storage space for the account in the appropriate text box.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
                6. \n
                  Click Create<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
                  For steps to test your email account, read our Email Deliverability documentation.<\/p>\n
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                          Click to view screenshots<\/p>\n
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                  Prepare the website<\/h2>\n
                  This section describes how to publish a website on your account.<\/p>\n
                  Select a publishing method<\/h3>\n
                  Perform the steps for the publishing method that you plan to use:<\/p>\n
                  Run a WordPress website<\/h4>\n
                  If you plan to run a WordPress site, perform the following steps:<\/p>\n
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                  1. \n
                    Navigate to cPanel\u2019s WordPress Manager<\/em> interface (cPanel >> Home >> Applications >> WordPress Manager<\/em>). The WordPress Manager<\/em> interface will appear.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
                  2. \n
                    Click New Site<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
                  3. \n
                    Enter the domain on which to install the site. Or you can install it on a subdomain (for example, blog.example.com<\/code>).<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
                  4. \n
                    Click Install<\/em>. The interface will display a success message with the username and password for WordPress.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
                  5. \n
                    Navigate to your domain. The WordPress default page will appear.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
                  6. \n
                    Click the Log In<\/em> link.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
                  7. \n
                    Enter the username and password.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
                    Now you can start setting up your WordPress site.<\/p>\n
                    For more information, read our Site Software documentation and the WordPress Support website.<\/p>\n
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                            Click to view a screenshot<\/p>\n
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                    Create a placeholder page<\/h4>\n
                    If you plan to upload your own site content, you should display a placeholder while you build your site.<\/p>\n
                    To set up a placeholder for your account, perform the following steps:<\/p>\n
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                    1. \n
                      Navigate to cPanel\u2019s Site Publisher<\/em> interface (cPanel >> Home >> Domains >> Site Publisher<\/em>).<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
                    2. \n
                      Select the domain.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
                    3. \n
                      Select a site template.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
                    4. \n
                      Enter the site information.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
                    5. \n
                      Click Publish<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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                              Click to view a screenshot<\/p>\n
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                      Upload your own content<\/h4>\n
                      To securely upload your own content to the website, perform the following steps:<\/p>\n
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                      1. \n
                        Navigate to cPanel\u2019s Web Disk<\/em> interface (cPanel >> Home >> Files >> Web Disk<\/em>).<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
                      2. \n
                        If you run Microsoft Windows\u00ae Vista, 7, 8, or 10, perform the following additional steps to enable Digest Authentication:<\/p>\n
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                          Click Enable Digest Authentication<\/em>. A new window will appear<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
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                          Enter your cPanel account\u2019s password.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
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                          Click OK<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
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                          Click Configure Client Access<\/em> next to the system user email account.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
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                          Select your operating system.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
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                          Install the software.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
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                          Connect to your Web Disk account. It will now appear on your workstation as another drive.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
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                          You can drag and drop content to your server as needed.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
                          You can use the following interfaces to upload your content:<\/p>\n
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                            cPanel\u2019s Git Version Control<\/em> interface (cPanel >> Home >> Files >> Git Version Control<\/em>)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
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                            cPanel\u2019s File Manager<\/em> interface (cPanel >> Home >> Files >> File Manager<\/em>)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
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                            cPanel\u2019s FTP Accounts<\/em> interface (cPanel >> Home >> Files >> File Manager<\/em>)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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                                    Click to view a screenshot<\/p>\n
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                            Perform additional steps<\/h2>\n
                            Now that your site is running, we recommend that you perform the following additional steps to secure and protect your server:<\/p>\n
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                              Confirm that AutoSSL has obtained an SSL certificate for your website.<\/p>\n
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                              Note:<\/div>\n
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                              After you secure your site with a certificate, be sure to update any WordPress installations to use https:<\/code> secured locations instead of http:<\/code> insecure locations.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
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                              Create reseller accounts, packages, and feature lists to simplify selling hosting plans to your customers.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
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                              Schedule and configure backups of your server.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
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                              Run EasyApache 4 to select Apache and PHP modules for your server.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
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                              Update MySQL\u00ae or change to MariaDB\u00ae for your server\u2019s databases.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
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                              Set notification preferences for your server and websites.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
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                              Configure your server\u2019s How to Configure Your Firewall for cPanel & WHM Services and cPHulk for security purposes.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
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                              Purchase and install KernelCare to manage your operating system\u2019s kernel.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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                                      Click to view a screenshot<\/p>\n
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                              Overview This document describes how to quickly publish a website on a newly-provisioned cPanel & WHM server. Important: This procedure only covers the minimum steps to publish a website. We strongly recommend that you read the rest of our documentation and configure all of the useful features on your cPanel & WHM server. You can …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":172,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ssdsunucum.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/171"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ssdsunucum.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ssdsunucum.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ssdsunucum.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ssdsunucum.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=171"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ssdsunucum.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/171\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ssdsunucum.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/172"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ssdsunucum.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=171"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ssdsunucum.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=171"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ssdsunucum.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=171"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}