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- » Learn How to use our control panel
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2. Control Panel Overview
Our Control Panel makes setting up your website very easy! The Control Panel itself is a user-friendly graphical interface that allows quick and easy access to all the features available to your particular account plan. The features inside the Control Panel automate processes that users must do manually with other hosting services.
Note to FrontPage Users: Some of the options in your Control Panel will not work with FrontPage extensions installed. It is a known fact throughout the industry that Microsoft has established itself as a "world in itself" and therefore the majority of their software is incompatible with the other world. We provide FP Extensions as a courtesy to those that know how to use it and prefer it over the more common methods of designing websites If you choose to utilize FrontPage, please keep in mind that some of the advanced features of our Control Panel will not work for you.
The main control panel screen is divided into two areas. The left side will show general account information, the right side of the Control Panel will show you the following options: (These may vary depending on your particular hosting plan)
» Account Management:Account & Billing Information:
Use this option to login to our "Billing Center Interface. The Billing Center will allow you to update your contact and payment information as well as view your most recent invoices.
Change Password:
Click this option to change the password for your Control Panel and FTP service.
File Manager:
By clicking this option you can view, create and edit files and directories in your account as well as change permissions and upload files from your hard drive.
Account Backup/Restore:
Allows you compress and backup as well as restore your files, directories, email settings and MySQL databases.
Network Status:
Allows you to view the status of our servers and network in real time. Status changes are updated every 5 minutes.
» Server:FrontPage Extensions:
This option allows you to install, reinstall and uninstall FrontPage extensions on your account.
MySQL Database Management:
MySQL is a database engine that you can use with your website. This feature allows you to create your databases and assign users while the other feature allows you to edit the databases. (Not available with some accounts)
MySQL Database Maintenance:
MySQL is a database engine that you can use with your website. This feature allows you to modify/edit the content of your databases. (Not available with some accounts)
Domain Pointers:
Domain pointers allow you to "point" or "park" additional domain names to your existing hosting account. This will allow users to also reach your website when entering the "parked" or "pointed" domain into their browsers.
Addon Domains:
Addon Domains are domain names that point to subdirectories within your account. Please note that Addon Domains share the resources of your primary domain name.
Subdomain Management:
This option will assist you setting up sub domains inside your account plan. Sub domains are subdomain.yourdomain.com. The sub domains that are setup through your control panel draw their resources from the parent plan and do not come with a unique IP address. (Not available with some accounts)
Password Protect Directories:
This option does not work with FrontPage. This option will have to be configured with FrontPage itself. Password protecting directories has never been easier. This option allows you to select the directory you wish to password protect from a drop down box and then enter usernames and passwords of those you want to allow access to that part of your site.
Custom Error Pages:
This option will assist you in customizing how your error pages look. It includes: 400, 401, 403, 404 and 500 error pages.
Cron Job Management:
This option allows you to setup automated processes on your account. (Advanced Users Only)
HotLink Protection:
Prevents other users from pulling your html/image files from your server.
URL Redirect Management:
Allows you to create temporary or permanent redirection.
Directory Index Management:
This feature allows you to turn indexes on or off for a directory. If indexes are off, people will not be able to see what files are in a directory that lacks an index file.
MIME Type Management:
MIME = Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions. This option allows you to add Mime types to your account. Refer to Advanced Options for more information regarding this feature. (Advanced Users Only)
Apache Handler Management:
Allows you to add user defined handlers for the Apache Web Server. (Advanced Users Only)
» Script Library:CGI Center:
This option allows you to enable the pre-installed cgi scripts for your site.
Shopping Carts:
This feature allows you to setup a fully functional shopping cart on your site. (Not available with some accounts)
phpBB Bulletin Board:
This allows you to create a Bulletin Board for your site.
Chat Rooms:
This option will allow you to setup web based chat rooms on your site.
Advanced Guestbook:
This option will allow you to setup a very powerful guestbook on your site.
» Mail:Read Webmail:
Allows you to read your email messages online.
Add/Remove Email Accounts:
Click this option to add and/or remove email accounts.
Add/Remove Forwarders:
You can use this option to forward your email messages to other email accounts.
Set Default Email Address:
The default email address is the email address where all unrouted email messages will be sent. This is also called a "Catch All Email Address." For Example, if your master username is "john" your default address will be john@yourdomain.com. Now, lets assume that someone sends an email to mary@yourdomain.com and you have not created an email account for mary, that particular message will arrive at your default address of john@yourdomain.com.
Setup / Modify Autoresponders:
Autoresponders are messages that are automatically sent to each person who sends you an email. This feature is useful when you know you will not be reading or responding to incoming email massages for a period of time.
Manage Mailing Lists:
Allows you to add, remove and edit Mailing Lists.
Add/Remove Spam Filters:
You can use this option to "filter" or block unwanted emails. Addresses entered here will not be able to send email to your domain.
Enable/Disable Spam Assassin:
SpamAssassin is an automated mail filter that uses a wide range of heuristic algorithms on mail headers and message body text to identify "SPAM" (unsolicited email). Once identified, the mail is tagged as SPAM for later filtering using the user's desktop mail client.
» FTP:Add/Remove FTP Accounts:
This feature allows you to add additional FTP users to your web hosting account.
View/Disconnect FTP Sessions:
This feature allows you to view as well as disconnect active FTP sessions.
Manage Anonymous FTP:
From here you can allow anonymous FTP connections and file upload.
Edit Anonymous Welcome Msg:
This feature allows you to edit the message that is displayed when a user logs in via FTP anonymously.
» Statistics:Webalizer:
Webalizer is a more complex stats program that also produces a nice variety of charts and graphs about who has visited your site. This is probably the most popular stats engine available today.
Subdomain Stats:
This will show you the usage statistics for each one of your subdomains.
Latest Visitors:
This will show you the last 300 visitors who came to your site and some interesting information about them.
Bandwidth Usage:
This will show how many bytes your account has transferred.
Download Raw Access Log:
This option will let you download a raw access log.
Error Log - Last 300 Entries:
This will show errors in your site, images not loading, missing files, etc. This is very useful for debugging CGI scripts.
» Advanced:Search Engine Submit:
This option will assist you in submitting your URL to some of the most popular search engines in one click.
Web Based SSH Client:
This feature will allow you to login to your account via SSH.
Network Tools:
This option provides you with DNS lookup capabilities and traceroute.
GnuPG Key Management (PGP):
With this tool you can generate Pretty Good Privacy encryption keys. (Advanced Users Only)
Mail Exchanger: (MX Entry)
Allows you to change the MX record on your DNS file. (Advanced Users Only)
(Last Update : January 14, 2003)
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