Basics of CPanel

How to use the CPanel
Basic​

1. Goto your Cpanel: www.yoursitehere.com/cpanel {If you have Cpanel}

2. Login in with the Username and Pass you had signed up with when you had made the account at your host's site

3. You should get a screen like this:


List:
Mail- Settings for Webmail/E-Mail

Webmail- Gives a list of webmail clients you can use

Change Password- Changes password that allows you into CPanel

Parked Domains- When you buy a new domain, add that there, then you can access both websites from that CPanel

Addon Domains- Redirects {Basic}

FTP Manager- For your websites FTP (Settings)

File Manager- Deletes/Views files on your server

Disk Space Usage- Views how much each file on your server takes up [Megabytes]

Backups-

Top: Downloads your whole site onto comp
Lower: Uploads the downloaded backup back to your server

When you DL, the files on your site do not go away. DONT WORRY

Password Protect Directories- Allows you to add a password to a part of your site to get in

Error Pages- Enables you to edit the pages people get when there is an error
400: Bad Requests
401: Authorization Required
403: Forbidden
404: Wrong Page
500: Internal Server Error

Subdomain- Allows you to add/remove sudomains: Namehere.sitenamehere.com

MySQL Databases- Allows you to add, remove, or edit your MySQL Databases

Redirects- Allows you to make a redirect from one page to another
Ex: www.hax4you.org to www.hax4you.org/forums

FrontPage Extensions: Allows you to edit your site using Microsoft Front Page
** NOT RECOMMENDED **

Web/Ftp Stats- Shows the hits/ numbers of visitors to your site


Raw Access Logs- Allows you to DL your websites stats {Who Visited}

Raw Log Manager- Organizes the Raw Access Logs

Error Log- Shows how many, and what error someone might've encountered in your site (404, etc.)

Subdomain Stats- Shows the visitors of all your subdomains

PHPMyChat- Creates a standard chatting area for people who visit your site:


Bulletin Board- Adds a YaBB forum to your site

CGI Center- Allows you to add basic HTML items to your site Ex: Guestbook

Scripts Library- Shows what you have added to your site, only the basic items Not Manually Added Ones

Agora Shopping Cart- Adds a basic shopping cart to your site

Cron Jobs- Allows you to add a command that will activate every so often {You Pick Time}

MIME Types- Shows easily defined MIME Types

Apache Handlers- Allows you to add/delete an APACHE handler (Not needed if Apache is fine)

Hotlink Protection- Disallows other people to post pics, etc. from your site to another

Index Manager- Manages the files on your site

IP Deny Manager- Whatever IP you add there, will be blocked from using your site PERIOD

SSL Manager- Not needed unless you plan to go big (PM me if you want some info)

Statistics Software Configuration- Allows you to add/remove the stat analyzers

Fantastico (Not Included with all hosts)- Allows you to add some more cool things to your site.

 

not every hosting account uses cpanel, some use plesk

 

Well, yea, but I didn't say that all of them do did I?