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1. Yes No Standard CGI scripts ves No version 3 0 4 2 Change Templates You can change previously created templates at a later time First select the template you wish to change Then click on Change template Confixx Reseller Manual version 3 0 Please select a template Description Input Existing templates web s ba Edit template You will now see all the template settings Change the data following the steps described in Create template Changing a template does not affect any users previously created using this template 4 3 Delete Templates Select a template to be deleted and confirm by clicking on Delete tem plate Delete template Please select the template you want to delete Label ina Existing templates web s Delete template If you delete a template the services assigned to your users will not be changed 5 Users Use this section to change any settings pertaining to your users 10 Confixx Reseller Manual version 3 0 5 1 E mail Setup Once you have created a user you can send the access data as well as any other information to the newly created user by e mail To do so you can create a standard e mail for each template you create You can also create a standard e mail to be used if you do not select a template when creating a user You can enter various variables in the fields E mail Text and Sub ject These variables will automatically be replaced with the2. many e mail addresses as POP3 boxes e Number of e mail addresses e mail addresses are either forwarders to POP3 boxes or to existing e mail addresses If setting up POP3 boxes has not been authorized end users may only set up e mail for warders 13 Confixx Reseller Manual version 3 0 e Autoresponders the user can set up autoresponders for individual e mail addresses For that reason it is useful to assign as many au toresponders as there are e mail addresses This enables the user to set up an autoresponder for each e mail address e Number of additional FTP users users can create additional FTP users FIP users are users on the web server with a home directory within the home directory of a user e Traffic contained a user can always exceed the traffic limit defined in this section These data merely serve to inform the user or you the reseller In the event the traffic limit has been exceeded you will be notified accordingly in the stats section e Creatable sub domains end users can create sub domains and have them point to a certain directory within their home directory The sub domains will function only if the user s domains are entered as a wildcard domain tld on the name server e Number of MySQL databases under normal conditions one database per end user should be sufficient e Wildcard sub domain you can authorize your users to create a catch all sub domain domain tld These use considerably mo
3. own IP addresses and have at least one available IP 17 Confixx Reseller Manual version 3 0 address you can assign an exclusive IP address to the new user Select the IP address to be assigned to the user If the user is authorized to use SSL the user will need an exclusive IP address Domains for user domain nic View m domainz nic View m Delete selected Which IP address should be used for the user Standard IP E only For this user Step 5 Send user data amp e mail Once the user has been created the user s access data are displayed If you have created an e mail as described in e mail setup the access data are automatically inserted into the e mail text and you can send the e mail to the user at the press of a button 18 Confixx Reseller Manual version 3 0 User weh3 Password ROGws Pd Send e mail fo new oer To new user nic Subject rour Account Dear Mr Doe Text provider Sender s e mail address Provider Mame of sender tech privid er C recipient of the e mail 5 6 Change User You can change the services of previously created users in this section En ter the user you wish to change and select the section to be changed 19 Confixx Reseller Manual version 3 0 Show user list Select an action for a user web User Change personal data Change services Edit domains amp IP address Next C Change pa
4. CONFIXX3 Professional Reseller Manual version 3 0 r1 Confixx Reseller Manual version 3 0 Contents 1 Definition of Terms 4 2 Sections of the Reseller Interface 4 3 General 5 Oi NEIN er a a 5 32 Change Cass Words ria BS GHG Sree a 6 3 3 MONG UOC car uate BEE FRE FR SER 6 OW Dever Messen run ner lan See Bk ee 7 Doo ORIG CUNO es oS wee a ee e 7 3 0 Reseller Privilegis neis y an uw a Brei 8 4 Templates 8 dl Cr ate Template pac area 8 42 Change Templates e Aia es 9 4 3 Delete Templates oc 44 44 4 4 ee a e 10 5 Users 10 54 PA OO Ge Ants ce Se ee a ae oe ee ee Ae we ee 11 SA o SEIS Gas aa Bere Be Oe ee 11 Yo Encularto all Users as 5 wet ent we wu ee 11 54 THORAC Cs ern ee ee a en dee 11 99 Create Usei nee wos he hb a aoe eos 12 56 Chance User u a wer ee HS he Bra Se 19 OX SOM der a de RRA AA 20 Confixx Reseller Manual version 3 0 DON BSI seers a eae oh EE a hee Eee 21 3 9 MYIOE a 6 Solo a ae Boeke a ok oe Gee oa S amp 21 6 Stats 21 Gl Usera Sa a Pa eS Oe eee a ee eek amp A 21 02 Taler et See Se RS SR ae ESS 21 Confixx Reseller Manual version 3 0 1 Definition of Terms The following terms are repeatedly used in this manual End user user has a home directory and one or more domains on the server Reseller may create and manage users User and reseller each have their own Confixx web interface This manual describes the reseller interface 2 Sections of the Resell
5. appropriate content You can specify that a copy of the e mail be sent to a second recipient s e mail address as a back up 5 2 Index Setup In this section you can create an index page to be set up automatically for your new users You can define the HTML code of the page and the file name 5 3 Circular to all Users You can use Confixx to send an e mail to all users First write your e mail After clicking on Next a list of all the users will appear You can now remove individual recipients who should not receive your e mail from the list It may take a few minutes for the e mail to be sent to the users 5 4 Help Page In this section create a help page to be displayed on your users interface You have the option of specifying information such as contact information or a link to the Confixx user manual 11 Confixx Reseller Manual version 3 0 5 5 Create User Creating a user is divided into 5 steps Step 1 Select template If you have created a template and wish to use it select it now Otherwise keep the default setting No template Individual setting on the selection list If you use a template you will still have the option to verify and manually change the data in the next step Step 2 User service settings Enter only whole numbers in the input fields If you want to assign an unlimited number to a feature simply enter the value 1 You may enter the value 1 only if you have be
6. be generated via the interface Once you have entered the private key and certificate you must select a domain and save the data 5 9 MySQL If authorized by the admin you can clear individual databases for access by external servers in this overview of existing databases 6 Stats 6 1 Userstats You can run a query on your users stats You can choose between detailed userstats for individual users and a service overview The service overview simultaneously displays pertinent information on several users You can specify the number of users to be displayed per page and sort the information according to different parameters An ad ditional option allows you to show only those users who have exceeded a limit set by the reseller e g storage space or traffic 6 2 Traffic This graphical overview displays all the FTP and web traffic generated by your users that Confixx was able to assign to one of your users The traffic generated by previously deleted users is included as well The monthly 21 Confixx Reseller Manual version 3 0 traffic details show each individual day the traffic summary each individ ual month You can get a detailed daily overview for the preceding three months by clicking on the appropriate month It shows the traffic gener ated prior to the last time the script that measures traffic was executed Depending on the web server configuration this program will be executed one or more times per day Yo
7. e Webalizer stats you must enter your admin username as username This does not include the limited user sections for FTP and POP3 users Admins or resellers cannot log onto these sections 4 Templates You can create any number of templates in this section to select from at a later time when creating a user If you use templates you will not have to specify storage space the number of e mail addresses etc for each indi vidual user 4 1 Create Template First choose a name for the template you wish to create e g web15 or webpackage 1 The name of the template is used simply to identify the template when you create a user or when you change or delete a template Confixx Reseller Manual a Name of template Storage space Number of POP3 boxes Number of e mail addresses web s fis me maximum maximum 57 57 Number of e mail autoresponders Fi maximum Number of additional FTP users Re maximum Traffic contained 1500 MB Creatable sub domains boo maximum MySQL databases i maximum Wildcard sub domains Re maximum At domains fo maximum Cron jobs boo maximum Mailing lists boo maximum FTP Yes No PHP ves No PHP upload ves No CGI Perl ves No Module mod_python Yes No SSI Yes No WAP ves No Shell access No r Directory listing Yes No Webalizer Stats ves No PW protected directories Yes No Define error files ves No Web FTP ves No WebMail
8. eated in the user s HTML directory and password protected with an htaccess file Depending on the web server con figuration Webalizer is updated one or more times per day You can also log onto the Webalizer stats using your reseller username and your reseller password e Password protect directories users can use the Confixx web interface to protect their directories with a password if this feature has been activated If you wish to activate FrontPage for your user at a later time you must not activate this feature e Define error files users can use the Confixx web interface to define their own error files for their directories if this feature has been acti vated If you wish to activate FrontPage for your user at a later time you must not activate this feature e WebFTP WebFTP is an interface used to upload and download files using FTP FTP users additionally created by the user can log onto the user section The Confixx web interface for additional FTP users is restricted to changing the password and WebFTP provided that WebFTP is available e WebMail WebMail is an interface used to send and receive e mails via the browser POP3 users can log onto the user section The Con fixx interface for POP3 users is restricted to changing the password and to WebMail provided that WebMail is available e Standard CGI scripts this option installs pre defined CGI scripts into the end users CGI directory If you activate this option w
9. en duly authorized as a reseller If you enter the value 0 this service will not be available to the user Input values You will probably not see all the input values as not every server supports all of Confixx s features or because this feature has not been activated for you 12 Confixx Reseller Manual version 3 0 Services input U Storage space 15360 ke Number of POP3 boxes fir maximum Number of e mail addresses hi maximum Number of e mail autoresponders mooo maximum Number of additional FTP users fo maximum Traffic contained fisoo MB Creatable sub domains fo maximum MySQL databases maximum Wildcard sub domain Ro maximum At domains o maximum Cron jobs boo maximum Mailing lists fo maximurn FTP Yes No PHP Yes No PHP upload Yes No CGI Perl Yes No Module mod_python ves No SSI Yes No WAP Yes No Shell access No x Directory listing ves No Webalizer Stats ves No e Storage space please note when assigning storage space that 1 MB 1 024 KB If a quota has not been installed on the server the user may use more storage space than you have specified in this section The storage space used by your users will be measured one or more times a day depending on the server configuration If a user uses more storage space than has actually been authorized you will be notified accordingly in the stats section e Number of POP3 boxes you must set up at least as
10. er Interface The Confixx web interface is divided into four main sections You can move to the individual sections by clicking on one of the links in the menu Each main menu has submenus These become visible if you click on a main menu item e g General General Overview Change password db Messages 2 5kins editor Templates Users Confixx Reseller Manual version 3 0 3 General 3 1 Overview This service overview displays information on the server and on the ser vices available to you General information on resi User data Name John Doe E mail addresses 9 john doe nic Number of users 2 Unlimited Assigned storage space Used storage space 3 94 MB Traffic February 2004 524 KB 32 MB POPS boxes 1 Unlimited E mail addresses 1 Unlimited E mail autoresponders 1 Unlimited Domains 3 Unlimited Sub domains 0 Unlimited Wildcard sub domains 0 Unlimited At domains 2 Unlimited MySQL databases O Unlimited Cron jobs 0 Unlimited Mailing lists 3 Unlimited additional FTP users O Unlimited The values in parentheses represent the maximum value you may define or use If you exceed a limit the corresponding row in the table will be highlighted in color Confixx Reseller Manual version 3 0 3 2 Change Password In this section you can change your reseller password for the user that you use to log onto the Confixx interface You can also use this password to log on wi
11. feature has been activated for a user the user can specify whether the web server should display the content of the user s home directory if an index file is not available If this feature has been deactivated DirectoryListing cannot be activated e CGI Perl a CGI BIN directory will not be created if CGI Perl has been deactivated e Python disables or activates files with the postfix py You have to differ between normal cgi scripts written in Python and scripts that are to be run by mod_python More information can be found at http www modpython org e Shell access if Shell access has been activated for a user the user can log onto the Linux Shell using the main user e g www Shell access should be assigned only in exceptional cases as this involves a substantial security risk for the server If the function is supported by your server you can select scp sftp With this the user will get a restricted shell without permissions to to execute files remotely The user can only transfer files encrypted via scp or sftp e ColdFusion deactivated activates files with postfix cf e Webalizer stats Webalizer is a well known web server log file anal ysis program It analyses the log files generated by the web server If Webalizer has been activated for a user the Webalizer configuration 15 Confixx Reseller Manual version 3 0 file will automatically be generated simultaneously The folder We balizer will be cr
12. hen chang ing a user s services the scripts are re installed in the end user s home directory Existing end user data are not overwritten though The only files that are copied are those that previously did not exist e Spam filter if you activate this feature your end users will have an effective spam filter The user can modify settings through WebMail per mailbox Step 3 Enter personal data 16 Confixx Reseller Manual version 3 0 This information need not be provided but may be helpful for example to locate a user in bookkeeping You must select whether these data should appear on your user s Confixx home page For example you can store name company address etc Any fields left blank will not be displayed to the user Furthermore three additional fields are available which you can label as you wish Create new user Gender Male Firstname Bon 0000007 Lastname De Company Address 7 ayp Zip Country 1 Telephone Fax 7 E mail address IO Customer ID 14848 Definable fields input RIPE DOES3 RI Do you want to display this information in the user section Only completed Fields will be displayed Yes No Next step Step 4 Enter domains Add all domains that you want to associate with end user Enter a domain into the textfield and then click on Add Repeat this step until all domains are included in the list then click Ok User s own IP If you can assign your
13. re server capacity than regular sub domains e Number of domains domains are domains like http user host com With this end users can create webpages that have the same address as their email address Note for domains JavaScript is used e Numer of cronjobs With cronhobs end users can automatically run scripts commands at a scheduled time A cronjob corresponds to an entry in the file etc crontab If an end users wants to create two cronjobs you need to assign at least two cronjobs e Number of mailing lists Majordomo mailing lists that can be created by end user e FTP enable FTP to give your users FTP access using their main user This feature must be activated if additional FIP users are to be as signed 14 Confixx Reseller Manual version 3 0 e PHP SSI these features can be activated and deactivated They are available in the server s default setting If you deactivate any of these features files with the corresponding endings cannot be executed us ing the web server e PHP upload only users for whom this feature has been activated can use the PHP upload features A temp folder phptmp is created in the user s home directory for this purpose If this feature is activated for a user at a later time the temp folder must then also be created and authorized appropriately chmod 777 e Wap a user can use wml files if this feature has been activated for the user e Directory Listing if this
14. s for Confixx By cre ating a skin you can upload an individual logo and select colors Create new custom skin New skin name Create from skin Blue Color scheme A Create from archive Fo Durchsuchen Adjust custom skin Skin Head Cc Upload logos Cc Adjust colors Delete skin Please enter a name for the new skin and select how the skin should be created You can either select an already present skin and change it or you can upload a skin from a file from your local computer Click on Next to create skin The new skin can be indidually customized Select the skin version 3 0 Confixx Reseller Manual version 3 0 you want to change from the list of custom skins and choose between Up load logos or Adjust colors If you want to upload a logo make sure that you use an image in GIF format with a size of 158x67 pixels and that the name is logo gif Colors are defined by the HTML colorcode By clicking on Select color a color table is opened where you can select the color The according colorcode is automatically inherited 3 6 Reseller Privileges Resellers can log onto not only the reseller section with their passwords but also onto the end user section From your browser call up the appropriate URL for the end user section enter the name of the end user s user as the username and enter the re seller s password After you have logged on you can access the entire user interface To access th
15. ssword Delete user Lockfunlock user The sections Change Personal Data Change Services and Change Do main amp IP Address are set up in an identical fashion to the steps 2 4 de scribed in Create User You can delete existing users and lock them temporarily If a user is locked the user can no longer log onto the user interface of Confixx A locked user does not have FTP access and cannot retrieve e mails from the POP3 boxes The Internet page is not available either a neutral standard page is displayed Once you unlock the user all services will be available once again The e mails that were sent to the user while user was locked can now be retrieved 5 7 FrontPage You can activate or deactivate FrontPage for your users The default setting of FrontPage for new users is deactivated You can activate FrontPage only for users for whom the features Error Files and Password Protection have been deactivated Once FrontPage has been activated for a user the password and username for FrontPage are issued Users can use the Confixx web interface to change their FrontPage password The FrontPage server extensions require about 150KB storage space per 20 Confixx Reseller Manual version 3 0 user 5 8 SSL A user must have an exclusive IP address to be able to use SSL Once you have selected a user select whether a private key and certificate are already available If these data are not available they can
16. th any user you have created Old password New password Re enter password Change password To change your password first enter your current password Now enter your new password twice and confirm by clicking on Change password For security reasons your password must consist of at least 6 characters It may have no more than 12 characters 3 3 Language In this section you can select the language and design of your web inter face The web interface of your users will also appear with the design you choose here If you create a new user the language of that user will also be set to this language by default but the user has the possibilty to manually change this later For designs that start with Confixx 2 0 not only colors are changed but also the menu structure These designs are only available if the administrator has activated this feature Language English Design Blue Color Scheme r Change Confixx Reseller Manual 3 4 Server Messages Server messages are generated by Confixx You can use this page to list the different error messages in chronological order There are the following types of messages e Errors error messages are generated for example if a directory could not be created or deleted e Notices notices are used for logging Notices are stored when users sub domains etc are created or deleted 3 5 Skins editor With the skins editor you can create your own design
17. ur kraffic This displays traffic For all your users measured by Confixx on this server This includes traffic generated by previously deleted users Traffic details for February 7004 2 16 2004 amp KB 60 KB 102 KB 2 17 2004 31 KE 93 KB 157 KB 2 18 2004 TT 125 KB 2 19 2004 rT 140 KB 84 KB 303 KB 524 KB Traffic summary for all months month rtp wee Total TP WEB e 2 2004 54KB 303 KB 524 KE m 12004 OKB 16KB 16 KB 84 KB 319 KB 540 KB 22
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