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3. Figure 4 78 Installing an Agora Shopping Cart 4 30 1 Modifying an Agora Shopping Cart Refer to the Agora web site if you have any questions about modifying or using the shopping cart To modify an Agora Shopping Cart 1 Click on the Agora Shopping Cart button on the home page 2 Click on the required cart underneath the Modify an existing Cart heading 81 4 31 CRON JOBS CHAPTER 4 HOW DO I USE CPANEL 4 31 Cron jobs E Cron jobs allow you to automate repetitive tasks on the server that hosts your web site This is a powerful tool that allows you to take a hands free approach to repetitive tasks For example you could add a cron job that automatically copies a MySQL database to a separate location on your site as a backup There are two different modes you can use to add a cron job e Standard Provides a range of pre set options that you can choose This is the simplest method and is recommended e Advanced Unix Style Provides the regular Unix style cron options Recommended for users who are used to this method of entering cron entries Warning You need to have a good knowledge of Linux commands before you can use cron jobs effectively Check your script with your hosting administrator before adding a cron job To add or modify a cron job 1 Click on the Cron jobs button on the home page 2 If you want to use the Standard mode click on the Standard button c Click on one option from each of t
4. Modify an autoresponder if you need to alter the details of the message or if you set it to the wrong account To edit an autoresponder l 2 Click on the Autoresponders link in the Mail area Click on the Edit button next to the autoresponder that you want to edit Edit the autoresponder s fields as required Refer to page 18 if you are not sure what you can do in each field Click on the Create button to edit the autoresponder 19 4 3 MAIL CHAPTER 4 HOW DO I USE CPANEL Add Autoresponder Email david cpdemo cpanel net x From David Subject Out Of Office Character Set us ascii z HTML Message M Body lt h1 gt 0ut of office lt h1 gt lt p gt I m currently out of the office until March 03 lt p gt lt p gt Thanks lt br gt David Summers lt p gt eres ciar Figure 4 10 Editing an autoresponder Deleting an autoresponder Delete an autoresponder when you no longer need to use it If you use the autoresponder at frequent intervals such as an Out of Office message you can modify it to point to a nonexistent e mail account such as store yourdomain com and then simply change the account name back when you need it again Refer to page 19 for more information To delete an autoresponder 1 Click on the Autoresponders link in the Mail area 2 Click on the Delete button next to the autoresponder that you want to delete 4 3 5 E mail Filtering You can block an e mail
5. Please be aware that installing a board will use one MySQL database Install the board at this url http codemo cpanel net training Install Figure 4 69 Installing a phpBB forum 68 4 27 CGI CENTER CHAPTER 4 HOW DO I USE CPANEL 4 27 CGI Center g This CGI Center area allows you to use some pre installed CGI scripts through CPanel This section contains information about using these scripts as well as using CGI scripts in general 4 27 1 Introduction to CGI CGI Common Gateway Interface is a standard for running external programs from a Web server CGI allows the returned HTML page to be dynamic for example with a CGI script you could access information in a database and format the results as part of an HTML page Not surprisingly CGI scripts are very popular and used extensively throughout the World Wide Web There are a number of very good introduction to CGI documents available on the Web The information given below is a summary of the most important points to remember when using CGI Please refer to the following for a more in depth introduction e An instantaneous introduction to CGI scripts and HTML forms a detailed introduction e Ada s Introduction to CGI a useful introduction Key points to bear in mind when using CGI scripts e The pre installed scripts available through CPanel are the easiest to use but if a certain script does not do exactly what you want feel free to look for better scr
6. Remove the tick from the Allow anonymous access to ftp ftp yourdomain com tick box or the Allow anonymous upload to ftp ftp yourdomain com incoming tick boxes 4 Click on the Save Settings button Anonymous FTP Controls F Allow anonymous access to ftp ftp cpdemo cpanel net tr gt F Allow anonymous upload to ftp ftp cpdemo cpanel net incoming tr gt Save Settings N Figure 4 24 Removing Anonymous FTP access 32 4 7 FTP MANAGER CHAPTER 4 HOW DO I USE CPANEL 4 7 3 Adding an Anonymous FTP message You can add a message that appears in all FTP clients that access your public_ftp folder This is usually used to add copyright notices or other warnings or comments based on the available files To add an Anonymous FTP message 1 Click on the Ftp Manager button on the home page 2 Click on the Anonymous FTP Message link 3 Enter the message that you want visitors to see in the text area You cannot enter HTML code plain text only This is created as a welcome msg text file 4 Click on the Save Message button Anonymous FTP Message The following message will be seen by users when logging in via anonymous FTP Hello This is my mp3 collection ISO Figure 4 25 Adding an Anonymous FTP message 4 7 4 Controlling FTP sessions You can view and terminate FTP sessions using the provided FTP session controls This is useful for general information and stopping unwanted FTP activity To contro
7. contact your hosting administrator for help Note The password protection on any protected directories will be removed Refer to page 43 for more information about reapplying password protection To uninstall Frontpage Extensions 1 Click on the Setup Frontpage Extensions button on the home page 2 Click on the Uninstall Extensions button FrontPage extensions are currently installed Warning It is recommended that you DO NOT install FrontPage Extensions on your account unless you intend to publish your site directly frorn the FrontPage application Installing or uninstalling FrontPage Extensions will result in the loss of all htaccess files in your web area Any directories you have protected with WebProtect will become unprotected until you reprotect them Install Reinstall Extensions Uninstall Extensions N Figure 4 59 Uninstalling Frontpage Extensions 57 4 19 WEB FTP STATS CHAPTER 4 HOW DO I USE CPANEL 4 19 Web FTP Stats r un The Web FTP Statistics area presents you with a wide variety of information about your web site from the latest visitors to a detailed monthly summary of hits as well as providing an error log Use the Statistics tools to keep track of what pages are being visited most often and where they are being referred from For more information about exactly what these web site statistics mean refer to the following excellent articles e Measuring Web Site Usage e How the web
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9. CGI EMail To configure CGI EMail 1 Create an HTML form with a number of named input fields Refer to this page for more detailed information of the action component of the form 2 Create an e mail template a txt file that displays the format in which you want your form information displayed in the e mail Make sure all your form name codes are one word and in square brackets 3 Upload the txt and form files to your site 4 Go to your cgi bin directory and change the file permissions on cgiecho and cgie mail to 755 5 Test the script The cgiecho script is designed for testing online so you do not have to wait for e mail to be sent or received 4 27 10 FormMail Clone One of the most popular form to e mail scripts available is FormMail by Matt Wright The script can be setup very quickly and provides a number of customization options CPanel was written a clone of FormMail which operates in the same manner The following steps provide quick installation instructions for FormMail Clone Be sure to read the FormMail README file for more detailed information about customizing FormMail Clone Refer to the FormMail documentation for more information about customizing the FormMail clone script To set up FormMail Clone 1 Create the form on your web page with the following fields lt form action http www yourdomain com cgi sys FormMail cgi method POST gt lt input type hidden name recipient value e mail your
10. a few minutes to generate the key depending on its size GnuPG Key Generator Your Name John Simonson Your Email johns business org nz Comment NickName johns Key Password blank for none las78T Expire Date ly Key Size 1024 gt Figure 4 84 Generating a public and private key 4 35 1 Importing a key You can import a key directly into CPanel This will add it to the number of public keys that CPanel trusts To import a key 1 Click on the Manage OpenPGP Keys button on the home page 2 Click on the Import Key link 3 Cut and paste the key from the another text file into the available area 87 4 35 MANAGE OPENPGP KEYS CHAPTER 4 HOW DO I USE CPANEL 4 Click on the Import button Paste the GPG PGP data below tBSNYXJOeSBNYOZseSASbWFydHIAZnVOdXJILMNvbT6IJAIUCBRAVIHh GrWwQf9RQ SSUBAQX BACNhx OTb1SfACIVF 1kURPUWuGcIS7eZgv4syclO9T3 YNrOterwQBT KOvFROOFdaBy9X9xXwlxaBJHGeiBcmhaiOTwB912ysoteUzZHne3sHPw 3MkYboAFx xHg43Cnj600eZG2PKp kU91ipOJP1ics8 xYOGkeoAMgDfwPeFlkBiA ddBN Limpert Figure 4 85 Importing a key 4 35 2 Editing a key You can directly edit a key if ever required To edit a key 1 Click on the Manage OpenPGP Keys button on the home page 2 Click on the Edit button next to the key that you want to edit 3 Edit the key as required 4 35 3 Deleting a key You can delete a public or private key whenever required To delete a key 1 Click on the Manage OpenP
11. address where the cron output will be sent jjohns business org nz Minute Hour Day Month Weekday Command 0 22 le le hal bash homefnicholas backup_cvs shl Commit Changes N Reset Changes Figure 4 80 Adding a cron job Advanced mode 4 31 1 Deleting a cron job Delete a cron job when you no longer want the command to be automated If you are unsure what a cron job is doing it is safer to delete it and check the code with your hosting administrator To delete a cron job 1 Click on the Cron jobs button on the home page 2 Click on the Standard or Advanced Unix Style button 3 Click on the Delete button next to the required cron job 83 4 32 NETWORK TOOLS CHAPTER 4 HOW DO I USE CPANEL 4 32 Network Tools da So The Network Tools area has two available functions e Domain Lookup Allows you to look up information about a particular domain e Trace Route Allows you to trace the IP Internet Protocol route taken by your server to reach your current ISP Internet Service Provider There are a number of free sites that offer similar functions One of the most popular is http www network 4 32 1 Domain Lookup The Domain Lookup tool allows you to look up information about a particular domain It does this by using a DNS Domain Name System lookup which is a general purpose replicated data query service used for translating hostnames into Internet addresses DNS details are published for public use
12. an MX Entry link 3 Enter the domain name of the new MX Entry in the available field Note You can only change the entry to a domain name e g yourdomain com not an IP Internet Protocol address 4 Click on the Change button DNS File MX Entry Maintenance Change Mx for cpdemo cpanel net 7 to business org nz Hint You must enter a FQDN Fully Qualified Domain Name as the MX destination Figure 4 17 Altering your Mail Exchanger MX Entry setting 26 4 4 CHANGE PASSWORD CHAPTER 4 HOW DO I USE CPANEL 4 4 Change Password ge Your domain password is the password you use to log on to your CPanel You should change this occasionally to maximize your site security You should always change your password if you think someone else has access to your account To change your domain password 1 Click on the Change Password button on the home page 2 Enter your current password in the Old Password field 3 Enter your new password in the New Password and New Password again fields 4 Click on the Change your password now button Your password has now been changed Password Maintenance This changes the main password for your account please make sure you close all existing windows that you have open for the control panel Please do not make your password too simple and always write it down in a safe place Old Password ld New Password E New Password again Pob Change your password now X F
13. available CGI script is a which displays the time dynamically just like a digital watch However Java may not be an acceptable technology to use depending on the browsers your visitors are using Date This is a simple date display that can be customized to display in a number of different formats All three items can be heavily customized as required You can do the following e Choose the display style from a large number of available styles e Further customize the display style by replacing one color with another e Choose the frame color and thickness around the item e Set time and date formats e Preview the item To create a counter clock or date 1 Click on the Counter link in the CGI Center area 2 Click on the Counter Clock or Date radio button 3 If you are creating a clock choose the time zone and format options in the TimeZone and TimeFor mat drop down lists 4 If you are creating a date display choose the required date format in the Date Format field M Month D Day and Y Year Example If you choose the MMDDYY option the 25th of December 2003 will be displayed as 12 25 2003 If you choose the DDMMYY option the same date would be displayed as 25 12 2003 72 4 27 CGI CENTER CHAPTER 4 HOW DO I USE CPANEL 5 Enter the thickness of the border around the item in the Frame Thickness field Zero removes any border around the item 6 Choose the maximum digits in your counter if re
14. cpdemo public_html _vti_pyt service pwd AuthGroupFile home cpdemo public_html _vti_pvt service grp Figure 4 29 Editing a file 4 8 5 Editing a file using an HTML Editor IE6 only If you are using Internet Explorer 6 as your web browser you can edit online HTML pages directly through the File Manager To edit a file using the HTML Editor 1 Navigate to the folder where the file is located 2 Click on the name of the file 3 Click on the WYSIWYG Html Editor IE 6 only link in the top right corner of your window This will open a new window with the contents of the file displayed 4 Edit the file in the same manner as using a word processor 36 4 8 FILE MANAGER CHAPTER 4 HOW DO I USE CPANEL 3 HTML Editor Microsoft Internet Explorer 0 xj File Edit Format Help EH Courier Normal y 4 y mM Olo oir cPanel Demo Site Hi welcome to the cfanel femo Site Figure 4 30 Editing a file using the HTML Editor 5 Click on the when you have finished editing the file 4 8 6 Renaming a file or folder You can quickly rename a file or folder if you originally labelled a file or folder with the wrong name or if the name needs to be updated This is useful if a small number of files need to be changed since you do not need to upload any files for the changes to take effect but inefficient if you needed to rename your entire site To rename a file or folder 1 Navigate to the file or
15. deal with web files that need to be processed on the server For example Apache is set up to process files with pl extensions using Perl However if for some reason you also wanted to process files with script extension using Perl then you would have to set up a custom Apache handler for your site Note People often get confused as to the difference between MIME types and Apache handlers Basically MIME types tell your browser how to handle files while Apache handlers tell the server how to handle files Warning Check with your hosting administrator before adding an Apache handler as they can easily alter the correct functioning of your web site To add an Apache handler 1 Click on the Apache handlers button on the home page 2 Enter the file extension in the Extension s field You need to add the before the extension name 3 Enter the Apache handler in the Handler field Have a look at the list of system wide Apache handlers to show you how to add a new one or add to a pre existing one 4 Click on the Add button Extension s Handler script egi script add X Deli e Figure 4 83 Adding an Apache handler 4 34 1 Deleting an Apache handler You can delete custom Apache handlers at any time However you cannot delete system wide Apache handlers please contact your hosting administrator if you have a problem with one of these To delete an Apache handler 1 Click on the Apache handlers button on the home
16. files from that location Change your password if you think that your account is being used incorrectly Note Please be aware that all users with the correct password will be able to add edit and delete files from the directory that you specify for the FTP account and any directories within the stated directory To add an FTP account 1 Click on the Ftp Manager button on the home page 2 Click on the FTP Accounts link 3 Click on the Add Account link 4 Enter the name of the FTP account in the Login field and the password for the account in the Password field 5 Enter the path to the directory to which this FTP account has access Warning If you enter the top level of the web site by entering a slash all users with the correct password will be able to add edit and delete all files on your site It is advisable to limit an FTP account to a smaller section of your web site 6 Click on the Create button Add FTP Account Login downloads Password asdi2tr9 Directory homefcpdemofpublic_htral downloads Clear Figure 4 21 Adding an FTP account 30 4 7 FTP MANAGER CHAPTER 4 HOW DO I USE CPANEL Downloading FTP access logs Downloading an FTP log is useful for monitoring exactly what FTP actions have occurred on your domain To download FTP access logs 1 Click on the Ftp Manager button on the home page 2 Click on the FTP Accounts link 3 Click on one of the URLs listed at the bottom of the
17. index settings for a directory 1 Click on the Index Manager button on the home page 2 Navigate to the folder that you want to alter and click on its name 3 Click on the radio button next to the option that you want to use for this folder 4 Click on the Save button Default System Setting No Indexes Standard Indexing text only olikejikelike Fancying Indexing graphics Figure 4 88 Changing index settings for a directory 90 4 38 IP DENY MANAGER CHAPTER 4 HOW DO I USE CPANEL 4 38 IP Deny Manager y A The IP Deny Manager enables you to block access to your web site from specific IP addresses This is useful to remove nuisance surfers who use a large amount of bandwidth or to prevent hotlinking to your site refer to page 89 for more information about hotlinking To add an IP address to the IP Deny Manager 1 Click on the IP Deny Manager button on the home page 2 Enter the IP address that you want to block in the IP Address field 3 Click on the Add button IP Deny Manager This feature will allow you to block a range of IP addresses to prevent them from accessing your site Add an IP Deny IP Address 256 12 48 47 Figure 4 89 Adding an IP address to the IP Deny Manager 4 38 1 Removing an IP from IP Deny Manager Remove a blocked IP address when you no longer need to prevent access from that IP address To remove an IP from IP Deny Manager 1 Click on the IP Deny Manager button on
18. need to delete the existing one and start again To remove a redirect 1 Click on the Redirects button on the home page 2 Click on the required redirect in the Remove Redirect drop down list 3 Click on the Remove button 56 4 18 FRONTPAGE EXTENSIONS CHAPTER 4 HOW DO I USE CPANEL 4 18 Frontpage Extensions Frontpage Extensions allow you to publish your web site using Microsoft Frontpage These extensions can occasionally become corrupted so you can uninstall and then reinstall Frontpage Extensions whenever required To re install Frontpage Extensions 1 Click on the Setup Frontpage Extensions button on the home page 2 Click on the Install Reinstall Extensions button FrontPage extensions are currently installed Warning It is recommended that you DO NOT install FrontPage Extensions on your account unless you intend to publish your site directly from the FrontPage application Installing or uninstalling FrontPage Extensions will result in the loss of all htaccess files in your web area Any directories you have protected with WebProtect will become unprotected until you reprotect them Install Reinstall Extensions N Figure 4 58 Reinstalling Frontpage Extensions 4 18 1 Uninstalling Frontpage Extensions If you are having problems publishing your site using Frontpage the first test is to uninstall and then reinstall your Frontpage Extensions If you are still having trouble with Frontpage after that
19. on the Add User to Db button The user now has permission to use that database and sample connection strings are shown in the PostgreSQL window User koston_davids Db koston_training z Add User to Db N Figure 4 54 Granting a user s permissions to a PostgreSQL database Removing a user s permissions A user will no longer be able to access a particular database when you have removed their permissions to that database To remove a user s permissions 1 Click on the PostgreSQL databases button on the home page 2 Click on the Delete button next to the specific user underneath the name of the database in the Databases area Users in koston trainin koston_davids ont Figure 4 55 Removing a user s permissions 53 4 15 POSTGRESQL CHAPTER 4 HOW DO I USE CPANEL 4 15 4 Managing PostgreSQL databases CPanel includes a web based PostgreSQL management tool called phpPgAdmin This tool allows you to manage all aspects of your database structure and data Refer to the phpPgAdmin homepage if you need to know more about using phpPgAdmin To manage PostgreSQL databases using phpPgAdmin 1 Click on the PostgreSQL databases button on the home page 2 Click on the phpPgAdmin link at the base of the window Refer to the phpPgAdmin homepage if you need to know more about using phpPgAdmin 54 4 16 SSL SHELL TELNET ACCESS CHAPTER 4 HOW DO I USE CPANEL 4 16 SSL Shell Telnet access e SSL sta
20. on the Save button Raw Log Manager yd Archive Logs in your home directory at the end of each month M Remove the previous month s archived logs from your home directory at the end of each month Save le Figure 4 65 Setting the Raw Log Manager 4 21 1 Downloading archived log files If you have activated the Raw Log Manager you can download the compressed log files currently available on your web site To download an archived log file 1 Click on the Raw Log Manager button on the home page 2 Click on the required log file and save it to your machine 63 4 22 SUBDOMAIN STATS CHAPTER 4 HOW DO I USE CPANEL 4 22 Subdomain Stats nf z You can view statistics specifically for each subdomain using the Analog and Webalizer tools Refer to page 58 and page 59 for more information on how to use these tools To view subdomain statistics 1 Click on the Subdomain Stats button on the home page 2 View the statistics as required Refer to page 58 and page 59 for more information on how to use the Webalizer and Analog statistics tools 64 4 23 SEARCH ENGINE SUBMIT CHAPTER 4 HOW DO I USE CPANEL 4 23 Search Engine Submit 3 A CPanel allows you to submit your web site details to several search engines at one time Some pointers on this process e This is not a guaranteed way of becoming registered by these search engines as some may charge a registering fee It is always best to check ea
21. options such as default language number of messages displayed per page and your e mail signature GE caress Book Displays your Address Book of saved e mail addresses Click on an address to create a new e mail with their e mail address automatically added ley si ctacrs Allows you to create new folders and delete old ones Useful for organizing your e mail iia NS Trash Empties the neomail trash folder E Closes the connection between you and NeoMail Page f of1 gt cific page of e mail neomaittrash XiMove Moves the selected items to the displayed folder the default folder is the trash Click on the on the tick box next to the specific message to select or click on the All tick box to select all messages in this window Page Navigation Navigate to the first previous next last or spe 14 4 3 MAIL CHAPTER 4 HOW DO I USE CPANEL Horde summary Xehorde Figure 4 5 Horde logo SquirrelMail is a full featured e mail application The text below describes the main buttons in Horde and what they do This is provided as a summary reference and not a detailed description of how to use Horde If you do not know how to use some of the features have a look at the Horde home page Horde functions available from the top menu bar MLE Displays your inbox with all your current mail that has not been viewed moved or deleted g o EWIE Write a new e m
22. reset your counter 1 Click on the Counter link in the CGI Center area 2 Enter the name of the counter in the Counter Name field 3 Enter the new count number in the New Count field 4 Click on the Commit Changes button Edit Reset a Counter Counter Name no dat business New Count 0 Commit Changes N Figure 4 72 Resetting a counter 73 4 27 CGI CENTER CHAPTER 4 HOW DO I USE CPANEL 4 27 7 Clock The Java Clock Maker allows you to create a real time dynamic clock that counts the time just like a digital wrist watch To create a Java clock 1 Click on the Clock link in the CGI Center area 2 Choose the time zone and format for the clock in the TimeZone and TimeFormat drop down lists Choose whether you want a border or not in the Border drop down list Choose whether you want the date to be shown in the Show Date drop down list oO Ae o Alter the display and background colors in the Foreground Color and Background Color drop down lists 6 Click on the Make HTML button to preview the clock and create the HTML code to make it work Alter the clock and preview the result until you are happy with the display Java Clock Maker TimeZone GMT 0500 is EST Local Time z TimeFormat 12 Border On z Show Date No z Forground Color Cyan z Background Color Black X Make Figure 4 73 Previewing a clock 7 Copy and paste the HTML code to your web page 8 Upload your new HTML
23. script working upload the file and you re finished Refer to page 76 if you need to customize the appearance of the guestbook Please place the following code where you would like the search box on your web site lt form action cgi sys entropysearch cgi target searchwindow gt Search Query lt input type text name query value gt lt input type hidden name user value cpdemo gt lt input type hidden name basehref value http cpdemo cpanel net gt lt input type hidden name template value default gt lt input type submit value Search gt lt form gt Figure 4 75 Entropy search engine Editing the search engine template You can alter the appearance of the search engine template at any time To edit the search engine template 1 Click on the Setup Search Engine link in the CGI Center area 2 Click on the Edit Search Results Template link 3 Copy and paste any HTML code that you want into the template to alter it s appearance Warning Make sure you do not delete the gt tag This will cause the script to stop working 4 Click on the Save button 5 Use the Search Query field to test the script Entropy Search Edit Search Results Template Search Query business e Figure 4 76 Testing the Entropy search engine 6 Upload the finished HTML page 76 4 27 CGI CENTER CHAPTER 4 HOW DO I USE CPANEL Rebuilding the search index You need to rebuild the search engine i
24. the Web Mail link in the Mail area to access your default e mail account or click on the Add Remove accounts link and click on the Read Webmail button next to the account that you want to read Note You can also save this link as a bookmark so that you can access it without having to use CPanel 2 Click on the web application that you would like to use 3 You are now in the web mail window for your default e mail address Refer to the following links if you need more information about the web mail application you are using e page 4 13 4 3 MAIL CHAPTER 4 HOW DO I USE CPANEL e page I5 e page 6 NeoMail summary Sime Figure 4 4 NeoMail logo NeoMail is fairly self explanatory The text below describes the main buttons in NeoMail and what they do This is provided as a summary reference and not a detailed description of how to use NeoMail If you do not know how to use some of the features have a look at the home page Note You can not use HTML code in NeoMail plain text only NeoMail functions e INBOX Whoo Choose a folder to display The default folder is your Inbox Compose Compose a new e mail message and send it using the Send button You can not use HTML code plain text only e Refreshes the displayed page Use it to check if new mail has arrived since the window was opened e User Preferences Displays the Preferences page which allows you to set a variety of
25. the home page 2 Click on the required IP address from the Remove an IP Deny drop down list 3 Click on the Remove button 91 INDEX INDEX Index accounts introduction to e mail adding addon domain Agora Shopping Cart Anonymous FTP message Apache handlers 86 autoresponders cron jobs A B FTP account Interchange shopping cart IP address to IP Deny Manager mailing lists MIME types MySQL database host access parked domain phpBB protect directories redirects subdomain redirection user 43 addon domain adding ae Addon Domains advanced guestbook managing Agora Shopping Cart adding modifying altering MX Entry Analog Anonymous FTP adding message removing Apache handlers adding 86 a ce archived log files autoresponders adding deleting editing Awstats Backup backups downloading generating restoring site from bandwidth blocking e mail cgi introduction CGI Center cei e mail Change Password changing domain password e mail password file permissions FTP password chat rooms Entropy Chat 66 PhpMyChat Chatroom CHMOD clock configuring Outlook Express counter maker resetting counter CPanel how to use logging on logging out themes creating error pages 46 MySQL user new file new folder PostgreSQL user Cron jobs cron jobs adding Advanced mode 92 I
26. to field and click on the Save button You need to do this for each banner 12 You are now finished Upload the web page and test the script Uploading new banners You can upload banners whenever new banners need to be added to the rotation You can specify whether you want the new banners to overwrite the old ones or not To upload new banners 1 Click on the Entropy Banner link in the CGI Center area 2 Click on theAdd Banner s button 3 Search for and enter each banner that you want to upload in the available fields using the Browse buttons 77 4 27 CGI CENTER CHAPTER 4 HOW DO I USE CPANEL Click on the Overwrite existing files tick box if you want to overwrite existing files with new files of the same name Click on the Upload button If you need to alter the URLs or priority of the images go to page 78 Otherwise upload the web page and test the script Modifying the rotation and URLs of banners Modify the rotation of banners and change their URLs as you add and remove banners from your site To modify banners l 2 Click on the Entropy Banner link in the CGI Center area Click on the Modify Rotation button If you need to delete a banner click on the Delete button Deleting and re uploading banners is the only way to change their rotation order Click on the High Medium or Low radio buttons for any banner that you need to change and click on the Save button Y
27. works 4 19 1 Analog The Analog reporting tool presents a comprehensive coverage of web server statistics available for your web site using CPanel Refer to the following links for more information about the Analog tool e Analog documentation All available Analog documentation e A detailed description of all available Analog reports To use the Analog tool 1 Click on the Analog link in the Web FTP Stats area 2 Click on the month that you are interested in 3 You are now presented with the Web Server Statistics page for your web site You can browse the report online or print it for more detailed perusal offline Take your time there is a lot of information available 4 19 2 Awstats The Awstats reporting tool combines a comprehensive coverage of web server statistics available for your web site with very attractive reporting pages Refer to the Awstats home page for more information about Awstats To use Awstats 1 Click on the Awstats link in the Web FTP Stats area 2 Browse the results Summary First visit Summary Last visit 01 Aug 2003 13 4ug 2003 12 05 Month Aug 2003 22 37 20 1 55 eNit 12 9 dos visit 19 03 ts Vvisit 38 Ps Kaisi lan LI ll Jan Feb Mar Apr May e Jul Aug Sep Nov Dec 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 ans 2003 2003 Figure 4 60 Awstats statistics 58 4 19 WEB FTP STATS CHAPTER 4 HOW DO I USE CPANEL 4 19 3 Webalizer The Webalizer too
28. your hosting administrator before adding a MIME type as they can easily alter the correct functioning of your web site Note People often get confused as to the difference between MIME types and Apache handlers Basically MIME types tell your browser how to handle files while Apache handlers tell the server how to handle files To add a MIME type 1 Click on the MIME Types button on the home page 2 Enter the MIME type that you want to add in the MIME Type field Have a look at the list of system wide MIME types to show you how to add a new one or add to a pre existing one 3 Enter the file extension in the Extension s field 4 Click on the Add button Mime Type Extention s text html web add E Deil Figure 4 82 Adding a MIME type 4 33 1 Deleting a MIME type You can delete custom MIME types at any time However you can not delete system wide MIME types please contact your hosting administrator if you have a problem with one of these To delete a MIME type 1 Click on the MIME Types button on the home page 2 A list of customized MIME types is displayed underneath the User Defined MIME Types area Enter the details of one of these in the MIME Type and Extension s fields 3 Click on the Delete button 85 4 34 APACHE HANDLERS CHAPTER 4 HOW DO I USE CPANEL 4 34 Apache handlers E Apache is an open source HTTP server and is used to serve your site Apache handlers tell the server how to
29. z yes Destination Discard Example of valid destinations are Discard home user email pl or user domain com without quotes EEEN Figure 4 11 Adding a spam filter 21 4 3 MAIL CHAPTER 4 HOW DO I USE CPANEL Deleting an e mail filter Delete a spam filter when you no longer need it There is no way to modify a spam filter if you have made a mistake simply delete the filter and start again To delete a spam filter 1 Click on the E mail Filtering link in the Mail area 2 Click on the Delete button next to the spam filter that you want to delete 4 3 6 Forwarders Forwards simply allow you to automatically forward e mail sent to one account to another account This is useful when you work at two separate locations or have gone on holiday To forward mail from one account to two or more accounts just add two or more forwards for the account that is being forwarded To add a forwarder 1 Click on the Forwarders link in the Mail area 2 Click on the Add Forwarder link Enter the first part of the e mail address that will be forwarded in the first field Choose the required domain from the drop down list Enter the full e mail address that the forwarder will forward mail to in the second field E e g Click on the Add Forwarder button Add a new Forwarder david cpdemo cpanel net zf Havid summers ci Figure 4 12 Adding a forwarder Deleting a forwarder Delete a forwarder when you n
30. 4 3 10 Altering your Mail Exchanger MX Entry setting o 26 44 Change Password sa ca aada daa di eri oe eben debe egdae reine Hedges 27 4 5 Parked Domains s scc sss w pai a ee OR EE RO ee e OH Sw BE Se 28 Cie hk kk ae ak ee a e Soe ta OA 28 46 Addon Domains a aa oe GR AP eG EERE EO OO a ee ee ee dd is 29 i dde amp te oA alae meek GS GS 29 duh PU RA MEE a ey Ree EEE E RAR EE Pewee ea 30 4 7 1 Adding an FTP account ee 30 Debate besa eeerers ET eed 31 Changing the password on an FTP account 2 oo 31 fw da E POO a A a e 31 4 7 2 Setting Anonymous FTP access o e e 31 A ee eee Geena ee ae 32 Dada Se Mee ee BS 33 NN 33 E E ta a a E E Mee A etn E ea O 34 Gh eae EE e aa 34 E ee ee ee ee Gee 34 a Bath Be Oe OE the he he BD De ida othe er BUA on ec Oe Be Be B B ede 35 mets Be Be ae Be eae a tee a E E A a eee Be By ERE E E 36 4 8 5 Editing a file using an HTML Editor IE6 only o 36 AN 37 LD AAA eee ee ee ke 37 HOE 8 a ee SE ROR ee ne RA rd we YS 38 4 8 9 Restoring an item from the Trash o o a 39 4 8 10 Emptying the Trash coxis a Be eRe dd 39 bo dee ee a ee ee a A ra a aa 40 410 BACKUP it A ARA ee A es Be 41 4 10 1 Generating a backup s s ed i dorai ai e 41 4 10 2 Restoring your web site from a backup a 42 aaa e wae OPA AA ie a a ae ee ons ee e 43 4 11 1 Adding an authorized user 2
31. Ball W Http M Pop M Ftp Date Domain Megabytes Gigabytes aug 2003 cpdemo cpanel net 1 597781 0 001560 Aug 2003 Total 1 597781 0 001560 ul 2003 cpdemo cpanel net 20 238960 0 019765 Jul 2003 Total 20 238960 0 019765 Jun 2003 cpdemo cpanel net 2 396944 0 002341 Jun 2003 Total 2 396944 0 002341 May 2003 cpdemo cpanel net 2 850026 0 002783 Figure 4 63 Checking how much bandwidth is being used 4 19 6 Error Log The error log contains all HTTP errors that occur when visitors attempt to view your site such as requested files not found etc The Error Log tool is a presentation of the last 300 entries in your error log A central use of this tool is to locate suspicious server activity such as attempted virus attacks Please contact your hosting administrator if you have concerns about activity in your error logs To check your error log 1 Click on the Error Log link in the Web FTP Stats area 60 4 19 WEB FTP STATS CHAPTER 4 HOW DO I USE CPANEL 2 Browse the results Error Log Last 300 Error Log Messages in reverse order Fri Aug 8 19 29 48 2003 error client 65 35 17 32 File does not exist Fri Aug 8 19 29 48 2003 error client 65 35 17 32 File does not exist Fri Aug 8 19 28 59 2003 error client 65 35 17 32 File does not exist Fri Aug 8 19 28 59 2003 error client 65 35 17 32 File does not exist Fri Aug 8 19 28 59 2003 error cli
32. CPanel User Guide DOCUMENTATION VERSION 1 2 Table of contents 1 What is CPanel N z How do I get help CPanel themes 4 How do I use CPanel Al A egar RA A Ad aa eea a oe OE Ro ee oe ee a ES ALI Logting OU ea eae we A Oe OT a A eS KS ee AAA 43 MBA co a A DA ON EG RO AS Oe A SO eS eS ER A 4 3 1 Reading your email e INGoMail Summary tv cas o eR A A A a ee eee da ee y tinta ES ee aed bate oe Bele Danek SORE SY SquirrelMail siimmary odres a ee 4 432 E mail ACCOUNTS ys bn ke a ee ea Se ee Se we ow a Configuring Outlook Express to read e Mail o Changing the password of an e mail accouMtl o o a Oa a ee ae 6 oe GR lee eee eens amp of RAE rr OS De ese be RA Oe oe 4 4 3 4 Autoresponders 3 2 5 sac 40k eee kD OS eae SOR RR ee ee BR ER 4 tees APR Ee hae oe ee eG Ee ss o peda de 43 5 E mail Filtering oc oo 4 e a HO RR AS RO e Deleting an e mail filter oo ee 403 6 horwarders oa se rs e a a A AA e Y Deleting a Or Warder avi s a g ciuda 40 eee e eda e ES did Mailing Wists s garr 4 a dad ea a A eR EMRE ee dd de eS Editing a mailing list oo aos serrat A ee Deleting a mailing list ee ee 4 3 0 Spam ASSASSIN 5 20 48 4 a ak oe OD Oa eee ee ee ee BE Be ee A eM Configuring Spam Assassin a a TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS EEE DA A A A ee 25 a e Ge e cee a5 25 a A AR a a 25
33. GP Keys button on the home page 2 Click on the Delete button next to the required key 88 4 36 HOTLINK PREVENTION CHAPTER 4 HOW DO I USE CPANEL 4 36 HotLink Prevention ar Hotlinking is when another web site owner links directly to one or more of your images or multimedia files and includes it on their web page Not only is this theft of your intellectual property you are paying for the bandwidth used by that site Refer to this article for more information on hotlinking CPanel can prevent hotlinking by only allowing named sites such as your own web site to access files on your site To prevent hotlinking 1 Click on the HotLink Protection button on the home page 2 Enter any other addresses that you will allow to access your site other than the provided defaults in the central area 3 Enter the protected extensions in the Extensions to allow field Make sure you separate each extension with a comma 4 Enter the address to redirect any hotlinking to in the Url to Redirect to field 5 Click on the Allow direct requests tick box if you want to allow direct URL access to non HTML files such as images 6 Click on the Activate button Extensions to allow seperate by commas jpg jpeg gif png bmp Url to Redirect to http www google com4 T allow direct requests ie entering the url to an image in your browser Figure 4 86 Enabling hotlink protection 4 36 1 Disabling hotlink protection Dis
34. NDEX INDEX deleting Standard mode default e mail address deleting active FTP session addon domain Apache handlers autoresponder cron jobs e mail account files and folders forwarder FTP account keys mailing lists MIME types parked a EE spam filter subdomains disabling hotlink prevention Spam Assassin Spam Box Disk Usage Disk Usage Viewer domain lookup domain pointers domains adding a parked deleting a parked parked downloading archived log files backup file e mail accounts 16 blocking deleting e mail account reading setting default address editing autoresponder file file using HTML Editor keys mailing lists emptying trash enabling hotlink prevention Spam Assassin Spam Box Entropy Banner entropy banner modifying rotation modifying URL uploading new banners Entropy Chat Entropy Search entropy search editing template rebuilding search index error log Error pages error pages creating modifying File Manager uploading files file permissions changing files editing using HTML Editor renaming folders creating deleting renaming formmail clone forums forwarders Frontpage Extensions installing uninstalling FTP adding account changing password controlling sessions deleting an account session setting up Anonymous access software statistics warning FTP Manager FTP se
35. To lookup a domain 1 Click on the Network Tools button on the home page 2 Enter the domain that you want to find out more about in the Enter a domain to lookup field 3 Click on the Lookup button Domain Lookup Enter a domain to lookup business org nz R Figure 4 81 Looking up a domain 4 32 2 Trace Route The Trace Route tool allows you to trace the IP Internet Protocol route taken by your server to reach your current ISP Internet Service Provider To use the Trace Route tool 1 Click on the Network Tools button on the home page 2 Click on the Trace Route link 84 4 33 MIME TYPES CHAPTER 4 HOW DO I USE CPANEL 4 33 MIME Types re MIME types tell browsers how to handle specific extensions Most MIME types are set globally on the server For example the text html MIME type equates to htm html and shtml extensions on most servers and this tells your browser to interpret all files with those extensions as HTML files You can alter or add new MIME types specifically for your site note that you can not alter the global MIME type values only add to them MIME types are often used to handle new technologies as they appear When WAP technology first appeared no one had these extensions set up on their server With MIME types however you could have set it up yourself and begun serving WAP pages immediately Warning Make sure you check the list of pre existing MIME types before adding new ones Check with
36. able hotlink protection when you no longer think that another web site owner is directly linking to your files To disable hotlink protection 1 Click on the HotLink Protection button on the home page 2 Click on the Disable button Disable HotLink Protection Disable Figure 4 87 Disabling hotlink protection 89 4 37 INDEX MANAGER CHAPTER 4 HOW DO I USE CPANEL 4 37 Index Manager y A The Index Manager enables you to control how directories on your web site are displayed If there is no index html in a particular directory the contents of the directory will be displayed to the browser This is usually undesirable and can cause security issues You can set the four different options for any directory through the Index Manager e Default System Setting Use the system setting for your hosting machine This is set for all directories by default e No Indexes Do not use any indexes Any browser that accesses this directory will see a list of all files in the directory e Standard Indexing text only Prevents browsers from viewing the contents of this directory The browser receives a 403 Forbidden error This option should be used for directories that do not contain image files e Fancying Indexing graphics Prevents browsers from viewing the contents of this directory The browser receives a 403 Forbidden error This option should be used for directories that do contain image files To change
37. ag EE E fea emis eA a ee ee eens UL Ge E 63 LA A Poe ee eee Y 63 4 22 Subdomain Stats 4 Snes peace ay w hae WARS a a eee ae a eee Se Ye a 64 4 23 Search Engine Submit as saa dda a ee 65 O he A Ad BAe ee Seen a ee ree Ee ea 66 4 25 PhpMyChat s iaa a aes ed GOERS eee Pee EEE EOE aS 67 4 26 Bulletin Boat EEE a A oe A Raa ee ee a ee a a ee A 68 42 fF CG Centery vs is ig ie ee he EE ee AN 69 4 21 Introduction to CGI wa eee ee ee Re ee ee eee ee a a 69 A e ee ee eee ee et ee a a ew 69 TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS 4 27 3 Random HTMLP ss 26 6 ieee ee eb a de h a AR ee o 70 20 4 Guestbook y sss nanu oA a gada PRO ee eee Ye be AA ee BES 70 aaa ase 70 padded AAA a Da ae A 71 Ge e Pea rad a 71 4 27 5 Advanced Guestbook e 71 pa AA A we da 72 A276 Counter Maketu ick eae Gon a AA A ee ea eR a 72 nie Maa ee Gases aaa A ghee hese 73 AAA ih Bat ae ea ed a ee ee ee PR ERR ES ES eee eee ae ed 74 oat meee eee ANA 74 427 9 CGLEMaills3 44 uee Rhee ei bee bbddaved eee A henawe Cae ee A 75 4 27 10 FormMail Clone e 75 4 2 11 Entropy Search ee eee ee ee Ee a eee a 76 ara Gott ee ee ee ES AS nee ad 76 o ee TTT errr re 77 A E hE A ad amp BGS 77 PU e odas 77 bee be AE 78 4 28 Scripts LIDTATY jd eaa 2 eae ee ee Bee Oe De ee et ee ee eG 79 4 29 Interchange shopping Carbl a 80 4 30 Agora Shopping Car ee 81 4 30 1 Modifying an Agora Shopping Cart
38. ail Exchanger MX Entry setting o e 26 4 18 Changing your domain password 27 Lh Pt Tite OOo beet dde de bE amp Mae eee OEE eS 28 feu eee Re eee eR Be aa a aaa 29 4 21 Adding an FTP account 2 ee a a 30 Dh bey Pe Pad hedaede eeebbbe eeu dawed dasa s 31 4 23 Setting Anonymous FTP accessi 32 MG a a ee Dee ae A a 32 Lis Ge ee ee st ek RA ode go 33 SBM eRe Ke Re Gee He AA dee Ae Ae 34 wet k eee oa Eke ORR ae ee eee ee oo 35 Spenser cee catia hee a hate Ge Ge cet A A A Se ee 35 LUE bd te Eee bee TA ES OE ADA de oe Eee 36 4 eee eee Pewee wate ee hese es ee 37 e e Eh see ee eee oe ee y 37 LIST OF FIGURES LIST OF FIGURES KO eyo ERE AE AA A b So ee y a 2 38 beet E da a Dee a aa dh 39 4 34 Emptying the Trash lt ooo ec e ee 39 RAE iO eee 40 ia ddr ra adore da 41 4 37 Generating a backup a 42 aaa A a a a 42 4 39 Protecting a directory with a password o 43 iaa oh HO Ge Dd A O A e awww Me e 43 4 41 Changing an authorized users password o 44 Wate O40 bo oe ARENA 44 ie Oe eG Gee a a A A e eG N 45 sa tye he es a oe ee igang we 46 poten ght amp Gb Ye Gea yaad PERO Dee eGR Sees Be 47 Ar is ta be na gr 47 dls Seah Jy AE ANA A a eh A 49 AAA ee ete ee A A Soe ates 50 e seta eet aras de de oe 50 IAEA A EA erat amp Bethe E 50 fk ha Oe a AA a 51 o AAA A ee ha ae See Be a 52 PR AA A Ele A AE ics nc Oe ets
39. ail message There are several options available such as using an address book to choose the recipient s of your e mail adding attachments and using special characters in the e mail e MES Organize your mail messages into different folders You can have as many different folder as you want GEIE Set a large number of options on how you use Horde Please read the description of a setting carefully before applying it ERAN Search for a particular e mail message You can search by any field in the e mail and search through any folder e GHJ Displays the Horde online help Please read this help when you have any questions or problems A e EUS Stores e mail addresses of contacts Click on any e mail address to create a new e mail message to that person 3 o Logs you out of the Horde application You should always do this when you have finished using Horde Additional Horde functions available from the bottom menu bar is e HOLES Displays a calendar on which you can enter events e Wars Create notes for your future reference e KEES Create a list of tasks that you need to perform 15 4 3 MAIL CHAPTER 4 HOW DO I USE CPANEL SquirrelMail summary r e aia Figure 4 6 SquirrelMail logo SquirrelMail is a full featured e mail application The text below describes the main buttons in SquirrelMail and what they do This is provided as a summary referenc
40. also use FTP to download each file but it would take much longer as the files are not compressed How often a backup is created is decided by your web host Contact your hosting administrator for more details Important You should keep your own backup copy of your web site as well Do not rely solely on the backup provided by your web host Having multiple backups in different locations provides security against permanently losing information Note A complete web site backup file includes everything from web pages to images to scripts to access logs A large site will have a large backup file and will take some time to download To download a backup file 1 Click on the Backup button on the home page 2 Click on the Daily Weekly or Monthly backup file to download the entire system backup for the indicated time or click on the link underneath the required area to download an SQL Alias or Filter backup file Refer to page 41 if you need to generate a backup first before downloading it Note To download any previous stored backups click on the Generate Download a Full Backup link and click on any backup that is listed Previous Full Backups saved in Home Directory backup 7 3 2003_03 02 39_cpdemo tar gz in progress backup 7 3 2003_16 43 09_cpdemo tar gz backup 7 4 2003 01 52 27 cpodemosffar qz backup 7 4 2003_08 03 51_cpdemo gz backup 7 5 2003_06 32 16_cpdemo far gz backup 7 5 2003_07 33 53_cpdemo tar gz in p
41. appearance 4 Click on the Save button 5 Upload the finished HTML page Viewing the guestbook You will want to be able to view your guestbook once visitors start leaving comments You can keep the guestbook private or you can set it up so that anyone can view the guestbook To view the guestbook 1 Click on the Simple Guestbook link in the CGI Center area 2 Click on the View Guest Book link 3 You can now view the guestbook If you want to make the guestbook available to anyone open the viewing page in its own frame right click in Internet Explorer 4 Copy the URL show in your browser when viewing the guestbook and make it a link on the same page as the sign in form Managing the guestbook You may want to delete entries in your guestbook either when the page gets too large or if you do not want to keep certain entries This is easily handled through CPanel To view the guestbook 1 Click on the Simple Guestbook link in the CGI Center area 2 Click on the Manage Guest Book link 3 Click on the Delete This Entry link above any entry that you no longer want 4 27 5 Advanced Guestbook The Advanced Guestbook script offers more features than the page 70 script by using PHP and a MySQL database Refer to page 72 if you need to manage your Advanced Guestbook after it has been set up To install the Advanced Guestbook script 1 Click on the Advanced Guestbook link in the CGI Center area 2 Enter the directory in
42. ard theme e CPanel X Has a front page that displays all of the central functions with account information on one page Because this theme uses more graphics it is slower to load y CPANEL 1 Welcome cpderno cpanel net Last login from user 1791 wfd11 dsl pol co uk Please update your contact information here General account information e E Ba S a Hosting package undefined 1 Subdomains 0 unlimited Mail Webmail Change Parked Addon Password Domains Domains Parked Domains 0 0 Addon D i 070 4 lon Domains i a gP Yx TA Mysql databases 42 unlimited Ftp File Disk usage Backup Password Disk usage 0 00 Megabytes Manager Manager protect directories SQL Disk usage 0 76 Megabytes Disk space available Unlimited Megabytes F A l Mysau Bandwidth usage 1 45 Megabytes current month Error pages Subdomains MySQL SSH Telnet databases shell Email Accounts 0 unlimited ears Figure 3 1 Iconic theme Your hosting provider may allow you to change between various themes This documentation has been written using the CPanel X theme as a reference Many hosting providers write their own themes which may be as simple as changing the font type and background color to as complex as reorganizing the CPanel layout and where functions are displayed You may not be able to find information quickly in this documentation if you are using this documentation with a customized CPanel theme please ask your hosting provider
43. ash emptying restoring uninstalling Frontpage Extensions uploading files user adding changing password modifying removing using Disk Usage Viewer help p manual 9 using HTML Editor viewing guestbook Web FTP Stats Webalizer
44. ategory Small Business z Submit k Figure 4 66 Submitting your site to search engines 65 4 24 CHATROOM CHAPTER 4 HOW DO I USE CPANEL 4 24 Chatroom a Entropy Chat is a simple chat script that offers basic features To install Entropy Chat 1 Click on the on the Chatroom button on the home page 2 Copy and paste the displayed HTML code into your web page Feel free to alter the appearance of the form as required 3 Upload your page and test the script Put this html in your webpage to make a chat room gateway lt form target entropychat action http cpdemo cpanel net Z084 gt Nick Name lt input type text name nick value gt lt input type hidden name channel value cpdemo cpanel net gt lt input type submit value Enter Chat gt lt form gt Figure 4 67 Installing Entropy Chat 66 4 25 PHPMYCHAT CHAPTER 4 HOW DO I USE CPANEL 4 25 PhpMyChat a PhpMyChat is a PHP chat room script that uses a MySQL database to store information Refer to the PhpMyChat home page for more information about this script To install PhpMyChat 1 Click on the on the PhpMyChat button on the home page 2 Enter the directory in which to install PhpMyChat in the available field This must be a top level directory on your site 3 Enter the administrator s user name and password in the Admin Username and Admin Password fields 4 Click on the Install button 5 Click on the entr
45. cation radio button and click on the OK button in the File Download window 5 Click on the Yes button in the Registry Editor window and repeat for the last window Outlook Express has now been configured for this account You need to repeat this process for as many accounts as you want to access through Outlook Express Changing the password of an e mail account It is useful to occasionally change the passwords on your e mail accounts to maximize your e mail security You should always change your password if you think someone else has access to your account Note Make sure that you change the password in your offline e mail application as well or you will not be able to upload or download e mail to this account To change the password of an e mail account 1 Click on the Add Remove Accounts link in the Mail area 2 Click on the Change Password button next to the required e mail address 3 Enter the new password in the New Password field 4 Click on the Change button Your password has now been changed for that account Deleting an e mail account You can delete an e mail account when the account is no longer needed You can not delete your default account Warning Make sure you download any mail that you want to keep as deleting the account will delete all of the mail still in that account You can not recover this information once the account has been deleted 17 4 3 MAIL CHAPTER 4 HOW DO I USE CPANEL To delete a
46. ch search engine site individually to see what their registration policy currently is e It may take several weeks 4 8 weeks is common before your web site will appear on a search engine e Do not submit your site multiple times to the same search engine within a short period of time as the search engine may ban you from its list To submit your site to one or more search engines 1 Click on the Search Engine Submit button on the home page 2 Click on the tick boxes next to the search engines that you want to submit to Enter the address of your site in the URL field and your contact e mail address in the Email field Enter a short description of your site in the Comments field Or A Ge Enter the keywords of your site in the Keywords field These are the handful 3 6 of words that are predominantly used by search engines to index your site Separate each key word by a comma 6 Choose the language of the site in the Language drop down list and the country in which the site is located in the Country drop down list 7 Choose the category that your web site best fits into from the Category drop down list 8 Click on the Submit button Search Engine Submit alltheweb directhit Please choose which engines to submit to google hotbot lycos qaaa aa mixcat URL http www business org nz Email daves business org nz Comments Keywords business innovation Language English x Country New Zealand z C
47. count link 3 Enter the first part of the e mail address and the password for the account in E mail and Password fields 4 Enter the maximum size limit of this mailbox in the Quota field if required The size limit is in megabytes Not entering a number means that the mailbox size is only limited by the available disk space 5 Click on the Create button 6 Your new account has been added Refer to page I7 if you want to use Outlook Express to read e mail received by the new account 16 4 3 MAIL CHAPTER 4 HOW DO I USE CPANEL Add Mail Account E mail david al cpdemo cpanel net Password spamfree Quota optional 10 Meg eae Clear Figure 4 7 Adding an e mail account Configuring Outlook Express to read e mail Because Microsoft Outlook Express is the most popular e mail application available you can automatically configure Outlook Express from CPanel This saves time in manually configuring your e mail application and avoids errors Note This will only work if you have Microsoft Outlook installed on your machine and are running any version of Windows To automatically configure Outlook Express 1 Click on the Add Remove Accounts link in the Mail area 2 Click on the Outlook Express AutoConfig link next to the required account 3 Read the message in the alert window and click on the OK button You may need to repeat this step two or three times 4 Click on the Open this file from its current lo
48. d To configure Spam Assassin E Click on the Spam Assassin link in the Mail area 2 Click on the Configure Spam Assassin button o Change the settings as required A Click on the Save button required_hits 1 Set the number of hits required before a mail is considered spam n nn can be an integer or a real number 5 0 is the default setting and is quite aggressive it would be suitable for a single user setup but if you re an ISP installing SpamAssassin you should probably set the default to be more conservative like 8 0 or 10 0 rewrite_subject 1 By default the subject lines of suspected spam will not be tagged This can be enabled here by setting this to 1 subject_tag aak S Df yak Figure 4 14 Configuring Spam Assassin 24 4 3 MAIL CHAPTER 4 HOW DO I USE CPANEL Enabling or disabling the Spam Box The Spam Assassin Spam Box is a separate mail folder called spam If enabled all e mail that Spam Assassin flags as spam is automatically delivered to the spam folder Note You need an IMAP e mail client such as Horde to view the Spam Box refer to page 15 for more information To enable or disable the Spam Box 1 Click on the Spam Assassin link in the Mail area 2 Click on the Enable Spam Box or Disable Spam Box as required Enable Spam Box Disable Spam Box Figure 4 15 Enabling the Spam Box Disabling Spam Assassin You can disable Spam Assassin whenever you requi
49. d field and the domain it is for from the Domain drop down list 4 Click on the Create button The list is created in the usr local cpanel 3rdparty mailman lists folder Add Mailing List List Name training Password yasmin31 Domain cpdemo cpanel net Clear Figure 4 13 Adding a mailing list Editing a mailing list There are many different configurable options available with the Mailman script This procedure shows you how to open up the Administration panel so that you can modify the script options Use the Mailman documentation that is included in the Administration panel to answer any specific questions you might have To edit a mailing list 1 Click on the Mailing Lists link in the Mail area 2 Click on the Edit button next to the mailing list that you want to edit 3 Log in to the mailing list with your password You are now in the Mailman Administration panel and can adjust options as you require Deleting a mailing list Delete a Mailman mailing list when you no longer want the list to be active Warning Deleting the mailing list will delete all archives current mail and members e mail addresses If you want to keep any of this information be sure to download or otherwise copy these files before deleting the mailing list Once the mailing list is deleted the information is unrecoverable To delete a mailing list 1 Click on the Mailing Lists link in the Mail area 2 Click on the Delete button next t
50. d on your account Note If you wish to grant virtual ftp access to this subdomain just cr Lan FTP user with the same username as the subdomain base name that is listed inside the above traininal cpdemno cpanel net zj eatg Figure 4 45 Adding a subdomain 4 13 1 Adding subdomain redirection You can redirect Internet traffic from a particular subdomain to another location This is usually used when the web pages that made up the subdomain have been moved to another location To add subdomain redirection 1 Click on the Subdomains button on the home page 2 Click on the required subdomain from the first drop down list 3 Click on the Setup Redirection button 4 Enter the redirection address in the available field Make sure that you end the address with a trailing slash e g http yourdomain com 5 Click on the Save button SubDomain Redirection is currently being redirected to http innovation org nz Figure 4 46 Adding subdomain redirection 47 4 13 SUBDOMAINS CHAPTER 4 HOW DO I USE CPANEL Removing subdomain redirection Remove subdomain redirection when you no longer want Internet traffic to be diverted from the subdomain to another location To remove subdomain redirection 1 Click on the Subdomains button on the home page 2 Click on the Remove Redirection button next to the required subdomain 4 13 2 Deleting a subdomain Delete a subdomain when you no longer need a separate
51. dified file index html Mode User Group World Read lr iv Write IF E E Execute C C E Permission 6 Change N Figure 4 32 Changing file or folder permissions 4 8 8 Deleting a file or folder CPanel includes a Trash folder which operates the same way as the Windows Recycle Bin All deleted files are automatically placed in the Trash folder and can be restored to their original positions by a simple click However once you empty the Trash folder the files are permanently deleted Refer to page for more information To delete a file or folder 38 4 8 FILE MANAGER CHAPTER 4 HOW DO I USE CPANEL 1 Navigate to the file s or folder s that you want to delete 2 Click on the name of the file or folder to display the item s properties in the top right corner of your window 3 Click on the Delete File link The deleted file or folder is now displayed in the Trash area Refer to page 39 if you deleted the wrong file or folder by accident E index html File Type HTML document text Show File Delete Fj Edit File Change Permissions WYSIWYG Html Editor IE 6 only Figure 4 33 Deleting a file 4 8 9 Restoring an item from the Trash You can easily restore a deleted file from the Trash by moving it from the Trash to another folder Restored folders are automatically moved back to their original location However you will not be able to restore the item if you have empt
52. domain com gt lt input type hidden name subject value Feedback from web site gt lt input type hidden name redirect value http www yourdomain com thankyou htm gt 2 Upload the web page and test the form Refer to the FormMail documentation first if you have any questions about using the FormMail script 75 4 27 CGI CENTER CHAPTER 4 HOW DO I USE CPANEL 4 27 11 Entropy Search This script enables a nice quick search engine that can help your visitors find information that they are interested in more easily The larger the site the more important the search engine becomes Warning This search engine searches all of the ASCII text files on your site This includes HTML PERL plain text files etc Since there is no way to limit the search engine if any of these files contain sensitive information either encrypt the files or remove them from your site This is a smart move anyway you should not store sensitive information on your web site without encryption To create an Entropy search engine 1 Click on the Rebuild Search Index link under Entropy Search in the CGI Center area This creates or recreates the index file that the search engine uses to find information 2 Click on the Back button on your browser and click on the Setup Search Engine link 3 Copy and paste the HTML code into your web page 4 Use the Search Query field to test the script This is the minimum you need to do to get the
53. e and not a detailed description of how to use SquirrelMail If you do not know how to use some of the features have a look at the SquirrelMail home page SquirrelMail functions e Compose Write a new e mail message There are several options available such as using an address book to choose the recipient s of your e mail adding attachments and choosing a signature e Addresses Stores e mail addresses of contacts Click on any e mail address to create a new e mail message to that person e Folders Organize your mail messages into different folders You can have as many different folder as you want e Options Set a large number of options on how you use SquirrelMail Please read the description of a setting carefully before applying it e Search Search for a particular e mail message You can search by any field in the e mail and search through any folder e Help Displays the SquirrelMail online help Please read this help when you have any questions or problems 4 3 2 E mail Accounts You can set up as many POP Post Office Protocol e mail accounts as you require up to your maximum limit Each one of these is in the standard e mail formation of addressQyourdomain com As with your default e mail address you can access these accounts through web mail or through your own offline e mail application To add an e mail account 1 Click on the Add Remove Accounts link in the Mail area 2 Click on the Add Ac
54. e ee be ee Smee BS 89 pub S46 oo Po eRe t ees bee ee ee ete bb BE dee aks 89 4 88 Changing index settings for a directoryl ee 90 ee PE we AR Ee ee EE EEEE G GG 91 CHAPTER 1 WHAT IS CPANEL 1 What is CPanel CPanel is a fully featured web based control panel that allows you to manage your domain through a web interface The idea is to transfer as much of the control and responsibility of managing your web site to you You have the ability to manage all aspects of e mail files backup FTP CGI scripts and web site statistics Refer to page 11 for more information on how to CPanel s features CHAPTER 2 HOW DO I GET HELP 2 How do I get help This manual is designed to help you find the information you require as quickly as possible If you are unsure how to do something or you have a problem try the following approaches e Table of contents The Table of contents allows you to scan through the topics that are available in a logical order It is worth taking a few minutes and reading the Contents to familiarize yourself with the help e Index The Index lists key words and where they appear in the help Use the Index when you know the type of thing you are looking for but are unsure where the information might be CHAPTER 3 CPANEL THEMES 3 CPanel themes Themes are the visual representation of the CPanel user interface in other words what CPanel looks like CPanel has one stand
55. e from browsers by using a password to protect them This allows you to restrict material to only authorized users or store sensitive material online This has the same appearance and effect as the password protection on CPanel To password protect a directory 1 Click on the Password protect directories button on the home page 2 Navigate to the directory that you want to protect Select a folder by clicking on the folder name link or open a folder by clicking on the folder icon 3 Click on the tick box next to the 8 icon 4 Enter the name that you want to appear in the Protected Resource Name field This is optional and purely for the user s benefit 5 Click on the Save button Generally you now need to add at least one authorized user to enable access to the directory Refer to page 43 for more information M 8 Folder requires a password to access via http Protected Resource Name Training documentatior Figure 4 39 Protecting a directory with a password 4 11 1 Adding an authorized user You can control who can access protected directories by adding authorized users Generally at least one authorized user needs to be added otherwise no one will not be able to view the directory To add or modify an authorized user 1 Click on the Password protect directories button on the home page 2 Navigate to the required directory Select a folder by clicking on the folder name link Open a folder by clicking on the folde
56. ed to create a PostgreSQL user before that user is able to use the database This does not automatically allow the user to use a database you need to grant that user permission to the specific database first Refer to page 53 for more information To create a PostgreSQL user 1 Click on the PostgreSQL databases button on the home page 2 Enter the user s name in the UserName field and the user s password in the Password field 3 Click on the Add User button 52 4 15 POSTGRESQL CHAPTER 4 HOW DO I USE CPANEL UserName davids Password 32fdT1 ie Figure 4 53 Creating a PostgreSQL user Removing a user Removing a user deletes that user it removes all database permissions that the user has and does not allow that user access to any PostgreSQL databases To remove a user 1 Click on the PostgreSQL databases button on the home page 2 Click on the Delete button next to the specific user in the Users area 4 15 3 Grant a user s permissions to a PostgreSQL database Once you have created a user to use a database you need to grant that user permission to use the database If you have not yet created a user refer to page 52 for more information To grant user permissions to a PostgreSQL database 1 Click on the PostgreSQL databases button on the home page 2 Choose the specific user from the User drop down list and the specific database to grant permissions to from the Db drop down list 3 Click
57. elete button 28 4 6 ADDON DOMAINS CHAPTER 4 HOW DO I USE CPANEL 4 6 Addon Domains na An addon domain is a domain name that that points to a subdirectory within your account For example you may want innovation org nz to point to business org nz innovation Addon domains must be registered domain names that you own and configured to point to your web site s servers To add a domain to your web site 1 Click on the Addon Domains button on the home page 2 Enter the domain name in the New Addon Domain field 3 Add the directory that the addon domain points to in the Username directory name field 4 Enter the password for the domain in the Password field if required 5 Click on the Add button Current Addon Domains New Addon Domain innovation org nz Username directory name innovation Password Figure 4 20 Adding a domain to your web site 4 6 1 Deleting an addon domain Deleting an addon domain stops redirecting Internet traffic from a domain to a subdirectory To delete an addon domain 1 Click on the Addon Domains button on the home page 2 Choose the required domain from the Remove Addon Domain drop down list 3 Click on the Delete button 29 4 7 FTP MANAGER CHAPTER 4 HOW DO I USE CPANEL 4 7 FTP Manager 3 The FTP area deals with all the tools relating to setting up and managing FTP accounts as well as managing FTP sessions FTP File Transfer Protocol is a method b
58. ent 65 35 17 32 File does not exist Figure 4 64 Viewing the Error Log 61 4 20 RAW ACCESS LOGS CHAPTER 4 HOW DO I USE CPANEL 4 20 Raw Access Logs S You can download the raw access logs that contain all the recorded hit information that your site has received These logs are only really useful if you have a preferred reporting tool that you prefer to use rather than the variety of reporting tools presented in this section To download the raw access logs 1 Click on the Raw Access Logs button on the home page 2 Save the file to disk Note The access logs are in gz GZIP compression format 62 4 21 RAW LOG MANAGER CHAPTER 4 HOW DO I USE CPANEL 4 21 Raw Log Manager R Raw access logs contain all the recorded hit information that your site has received You can set the Raw Log Manager to archive this information every month and or delete the previous month s log at the end of every month The following options are available e Archive Logs in your home directory at the end of each month Save the raw access logs in a compressed file in your home directory at the end of every month e Remove the previous month s archived logs from your home directory at the end of each month Delete last month s archived file at the end of each month To set the Raw Log Manager 1 Click on the Raw Log Manager button on the home page 2 Click on the required tick boxes to set the Raw Log Manager 3 Click
59. folder 2 Click on the Rename File link in the top right corner of your window 3 Enter the new name for the file or folder in the text field You need to enter an extension if it is a file such as html for HTML files 4 Click on the Rename button The file name has now been changed and the display updated to show the modified file Rename index html in home cpdemo public_htmi to index php Figure 4 31 Renaming a file or folder 4 8 7 Changing file folder permissions All files on UNIX including Linux and other UNIX variants machines have access permissions These tell the operating system how to deal with requests to access these files There are three types of access e Read Denoted as r files with read access can be displayed to the user e Write Denoted as w files with write access can be modified by the user e Execute Denoted as x files with execute access can be executed as programs by the user Access types are set for three types of user group 37 4 8 FILE MANAGER CHAPTER 4 HOW DO I USE CPANEL e User The owner of the file e Group Other files which are in the same folder or group e World Everyone else The web server needs to be able to read your web pages in order to be able to display them in a browser The following permissions need to be set in order for your web site to function properly e All HTML files and images need to be readable by others The setting for th
60. for more information 10 CHAPTER 4 HOW DO I USE CPANEL 4 How do I use CPanel CPanel provides a complete range of functionality to manage all aspects of your web site Browse through the following topics for the information you need 4 1 Logging on You need to log on in order to use CPanel to manage your web site To log on 1 Enter the address of your CPanel in your web browser The address needs to be in the form of http www yourdomain com 2082 or https www yourdomain com 2083 2 Enter your user name and password in the User Name and Password fields 3 Click on OK button You will now be logged on to CPanel Enter Network Password 21x D Please type your user name and password Site cpaneldemo cpanel net Realm cPanel User Name fon SSS Password Ee I Save this password in your password list Conc Figure 4 1 Logging on 4 1 1 Logging out You should explicitly log out whenever you have finished using CPanel as this tells the web server that you have finished that session If you do not log out the server automatically closes your session after a set period of time but there is a small chance that a hacker could use that open connection To log out 1 Click on the tour button This is located on the opening page of CPanel in both the default and iconic themes 11 4 2 GENERAL SERVER INFORMATION CHAPTER 4 HOW DO I USE CPANEL 4 2 General server information You can v
61. he available lists Click on the Save Crontab button Your cron job has now been added or updated Note You can always click on the Reset Changes button to change the cron job back to whatever it was before you started entering information Please enter an email address where the cron output will be sent johns business org nz Entry 1 Command to run bash home johns cvs_backup sh Hour s Minute s Months s a 19 7 PM a Every Minute 20 8 PM a Every Other Minute 21 9PM January Every Five Minutes February Every Ten Minutes March Every Fifteen Minutes es S22 PM April zi Day s Weekday s A y 5 Sunday 3 Monday Tuesday Delete 4 El Wednesday xl Save Crontab pil Reset Changes i Figure 4 79 Adding a cron job Standard mode If you want to use the Advanced mode click on the Advanced Unix Style button a Enter the times for the cron job in the Minute Hour Day Month or Weekday fields Refer to the following page to check exactly how to enter values in these fields http www redhat com support resources tips cron cron html 82 4 31 CRON JOBS CHAPTER 4 HOW DO I USE CPANEL b Enter the cron job script in the Command field c Click on the Commit Changes button Your cron job has now been added or updated Note You can always click on the Reset Changes button to change the cron job back to whatever it was before you started entering information Please enter an email
62. http cpaneldemo cpanel net 2082 frontend x cgi setupguestbook html Windows NT 5 0 Host 216 108 203 115 Un java sys Daclock class Http Code 200 Date Aug 08 19 44 45 Http Version HTTP 1 1 Size in Bytes 7631 Referer Agent Mozilla 4 0 Linux 2 4 20 1 k7 smp Java 1 4 1 Host 65 35 17 32 UH forum Http Code 404 Date Aug 08 19 29 48 Http Version HTTP 1 1 Size in Bytes Referer Agent Mozilla 5 0 Windows U Windows NT http cpaneldemo cpanel net 2082 frontend x cgi installphpbb html 5 1 en US rv 1 4 Gecko 20030624 url forum Metscape 7 1 ax Figure 4 62 Viewing the most recent visitors 4 19 5 Bandwidth The Bandwidth tool generates an overall summary of the amount of bandwidth that your site is using This is generated from HTTP traffic looking at your web site downloading files etc and possibly FTP traffic However this does not include any other type of traffic the most notable of which is POP3 e mail Depending on what files you send and receive through e mail this amount could be considerable Contact your hosting administrator if you want to check how much bandwidth you are using To check how much bandwidth is being used 1 Click on the Bandwidth link in the Web FTP Stats area 2 Browse the results 495x172 Traffic for 2003 t SS SSS 400 01044 3 EENEI Bits sec 200 o Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul
63. ied the Trash since deleting it it has been permanently destroyed To restore an item from the Trash 1 Click on the icon of the item that you want to restore in the Trash area on the bottom right of the window The folder or file will be automatically returned to its original location 4 8 10 Emptying the Trash Warning Make sure you do not need any of the files or folders in the Trash before you empty it because the files are deleted permanently once the Trash is emptied To empty the Trash 1 Click on the Trash button in the Trash area All of the files in the Trash have now been permanently deleted a ya y Trash Click on the trashcan to empty it Click on a file icon below to restore it Figure 4 34 Emptying the Trash 39 4 9 DISK USAGE CHAPTER 4 HOW DO I USE CPANEL 4 9 r Disk Usage EP The Disk Usage Viewer enables you to see exactly how much disk space is being taken up by various parts of your web site Several different viewing options are available Show Parent Directories Displays the parent directories as individual items Show More Directory Depth Displays directories one level deeper as individual items Show Less Directory Depth Displays directories one level higher as individual items Show Top Level Displays the top level of the web site Clear File Usage Cache Deletes all file usage information from the cache and recalculates all disk usage information Sho
64. iew a variety of information about the server from the home page The following links are available e Service Status Displays information about the status of the web services currently running e Installed Perl Modules Displays a list of Perl modules that are currently installed You can click on each module to view information about that module e Documentation Displays the online help for CPanel To view general server information 1 Click on the Click to View link next to the required option in the General server information area Server Status apache 1 3 27 Unix up 0 jexim exim 4 20 280_cpanel_stmpcontrol_antivirus_rewrite_mailman2 up 0 lapa failed l O Gi 9 mysql 4 0 13 up 6 syslogd up 3 webrnail up 0 Server Load 0 01 1 cpu 0 memory Used 19 1 0 Swap oss Disk hdv1 46 O Figure 4 2 Viewing the server status 12 4 3 MAIL CHAPTER 4 HOW DO I USE CPANEL 4 3 Mail GS The Mail area allows you to manage all aspects of your e mail from adding new accounts managing mailing lists and setting spam filters There are quite a number of options available so take your time Note All e mail options can be used in conjunction with each other For example you could set up an autoresponder on your main account to e mail an Out of Office message a forwarder to send the e mail to your uncle s house where you are staying and a spam filter to re
65. igure 4 18 Changing your domain password 27 4 5 PARKED DOMAINS CHAPTER 4 HOW DO I USE CPANEL 4 5 Parked Domains D You can set up a domain name that you own to point to another domain name This is known as parking a domain Example You own the business co nz and innovation co nz domain names You already have a web site for business co nz but you do not want to create a new web site for innovation co nz at the moment By parking innovation co nz on top of business co nz all URLs for innovation co nz will automatically go to business co nz instead To park a domain 1 Click on the Parked Domains button on the home page 2 Enter the name of the domain that you want to park in the New Domain Name field 3 Click on the Add button 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 Current Domain Pointers New Domain Name jinnovation co nz Figure 4 19 Parking a domain 4 5 1 Deleting a parked domain You need to delete a parked domain when you no longer own that domain or when you want to set up a separate web site for the parked domain To delete a parked domain 1 Click on the Parked Domains button on the home page 2 Click on the required domain from the Remove Domain Name drop down list 3 Click on the D
66. in on your master account hard ware org mart which would be accessed as timber hardware org mart A lot of larger businesses use subdomains to establish branding and focus on separate product lines because a subdomain creates a sepa rate URL and web presence However you do not create a new CPanel when you create a subdomain You still perform most administration functions for the subdomain through your master CPanel Practically a subdomain is a sub folder within the public_http level of your account that has it s own cgi bin directory The timber example above creates a new top level folder called timber with a cgi bin sub folder Upload your files for the subdomain to this location including a separate home file such as index htm Currently you cannot create e mail accounts with the subdomain extension A workaround for this is to create an account called sales timber hardware org mart or similar To add a subdomain 1 Click on the Subdomains button on the home page Note You can only successfully create a new subdomain once your DNS number has successfully propagated for this account 2 Enter the text for the new subdomain in the field in the available field You must conform to domain name conventions for the addition to the name 3 Click on the Add button A folder with the same name as the subdomain has now been added to your public_html folder with a cgi bin sub folder if CGI scripts are enable
67. ipts on the Web You can usually find a script to do almost anything especially if you are prepared to pay e Read all available documentation on a particular script before using it This will help avoid most problems e CHMOD Change Mode means change the permissions on a particular file usually the script itself The CPanel File Manager allows you to quickly do this as do most FTP tools e Important after uploading cgi bin scripts CHMOD to 755 unless the script documentation specifically states otherwise For example you need to CHMOD the pre installed CPanel page scripts to 755 to use them properly e Many scripts need to know the path to Perl scripting language engine and to sendmail HTTP mail engine You can find this information on the front page of CPanel e Make sure you test your scripts repeatedly Testing is vital to make sure everything is working to your satisfaction 4 27 2 Simple CGI Wrappper The CGI Wrap script creates a scgi bin folder at the public_html level of your web site This allows you to run scripts with your own user ID The advantage of this is that you can run scripts that have the same permissions that you do you can write edit and delete files as you normally do In a regular cgi bin folder you can only do this if you set your directory permissions to 777 world access and file permissions to 666 both of which are quite dangerous as anyone can now modify your web site The disad
68. is is 644 readable by User Group and World and writable by User and is set automatically when you upload files e All folders need to be executable by others The setting for this is 755 readable by User Group and World writable by User executable by User Group and World and is set automatically when you create a folder e All CGI files all files in the cgi bin folder need to be executable by other The setting for this is 755 readable by User Group and World writable by User executable by User Group and World and is not set automatically when you upload files You need to change file permissions manually Refer to the page 69 topic for more information Warning It is important that none of your files or folders are writable by anyone else Any file or folder which is writable by others can be erased by them Generally there is no problem just be careful how you set your permissions To change file or folder permissions 1 Navigate to the file or folder that you need to change Click on the name of the file or folder Click on the Change Permissions link in the top right corner of the window pS aoe NS Click on as many tick boxes as you require to create the right permission The permission numbers underneath the tick boxes will update automatically 5 Click on the Change button when you have finished setting the permission The new permission level has now been saved and the display updated to show the mo
69. ject all e mail with credit in the subject line This flexibility is what makes e mail so powerful as a communication medium To open the Mail area 1 Click on the Mail button on the home page Mail Manager Main Menu Web Mail Add Remove Accounts Default Address Autoresponders E mail Filtering Forwarders Mailing Lists Spam Assassin Trace an E mail Address Modifiy Mail Exchanger MX Entry Figure 4 3 Mail 4 3 1 Reading your e mail B You can read your online e mail using NeoMail Horde or SquirrelMail All of these popular web mail applications allow you to read your e mail save them keep an address book and perform all of the other basic e mail functions that you are used to The main difference between web mail and an offline e mail applications such as Eudora or Microsoft Outlook Express is that all of these functions are performed online rather than on your own computer and offline applications generally provide more features Web mail is optional You can still use your favorite offline e mail applications if you prefer You can even use a combination of web mail applications and another tool you can check your e mail online perhaps when you re at work and download your e mail to your computer when you get home You can automatically configure Outlook Express or manually configure other mail applications to read your e mail offline To read your e mail online 1 Click on
70. l FTP sessions 1 Click on the Ftp Manager button on the home page 2 Click on the FTP Session Control button 3 All active FTP sessions FTP connections that are actively uploading or downloading files are listed Click on the Delete button next to a session to terminate that session 33 4 8 FILE MANAGER CHAPTER 4 HOW DO I USE CPANEL 4 8 File Manager S The File Manager allows you to manage your site through HTML rather than an FTP tool or other third party application You can upload create or delete files organize files in folders and change file permissions While not as sophisticated as most FTP tools File Manager is free and gives you all the basic functionality necessary to manage your site Note All of the other topics in this section assume that you are already in File Manager To open and navigate in File Manager 1 Click on the File Manager button on the home page 2 Navigate by using the following e Open a folder by clicking on the folder icon e Go up a level by clicking on the Up one level link e Use the path links at the top of the window to move up and down the path e Select a folder so as to view or modify its properties by clicking on the folder name link 4 8 1 Creating a new folder Folders are a very useful way of adding organization and structure to your web site They make maintenance of the site much easier as you can easily see what files are in which folder Most web sites include a
71. l creates a graphical summary display of usage of your site This is useful to give you a quick and clear overview of your web site activity Refer to the home page for more information about Awstats To use Webalizer 1 Click on the Webalizer link in the Web FTP Stats area 2 Browse the results Usage summary for cpdeno cpanel net Yisits Sites Month Daily Avg Monthly Totals E S Pages Visis Sites BEBM Visits Pages Piles EU Aug 2003 99 65 24 16 176 1478 132 192 524 793 Jul 2003 15 7 7 2 3 17 2 7 7 15 Totals 1495 134 199 531 808 Figure 4 61 Webalizer statistics 4 19 4 Latest visitors This quick tool lists the last 300 visitors that have visited your site in the last 24 hours Note that visitors are defined as requests from servers not individual people To view the most recent visitors 1 Click on the Latest Visitors link in the Web FTP Stats area 2 Browse the results You can click on the Referrer link to open the referring site page or click on the URL link to open the file that was requested 59 4 19 WEB FTP STATS CHAPTER 4 HOW DO I USE CPANEL Latest Visitors UH cgi sys guestbook cgi action listgueststuser cpdemo uep Code 200 Host 64 203 3 159 Date Aug 08 FRR a Tr g 19 47 43 Http Version HTTP 1 1 Size in Bytes 5 Referer Agent Mozilla 4 0 compatible MSIE 6 0
72. n e mail account 1 Click on the Add Remove Accounts link in the Mail area 2 Click on the Delete button next to the unwanted e mail address 3 Click on the Yes button 4 3 3 Setting your default e mail address Any e mail that is sent to an unknown account at your domain name such as unknown yourdomain com gets automatically rerouted to your default e mail account All web site accounts are automatically assigned a default e mail address user yourdomain com which you can change if required To set your default e mail address 1 Click on the Default Address link in the Mail area 2 Click on the Set Default Address link 3 Enter the complete e mail address of the new default in the field next to your web site name drop down list Note You can enter blackhole to throw away all incoming mail or fail no such address here to bounce the e mail back to the sender 4 Click on the Change button Your new default e mail address has now been set Default Address Maintenance Send all unrouted e mail for cpdemo cpanel net to david corse org nz ETA Hint You can enter blackhole to discard all incorning unrouted mail or fail no such address here to bounce it Figure 4 8 Setting your default e mail message 4 3 4 Autoresponders Autoresponders are e mail messages that are sent automatically when an e mail arrives for a specific e mail account Autoresponders are most commonly used for an Out of Office st
73. ndTerm is licensed to cpanel net Initializing random generator please wait done SSH Server Alias 66 197 217 ul Warning Applet Window Figure 4 56 MindTerm SSL Shell window 55 4 17 REDIRECTS CHAPTER 4 HOW DO I USE CPANEL 4 17 Redirects 9 The Redirects area allows you to redirect Internet traffics from one web page to another This is usually used when a web page has been moved to another location To set up a redirect 1 Click on the Redirects button on the home page 2 Enter the address of the web page to move in the first field 3 Enter the redirection address in the second field 4 Choose one of the following options in the drop down list e Temporary This tells Internet traffic agents browsers search engines etc that this is only a temporary redirection and that they should return to this initial location again in the future for the same page e Permanent This tells the Internet traffic agents to go to the redirection address in the future as the old address will never be used again 5 Click on the Add button Add Redirect http cpdemo cpanel netf training html http ltraining org nz index hi Permanent z S Figure 4 57 Redirecting a web page 4 17 1 Removing a redirect Remove a redirect when you no longer want to redirect Internet traffic from a web page There is no way to modify a redirect if you need to change the details of an existing redirect you
74. ndex whenever you make changes to your site otherwise the search engine will not be able to find the new material To rebuild the search index 1 Click on the Rebuild Search Index link under Entropy Search in the CGI Center area 4 27 12 Entropy Banner The Entropy Banner script allows you to create a set of revolving banner images normally used for ad vertising You can upload and delete files set priority on the images and set URLs to which each image points To set up an Entropy Banner 1 Click on the Entropy Banner link in the CGI Center area 2 Copy and paste the indicated tag into your web page 3 Change your web page extension from htm or html to shtml This is the required file extension to use SSI Server Side Includes 4 Click on the Add Banner s button 5 Search for and enter each banner that you want to upload in the available fields using the Browse buttons 6 Click on the Overwrite existing files tick box if you want to overwrite existing files of the same name 7 Click on the Upload button 8 If you need to alter the URLs or priority of the images go to the next step Otherwise upload the web page and test the script 9 Click on the Modify Rotation button 10 Click on the High Medium or Low radio buttons for any banner that you need to change and click on the Save button You need to do this for each banner that you need to alter 11 Enter the URL for each banner image in the Linked
75. nds for Secure Sockets Layer which is a means of providing encrypted communications on the Internet CPanel provides you with an online SSL Shell an application that allows you to log in to the Linux computer that is your web server and make changes at the server side You use Telnet the Internet standard protocol for remote login commands through the SSL Shell to activate the web server Note If you do not know exactly what you are doing you can potentially cause problems on your web server Please contact your hosting administrator if you are not sure how to use SSL Some useful links e Introduction to Linux commands an easy introduction to using a Linux computer e Directory of Linux Commands good reference site of Linux commands e MindTerm an OpenSource Java SSL Shell used in CPanel e PuTTy an excellent Telnet SSL utility small fast and free for Windows To use the SSL Shell 1 Click on the SSL Shell Telnet shell access button on the home page Note You need to have Java Applets enabled on your browser for the SSL Shell to start 2 You are now in the SSL Shell window Press the Enter key to logon Please refer to the links at the beginning of this topic if you need more information about logging on and what you can do through the SSL Shell MindTerm 1 2 1 80x24 3 Oj x File Edit Settings VT Options Tunnels Help Copyright c 1998 2000 by Mindbright Technology AB Stockholm Sweden El This copy of Mi
76. nterchange shopping cart button on the home page 2 Click on the Click here to access and install Interchange link As a courtesy to other users we kindly ask that you do not install Interchange unless you intend to use it Interchange will be installed when you click on the link below Once installed interchange can only be uninstalled from the backend by our technical support team Interchange Click here to access and install Interchange You can find more information about Interchang by going to their web site Interchange Web Site Figure 4 77 Installing an Interchange shopping cart 80 4 30 AGORA SHOPPING CART CHAPTER 4 HOW DO I USE CPANEL 4 30 Agora Shopping Cart ae The Agora Shopping Cart is a fully featured shopping cart that can be installed with the click of a button The product is fully documented at the Interchange site please refer to the Agora web site if you have any questions about using the shopping cart To install the Agora Shopping Cart 1 Click on the Agora Shopping Cart button on the home page 2 Enter the administrators user name and password in the Admin User and Admin Pass fields 3 Enter the location of the cart in the third available field This must be a top level directory on your site 4 Click on the Install button Agora Cart Setup Install a new Cart Admin User johns Admin Password wqI86 Install the cart at this url http cpdemo cpanel net shopping Install N
77. o longer need it You can not modify an e mail forwarder if you have made a mistake simply delete the forwarder and start again To delete an e mail forwarder 1 Click on the Forwarders link in the Mail area 2 Click on the Delete button next to the forwarder that you want to delete 4 3 7 Mailing Lists Mailman is a popular mailing list script Mailing lists are an ideal tool for communication between far flung participants and can be about anything you want Mailman allows you to set up a mailing list with a large number of configurable options such as who is on the list where mailing lists messages are sent and whether you include welcoming messages to new subscribers 22 4 3 MAIL CHAPTER 4 HOW DO I USE CPANEL The Mailman documentation which is incorporated into its Administration panel is clear and helpful and should be referred to for all questions about using the script The instructions in this section deal with how to set up modify and delete a Mailman mailing list from your CPanel You can can also refer to the Mailman home page for more information Note It is a good idea to be aware of spam and its definition before setting up a mailing list refer to page 20 for more information To add a mailing list 1 Click on the Mailing Lists link in the Mail area 2 Click on the Add Mailing List link 3 Enter the name of the mailing list in the List Name field the password for the list in the Passwor
78. o the mailing list that you want to delete 3 Click on the Yes button 23 4 3 MAIL CHAPTER 4 HOW DO I USE CPANEL 4 3 8 Spam Assassin Spam Assassin is a mail filter installed on a mail server used to identify spam It checks for spam using a large number of pre set rules that check the header body and sender of all e mail messages sent to your domain mailbox For more information about Spam Assassin refer to the following links Spam Assassin web site e Spam Assassin rules A list of all the rules that Spam Assassin currently uses Also refer to page 20 for more information about spam and setting up filters To enable Spam Assassin 1 Click on the Spam Assassin link in the Mail area 2 Click on the Enable Spam Assassin button Configuring Spam Assassin You can change how Spam Assassin deals with spam The following options are available e required_hits The number of e mails received before a certain e mail is considered spam e rewrite subject Alter the subject line of spam e mail Enter 1 to enable or O to disable e subject_tag Text added to the subject line of spam e mails rewrite_subject must be enabled for this to work e blacklist_from Enter an e mail address that you always want classified as spam The asterix symbol can be used as a wildcard e whitelist_from Enter an e mail address that you never want classified as spam The asterix symbol can be used as a wildcar
79. of the folder is displayed in the main area including your uploaded files C Documents and Set Browse Browse Browse C Documents and Set Browse Browse Browse Browse Browse Browse _ Browse _ Browse Browse Overwrite existing files M Upload Figure 4 27 Uploading files in File Manager 4 8 3 Creating a new file For small text files it can be easier to create them online rather than on your home computer and uploading the file You can create text files such as HTML PHP or plain TXT but not binary files To create a new file 1 Navigate to the folder where you want to create your text file 2 Click on the Create New File link 3 Enter the name of the file to be created in the available field in the top right corner of your window You do need to add the file extension to the name for example script pl for a Perl script not just script 4 Select the type of document from the drop down list Each type of file adds specific information to the text file e Text Document No text is added to the file e HTML Document No text is added to the file e Perl Script Automatically adds the path to Perl to the top of the file Make sure to double check that the path is correct e Shell Script Automatically adds the path to the Shell executable to the top of the file Make sure to double check that the path is correct 5 Click on the Create button The file ha
80. on from htm or html to shtml This is the required file extension to use SSI Server Side Includes 5 Click on the Save button 6 Upload the web page and test the script 4 27 4 Guestbook This is a simple guestbook script that allows you to create a guestbook that your visitors can sign You can modify the appearance of the guestbook and view and manage guestbook entries Note Amore advanced guestbook with many more features is also available However this does take more time to set up and requires some MySQL knowledge To create a guestbook 1 Click on the Simple Guestbook link in the CGI Center area 2 Copy and paste the HTML code at the bottom of the page to your web page Feel free to alter the appearance of the form as long as all the fields are available the script will still work correctly This is the minimum you need to do to get the script working upload the file and you re finished Refer to page 70 if you need to customize the appearance of the guestbook 3 Upload the finished HTML page to test the script Modifying the guestbook template You can modify the appearance of your guestbook template at any time To modify the guestbook template 1 Click on the Simple Guestbook link in the CGI Center area 2 Click on the Edit Guestbook Template link 70 4 27 CGI CENTER CHAPTER 4 HOW DO I USE CPANEL 3 Copy and paste any HTML code that you want into the template to alter it s
81. ostgreSQL creating user granting user permissions introduction managing database removing database removing user removing user permissions protect directories INDEX INDEX adding adding user removing random HTML Raw Access Logs Raw Log Manager reading e mail Redirects redirects adding removing removing Anonymous FTP IP address to IP Deny Manager MySQL database MySQL user MySQL user permissions PostgreSQL database PostgreSQL user PostgreSQL user permissions protect directories redirects user 44 renaming files and folders resetting counter restoring trash restoring web site scripts advanced guestbook cgi e mail cgi wrapper clock counter maker Entropy Banner Entropy Search formmail clone guestbook java countdown random HTML Scripts Library Search Engine Submit search engines submitting your site setting Raw Log Manager simple cgi wrapper Spam Assassin disabling enabling Spam Box Spam Box disabling enabling spam filters deleting introduction SquirrelMail summary 16 SSL Shell Telnet access statistics Analog Awstats bandwidth 60 error log 60 FTP latest visitors raw access logs subdomains web Webalizer subdomain redirection adding Subdomain Stats Subdomains subdomains deleting statistics subdomain redirection Telnet themes trace route tracing an e mail address tr
82. ou do not need to use regular expression filters for most circumstances Refer to these two good introductory tutorials Using Regular Expressions and Learning to Use Regular Expressions for more information e contains match the specified text in any circumstance porn will block porn and pornog raphy e begins with match the specified text when it is the beginning of a word porn will block porn and pornography but not teenporn 5 Enter the filter text in the third field This text is case sensitive 6 Enter the destination for the filtered e mail in the Destination field There are three separate types of destination e Destroy the e mail Enter Discard in the field e Redirect to another address Enter the e mail address to which to redirect the e mail e Redirect to a script Enter the full script path on the machine that hosts your web site 7 Click on the Activate button Example e To redirect all e mail from john paradise net enter From equals john paradise net davidUcorse org nz e To delete all e mail from paradise net enter From contains paradise net Discard e To delete all references to pornography enter Any Header contains porn Discard e To discard all e mail that Spam Assassin has marked as spam enter SpamAssassin Spam Header begins with yes Discard Add Filter Filter SpamAssassin Spam Header z that begins with
83. ou need to do this for each banner that you need to alter Enter the URL for each banner image in the Linked to field and click on the Save button You need to do this for each banner Upload the web page and test the script 78 4 28 SCRIPTS LIBRARY CHAPTER 4 HOW DO I USE CPANEL 4 28 Scripts Library g The Scripts Library area provides an easy to use method of installing and uninstalling complex scripts The following scripts are available e osCommerce An online shop e commerce solution under on going development by the open source community Refer to the osCommerce home page for more information e InvisionBoard A free to use forum software package Refer to the home page for more information e PHP Nuke An open source content management system Refer to the PHP Nuke home page for more information To install a script 1 Click on the Scripts Library button on the home page 2 Click on the link to the required script 3 Follow the online instructions 79 4 29 INTERCHANGE SHOPPING CART CHAPTER 4 HOW DO I USE CPANEL 4 29 Interchange shopping cart S The Interchange shopping cart is a fully featured shopping cart that can be installed with the click of a button The product is fully documented at the Interchange site please refer to the Interchange web site if you have any questions about using the shopping cart To install the Interchange shopping cart 1 Click on the I
84. oving a database will delete that database from its online location Be sure that you have saved a copy of the database if you want to keep any of the information in the database Removing a database will not remove any user s but it will remove all user s permissions to that database To remove a database 1 Click on the MySQL databases button on the home page 2 Click on the Delete button next to the specific database 4 14 2 Creating a MySQL user You need to create a MySQL user before that user is able to use the database This does not automatically allow the user to use a database you need to grant that user permission to the specific database first Refer to page 50 for more information To create a MySQL user 1 Click on the MySQL databases button on the home page 2 Enter the user s name in the UserName field and the user s password in the Password field 3 Click on the Add User button 49 4 14 MYSQL CHAPTER 4 HOW DO I USE CPANEL UserName davids Password jackknife7ol Figure 4 48 Creating a MySQL user Removing a user Removing a user deletes that user it removes all database permissions that the user has and does not allow that user access to any MySQL databases To remove a user 1 Click on the MySQL databases button on the home page 2 Click on the Delete button next to the specific user in the Users area 4 14 3 Grant a user s permissions to a MySQL database Once you have c
85. page 2 A list of customized Apache handlers is displayed underneath the User Defined Handlers area Enter the details of one of these in the Extension s and Handler fields 3 Click on the Delete button 86 4 35 MANAGE OPENPGP KEYS CHAPTER 4 HOW DO I USE CPANEL 4 35 Manage OpenPGP keys y A OpenPGP is a tool for secure online communication CPanel uses GnuPG for its public key cryptography so that users may communicate securely Each person gets a pair of keys called the public key and the private key Each person s public key is published while the private key is kept secret Messages are encrypted using the intended recipient s public key and can only be decrypted using their private key General documentation and comprehensive user guides are available at the GNU Privacy Guard site To generate a public and private key 1 2 Click on the Manage OpenPGP Keys button on the home page Click on the Add Key link Enter your name e mail address and nickname in the Your Name Your Email and Com ment NickName fields Enter the password for the key in the Key Password field Enter the expiry date for the key in the Expiry Date field You can suffix the entered number with the following e y year e m month e w week e d day Choose the size of the key that you want to generate in the Key Size field 1024 bytes is a common size Click on the Generate Key button Note that it may take
86. page to test the results 4 27 8 Java CountDown CountUp Maker This script creates a Java countdown or countup display to or from a particular time Note This Java applet while easy to use is only minimally customizable and does not present very well Feel free to use the script as long as you understand these limitations To set up the Java CountDown CountUp Maker 1 Click on the Countdown link in the CGI Center area 2 Choose the time zone for the clock in the TimeZone drop down list 3 Enter the date that you are counting down to or up from in the Month Hour Day and Year drop down lists 4 Click on the Make HTML button to preview the countdown and create the HTML code to make it work Alter the countdown and preview the result until you are happy with the display 74 4 27 CGI CENTER CHAPTER 4 HOW DO I USE CPANEL TimeZone GMT 0500 is EST Local Time z Month Jan z Hour 1 Day 1 z Year 2000 z Make HTML Figure 4 74 Making a Java countdown 5 Copy and paste the HTML code to your web page 6 Upload your new HTML page to test the results 4 27 9 CGI EMail CGI EMail is a simple easy to use script that takes the results of any form and sends them to you via e mail Because it is already installed minimal configuration is required to successfully use the script The following steps provide quick summarized instructions for CGI EMail Be sure to read the guide for detailed instructions on using
87. pecific directory in your web site Companies often customize error pages to brand them with a specific corporate image and a link to their home page You do not have to customize these pages the error page is always available whether customized or not Note Custom error pages that are smaller than 10k in size will not display properly in Internet Explorer Insert a large amount of text into a comment to create the required size To create or modify a customized error page 1 Click on the Error pages button on the home page 2 Click on the button of the required error page such as the 403 button 3 Enter the HTML code for the error page You can use the buttons at the top of the page to insert variables into the displayed code Example lt h1 gt 404 Not Found lt h1 gt lt p gt The requested page lt echo var REQUEST_URL gt is not available lt p gt 4 Click on the Save button Editing 404 shtml Click to insert tag Refering URL Visitor s IP address Requested URL Server Name lt h1 gt 404 Not Found lt h1 gt lt p gt The requested page lt l echo var REQUEST_URL gt is not ayailable lt p gt Figure 4 44 Creating a customized error page 46 4 13 SUBDOMAINS CHAPTER 4 HOW DO I USE CPANEL 4 13 Subdomains D Subdomains are a way of creating separate accounts within your master account which are accessed as separate URLs For example you could set up a timber subdoma
88. quired 7 Choose the style for the item from the Style drop down list To see an example of all of the styles click on the See Styles link 8 Enter the red green and blue values for the border in the Frame Color fields Click on the Preview button to see the border color Most graphics programs will show you RGB colors as will the Windows Color Picker 9 Enter the name of the counter in the Counter Name field You can not duplicate item names within the same CPanel 10 Click on the Preview button to see what your item will look like Alter the criteria fields and keep previewing until you are happy with the finished product counter C clock C Date TimeZone for clock GMT 0500 is EST GMT 0500 z TimeFormat 12 z Date Format MMDDYY z Frame Thickness 6 Frame Color Red100 Green 139 eluez1 Preview Max Digits 5 Syte See Styles A _y Color Replacer ex Replace one color with another Source Color Red 0 T Green 0 plueo t Preview Replacement Color Red 0 E Green0 E Blue 0 t Preview Counter Name cpdemo Preview Make HTML y Figure 4 71 Previewing a counter 11 Click on the Make HTML button to create the HTML code that you can cut and paste into your HTML page where you want it 12 Upload your new HTML page to see how it works Resetting a counter You may need to reset a counter to O at some stage or set the counter number to some other number This is easily handled in CPanel To
89. r icon 3 Enter the user s name in the Username field and their password in the Password field 4 Click on the Add New User button UserName jjackb Add New User Password train34 Change Passw Figure 4 40 Adding an authorized user 4 11 2 Changing an authorized user s password You need to change authorized user s password if they have forgotten their password or they think someone has access to their account It is a good idea to regularly change passwords To change an authorized user s password 43 4 11 PASSWORD PROTECT DIRECTORIES CHAPTER 4 HOW DO I USE CPANEL 1 Click on the Password protect directories button on the home page 2 Navigate to the required directory Select a folder by clicking on the folder name link Open a folder by clicking on the folder icon 3 Enter the user s name in the Username field and their new password in the Password field 4 Click on the Change Password button Active Users testi Delete User UserName Add New User Password train34 Change Password X Figure 4 41 Changing an authorized user s password 4 11 3 Removing an authorized user Remove authorized users when they no longer should have access to a particular directory This maintenance task is often forgotten and leaves a hole in your security so remember to perform this procedure as soon as it is required To remove an authorized user 1 Click on the Password protect directories button on
90. re If you are not able to receive a non spam e mail it is a good idea to disable Spam Assassin and have the e mail resent To disable Spam Assassin 1 Click on the Spam Assassin link in the Mail area 2 Click on the Disable Spam Assassin button 4 3 9 Tracing an e mail address CPanel enables you to trace the delivery path of an e mail address from server to server to your web site To trace an e mail address 1 Click on the Trace an E mail Address link in the Mail area 2 Enter the e mail address that you want to trace in the available field 3 Click on the Show Route button 25 4 3 MAIL CHAPTER 4 HOW DO I USE CPANEL Email Address Trace patrickfadon de nail adon de 62 67 229 81 Mx 188 renote_sntp A nail berlin3 powerueb de 62 67 289 11 Mx 208 tp renote_sn D nail povwerveb de 62 67 229 2088 Mx 390 tp renote_sni Figure 4 16 Tracing an e mail address 4 3 10 Altering your Mail Exchanger MX Entry setting CPanel manages your e mail through its own mail server However by altering your MX Mail Exchange Record Entry you can point your e mail to another mail server if this is required Note CPanel will not be able to manage your e mail if you change your MX Entry setting Do not change your MX Entry unless you know what you are doing To alter your MX Entry setting 1 Click on the Modify Mail Exchanger MX Entry link in the Mail area 2 Click on the Change
91. reated a user to use a database you need to grant that user permission to use the database If you have not yet created a user refer to page 49 for more information To grant user permissions to a MySQL database 1 Click on the MySQL databases button on the home page 2 Choose the specific user from the User drop down list and the specific database to grant permissions to from the Db drop down list 3 Click on the Add User to Db button The user now has permission to use that database and sample connection strings are shown in the MySQL window User cpdemo_cpdemo f Db cpdemo_pchat9 z Add User to Db Figure 4 49 Granting a user s permissions to a MySQL database Removing a user s permissions A user will no longer be able to access a particular database when you have removed their permissions to that database To remove a user s permissions 1 Click on the MySQL databases button on the home page 2 Click on the Delete button next to the specific user underneath the name of the database in the Databases area Users in cpdemo pchat3 cpdemo_pchat3 om Figure 4 50 Removing a user s permissions 50 4 14 MYSQL CHAPTER 4 HOW DO I USE CPANEL 4 14 4 Managing MySQL databases CPanel includes a web based MySQL management tool called phpMyAdmin This tool allows you to manage all aspects of your database structure and data Refer to the phpMyAdmin documentation link which is http yourURL 3rdpa
92. rogress Figure 4 36 Downloading a backup file 3 Save the file to disk Note for Windows users This file is in tar gz format a GZIP archive file that contains a TAR archive file This is a common archive format used on Unix machines in the same way that zip is a common Windows archive format Most compression utilities should be able to uncompress a tar gz file 4 10 1 Generating a backup You can generate a backup at any time This is useful if you have just made some changes to the site and you do not want to have to wait for the routine backup usually daily or weekly before downloading the backup To generate a backup 1 Click on the Backup button on the home page 2 Click on the Generate Download a Full Backup link 3 Click on the location for the backup from the Backup Destination drop down list The following locations are available e Home Directory Saves the backup in the public_html level of your site 41 4 10 BACKUP CHAPTER 4 HOW DO I USE CPANEL e Remote Ftp Server Saves the backup on a specified remote FTP server e Remote Ftp Server passive mode transfer Saves the backup on a specified remote FTP server that will only accept passive PASV mode FTP transfer Please refer to your hosting administrator or the remote FTP server if you have questions about passive mode transfer 4 Enter your e mail address in the Email Address field An e mail will be sent to this address when
93. rty phpMyAdmin Documentation html if you need to know more about using phpMyAdmin To manage MySQL databases using phpMyAdmin 1 Click on the MySQL databases button on the home page 2 Click on the phpMyAdmin link at the base of the window Refer to the phpMyAdmin documen tation link which is http yourURL 3rdparty phpMyAdmin Documentation html if you need to know more about using phpMyAdmin 4 14 5 Adding host access You can allow external web servers to access your MySQL databases by adding their domain name to the list of hosts that are able to access databases on your web site localhost stands for your own web server To add host access 1 Click on the MySQL databases button on the home page 2 Enter the domain name or IP number of the host that you wish to add in the Host field 3 Click on the Add Host button Access Hosts localhost Host wildcard is allowed innovation co nz Figure 4 51 Adding host access Removing host access Remove host access for a particular server when you no longer want that server to access your MySQL databases To remove host access 1 Click on the MySQL databases button on the home page 2 Click on the Delete button next to the web server that you want to remove 51 4 15 POSTGRESQL CHAPTER 4 HOW DO I USE CPANEL 4 15 PostgreSQL SQL stands for Structured Query Language SQL is an international standard in querying and retrieving information from databa
94. s now been created and the display updated to show the new file Refer to page 36 to add text to these new files Create a file in Aome cpdemo public_himi named search pl Figure 4 28 Creating a new file 35 4 8 FILE MANAGER CHAPTER 4 HOW DO I USE CPANEL 4 8 4 Editing a file Editing a pre existing file through File Manager allows you to make immediate changes to your web site without having to upload a new version of the file This is useful for small changes but would be inefficient for large alterations To edit a file 1 Navigate to the folder where the file is located 2 Click on the name of the file 3 Click on the Edit File link in the top right corner of your window This will open a new window with the contents of the file displayed Note Clicking on the Show File link will display the contents of the file However you will not be able to make any changes to the file 4 Alter the text of the file as you wish 5 Click on the Save button when you have finished altering the file The file has been saved and any changes will take effect from now on Editing home cpdemo public_html htaccess FrontPage IndexIgnore htaccess 27 HEADER README _vti lt Limit GET POST gt order deny allow deny from all allow from all lt Limit gt lt Limit PUT DELETE gt order deny allow deny from all lt Limit gt AuthName www cpdemo cpanel net AuthUserFile home
95. ses PostgreSQL is like MySQL essentially an SQL server and database it responds to requests for information that are written in SQL You can communicate with PostgreSQL using a wide variety of programming languages including PHP Perl and Python PostgreSQL is Open Source software and generally free for commercial or personal use The following links provide good introductory information about PostgreSQL e PostgreSQL documentation a good source of reference material e PostgreSQL FAQ To add a PostgreSQL database 1 Click on the PostgreSQL databases button on the home page 2 Enter the name of the database in the Db field 3 Click on the Add Db button The database will be added to the var lib mysq folder You need to create at least one database user and grant that user permission to use the new database Refer to page 52 and page 53 for more information Db training Figure 4 52 Creating a PostgreSQL database 4 15 1 Removing a database Removing a database will delete that database from its online location Be sure that you have saved a copy of the database if you want to keep any of the information in the database Removing a database will not remove any user s but it will remove all user s permissions to that database To remove a database 1 Click on the PostgreSQL databases button on the home page 2 Click on the Delete button next to the specific database 4 15 2 Creating a PostgreSQL user You ne
96. ssion generating backup file keys GNU Privacy Guard 93 INDEX INDEX granting MySQL user permissions PostgreSQL user permissions guestbook managing viewing guestbook template modifying help p using 9 Horde summary 15 host access HotLink Prevention hotlink prevention disabling 89 enabling 89 hotlinking importing keys Index Manager indexes installing Frontpage Extensions Interchange shopping cart 80 adding InvisionBoard IP Deny Manager java countdown keys deleting editing generating importing latest visitors logging on logging out Mail Mail Exchanger mailing lists adding deleting editing Manage OpenPGP keys managing advanced guestbook guestbook MySQL database PostgreSQL database manual using 9 MIME types adding deleting modifying Agora Shopping Cart error pages guestbook template user MX Entry altering MySQL adding host access creating user granting user permissions introduction managing database removing database removing user removing user permissions NeoMail summary 14 Network Tools OpenPGP osCommerce Outlook Express Parked Domains Password protect directories password protection passwords changing authorized user changing domain changing e mail domain PHP with MySQL PHP Nuke phpBB adding 68 AT PhpMyChat phpPgAdmin P
97. t least an image folder to keep all the image files separate from the HTML files To create a new folder 1 Navigate to the area in which you will create the new folder 2 Click on the Create New Folder link 3 Enter the name of the new folder in the available field in the top left corner of the window 4 Click on the Create button The new folder will appear in the main display area Create a folder in home cpdemo named training R Figure 4 26 Creating a new folder 4 8 2 Uploading files in File Manager You can use File Manager to upload files to your web site up to 12 files in one go Although useful a third party FTP client has many more features and does not limit you to the number of files you can upload at one time Refer to the page 30 section for more information To upload files in File Manager 1 Navigate to the folder where you want to upload your files 2 Click on the Upload file s link 3 Click on the Browse button next to one of the top fields 34 4 8 FILE MANAGER CHAPTER 4 HOW DO I USE CPANEL 4 Search for and double click on the first file to upload 5 Repeat the above steps for each file you want to upload 6 Click on the Overwrite existing files tick box if you want to overwrite existing files of the same name 7 Click on the Upload button when you have finished selecting files The status of the upload will appear in the top right corner of your window The contents
98. the backup has completed 5 Enter the FTP address user name and password in the Remote Server Remote User and Re mote Password fields if you are saving the backup file at a remote location 6 Click on the Generate Backup button An e mail will be sent to the specified address when the backup has finished and can be downloaded Generate a Full Backup Backup Destination Home Directory X Email Address webmaster animecycli Remote Server ftp scp only Remote User ftp scp only Remote Password ftp scp only Generate Backup N Figure 4 37 Generating a backup 4 10 2 Restoring your web site from a backup In the unlikely event that your web site or other files are deleted from your web host s servers you can restore the web site using your most recent backup file To restore your web site from a backup file 1 Click on the Backup button on the home page 2 Click on the Browse button next to the relevant area that you want to restore 3 Search for and double click on the relevant backup file in gz format 4 Click on the Upload button Note You may need to wait for a few minutes to upload and restore a large web site file Restore a Home Backup C Documents and Set Browse elec Figure 4 38 Restoring your web site from a backup file 42 4 11 PASSWORD PROTECT DIRECTORIES CHAPTER 4 HOW DO I USE CPANEL 4 11 Password protect directories Si A You can protect directories within your sit
99. the home page 2 Navigate to the required directory Select a folder by clicking on the folder name link Open a folder by clicking on the folder icon 3 Select the required user in the Active Users list 4 Click on the Delete User button Active Users testl Delete User R Figure 4 42 Removing an authorized user 4 11 4 Removing password protection Remove password protection on a directory when you no longer want other users to have access to that directory You do not need to remove user authorization for the directory when removing password protection as all the users will be automatically deleted when you remove the protection To remove password protection from a directory 1 Click on the Password protect directories button on the home page 44 4 11 PASSWORD PROTECT DIRECTORIES CHAPTER 4 HOW DO I USE CPANEL 2 Navigate to the protected directory Select a folder by clicking on the folder name link Open a folder by clicking on the folder icon 3 Untick the tick box next to the 6 icon 4 Click on the Save button Cr 8 Folder requires a password to access via http Protected Resource Name Training Figure 4 43 Removing password protection 45 4 12 ERROR PAGES CHAPTER 4 HOW DO I USE CPANEL 4 12 Error pages Error pages are displayed to Internet users when any one of a variety of errors occur such as when a user enters an incorrect URL or is not authorized to access a s
100. using spam filters There are many definitions of spam but one particularly useful one is the following Spam is the electronic version of junk mail and has been around since the Internet was created E mail filters are a way of filtering your e mail to remove unwanted mail based on a variety of criteria You can block any sort of e mail not just mail of a commercial nature Blocked mail can be deleted automatically or sent to another e mail address or script These filters are quite flexible some examples are provided after the instruction on how to add a spam filter below All filters are cumulative Useful spam links e Six simple things you can do to prevent spam e Alternate definition of spam e Usenet definition of spam Also refer to page 24 for another approach to dealing with spam To add an e mail filter 20 4 3 MAIL CHAPTER 4 HOW DO I USE CPANEL 1 Click on the E mail Filtering link in the Mail area 2 Click on the Add Filter link 3 Click on the required header field in the first drop down list These are the various fields in any e mail message 4 Click on the required filter action in the second drop down list This action will act on the text entered in the third field e equals match the text exactly whole words only Credit will block Credit e matches regex matches the text based on regular expression regex rules Regular expressions are a powerful but complex area Y
101. vantage of this is that if there is a security breach in your script that another person can exploit they have access to your site in the same manner that you do they can do anything However as long as the scripts you run in the segi bin directory are secure you have nothing to worry about Be sure to read the CGI Wrap user guide for more detailed information on using CGI Wrap 69 4 27 CGI CENTER CHAPTER 4 HOW DO I USE CPANEL For a more detailed description of the distinction between normal and wrapped cgi refer to this article To install the Simple CGI Wrapper 1 Click on the Simple CGI Wrapper link in the CGI Center area Your scgi bin folder has now been set up All cgi scripts that you would like to run under your own user ID should be placed in this folder 4 27 3 Random HTML This simple script allows you to insert random pieces of text into your web page This is useful for daily quotes helpful hints or any other place where random text is useful To install the Random HTML script 1 Click on the on the Random HTML link in the CGI Center area 2 Enter each piece of random text in the box and make sure you put each piece of text on a new line You can not include new paragraphs within the one piece of text as the script will separate each new paragraph into a new piece of text 3 Copy and paste the tag at the top of the page into your web page at the appropriate place 4 Change your web page extensi
102. w Small Files Displays very small files Show File Size as bytes Megabytes Displays file sizes as bytes or megabytes There are 1024 bytes to one megabyte Most of the above viewing options have a reverse option For example if Show Small Files is chosen Hide Small Files is now displayed To use the Disk Usage Viewer l 2 Click on the Disk Usage button on the home page A list of items that take up space on your web site is now displayed from largest to smallest Click on the required buttons to view the use of space on your web site Disk Usage Viewer Show Parent Directories i 7 Show More Directory Depth Show Less Directory Depth Show Top Level _ Clear File Usage Cache Show Small Files Show File Sizes as bytes Directory Space Used lbackup 7 5 2003_07 33 53_codemo homedir 61 66 Meg lbackup 7 3 2003_03 02 39_cpdemo homedir 10 14 Meg public_html teststore 7 43 Meg backup 7 5 2003_07 33 53_cpdemo mysql 0 86 Meg htpasswds teststore 0 32 Meg tmp webalizer 0 26 Meg Figure 4 35 Using the Disk Usage Viewer 40 4 10 BACKUP CHAPTER 4 HOW DO I USE CPANEL 4 10 Backup jas The Backup area allows you to download the daily weekly or monthly backup file of your entire web site or a particular MySQL alias or filter backup file If your computer crashes or your personal backups are destroyed these files allow you to recover your site in a convenient manner you could
103. web presence for that particular part of your web site Deleting a subdomain does not delete the subdomain folder you will need to do this manually To delete a subdomain 1 Click on the Subdomains button on the home page 2 Select the required subdomain from the last drop down list 3 Click on the Delete button 48 4 14 MYSQL CHAPTER 4 HOW DO I USE CPANEL 4 14 MySQL N Mus SQL stands for Structured Query Language SQL is an international standard in querying and retrieving information from databases MySQL is essentially an SQL server it responds to requests for information that are written in SQL You can communicate with MySQL using a wide variety of programming languages PHP being one of the most common MySQL is Open Source software and free for use Refer to the following link for more information about MySQL e MySQL The MySQL homepage e MySQL and PHP tutorial A good introduction to using the two Open Source technologies together To create a MySQL database 1 Click on the MySQL databases button on the home page 2 Enter the name of the database in the Db field 3 Click on the Add Db button The database will be added to the var lib mysq folder You need to create at least one database user and grant that user permission to use the new database Refer to page 49 and page 50 for more information Db training Figure 4 47 Creating a MySQL database 4 14 1 Removing a database Rem
104. which to install the Advanced Guestbook in the available field This must be a top level directory on your site 3 Click on the Install button 4 Click on the available link to change the admin password on the site Advanced Guestbook Setup Install a Guestbook Please be aware that installing a guestbook will use one MySQL database Install guestbook at this url http cpdemo cpanel net training Dn Figure 4 70 Installing the Advanced Guestbook 71 4 27 CGI CENTER CHAPTER 4 HOW DO I USE CPANEL Managing the Advanced Guestbook You can manage all aspects of each Advanced Guestbook that has been set up at any time To manage an Advanced Guestbook 1 Click on the Advanced Guestbook link in the CGI Center area 2 Click on the required Guestbook in the Modify an existing Guestbook area 4 27 6 Counter Maker The Counter Maker script allows you to create three different items that you can put on your web pages e Counter e Clock e Date Counter This is a simple counter that displays the number of times a particular web page has been accessed By putting a counter on your home page you can keep track of how many visitors have looked at your web site since the counter was created This is useful not only for your own information but as a means of showing visitors how popular your site is Clock This is a simple clock that displays the time for the set time zone It updates each time the page is loaded Another
105. window or copy and paste that URL into an FTP client application You can download your raw access logs at the following urls using the login cpderno_logs and your account password ftp fp codemo cpanel net cpodemo cpanel net ftp ftp codemo cpanel net ftp cpdemo cpanel netyftp log ftp ftp cpdemo cpanel net cpdemo cpanel net Figure 4 22 Downloading FTP access logs Changing the password on an FTP account It is a good idea to regularly change your password You should always change your password if you think someone else has access to your FTP account To change a password on an FTP account 1 Click on the Ftp Manager button on the home page 2 Click on the FTP Accounts link 3 Click on the Change Password button 4 Enter the new password in the New Password field 5 Click on the Change button Deleting an FTP account Deleting an FTP account is as simple as creating as creating the account Deleting the account does not delete the folder or its contents but it does prevent anyone from accessing that folder through FTP To delete an FTP account 1 Click on the Ftp Manager button on the home page 2 Click on the FTP Accounts link 3 Click on the Delete button 4 7 2 Setting Anonymous FTP access Anonymous FTP access allows anyone to access your public_ftp folder There are two options available e Allow anonymous access to ftp ftp yourdomain com This allows to view download and delete files from
106. y page link to go to the new chat room PhpMyChat Setup Install a new chatroom Please be aware that installing a chatroom will use one MySQL database Install chatroom at this url http cpdemo cpanel net training Admin Username johns Admin Password 34Qw1 EIA Figure 4 68 Installing PhpMyChat 67 4 26 BULLETIN BOARD CHAPTER 4 HOW DO I USE CPANEL 4 26 Bulletin Board D CPanel allows you to install a pre made forum called phpBB The phpBB is a PHP web based bulletin board Unlike an e mail list or newsgroup the phpBB creates a forum on your web site that allows users to post questions and receive replies all from their web browser This allows you to choose from a variety of graphical interfaces and smilies little faces that communicate the mood of the writer Gl Once a forum has been created you can modify it extensively from adding new sub forums to changing the visual appearance of the board Be sure to visit the phpBB web site for more information on how to customize and use your phpBB Note Keep in mind that each separate installation of phpBB takes up several megabytes and will grow in size with the popularity of the forum To install a phpBB forum 1 Click on the Bulletin Board button on the home page 2 Enter the name of the forum folder in the available field Note that the folder must be on the top level of your site 3 Click on the Install button phpBB Setup Install a new Board
107. y which you can transfer files between computers usually using the Internet There is a huge amount of information stored on FTP servers around the world that can only be accessed by using FTP When using FTP you use an application called a client to connect to a machine called a server There are a large number of FTP software packages available Some of them are built in to your browser such as Internet Explorer others are dedicated applications such as such as CuteFTP or WS_FTP while still others are built into web applications page 34 in CPanel is one example Generally speaking if you are going to spend a lot of time using FTP or have a large amount of files to upload download a dedicated FTP client is the way to go CPanel allows you to set up FTP accounts so that certain external users can access a restricted part of your system You can also set up an anonymous FTP account so that anyone can access a restricted part of your system You can also manage these FTP sessions cutting them off if they go on for too long Warning FTP by its very nature allows external users to modify your web site albeit a restricted area of your web site External users can upload download and delete files Keep this in mind when you set up an FTP account 4 7 1 Adding an FTP account An FTP account creates a folder on the public_html level of your site that allows external users that know the password to upload and download
108. yle message to inform your correspondents that you are not available without you having to reply manually You can have more than one autoresponder on one account You can use plain text or include HTML code in the autoresponder and choose from a wide variety of character sets To add an autoresponder 1 Click on the Autoresponders link in the Mail area Click on the Add Autoresponder link Enter the address of the account that the autoresponder responds to in the Email field Enter your name or address in the From field You do not have to put anything in this field Enter the subject line of the autoresponder in the Subject field DOE A E S Click on the required character set for this autoresponder from the Character Set drop down list if required 7 Click on the HTML Message tick box if you want to include HTML code in the autoresponder 18 4 3 MAIL CHAPTER 4 HOW DO I USE CPANEL 8 Enter the autoresponder message in the Body field You can not use HTML code in this field plain text only 9 Click on the Create button Add Autoresponder Email david af cpdemo cpanel net From David Subject Out Of Office Character Set Jus ascii l HTML Message M Body lt h1 gt 0ut of office lt h1 gt lt p gt I m currently out of the office until March 03 lt p gt lt p gt Thanks lt br gt David Summers lt p gt E cer Figure 4 9 Adding an autoresponder Editing an autoresponder
109. your public_ftp folder 31 4 7 FTP MANAGER CHAPTER 4 HOW DO I USE CPANEL e Allow anonymous upload to ftp ftp yourdomain com incoming This allows to view up load download and delete files from your public _ftp incoming folder Warning Anonymous FTP allows anyone access to a restricted area of your site It is generally safest to not enable Anonymous FTP If you do enable it you are responsible for the bandwidth and space used To set Anonymous FTP access 1 Click on the Ftp Manager button on the home page 2 Click on the Anonymous FTP Controls link 3 Click on the Allow anonymous access to ftp ftp yourdomain com tick box or the Allow anonymous upload to ftp ftp yourdomain com incoming tick box You must click on both tick boxes to enable uploads 4 Click on the Save Settings button Anonymous FTP Controls IV Allow anonymous access to ftp ftp cpdemo cpanel net tr gt T allow anonymous upload to ftp ftp cpdemo cpanel net incoming tr gt Figure 4 23 Setting Anonymous FTP access Removing Anonymous FTP access Removing Anonymous FTP access is as simple as enabling the access Removing access does not delete your public_ftp folder or its contents you should not delete this folder anyway but it does prevent anyone from accessing that folder through FTP To remove Anonymous FTP access 1 Click on the Ftp Manager button on the home page 2 Click on the Anonymous FTP Controls link 3

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