cPanel User Guide and Tutorial

Table of Contents

Preface
Chapter 1: Introduction to cPanel Hosting
Chapter 2: Getting Started with cPanel
Chapter 3: FTP and cPanel's File Manager
Chapter 4: Working with Mail
Chapter 5: Working with Databases
Chapter 6: Controlling Access to and Organizing Your Data
Chapter 7: Keeping an Eye on Account Activity
Chapter 8: Backing up and Restoring Data
Chapter 9: Working with Scripts
Chapter 10: Advanced cPanel Features
Chapter 11: Site and Account Security
Chapter 12: ThirdParty Additions to cPanel
Chapter 13: Useful Tools and Links and the Final Curtain Call
Appendix A: Glossary

• Preface

• Chapter 1: Introduction to cPanel Hosting
  • Webmaster, Meet cPanel…
  • What Tools Will You Need?
  • Finding cPanel Web Hosting
    • Types of Web Hosting
    • Windows versus Linux Hosting
    • Hunting for Hosting
    • The Quest for Features
  • Questions to Ask Hosting Companies
    • How's the Company's Support?
    • What Special Features does the Company Offer?
    • What are the Company's Hosting Policies?
  • Summary

• Chapter 2: Getting Started with cPanel
  • Logging into cPanel
    • Logging into cPanel from Behind a Firewall
  • The Main cPanel Interface
    • General Account Information
    • Resource Usage
    • Mail and FTP Information
    • General Server Information
    • Programming Language and Database Information
    • cPanel Information
  • Summary

• Chapter 3: FTP and cPanel's File Manager
  • FTP Basics
    • General FTP Tools
    • Configuring your FTP Client for use with your Main FTP Account
  • Creating and Managing FTP Accounts in cPanel
    • Creating a New FTP Account in cPanel
    • Monitoring your FTP Usage in cPanel
  • Anonymous FTP Access
  • cPanel FTP Session Control
  • Other Types of FTP Connections
    • Secure FTP
    • FXP Transfers
  • cPanel's File Manager
    • A Few Words about File Permissions
  • Summary

• Chapter 4: Working with Mail
  • Why Manage your Own Email Accounts?
  • Common Email Terms
  • Accessing cPanel's Email Features
  • Managing POP3 and IMAP Email Accounts
  • Creating an Email Account
  • Configuring your Email Client to Use your New Address
  • Changing Advanced Email Options and Monitoring your Email Account
  • Web Mail
    • Accessing Web Mail
  • Email Forwarders (Aliases)
  • Email Domain Forwarding
  • Mailing Lists
  • Dealing with Unsolicited Email (SPAM)
    • SpamAssassin
    • SpamBox
    • Email Filtering
    • BoxTrapper
    • Virus Scanning using ClamAV
  • Default (Catch All) Email Address
  • Email AutoResponders
  • Advanced Email Tools
  • Summary

• Chapter 5: Working with Databases
  • Database 101
  • Working with Databases in cPanel
    • Creating a Database
    • Creating a Database User
    • Adding a User to a Database
    • Removing or Repairing a Database
  • phpMyAdmin and phpPgAdmin
    • phpMyAdmin
    • phpPgAdmin
  • Summary

• Chapter 6: Controlling Access to and Organizing Your Data
  • Changing your cPanel Password
  • Subdomains
  • Redirects
  • Hotlink Protection: Stop People from Stealing Content
  • Password-Protect Directories
  • Leech Protect: Keep Users from Giving Away Access to your Site
  • Index Manager
  • IP Deny Manager
  • Custom Web Error Messages
  • Summary

• Chapter 7: Keeping an Eye on Account Activity
  • Web Statistics: What's Going On?
  • Raw (Apache) Web Logs
    • Raw Log Control
  • Web Stats to the Rescue!
    • Analog
    • Awstats
    • Webalizer
    • Urchin
    • Statistics Configuration
  • Other Related Tools
    • Last Visitors
    • Bandwidth
    • Error Log
    • Disk Usage
  • Summary

• Chapter 8: Backing up and Restoring Data
  • Backups and their Importance
    • Home Directory Backup
    • Database Backup
    • Email Aliases (Forwarders) and Filters Backup
    • Full Backups
  • Automated Unattended Backups
  • Restoring Backups
  • Summary

• Chapter 9: Working with Scripts
  • What are Web Scripts?
  • The Scripts cPanel Offers for Installation
    • The Scripts Library
      • Advanced Guestbook
      • b2Evolution
      • Coppermine
      • cPSupport
      • e107
      • Geeklog
      • Invision Power Board
      • Mambo Open Source
      • Nucleus
      • osCommerce
      • PHPNuke
      • phpBB
      • phpWiki
      • PostNuke
      • WordPress
      • Xoops
    • Chat Rooms
      • Entropychat
      • Melange
      • phpMyChat
    • Shopping Carts
      • AgoraCart
      • Interchange
    • CGI Center
      • CGIWrapper
      • Random HTML
      • Simple Guestbook
      • Advanced Guestbook
      • Counter
      • Clock
      • Countdown
      • CGI Email
      • FormMail Clone
      • Entropy Search
      • Entropy Banner
    • Third-Party Addons
    • Finding Other Web Scripts
  • Advice on Working with Scripts
  • Summary

• Chapter 10: Advanced cPanel Features
  • Welcome to cPanel 102
  • FrontPage Extensions
  • Addon Domains
  • Parked Domains
  • Cron Jobs
  • SSH/Telnet
  • MIME Types
  • Apache Handlers
  • OpenPGP Keys
  • SSL Management
  • Network Tools
    • Domain Lookup Tool
    • Traceroute Tool
  • cPanel Pro
    • Image Manager
    • Leech Protect
    • ClamAV
    • Submit a Support Request
  • Summary

• Chapter 11: Site and Account Security
  • Site Security and You
  • The Security Plan
  • What to do if the Worst Happens
    • Step One: Contact Your Web Host
    • Step Two: Restore and Verify All Data and Secure Site
  • Summary

• Chapter 12: ThirdParty Additions to cPanel
  • cPanel Themes: New Look, New Features
    • cPanel's Other Themes
      • Blue Lagoon
      • Monsoon
      • Xmail
      • X2
    • ThirdParty Themes
      • 7Dana
      • Ace
      • BlueCrush
      • CoolBreeze
      • CPANEL XP Evolution
      • cpSkins
      • iCandy
      • InteliSkin
      • Java
      • Radiance
      • RVSKIN
      • Simskins
      • Stainless Steel
      • Trix
      • Winterfall
      • XController
      • ZabrinskiPoint
  • ThirdParty Addons
    • Fantastico: The Original Script Autoinstaller
    • Autoinstaller: More Scripts for cPanel's Script Library
    • OpenInstaller: Additional Script Library Scripts, for Free
    • MailScanner cPanel Front End: Kill Email Nuisances before they Reach your InBox
      • Exploring MailScanner Front End's Many Features
      • How does MailScanner Handle Mail?
    • Other ThirdParty Addons
  • Summary

• Chapter 13: Useful Tools and Links and the Final Curtain Call
  • FTP Clients
  • Additional cPanel Information
  • Basic Webmaster and Scripting Assistance
  • Domain, DNS, and Site Monitoring Tools
  • Password Storing Programs
  • Curtain Call

• Appendix A: Glossary