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cPanel Basics
Introduction to cPanel Hosting
cPanel is a web hosting control software that can be accessed using any modern web browser. It is designed to make the management of your hosting account very easy. With the aid of cPanel you can design a site very easily, even if your are a newbie to web design with the power of script(Web scripts are series codes that are designed to be accessed on the Internet through a browser to accomplish a particular task. You can call it applications on the web. Each web script can be written in one of several different programming languages (PHP, Perl, Java,HTML,DHTML,XTML etc.).
Logging into cPanel
Once you've signed up for a web hosting account you will likely receive an e-mail with important account information. Please follow the directions you receive and do not delete that information; you may need to refer to it again some day.
Two ways to enter cpanel
1. Secured (recommended): https://domain.com:2083/or https://111.111.111.111:2083/ . If you log in securely you will probably receive a warning about the security certificate not matching. This is normal in this case. Accept the certificate and continue with logging in.
2. Unsecured (non-encrypted connection): http://domain.com:2082/or http://domain.com/cpanel or http://111.111.111.111:2082/. Although using this method probably won't display a warning message, let me warn you that the first method is safer and less prone to interference. Use it if you can. NB. The IP Address 111.111.111.111 is the IP address of your server You will be asked for your username and password (which was probably included in the e-mail you received with your hosting account details). If you are unsure what your username and password are, contact your web host.
The Main cPanel Interface If you have successfully logged into your account, you should be presented with the main cPanel interface.
Creating an E-mail Account
To create another e-mail account, just click on mail on the main screen of cpanel then click on Add Account button at the bottom of the screen. This will take you to the new e-mail account setup screen. Here you set the username for the e-mail address (username@domain.com), set the password, and choose the mail quota (more commonly referred to as mailbox size) for the account. If you leave the quota blank, then the mailbox can grow until your web hosting account runs out of disk space. If you do set a mailbox size, then that e-mail account will stop accepting mail once it hits the quota until the mailbox is cleaned out to make room for more messages. Once you create the account, it is immediately active.
Accessing Web Mail
There are several ways to access web mail, just as there are several ways to access cPanel. You have your choice of the following: 1. http://domain.com/webmail/2. http://domain.com:2095/3. https://domain.com:2096/(secure SSL connection)
All of these connection methods below take you to exactly the same web mail management page.
1. NeoMail is the simplest and fastest loading web mail client but it is short on features and will be dropped soon from cPanel because it won't work with the Courier IMAP server software that cPanel will eventually make standard.
2. SquirrelMail offers a clean interface with the ability to add lots of plug-ins or change the look of the web mail client through use of themes. Please no te that the default installation of SquirrelMail in cPanel doesn't include many plug-ins (like a spelling checker, language translation, spam reporting, HTML mail viewing, and so on) unless your web host has enabled them.
3. Horde is another good web mail client. It includes a calendar, to do list, and memo area as well as a robust e-mail service. The downside is that it is rather complex and some people don't like the interface. I recommend you try both SquirrelMail and Horde and see which you prefer.
Send me an email for full pdf format of everything about cPanel to: sen2020emmy@yahoo.com with the subject "cPanel User Guide".
cPanel is a web hosting control software that can be accessed using any modern web browser. It is designed to make the management of your hosting account very easy. With the aid of cPanel you can design a site very easily, even if your are a newbie to web design with the power of script(Web scripts are series codes that are designed to be accessed on the Internet through a browser to accomplish a particular task. You can call it applications on the web. Each web script can be written in one of several different programming languages (PHP, Perl, Java,HTML,DHTML,XTML etc.).
Logging into cPanel
Once you've signed up for a web hosting account you will likely receive an e-mail with important account information. Please follow the directions you receive and do not delete that information; you may need to refer to it again some day.
Two ways to enter cpanel
1. Secured (recommended): https://domain.com:2083/or https://111.111.111.111:2083/ . If you log in securely you will probably receive a warning about the security certificate not matching. This is normal in this case. Accept the certificate and continue with logging in.
2. Unsecured (non-encrypted connection): http://domain.com:2082/or http://domain.com/cpanel or http://111.111.111.111:2082/. Although using this method probably won't display a warning message, let me warn you that the first method is safer and less prone to interference. Use it if you can. NB. The IP Address 111.111.111.111 is the IP address of your server You will be asked for your username and password (which was probably included in the e-mail you received with your hosting account details). If you are unsure what your username and password are, contact your web host.
The Main cPanel Interface If you have successfully logged into your account, you should be presented with the main cPanel interface.
Creating an E-mail Account
To create another e-mail account, just click on mail on the main screen of cpanel then click on Add Account button at the bottom of the screen. This will take you to the new e-mail account setup screen. Here you set the username for the e-mail address (username@domain.com), set the password, and choose the mail quota (more commonly referred to as mailbox size) for the account. If you leave the quota blank, then the mailbox can grow until your web hosting account runs out of disk space. If you do set a mailbox size, then that e-mail account will stop accepting mail once it hits the quota until the mailbox is cleaned out to make room for more messages. Once you create the account, it is immediately active.
Accessing Web Mail
There are several ways to access web mail, just as there are several ways to access cPanel. You have your choice of the following: 1. http://domain.com/webmail/2. http://domain.com:2095/3. https://domain.com:2096/(secure SSL connection)
All of these connection methods below take you to exactly the same web mail management page.
1. NeoMail is the simplest and fastest loading web mail client but it is short on features and will be dropped soon from cPanel because it won't work with the Courier IMAP server software that cPanel will eventually make standard.
2. SquirrelMail offers a clean interface with the ability to add lots of plug-ins or change the look of the web mail client through use of themes. Please no te that the default installation of SquirrelMail in cPanel doesn't include many plug-ins (like a spelling checker, language translation, spam reporting, HTML mail viewing, and so on) unless your web host has enabled them.
3. Horde is another good web mail client. It includes a calendar, to do list, and memo area as well as a robust e-mail service. The downside is that it is rather complex and some people don't like the interface. I recommend you try both SquirrelMail and Horde and see which you prefer.
Send me an email for full pdf format of everything about cPanel to: sen2020emmy@yahoo.com with the subject "cPanel User Guide".
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