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cPanel User Guide and Tutorial

By : Aric Pedersen
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cPanel User Guide and Tutorial

By: Aric Pedersen

Overview of this book

"A great book for getting the most out of your cPanel-supporting web host" If you have web hosting requirements beyond the most basic, you should look for a host that offers cPanel. cPanel gives you tight control over every aspect of your web site, email accounts, and domain names. But once you've got a web site with cPanel support, how do you go about using it? While the documentation included with cPanel may provide a quick reference, to really get the most from it you need a more detailed, systematic tutorial. Read this book to find out exactly how to get the most from cPanel in all aspects of your web site management: web, email, FTP, security, domains, back ups, and more.
Table of Contents (18 chapters)
cPanel: User Guide and Tutorial
Credits
About the Author
Preface
Glossary

What Tools Will You Need?


These are a few things which you will need before you start working with cPanel:

  • Private Internet Access: You need to be able to freely access the Internet from a private location. For security reasons you should never try to access your cPanel account or work on your website from a public location like a library, school, or job.

  • A modern web browser: cPanel works well in any recent web browser like Internet Explorer 5.5+, Netscape 7+, Mozilla, Firefox, Safari, or Opera. If you are using an older web browser you should upgrade if you want to use cPanel.

In addition, you may also want to make sure you have access to some of the following optional tools:

  • An HTML editor: Such programs make it easier to create or edit files that are part of your website.

  • An FTP client: This sort of program is used to upload, download, and manage files on your website. A client that supports SFTP (Secure FTP) is a bonus.

  • More than one modern web browser: This can be handy to test your new website to make sure it looks the same on a wide variety of browsers.

  • An e-mail program: If your hosting account includes e-mail, you will most likely find managing e-mail easier if you use a dedicated e-mail program rather than web‑based e-mail programs.

You can find a list of commonly used tools and resources in Chapter 12.