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Web Host Manager Administration Guide

By : Aric Pedersen
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Web Host Manager Administration Guide

By: Aric Pedersen

Overview of this book

<p>WebHost Manager is a package used by web hosts to manage their servers and the individual user accounts they hold. It is part of the same package as cPanel, so the host uses WebHost Manager while the client uses cPanel. WebHost Manager is at the core of many web hosts' business. Using web host manager, you can keep track of the accounts on your server, monitor their bandwidth and disk space usage, and much more.<br /><br />If you are running a web host or web space reseller then the chances are you'll be using WebHost Manager. This book shows you how to get the most from the software, for both you and your customers. It provides solutions to common WHM problems and pitfalls, leading to better customer service provided at lower cost.<br />You will learn how to set up WHM securely, offer a variety of account styles. You will see how to use WHM to elegantly manage multiple domains, SSL certificates, and various databases and server-side technologies such as PHP, MySQL, Perl, and Apache.<br /><br />Download Appendix A: The /scripts Directory, Appendix B: Resources and Links, and Appendix C: Glossary from the book, Web Host Manager Administration Guide.</p>
Table of Contents (16 chapters)
Web Host Manager
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewers
Preface
Index

Working with Packages and Feature Lists


Before you add brand new accounts to your server, you need to take time to set up hosting packages and feature lists. This will make it easier for you when you create new accounts, and also will enable third-party hosting management software (like WHM Autopilot http://whmautopilot.com/, or ModernBill , http://modernbill.com/, or Account Lab Plus http://netenberg.com/accountlabplus.php).

Creating a New Feature List

The Feature Manager allows you to create feature sets; these sets control access to cPanel features, so you can have certain sets that allow full access to all features, and some that only permit users to access a limited set of features.

  1. Click on Feature Manager in the Packages section of WHM, and type in a new name for the feature list you wish to create where it asks for a feature list name.

  2. Click on Add.

  3. Deselect those items that you do not want your users to have access to.

  4. Click on Save.

If you want to only offer certain automatically installable...