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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

The Security Plan


What can you do to protect yourself and your website(s) from hacker attacks? First the bad news: If a hacker really wants to get into your website or take your site off the Web, then he or she can probably do so (given enough time and effort) and you can’t do much about it. After all, if a hacker can break into the FBI or CIA website and cause problems, what chance do you have?

Don’t panic! There are some basic steps that you can take to help guard against anyone gaining illegal access to your site and to help you get back up and running again if the worst really does happen. As the saying goes:

"Hope for the best, plan for the worst, and expect anything in between."

Here are some common ways that hackers gain access to your site (or even your home computer) in no particular order:

  • Weak Passwords: While using a short, simple password at every Internet site you access (and at your own website) may make life somewhat easier for you, it also makes breaking into your site nearly...