Cpanel User Guide and Tutorial (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781904811923)

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.cPanel is the leading control panel for managing your hosted web account. Using cPanel you can install popular web scripts, manage FTP and email accounts, control your site's security, and much more. 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. Reading this book, you will: . Learn how to find hosts that offer cPanel with their web hosting packages . Discover how to access your cPanel account in several different ways, even behind a firewall . Familiarize yourself with the standard cPanel layout so you can find what you are looking for quickly . Discover what the information you see on the main cPanel interface means and how to use it to keep track of what is happening with your hosting account . Create, manage and remove FTP accounts so you (or your web master) can upload, access and remove files from your website . Set up, manage and learn how to access e-mail accounts, including e-mail aliases (forwarding), web mail access, e-mail quotas, mail filtering, spam blocking and mailing lists . Create, manage and delete databases from within cPanel . Learn how to protect and control access to information on your web site using the tools that cPanel provides . Monitor site traffic using web stats . Discover how to create an effective backup strategy using cPanel's web site backup and restore features . Explore some advanced tools that cPanel offers to help manage your web site . Learn basic techniques to keep your web site safe from hackers and learn what to do if the worst happens . Examine some common third-party add-ons and themes that your host may choose to offer . Discover a wealth of external tools that make the aspiring web master's job easier Approach . An easy to follow, practical guide with abundant screenshots along with clear instruction and explanation. . Covers how to use cPanel, and also offers crucial advice on making the most of the application and avoiding common web master pitfalls. . Carefully arranged to act as a step-by-step tutorial and a handy desktop reference Who this book is written for . Anybody who has a web hosting account that provides cPanel, and who wants to get the most from this very powerful tool.

Author: A. Pedersen
ISBN-10: 1904811922
ISBN-13: 9781904811923
Publisher: Packt Publishing
Language: English
Published: 02/25/2006
Pages: 208
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.81lbs
Size: 9.25h x 7.50w x 0.44d