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April 10, 2008

An Introduction to cPanel - cPanel Tutorials Ch.1

cPanel is a highly advanced web based program that integrates with web hosting servers.   As an enhancement of the typical control panel, this software was created to add ease and simplicity to administrative functions of a web site.  cPanel is very popular for it’s numerous

April 10, 2008

FTP Basics - cPanel Tutorials Ch.2

FTP is an abbreviation frequently used on the net, one you would like to become familiar with.  This is the manner in which files are transmitted to the web hosting server.  Web hosts allow you to upload your photos and documents on a 24 hour basis, giving you the freedom to

April 10, 2008

cPanel and Webmail - cPanel Tutorials Ch.3

Those new to web hosting are likely to have email accounts from other Internet Service Providers or Yahoo.  You’ve been receiving mail there for years, so why even worry about creating new accounts?  Here a few reasons why you may think to use these additional email domains

April 10, 2008

Email Autoresponders - cPanel Tutorials Ch.4

We have already learned that what has made cPanel such a widely used program for web hosting is its extensive email functions.  Aside from forwarding and redirecting messages cPanel also allows you to set email auto-responders.

April 10, 2008

Fantastico - cPanel Tutorial Ch.5

Fantastico is known as a popular library for commercial scripts.  It is commonly used as a third party add-on that works with cPanel.  It was designed to automatically install applications into a website and eliminate the need to upload files through FTP.  These scripts are

April 10, 2008

Using PHP - cPanel Tutorial Ch.6

What exactly is PHP?  It just happens to be the oldest and perhaps the most frequently used language on the web.  Many of the sites you view online are composed of PHP scripts.  PHP works with your cPanel to enhance the visual effects of your site among other things.  

April 10, 2008

phpMyAdmin - cPanel Tutorial Ch.7

cPanel comes readily available on most web hosting servers you will run across these days.  One of its many functions is allowing users to manage their databases; this includes creating, modifying and even deleting tables.  There are a few things you will not be able to do such

April 10, 2008

MySQL Database - cPanel Tutorial Ch.8

MySQL is a multi-function, multi-user database management system.  With well over 10 million installations it is without doubt the most widely used system of its kind.  Its basis is to operate as a server and provide access to databases for a number of simultaneous users, the

April 10, 2008

htaccess for Password Protection - cPanel Tutorial Ch.9

Hypertext Access or htaccess was originally created as a default name of the Apache server directory configuration file.  Its purpose is to provide the power to customize directories of a server’s primary configuration file.  These directives are all required to be in .htaccess

April 10, 2008

htaccess Blocking - cPanel Tutorial Ch.10

Apache web hosting servers have designed a number of configuration tools to assist the user in administrating their site.  Few of them have more purpose and functions than the little file by the name of .htaccess.  This file is powerfull when changes are made within it, giving

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