cPanel

A mini-course on the top 10 things to know about cPanel

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    cPanel Overview

    cPanel is the industry standard hosting panel and is available through most hosting companies. It runs on the Linux operating system and provides a graphical user interface with multiple tools…

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    cPanel File Manager

    The file manager in cPanel allows you to do many things: Upload and download files from your local computer Create, edit, delete, and view files Create, rename, delete directory folders…

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    cPanel FTP Accounts

    FTP is an acronym for ‘file transfer protocol’. FTP allows us to transfer files from one computer or server to your web hosting account. You have to create accounts with…

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    cPanel Email

    Creating an email account is no more complicated than entering a username and password. This most difficulty arises when you need to configure your email client such as Outlook on…

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    cPanel Databases

    cPanel provides access to multiple databases. These are applications separate from cPanel just like an email client but they provide access to adding and configuring them. Probably the most popular…

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    cPanel Subdomains

    Most hosting accounts allow you to create subdomains. Unfortunately, the package I selected with bluehost.com does not. A subdomain is essentially a whole new website without having to purchase a…

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    cPanel Metrics

    Metrics involves diving into the traffic that is coming to your website. Most people are familiar with Google Analytics for obtaining traffic data. cPanel provides a number of tools to…

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    cPanel Security

    SSH allows secure file transfer and remote logins over the internet. Your connection via SSH is encrypted allowing the secure connection. SSH (Secure Shell) is a program to log into…

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    cPanel Preferences

    Change Language – It’s possible in cPanel to have the interface appear in different languages. Simply select your language from the dropdown menu and click change. User Manager – The…

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    cPanel Softaculous App Installer

    Softaculous is a commercial script library that automates the installation of commercial and open source web applications to a website. Softaculous currently has 419 installer scripts and is very well…