IN THIS SECTION:
Screenshot
Of Your Control Panel | Webmail
Help
| File
Manager | Change
Password | Mail
Manager | Site
Statistics
Mailing
List | MS
FrontPage | Site
Creation Tool | Counters
Protect
Directories | Redirect
URL | Search
Engine
Formmail
| PGP
| Mime
Types | Anonymous
FTP
Archive
Manager | PGP
Mail | SSH/Telnet
| Secure
Server
MySQL
| Shopping
Cart | Newsletter
Below we have provided you a snapshot and overview of the options
in your Control Panel. We ask that all of our hosting clients
read through this overview prior to exploring or implementing
any of the options within their Control Panel.
Some options may appear in your Control Panel but should NOT
be used. These are indicated with the descriptions below. For
more detailed information or instructions using a particular
option, please refer to the different chapters of our manual.
NOTE TO FRONTPAGE USERS: Most of the options in your Control
Panel will NOT work with FrontPage Extensions installed. It's
a known fact throughout the industry that Microsoft has established
itself as a "world in itself" and therefore the majority of
their software is incompatible with the other world. We are
not/will not/and never will utilize FrontPage for the designs
of our web site. We know nothing of FrontPage and are unable
to provide you with any type of support regarding its use. We
provide FP Extensions as a courtesy to those that know how to
use it and prefer it over the more common methods of designing
web sites. If you choose to utilize FrontPage, we have provided
some brief information that will assist you in Chapter 12 of
our manual. Other than what is provided there, you will have
to turn to MS or other sources across the Internet for support.
Screenshot
This is what your Control Panel looks like. Once inside your
Control Panel you can navigate it by clicking on an option and
you will be taken to the control area for that particular option.
The Control Panel is divided into three areas: Account Glance,
Available Resources, and Options.
Account Glance: This displays your domain name, username, the
date your account was activated, and other system information.
Available Resources: This displays how many MB that are available
and how many you have used, the number of POP3 email accounts
you have available and how many you have used, the number of
mail lists you have available and how many you have used. It
also shows the current amount of traffic that your site has
generated.
Options: These are all the options that are available for your
account plan. These are described in more detail after the screenshot.
Help
This area is a repeat of this section of our manual.
File Manager
By clicking this option you can view all the directories and
files in your account, as well as change permissions for directories
and files, create directories, create and edit files, and upload
files from your hard drive to your account. Refer to Chapter
7 for details and instructions for using this area.
Change Password
Click this option to change the password for your Control Panel
and FTP Client. (This does not change the password for your
email accounts. To change the passwords for your POP3 email
accounts refer to the Mail Manager or Chapter 8.
Webmail
Use this utility to access any of your POP3 E-mail accounts
via a web based, GUI interface. The Webmail utility is a useful
alternative for AOL users who cannot use the Internet standard
POP3 mail protocol to access external e-mail.
Mail Manager
This option is where you create and edit, change passwords,
forward email to other email accounts, and create autoresponders
for your Pop3 email accounts. (Quick Note: It is not necessary
to create email aliases as your default email account acts as
a "Catch All Account", in other words anything@yourdomain.com
will be delivered to your default mail account.) Please refer
to Chapter 9 for details and instructions.
Site Statistics
This option is the same as typing in http://www.yourdomain.com/stats
in your browser. We use HTTP Analyze for your site statistics
software. You can view all the traffic to your site through
this option. Best thing to do here is to just click and browse
to get the gist of how powerful this feature is. Refer to Chapter
10 for more details on this feature.
Mailing List
This option is to install the Mailing List Software into your
account. This is all it does. You create, edit, and manage your
mailing list inside the Mail Manager. Refer to Chapter 11 for
more information.
MS FrontPage
Click this option to install Front Page Extensions. For more
information, please refer to Chapter
12 for information on FrontPage.
Site Creation Tool
You can not use this feature if you have FrontPage Extensions
installed.
This tool allows users that are not familiar with HTML to create
web pages in a step-by-step environment. This tool creates simple
pages, and is not designed for the more advanced needs that
your web site may require, refer to Chapter 13 for more information
regarding the use of this feature. If you are new to the Internet
and HTML, we recommend that you visit our "Newbie Package" section
where you can learn to create more productive pages for your
web site.
Counters
This option allows you to insert page counters into the pages
of your web site. There are several styles to choose from, all
with easy step-by-step instructions. Refer to Chapter 14 for
more information on the use of this feature.
Protect Directories
You CAN NOT use this option with FrontPage. This option will
have to be done in FrontPage.
Password Protecting your directories has never been easier.
This option allows you to select the directory you wish to password
protect from a drop down box and then enter usernames and passwords
of those you want to allow access to that part of your web site
and remove them just as easily...all at the click of a button.
Refer to Chapter 15 for more information on using this feature.
Redirect URL
You CAN NOT use this option with FrontPage. This option will
have to be done in FrontPage.
This option allows you to redirect visitors to any part of your
site to another URL simply by typing in the name of the page
you want to redirect and then typing in the destination. Refer
to Chapter 16 for more information using this feature.
Search Engine
This option allows you to install the Webglimpse search engine
on your web site. This option allows you to select the directories
you wish to be included in searches, and allows you to index
your web site all at the touch of a button. Refer to Chapter
17 for more information using this feature.
Formmail
This isn't really a feature. It is just a shorter explanation
of how to get your formmail to work. We go into greater detail
in Chapter 18 of our manual.
PGP
PGP - Pretty Good PrivacyTM This option
allows you to install a public key for your PGPMail. You can
read more about PGP further down, under PGPMail.
Mime Types
MIME = Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions
You CAN NOT use this option with FrontPage Extensions installed.
You will have to use FrontPage to perform this function.
This option allows you to add Mime Types to your account. Refer
to Chapter 20 for more information regarding this feature.
Anonymous FTP
This option allows you to install the Anonymous FTP feature
to your account. Refer to Chapter 21 for more information.
Archive Manager
This feature allows you to compress and backup your directories
and files. Refer to Chapter 22 for more information using this
feature.
PGP Mail
PGP = Pretty Good Privacy. Allows you to send and receive email
securely. Please refer to Chapter 19 for more information regarding
this feature.
SSH / Telnet
If you need Telnet access to our servers, it can only be done
using SSH. We have it set up to use RSA authentication. You
will need to create a key using SSH software, then use this
feature to upload the key to our servers. Once it is uploaded,
you will be able to connect to our servers using SSH. Please
refer to Chapter 5 for more information and instructions using
this feature.
Secure Server
DO NOT UTILIZE THIS OPTION...attempting to install the dummy
certificate will cause fatal errors within your account causing
it to cease to function. There is no simple remedy for these
errors except to delete your account and reinstall it on our
servers. This will cause your account to experience DNS problems
that can not be manually corrected and can only work themselves
out. We provide you the use of our Secure Certificate free of
charge, therefore there is no reason for you to even attempt
to utilize this feature.
If you are in need of information to setup your forms using
our Secure Server, please refer to Chapter 23 for these instructions.
MySQL
MySQL is a database engine that you can use with your web site.
This feature of the Control Panel will allow you to create a
new MySQL database, and manage it. You will be able to add/edit/delete
tables, fields, and values. You can also run queries on the
database if you need to. Please refer to Chapter 24 for more
information.
Shopping Cart
The Shopping Cart feature installs or removes the AlaCart Shopping
Cart program on your site. After it is installed, you are given
directions for managing the Cart.
Newsletter
This feature is not for your use. It is a system feature for
our use which at this time is being tested. The programmers
are playing with this feature so you may view odd messages at
times within this option.
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