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This is a guide to setting up a new WHM/cPanel Server to be used for web hosting accounts. It is intended for web hosting company administrators and dedicated server owners. For under $99 per month, it is easier than ever to manage and run your own dedicated server. You can have guaranteed uptime from your datacenter, and outsourced support starting at $30/month. All you need to do is set up the server and get going. Whether it is for a web hosting company or a couple of personal websites, an inexpensive Linux server is powerful, reliable, and easy to setup.

Web Host Manager (WHM) is a common Linux based tool for managing websites on a server. Panel is a common control panel to manage an individual website. It allows you to add email accounts, view stats, make backups, install programs, etc. These 2 tools are the most inexpensive set used commonly to manage hosting accounts, and you will find them very prevalent in the budget shared hosting world. It usually adds about $20/month to the cost of a dedicated server but provides most of the features of the more expensive tools.

Whenever you order a dedicated server from a datacenter, you will receive a welcome email with details of the server including the server name, ip addresses, and root password. This information will allow you to setup and configure WHM so that you can host websites and use your own custom Domain Nameserver instead of a raw IP address.

The first thing you need to do is the setup of Web Hos tManager (WHM). This includes configuring the default Domain name servers, main IP address, and server contact email address.

1) Login to root WHM (http://:2086) 2) In the left margin, click Next to run the setup wizard 3) Agree to the end-user license agreement 4) Edit setup a. Server contact email address: info@yourdomain.com This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it b. Default Cpanel theme: x c. Default home directory: /home d. Home directory prefix: home e. Main shared virtual host IP: xx.xxx.xxx.xx (should be main IP of server) f. Hostname: server.yourserver.com g. Primary name server: dns1.yourserver.com h. Secondary name servers: dns2.yourserver.com I. Leave everything else unchanged j. Click Save

Next, you need to setup the system quota. To do this follows these instructions: 5) Click Next Step in left margin – system sets up initial quota. No need to wait for initial quota to setup….Click Next Step again 6) DOES NOT enable names ever. Click Next Step again

Now we need to setup the Resolve. This is specific to your datacenter and the information will be provided in the Welcome details for your dedicated server. 7) Resolve setup: a. Click Continue b. Primary Resolve: xx.xx.xx.xx (this is datacenter specific) c. Secondary Resolve: xx.xx.xx.xx (this is datacenter specific) d. Tertiary Resolve: leave blank e. Click Continue f. Click Next Step Not necessary to enter a MySQL root password 9) Click Finish

Initial setup is done, and you should now be able to login to root WHM. Now you can create the accounts needed to setup the name servers that you want to use on this dedicated server. 1) Login to root WHM again 2) “Create a New Account” (this is to be the main account: yourserver.com). Do not give this account a dedicated IP…. It will use the main server’s shared IP address. 3) Under “IP Functions”, click “Show IP address usage”. If only the main server IP is listed, that means you have to add the additional IP address to the server. Click “Add a New IP address”, and enter: xx.xx.xx.xx-xx Leave subnet mask unchanged, and click “Do It” 4) Click Show/Edit Reserved IPs, and check an IP to reserve it, and enter a reason (i.e. dns2.yourserver.com) 5) Under “DNS Functions” click “Edit DNS Zone”, then select yourserver.com and click “Edit”. Use the main IP address for the first 2 lines and the next IP address assigned to the server for the third line. A. Under “Add new entries below this line”, enter: server 14400 IN AN xx.xx.xx.xx (leave far right box blank) dns1 14400 IN AN xx.xx.xx.xx (leave far right box blank) dns2 14400 IN AN xx.xx.xx.xx (leave far right box blank) b. Note: The above entries are DNS entries for the two name servers being created, and the sever name dana.hostyourself.com. Once you’ve enter the three entries, click “Save” 6) If you get an “Error reloading BIND” error, go to “Restart Services” and click “DNS Server (BIND)”, then click YES to restart Bind.

That’s it! Now the server is all setup and ready to host cPanel hosting account with the name servers dns1.yourserver.com and dns2.yourserver.com. Of course you still need to go to your registrar and register these 2 new name servers and wait for normal propagation of 24-48 hours until the new name servers will work.

If this is a server being setup for a dedicated customer, be sure to tell them: 1) IP addresses of name servers so he can register them with his registrar 2) Root login information 3) Login info of main account you created for him 4) Tell him NOT to delete the main account, since doing so will also delete the DNS zones you setup above 5) New DNS zones should be added to the old server to help with DNS propagation.

If you follow these simple instructions once you get your server from the datacenter, then you will be ready to load websites and hit the internet. With cheap outsourced support companies available and world class datacenters providing under $99 servers there is no reason not to tackle the world of dedicated servers and web hosting for you.

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This article will explain you on how to manage MySQL or PostgreSQL database in cPanel. After logging into cPanel you will find the MySQL or PostgreSQL icons. CPanel screen lets you to create or work with those types of databases. CPanel uses a similar interface for both types of databases, that’s why most of the web host offers MySQL.On the MySQL/PostgreSQL cpanel screen you will see four main sections as shown in the figure below. The very first section lets you to create and work with the database. Below that there is another section which allows you to create database users that will be able to access the databases. Next section is to setup remote access to your databases only if your web host allows. At last there is a hyperlink given to phpMyAdmin or phpPgAdmin, the web interfaces for advanced work with your databases.MySQL PostgreSQL Database cPanel HostingHow to create a database?Its not so hard to create database, but there are few things you will need to know. The first thing you are gonna need to create database is the last item in database section. Just write the name of the database into the Db: field and simply click on Add Db button. The database of the name will be created. There will be slightly difference in actual database name you have chosen. It will be created with your cPanel username and with an underscore added before the name you chosen. For example: domain_database1.How to create a database user?To use a created database you need atleast one user into the database. For creating a new user simply type a username and password in the “users:” section and click on Add User. A new user will be created immediately. The database username will look like this “domain_robin“.Now, how to add a user to the database?Now you have to associate the above created user with the database. Now, if you check out the above Add Db field it has a set of drop-down lists. The first field allows you to select a user that you have created and in second field you have to select the database that you want to associate with that user. Now just click on Add User to Db and its done. Also, you can add a single user to multiple databases if you wish to.Once you have associated a user with the database you will notice that the listing for that database get more detailed. It will show you the database name followed by some links to delete or repair the database and then you will be able to see all the users in the database. Also, it will show you some sample code that shows you how to connect to the database in PHP, Perl or JDBC script.How to remove or repair a database?Just next to the username there is a button called Delete, but this can be confusing as deleting a user from a database will only remove the user and all the records the user had in that database. It will not affect the actual user you created, it will still work in other databases. As well as there is Check button given to check database for problems, and if it has any errors just click on Repair. And still if that doesn’t work then you must contact your web host.

Among the number of web hosting options, many businessmen have been comfortable with cheap cpanel web hosting. What provides this service is a type of web host that offers different features and capabilities that the site owner can use to suit different requirements specific to his type of business. This is the reason why many online businessmen have been making the shift to cpanel. It is doubtlessly one of the best, if not the best, among Linux web hosting options that offer great freedom for the site owner to customize his site according to his specific requirements.The following are the main advantages of the cpanel web host: * demands simple site management * allows for the creation of subdomains and unlimited email addresses under a domain name and activation of various databases including MySQL * offers website statistics viewer * uses Fantastico automatic script installer for installation of various content management systems * does not require hard technical skills * comes with email features such as spam filters, auto-responders, email forwarding and others * proven safe and stableThese benefits of cpanel web hosting can be summed up in the idea that a user can easily manage his website through a web interface. The site owner also gets to control everything that is related to website management. With cpanel web hosting, one need not have intensive knowledge of Linux to be able to control the virtual server. There is no need for knowledge of hundreds of Linux commands to be able to manipulate configurations or settings. Server administration can now be offered in a very simple way so that the businessman can focus on increasing his profits instead of going through the rigors of conventional site management.An additional great advantage of cpanel hosting is the ability it offers users to troubleshoot and debug their scripts. It also allows them to monitor the flow of site traffic through actual statistics. With this capability, the site owner is not only able to reap benefits from ease of site management itself but also in terms of providing valuable data that can be used by other departments of the business, especially marketing. With the use of the statistics viewer, the owner can be supplied with exact and reliable data that will indicate the need for improvements in certain pages of the site.With the cutthroat competition online businesses are facing each day, it is impdortant for site owners to stay informed with the new technologies that will allow them to make use of their time more efficiently and devote more of it to making their business grow and not to brood over technical issues that may be affecting their site’s performance.When you want cheap web hosting that is also highly efficient, Linux web hosting could be the answer.

We all dread this happening to us, but your website has just suffered from some form of disaster and you need to restore your website using the trusty website backup you regularly keep for just such a time (you do keep backups of your website don’t you?).

There are many reasons you might have suffered this fate. Hackers could have got to your website. Or your web hosting provider has had a hard drive failure and lost your account and don’t have backups of their own (don’t laugh, there are lots of web hosts that don’t keep backups).

Let’s assume then that you have been proactive with your online business and actively take website backups and have one or more sitting on your drive just in case you might one day need it.

If you run your website under a cPanel hosting control panel (most hosting providers use this software to manage their servers) then you are in fortunate, because the process is relatively straight forward.

Make sure you use the ‘home directory backup’ option not the ‘full backup’ option that you can download from your cPanel control panel.

The ‘full backup’ option is mainly for your hosting provider to recover your account and doesn’t really help you if you just need to restore selected files. Also only your hosting provider can restore a ‘full backup’.

I highly recommend that you use the ‘home directory backup’ option, since it gathers up all your emails, files, statistics, everything you need, and you can restore it on your own. Also make sure you have downloaded your databases separately alongside your home directory backup. Your databases (if you have any) are just as, if not more important than your website files.

Assuming that you are armed with your files and data, you can do a complete home directory restore using the cPanel control panel, or you can extract the files that you need and just recover those (I’ll discuss that method in detail in another article). Also if your database is the only part of your website that has suffered and needs to be restored, just focus on that.

Here’s the process to restore your whole website and / or database(s)…

a) In your web browser URL enter domain dot com:2082 or domain dot com/cpanel and enter in your login credentials. (replace domain dot com with your website of course)

b) Go to the Backup icon (will look different depending on your cPanel theme)

c) You will see the restore fields on the page for a home directory or your databases.

d) These allow you to browse through your harddrive to find website backup files (in this filename format backup-domain.com-MM-DD-YYYY.tar.gz ). Select the filename and upload it.

Large backup files will of course take longer to upload than smaller ones.

Once the file is uploaded, the cPanel control panel takes over and restores your files and / or databases. It really is a simple process.

Of course if your hosting provider was to blame for your website needing to be restored from your backup copy and not their backup copy and you wish to change hosting providers (I would), you can simply signup with another provider that uses cPanel and once your account has been created you can do a home directory restore into the new account.

Do the same restore process for your databases and you should be back in business in no time flat.

People who are new to reselling or buying web space may find themselves asking: Why is cPanel reseller hosting so popular? There’s got to be a reason why of all the web management programs in the market, cPanel is the one that has managed to gain the most coverage. It may as well have its own fan club among dedicated cPanel enthusiasts!

As a matter of fact, a person who’s new to the concept of buying and selling web space may think there’s only one kind of web hosting reseller available – the cPanel reseller hosting account. That’s how popular cPanel hosting has become over time. This is not to say that cPanel has cornered a monopoly, certainly nothing that extreme! But when you buy a small amount of web space for the first time, chances are you’ll end up with a cPanel account; that is how popular it is.

This just means more web hosts install cPanel by choice. As website management software, cPanel is certainly quite versatile, able to operate smoothly with a variety of features. Over time many features have been added to the basic cPanel bundle… and more and more features are still being added. The development of this program has proven to be continuous: a plus when you consider the dynamic nature of web programming. The latest build of cPanel can be expected to comply with the most up-to-date standards of excellence in the web hosting industry.

This software is proprietary, which means it requires licensing before it can be used. But you only need to pay once for a cPanel license per server, which makes it a truly economical choice for many web hosts. The program was originally intended to be used by web hosts, so if an individual – or a reseller – would like to purchase a license, there are no provisions in the pricing for personal use. However, charities and educational institutions may formally write the creators of the software at cpanel.net, requesting for a free license.

If you’re the kind of person who automatically shies away from what’s “in” or “hot,” thinking it’s overrated, you may be missing out on a lot by not giving cPanel reseller hosting a go. There’s a “people’s choice” award for various things for a reason, and that’s because the choice of the masses deserves acclaim. Given the status of cPanel as a “people’s choice awardee,” it would be a great place to start your research.

It is very important for a website owner to choose a reliable hosting if they want to set up and make online presence. Whether you are a tech or non-tech person you should think Cpanel control panel while consulting with any web hosting company. CPanel is a control panel used to manage all aspects of your web hosting account. There are many control panels that you can use, but none compare with the same ease of use and incredible technical specs of CPanel. By CPanel, you can manage features that had previously been reserved for the parent web hosting company. With the ease of one-click, you can install applications, mange files and email addresses, create domain names, upload pictures and music, password protect directories, etc. it is best for any newbie to start off with cpanel hosting. Because, it?s very easy to use, and you won?t have a hard time figuring how to use your cpanel web hosting panel effectively. With your cpanel control panel, you will have many options like… review your traffic stats, set up your email accounts, and email forwarders. You can setting up crons and databases. You also access to powerful website tools that can control various account features like Custom error pages, .htaccess editor, Redirects, File Manager etc. Thats not the end. You also find lots of advanced tools in Cpanel. Backup feature enables the creation of copies of databases and account files. Stats tool delivers a report of the efficiency and popularity of your website. It displays latest visitors, bandwidth usage and error log modules. You can manage database bu using database management tools include MySQL databases and phpMyAdmin access. Fantastico is a great cPanel add-on which allows you to quickly install a variety of open-source scripts. By selecting a script and providing some basic information for each, you can install a script within minutes. Fantastico is designed so that the script you install is always the newest available. cPanel give you an opportunity to discover such tons of features by just one click access to them. Its really a great experience and if you are a newbie to cPanel web hosting, you will definitely not be even able to find any competitive control panel to this great one. There are some other hosting control panels available like Plesk, LayeredPanel, HELM, DirectAdmin, ZPanel and some other custom hosting control panels. From these, cPanel is the easiest and most widely used control panel. It can do point-and-click for many very complicated server functions, which make it very useful for more novice clients. Today’s serious website owners looking for reliable Linux based web host with user friendly Cpanel hosting account control panel because its easy and stable, does almost everything, popular, frequently updated and relatively cheap. So if you planning to host a new website or you are planning to change your current web hosting service provider I recommend to use a good Cpanel web hosting service provider.

Cpanel hosting is a web-based control panel complete with all the features that allows you to manage your website and domain name easily. What this does is to give you more control, manage and access your web site. With it you can manage all aspects of email files, FTP, CGI scripts and web site statistics. Cpanel webhosting uses state of the art webhosting control panel system and has a number of features which include user-friendly web based interface (GUI) aside from those mentioned above. The cpanel is designed for the end users of the system to allow them overall control and ease of use.

This interface has back-up features for web site such as back-up and restore. It allows several email functions such as add, remove and change password. This tpe of webhosting also has webmail for all accounts, auto responders, mail filtering, forwarders, mailing lists, spam filtering and modify MX entry.

This kind of hosting can provide statistics like web stats, FTP stats, analog stats, AW and visitors stats, bandwidth use, error and raw log files.

It can manage as well your FTP accounts, FTP login message, end FTP sessions and control anonymous FTP.

Cpanel webhosting has different tools for site such as web protect, change site and frontpage password, custom error pages, redirect functions, edit MIME types, edit Apache Handlers, install and uninstall FrontPage Extensions, search engine submit and file manager.

This interface can add, remove, redirects and provides statistics for sub-domains and also has advanced tools such as SSH access, manage GPG keys and Cron jobs.

Offering features for pre-installed CGI scripts such as interchange cart, Agora cart, Bulletin Board, java chat, Html chat, phpMy Chat, CGI Wrapper, random HTML generator, advanced guestbook, generators for counter, java clock and java countdown, secure FormMail clone, cgiemail, entropy search and banner.

Network tools such as DNS Lookup and Traceroute are included and offers data management features such as manage MySql and php MyAdmin Access.

The interfaces are available in several languages. Together with the web host manager (WHM), Control Panel provides easy access for both reseller hosting and web hosting needs. This enables ease of access and use of your website. It allows multi site hosting ability aside from its multi-features. cPanel has a wide range of features to manage your website easily.

Once you are ready to start your very own internet company there are several questions you may have in mind. For instance there is a lot of information about servers and domain names that are very hard to understand. You obviously want to have the most control when dealing with your website, such as how to modify the website and make sure it is on the top search engines.

Cpanel hosting is the backend website software that runs most linux based hosting services. What Cpanel offers customers is a way for website hosting customers to manage their domains through a web interface. This means that you have control and the responsibility of managing your own site. You can manage the emails, files, backup info, FTP, CGI scripts, and even the website statistics.

When you opt for cPanel hosting you are asking for the domain owner control panel to be handed to you. Youa re still going to have tech support from cPanel in case there are any questions you are faced with in respect to said software product, but it certainly offers you the control you need to run a very successful business on the World Wide Web.

They also provide webhost manager and webmail panel for your mail accounts. This means you have server administration and a reseller panel as well as a webmail access panel when you are with this web hosting company.

When you sign up with Cpanel you are getting a license agreement to use their technology. You have to keep up with the agreement, which is an every year charge to keep yourself on this web hosting server. You are able to have support, as well as new operating system versions in case you ever upgrade to a new operating system like windows vista. You have to options when you decide to choose Cpanel for you business needs.

You can get the Cpanel and WHM package that offers the webhost manger as well as the hosting control or you can get the Cpanel Server Suite. The second option is currently in beta testing so they have not completely fixed any errors it may have, but it does offer you the knowledge and tools you need to have a successful business. You will find that you have the central management with this program for your servers.

This website hosting software is great for someone who is not necessarily a one website business owner. In other words it works great for someone who has multiple websites and will continue to grow in the website business. The websites don’t have to sell the same products, but can be multiple product websites.

They can also be service websites. The fact is whatever you have the website for doesn’t matter as long as you can make a return out of the software program from the webhosting company. You want the product to work for you and your business, but not pay out for something that doesn’t really fit in your current business venture. You are the sole person who can decide if the program will work well for you by reading it.

If you are looking for the industry’s leader for turning standalone servers into a fully automated point-and-click hosting platform, you must be referring to cPanel Web Hosting.

cPanel hosting was originally designed by J. Nicholas Koston as the control panel for High Speed Hosting, which is a now defunct web hosting company.

It is a Linux-based website hosting control panel that provides a graphical interface and automation tools designed to simplify the process of hosting a web site. It is designed as a dedicated server or virtual private server, which also supports CentOS, Red Hat Linux, and FreeBSD. Team of the application-based support are as follows:

* Apache * PHP * MySQL * Postgres * Perl * Python * BIND

Whereas group of the e-mail-based support include:

* POP3 * IMAP * SMTP

cPanel is commonly accessed on port 2082.

To provide added functionality for administrators, resellers and end-users, a 3-tier structure is used to control various aspects website and server administration using a standard web browser. The GUI interface cPanel also has command line and API based access that allows the following:

* Third party software vendors, *For web hosting organizations; and * developers to automate standard system administration processes.

For the longest time, cPanel hosting has won the loyalty of many people around the globe with its many features applications supported by a magnificent team of developers, tech support and 24/7 quality assurance staff support.

Replaced by web interfaces and API-based calls, cPanel is designed with multiple levels of administration including administrator, reseller, end user, and email-based interfaces. These multiple levels provide the following securities:

* Ease of use; and * Flexibility for everyone from the server administrator to the email account user.

cPanel powers website hosting companies and organizations that have a need to automate and offer competitive hosting services.

To sum it up, cPanel Webhosting is a/an:

* easy-to-manage, * stable, * full featured, * widely-known, and * widely-used web hosting Control Panel everybody will enjoy.

Have you ever figured out, why cPanel and cPanel hosting services are top choices among web host providers?Cpanel is a very trustable source and very simple to understand and provides boundless features to the end users. Most of the web hosting providers prefer to use cPanel, as because of the user-friendly interface clients can manage all their website aspects from one single location.For example, you can manage your domains, sub-domains and email accounts. You can also install and upgrade the popular web applications and software’s through the control panel. Cpanel makes it easier to back up and protect the important files and keep track of everything related to your website.The reason why cPanel is the best control panel is because of its rich features and every tool it offers to the user which are required to manage their websites. There are many website hosting providers that choose to use different control panels, but the major difference is the well-organized user-interface that cPanel has.Usually, customers are much comfortable with the products, which makes easier for them to switch from one web host to another especially, when both run on cPanel. Hence, prior to selection of a perfect control panel according to your presonal preference.Similar to cPanel Web Hosting, you can enjoy the same features and good uptime with Personal Hosting. The personal hosting offers you the same popular cPanel to host multiple websites under the same account. Every website hosted under that account will have its own separate MySQL databases, email accounts and FTP space and many good features to improve your website performance.It doesn’t matter whether you choose personal website hosting or cpanel web hosting, just make sure the hosting package you are considering offers everything you need.