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Mail - This is the Main Menu for E-mail Functions, which include:

 

  • Web Mail - Use WebMail to send / receive email from any computer in the world with an internet connection. The interface is similar to Yahoo and Hotmail, with more features. You get 2 WebMail Programs:

 

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  • Email Domain Forwarding A Domain Forwarder redirects mail for an email address to forward to any other email address. For example, you could set up This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it to redirect to This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it or have it go to any other email account ... just enter in the address you want it forwarded to.

  • Manage/ Add / Remove Accounts - Here you will find one email account: this is your "Catch-All" email address. All unrouted mail for your Domain is handled by this "Catch-All" account. This account uses the same username and password as your Cpanel login (not the full email address like other email accounts would).
    Note: The Catch-All email on New hosting accounts is set to : Fail: to prevent Spam. To turn your Catch-All account on just type in your "Username" in the box for your Default Address.

  • Add Account This is where you create New Email Accounts, or delete accounts, or modify the password or quota for any email accounts.
    Note: any accounts created need the full email address as a username when configuring your email program, i.e., This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it 's username would be " This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it ", not just "test".

    •        To Send and Receive mail using your Computer

           or to "Auto-Configure" Outlook or Outlook Express, click the Configure Mail Client button and select a link:

           Auto-Configure Microsoft Outlook® for POP3 Access

           Auto-Configure Microsoft Outlook Express® for POP3 Access

     

  • Show Disk Space Used - tells you how much Disk Space your stored email is taking up on the server. Make sure this never reaches the quota or mail will stop working. You should check this regularly if you are only using WebMail.

  • Default Address (Catch-All) - you can set up a global forwarding system that will send all unrouted email for your Domain to any email address you like. This could be one of your POP3 accounts, or any other email account (such as AOL, Yahoo, Hotmail, etc). If you have set up any email accounts or forwarders, their email will not be sent to your default address (since they are routed)

  • Autoresponders - Use this to send a reply automatically whenever you receive an email to that account. You create an Auto-Responder for that email by filling in the account / subject / and Text Message box. You message will automatically be sent when you receive an email at that address. You have UNLIMITED Autoresponders.

  • E-mail Filtering - Use this to block unwanted Spam mail by setting up email filters. You can block email addresses, entire domains, or block mail with abusive keywords. Easy, and effective. You can set up UNLIMITED E-mail Filters

  • Forwarders - Set up email addresses to automatically forward mail to another address, such as a hotmail account, etc. You can set up UNLIMITED Forwarders.

  • Mailing Lists - Use this to set up email lists for subscription / newsletters / updates, etc. People can opt-in by entering their email address, which is automatically saved to an SQL database. Each list can hold up to 1000 addresses.

  • Spam Assassin - Controls your Spam automatically by using a wide range of heuristic algorithms on mail headers and message body text to identify "SPAM" (unsolicited email). Once identified, the mail is tagged as SPAM for later filtering using the user's desktop mail client. For more information, please visit the developers' website at: http://www.spamassassin.org

  • Trace an E-mail Address - Find out where an email address originates from.

  • Modify Mail Exchanger (MX Entry) - Allows you to host your email elsewhere.

 

WebMail - Shortcut Icon

 

This is the shortcut Icon to your WebMail Interface. Use Web-Mail to send / receive email from any computer in the world with an internet connection. The interface is similar to Yahoo and Hotmail, with more features. You get 2 Web-Mail Programs: 

 

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Change Password

 

Use this to change the password for your hosting account and Cpanel login. Keep in mind you will also need to changethe password on your FTP program to match, or you will not be able to upload any files. You will also need to change your settings in Outlook Express for your "Catch All" Email account. Make sure to write down your new password, and try not to pick one that is too easy. If you forget your password, we can always assign you a new one, but we have no way of retrieving your lost password, once you have changed it.

 

Parked Domains

 

Domain pointers allow you to "point" or "park" additional domain names to your existing hosting account. This will allow users to also reach your website when entering the "parked" or "pointed" domain into their browsers. Available in all Plans except Starter.

 

Addon Domains

 

Addon Domains are domain names that point to subdirectories within your account. You must first create a Subdomain, then you can "Addon" any registered Domain to point to that Subdomain. i.e. instead of http://test.yourdomain.com you could "Addon" any Domain to access your "shopping" Subdomain!  Web designers can use this to break up one of our hosting plans to host multiple clients on (use the FTP Manager to create FTP accounts for the subdomains).

 

Note: Addon Domains must be pointed to our nameservers at .... NS1.REKANHOSTING.COM ..... NS2.REKANHOSTING.COM

 

FTP Manager - This is the Main Menu for FTP Functions, which include:

 

  • FTP Accounts The FTP account utility allows you to control FTP accounts and quotas for your users, or if your account has subdomains you can create FTP accounts with separate logins and passwords for your subdomain(s). Note the ftp login/username will be the full email address automatically created, i.e., Ftp account called "test" will have username of This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it - not just "test"

  • Change Password - If you have set up an FTP account, you assigned a username and password for login - that password can be changed anytime.

  • Raw Access Logs - This page also lists all the URL's for your FTP accounts to download your raw access logs.

  • Setup Anonymous FTP Access - Here you can change how anonymous FTP users should be treated and change the anonymous upload policy as well.

  • Anonymous FTP Message - You can edit the anonymous FTP welcome message that users will see when they login to your FTP site.

  • FTP Session Control - This utility allows you to disconnect users or timed out FTP sessions.

 

File Manager - May be used in place of FTP or HTML editors to:

 

Upload Files - The File Manager may be used in place of FTP to upload files from your computer to your hosting account. All files must go into your public_html folder.

 

  • Find the link "public_html" and click on it


  • then click it's folder to see the files


  • then click on the Upload file(s) link


  • click on the Browse buttons to find files


  • click "Upload" to copy the files to your website

 

Create/ Edit/ Delete Files To create a file:


  • click on the Create New File link


  • in the upper right enter a name for the file


  • choose what kind of a file you are creating


  • click the "Create" button


  • now click on the file you just created to display more options:


            Show File - opens up the file to preview


            Delete File - moves the file into the Trash bin


            Edit File - Displays the HTML code for the file which can then be altered and saved as the new version.


            Change Permissions - set chmod values for read / write / execute


            Rename File - use to rename


            Copy File - use to copy the file to another location on your site


            Move File - use to move the file to another location on your site

 

HTML Editor - HTML Editor opens up our Free Web Page Editor to allow easy editing of web pages - simple to use, and very powerful. Here are the 3 Modes:

 

  • Design - opens up the file to edit in visual mode, using MS Word style of interface. You can add / change text, fonts, size, color, bold, italics, center, add tables, images, create links, and much more. To save your new version click (Save) - No FTP Needed!

  • HTML Code - allows you to view / edit the HTML code directly

  • Preview - opens up the page in a Web Browser Interface, so you can check your work before saving.

 

File Url - displays the full address of that file to preview in your browser

 

Disk Usage

 

This utility lists all of your folders and files and how much disk space they use. Once inside you will have options to Show Parent Directories, Show More Directory Depth, Show Less Directory Depth, Show Top Level, Clear File Usage Cache, Hide Small Files, and Show File Sizes as bytes (instead of Mb %)

 

Backup

 

This utility enables you to create and restore a previously backed-up copy of your website. Please note that we perform automatic daily backups of all accounts on all our servers to a separate hard drive in each server. If you prefer to make your own, use the Backup for:

 

  • Full Backups Generate/ Download a Full Backup

  • Home Directory Download a home directory Backup

  • MySQL Backup Download a MySQL Database Backup

  • Restore a Home Backup

  • Restore a MySQL Database

  • Restore an Alias/Filter

 

Password Protect Directories

 

Use this to prevent access to any folders in your website. You can easily add a Name to your Active Users List, assign that person a Username and Password, change their password, or delete a Name from your Active Users List.

 

Error Pages - Create custom Error Pages

 

With this tool you can create custom error pages to display when a user enters a wrong URL, an outdated URL or when the user is not authorized to access a specific directory of your web space. Save each page as a web page with the .shtml extension. You can create them for the following:

 

400

(Bad request) - 400.shtml

401

(Authorization Required) - 401.shtml

403

(Forbidden) - 403.shtml

404

(Wrong page) - 404.shtml

500

(Internal Server Error) - 500.shtml

 

Note: All accounts come with a custom 404 Page that redirects any wrong URL to your homepage. To change the look of it, just open up the 404.shtml page to edit.

 

Subdomains - Create a "Web within a Web"

 

Use this to create Sub domains inside your main account. A sub domain acts like a web site within a web site, complete with it's own web stats, and can even have it's own Domain and FTP Account. This can be very effective to monitor traffic, keep your branding, provide hosting space to web clients/ friends, etc. If you wanted a sub domain for shopping, your address would be http://test.yourdomain.com

 

MySQL Databases - Main Menu for MySQL Databases

 

A website becomes a powerful tool when combined properly with databases. SQL stands for Structured Query Language. SQL is a international standard in querying and retrieving information from databases, and mySQL is the Open Source (free) version of it.

 

  • Creating a mySQL database Use this to create a mySQL database by giving it a Name, adding a User, and Setting Permissions.

  • Administer your databases using - After your database is created you can use phpMyAdmin to administrate your mySQL databases in a web based enviorment. For more information, faqs, examples, and forums visit their website at: http://www.phpmyadmin.net/. phpMyAdmin lets you:

     

    • Insert data into your database

    • Create/ delete a table in your database

    • Import an SQL file into your database

    • Backup your MySQL database



PostgreSQL Databases - Main Menu for pgSQL Databases

 

PostgreSQL (pgSQL) is a new cross platform SQL database, labled as the The most advanced Open Source database system in the world! Similar to mySQL but with more control, features, and support. Can handle larger volumes of data.

 

After your database is created you can use phpPgAdmin to administrate your pgSQL databases in a web based enviorment.

 

Redirects

 

Use this function to instantly redirect a URL from one page to any other web address. This is much better than a re-direct script, and will not be detected by search engines.

 

Redirecting a SubdomainYou can also redirect a Subdomain to another page

 

FrontPage Extensions

 

All our Hosting Plans come with FrontPage extensions pre-installed, unless you indicate on your SignUp form that you don't want them. You can manage your own FrontPage extensions by clicking on the Icon to uninstall them, re-install them, or re-calculate links. Warning: Installing or Uninstalling FrontPage extensions will result in the loss of all .htaccess files in your web area. Any directories you have protected with Web Protect will become unprotected until you re-protect them.

 

Web / FTP Stats - Main Menu for Web /FTP Statistics

 

Cpanel offers 8 kinds of web site statistics for traffic analysis, to assist you in monitoring visitors to and from your site, and making sure everything is running right.

 

  • Analog - Analog produces a simple summary of all the people who have visited your site. It is fast and provides great lightweight statistics.

  • Awstats - Awstats produces very nice stats, and a graphical format.

  • Webalizer - Webalizer is a more complex stats program that produces a nice variety of charts and graphs about who has visited your site. This is probably the most popular stats engine available today.

  • Webalizer Ftp - Analyze traffic to any additional FTP accounts you have set up.

  • Subdomain Stats - This will show statistics for the subdomains on your account.

  • Latest Visitors - This will show you the last 300 visitors who came to your site and some interesting information about them.

  • Bandwidth - This will show how many bytes your account has transferred.

  • Error Log - This will show errors in your site, images not loading, missing files, etc. This is very useful for debugging CGI scripts.

 

Raw Access Logs

 

If you are really serious about analyzing your web traffic, you can download your Raw Access Logs to your local hard drive with one click. Files are in a GZ format and can be opened with WinZip, or interpreted with a Traffic Analyzer.

 

Raw Log Manager

 

Manage where/ when your raw access logs are archived.

 

Error Log

 

View the Last 300 Error Log Messages in reverse order. This can help you find broken links to pages, images, files, and scripts that aren't properly coded or have been moved.

 

Subdomain Stats

 

If you have any Subdomains, Cpanel has 4 powerful programs that can be used to monitor your traffic / keywords / referrers, etc. to your Subdomains.

 

  • Latest Visitors - This will show you the last 300 visitors who came to your site and some interesting information about them.

  • Analog - Analog produces a simple summary of all the people who have visited your site. It is fast and provides great lightweight statistics.

  • Webalizer - Webalizer is a more complex stats program that produces a nice variety of charts and graphs about who has visited your site. This is probably the most popular stats engine available today.

  • Awstats - Awstats produces very nice stats, and a graphical format.

 

Cron Jobs

 

The Cron Jobs Interface will allow you to run commands repeatedly at any time you specify. Just enter the command to run as well as which time to run the command. Use this only if you have repetitive functions and you have a good understanding of coding.

 

Network Tools

 

  • Domain Lookup - Enter a domain name, nameserver, or IP address to look up and view the DNS Results and Zone Information.

  • Trace Route - Allows you to trace the IP (Internet Protocol) route taken by your server to reach your current ISP (Internet Service Provider).

 

MIME Types

 

Mime types tell your browser how to handle files. Use this function to enable your site to handle different file extensions. Lists all "system defined" mime types, and allows you to add/remove your own "user defined" mime types. There is usally no need to use this function, because most file types are already enabled.

 

Warning: Make sure you check the list of pre-existing Mime types before adding new ones, or your website may not work properly.

 

Apache Handlers

 

Apache handlers tell the server how to handle files. Use this to add custom apache handlers. This is rarely needed.

 

Warning: Changes can adversely alter the way your website functions.

 

Manage OpenPGP Keys

 

Use this function to install a pgp encrypted keyNote. OpenPGP is a tool for secure online communication. Cpanel uses GnuPG for its public-key cryptography so that users may communicate securely. You will first need to obtain a key via http://www.pgpi.org/ or http://www.pgp.com/

 

Hotlink Protection

 

Use this to prevent Hotlinking - which is when another web site owner links directly to one or more of your images or multimedia files and includes it on their web page. Not only is this theft of your intellectual property, you are paying for the bandwidth used by that site.

 

Index Manager

 

The index manager will allow you to turn indexes on or off for a directory. If indexes are off, people will not be able to see what files are in a directory that lacks an index file.

 

IP Deny Manager

 

Use the IP Deny Manager to prevent users from accessing your site. You need to know what their IP Address is (ex. 206.41.345.92), then you just add them to your list. You can also allow access by removing an Address from the IP Deny List.

 

Fantastico

 

Fantastico De Luxe is the leading autoinstaller for Cpanel servers, and gives you the ability to install 50 of the most popular with just One Click .... Fantastico installs all the files, sets up your databases, then tells you where to go to configure the program. Now anyone can create interactive web sites with ease!

 

SSL Manager

 

SSL Certificates are used for secure transactions for ecommerce and handling sensitive information over the web. SSL Manager can install a pre-purchased SSL certificate, or use it to generate a free certificate for you (open source certificate) for installation.

 

  • Private Keys (KEY) - Update / Generate / View / Delete Keys

  • Certificate Signing Requests (CSR) - Use this to View / Delete / or Generate a New Certificate Signing Request

  • Certificates (CRT) - Update / Generate / View / Delete Certificates

 

SSL certificate - Each of our servers has a server-wide SSL certificate installed. You have free access to this certificate for your hosting account. (i.e. https://....). This allows you to secure e-commerce websites so your customers can securely transmit credit information to you.