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Your cPanel account is set up with a Top Level Domain (domain.com) and the username and password gets you into cPanel.
The same account name, login and password are also used to FTP. You can "Addon" a domain (after the DNS has been changed
to point to the server) and a folder with that new added on domain name will be added to the public_html folder (click the cPanel File Manager icon
(under "Files") to view and manage).
NOTE: When you want to FTP to one of the added on domains, use the top
level domain username and password (your cPanel Login Name & PW) and
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Adding Subdomains
Parking Domains |
The procedure for adding a Subdomain is similar to adding a domain (see above) except click the "Subdomains" icon. You can add subdomains prior to a DNS change of the Top Level Domain.
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Backups |
Make sure you have backups of all your web files on your own computer.
1) Either copy your own web files when you create them on your local computer, or
2) There is a backup utility
on the server that you can use from your cPanel account under "Files" that will allow you to download to your local computer, your directory and database files.
By agreeing to use this server you also agree that I am
not responsible for the loss of any of your files. Always keep your files backed up on your own computer.
Use an external hard drive for backups or 3rd party online backup
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FTP via http address |
FTP your domain's web files
to www.yourdomain.com to the public_html folder. NOTE: When you want to FTP to
an ADDED ON domain or subdomain, use the top
level domain username and password (your cPanel Login Name & PW) and
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FTP prior to DNS change |
FTP URL: ftp://216.64.143.203 OR: 216.64.143.203 Your FTP Login and Password |
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View web files prior to DNS change |
http://216.64.143.203/~username/ OR: http://greendragon.networkphantom.net/~username/ |
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Publish via Frontpage |
If you have multiple domains and subdomains in your cPanel account public_html folder, you can use MS Frontpage to
publish to the top level domain (the account name) whose files occupy the public_html
folder. But if you want to publish to a domain or subdomain whose files are in a sub-folder inside the public_html folder, I suggest you use a stand alone FTP program like WS_FTP, Smart_FTP, Cute_FTP etal and use that program to login using the top
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Default
Mail Address |
Login to cPanel,
under "Mail" click Default Address and leave the setting at ":fail: no such address here" otherwise you will receive spam sent to any alias@your_domain.com |
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Email Alias Forwards |
Login to cPanel,
under "Mail" click Add Forwarders. ie: you@your_domain.com forwards to you@your_isp.com
NOTE: do not create an Email Account (a Mailbox) if you just want a
Forward
(a Redirect). Here is the HELP FILE:
http://twiki.cpanel.net/twiki/bin/view/AllDocumentation/CpanelDocs/CpanelMail
Please do not use common alias names like "info@" or "sales@". Common
alias names are already in spam databases. Please also see
www.235.ca/email.htm
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Some Email Alias Forwards Will Not Work |
NOTE you cannot set up an alias to forward mail to a Comcast.net
or Hotmail.com email address because of their spam policies. If you try and set up an email alias
<you@your_domain.com> to redirect (forward) to <you@comcast.com>
or <you@hotmail.com>, cPanel will will automatically remove the forwarder (the alias) within 24hrs. Other target email addresses that
have been known to get blocked or put in lengthy delivery
queues are Shaw.ca and AOL.com.
So either change your alias forward to redirect to another email account
like Gmail, Yahoomail etc. or create a Mailbox for the alias (see
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Mailbox |
Login to cPanel,
under "Mail" click Email Accounts. Either use
Webmail via Horde (the webserver webmail program with limited management
tools) to manage your mail (your mail is stored on the webserver) or
configure a full featured email program (like Outlook) on your own
computer so that it fetches your mail from the webserver when you open
your mail program. See Configure Outlook FAQ below. You must allocate some
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Webmail
Login |
http://your_domain.com/webmail OR
http://www.2358.ca/webmail OR
http://216.64.143.203/webmail Login Name: username@your_domain.com Password: your password |
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Configure Outlook |
- Login to cPanel > Mail > Email Accounts
and add an account name (eg: your_name@your-domain name)
- Click the Auto-Configure link that
refers to your setup needs, follow directions.
- Open your Mail Client (eg: Outlook) >
Tools > Options > Mail Setup > Email Accounts and Add a New Mail account
with the same name, login and password that you used for setting up the
Mailbox name in cPanel (your_name@ etc)
- If your Email client (your email
program) does not auto-configure your new account mail account name then
do so manually using the "manual settings" referred to in cPanel ie:
Incoming Mail Server is: mail.your-domain-name.com and and Outgoing Mail
Server is Your ISP Outgoing Mail Server Name (Look at your existing
setup to get the Outgoing Mail Server Name)
- Send a test email to confirm set up.
- If the test email fails, go over the
instructions again carefully and make notes of your precise steps and
any error messages and the outcome.
- NOTE: If you are using WindowsMail and the
above does not work, try Port 26 for SMTP (instead of Port 25)... some
ISPs block Port 25.
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Configure iPhone |
To configure your iPhone for email:
- From the Dashboard, click Settings.
- Under Settings, select Mail.
- Select Add Account.
- Select Other as the type of account.
- Select POP.
- Enter the requested information:
* Name: the name of the mail user
* Address: the email address of the mail user
* Description: a description of the mail user
* Host Name: enter the mail server mail.your_domain.com (incoming mail
server and external mail server)
* User Name: enter the full email address (incoming mail server and
external mail server)
* Password: enter the users password (incoming mail server and external
mail server)
- Click Save.
- If you see a message that says "Cannot
Connect Using SSL", click Yes when asked to setup the account without
SSL.
- Click Settings for the account you
just created.
- Click Advanced.
- Set Incoming Uses SSL and Outgoing Use
SSL to OFF.
- Under Incoming settings, click
Authentication and select Password.
- Under Outgoing settings, click
Authentication and select Password.
RE: SSL settings: A client wrote me with
the comment: "I thought my iPhone was jamming or stuck processing the
initial error message because no buttons on the iPhone were responding
once it went into the mode of verifying the server. But then it dinged in
my pocket and gave me the second SSL option that the support ticket above
described, and then it worked."
If a problem persists, please
send me your IP address(http://whatismyip.com/)
and a screenshot image of your current mail settings in cPanel. |
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PHP Mail |
For PHP Mail,
use SMTP Authentication: <?php
require_once "Mail.php";
$from = "Sandra Sender <sender@example.com>";
$to = "Ramona Recipient <recipient@example.com>";
$subject = "Hi!";
$body = "Hi,\n\nHow are you?";
$host = "mail.example.com";
$username = "smtp_username";
$password = "smtp_password";
$headers = array ('From' => $from,
'To' => $to,
'Subject' => $subject);
$smtp = Mail::factory('smtp',
array ('host' => $host,
'auth' => true,
'username' => $username,
'password' => $password));
$mail = $smtp->send($to, $headers, $body);
if (PEAR::isError($mail)) {
echo("<p>" . $mail->getMessage() . "</p>");
} else {
echo("<p>Message successfully sent!</p>");
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Maintenance |
Keep your
hosting cost down by removing unneeded files from your cPanel account.
Login and check the "Disk Space Usage" file (cPanel>Files>Disk
Space Usage). Notice that
the two biggest folders are the "tmp" Folder and the "public_html" folder.
Next go to your File Manager (cPanel>Files>File Manager), select
"show hidden files" and look in your public_html folder and remove any unwanted files that you may have
uploaded that are no longer needed. Then via the File Manager, go into the
tmp folder and remove older traffic files (AWstats and Webalizer) that are
no longer needed. You can also go into the "Choose Log Programs" (cPanel>logs)
and select just one of the two available Traffic Stat programs (AWstats or
Webalizer - both are set up by default). If you need temporary storage or
file sharing for large files, then try a Google Docs Account, see:
http://235.ca/useful-tools.htm#Storage for ultra cheap storage and
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Traffic
Stats |
The server we are on does
not allow public URLs of the traffic stats for security reasons. To check
your traffic stats, login to cPanel and under "Logs" click Webalizer or
AWstats. Both traffic stat applications are set up by default. You can go
into the "Choose Log Programs" (cPanel>Logs) and select just one of the
two available programs (Awstats or Webalizer) or both.
Awstats Glossary:
http://awstats.sourceforge.net/docs/awstats_glossary.html
Webalizer Glossary:
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