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Icon |
Option |
Description |
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Help |
Provides a help page and a links
to the Getting Started page that, much like this table, provides
summary information about the Control Panel features. |
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Account
Management |
Provides detailed information
about your account. (More in-depth than the Account Glance feature
of the Control Panel.) |
|
File
manager |
Similar to Microsoft Windows Explorer
in function, the File Manager Option in the Control Panel allows
you to perform file management tasks such as creating files and
directories, setting the read, write or execute permissions on
the files and directories in your site, renaming or deleting
files or directories, and changing the password for directories
that are password-protected Click here |
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Change
Password |
Using the Change Password option,
you can change the password for your account. This affects Control
Panel and FTP access, but does not affect the passwords for any
e-mail accounts you set up. |
|
Billing
History |
Shows the entire billing history
and payment balance for your account. Click
here |
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Resource
Meter |
The Resource Meter option provides
a detailed view of disk space and transfer data statistics that
are more detailed than those that show up in the Resources Available
section of the Control Panel. Click here |
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Email
Support |
You can correspond via e-mail
with us by using the E-mail Support option. This option allows
you to submit a form-based e-mail directly to our support staff
Click here |
|
Upgrade |
The Upgrade Control Panel option allows you to add additional
features to your account and upgrade your acount to another hosting
plan. |
|
Mail
Manager |
The Mail Manager option provides
several ways of managing the mail accounts you set up on your
account. Additionally, if Mailing Lists have been set up for
your account, you can manage them using this tool. Click
here
Mailboxes for individuals or groups can be set up using the Mail
Manager option.
E-mail accounts can be set up to forward to other mail accounts
or to have automatic responses generated when mail is received
by the original account. Additionally, Mail Manager allows you
to delete e-mail accounts as well as change passwords for e-mail
accounts. |
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Site
Statistics |
Many statistics about the usage
of your web site are available through the Site Statistics option
in the Control Panel. |
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Mailing
List |
The Mailing List option, once
installed, allows you to create and manage your own mailing lists,
which is an efficient way of communicating with many people at
one time. |
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MS
Frontpage |
If you are planning on using Microsoft's
FrontPage as the web-development tool for your site, you will
first need to enable FrontPage Extensions.
Installing FrontPage extensions for your site does not install
Microsoft FrontPage on your computer. FrontPage is a separate
software application which you will need to purchase and install
on your computer. (Note: Some computers come equipped with Microsoft
FrontPage pre-installed.) |
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Site
Creation
Tool |
The Site Creation Tool allows
you to create your Web site quickly and easily. It is an alternative
to using other applications, such as Microsoft FrontPage, Macromedia
Dreamweaver or Netscape Composer. The tool is self-guided and
self-explanatory, but some detailed instructions are provided
in this section to help aid you in setting up your personalized
site. Click here |
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|
Counter |
The Counter option allows you
to set up a hit counter on your site, which lets you determine
how many times the page on which the counter resides has been
visited. This counter is displayed on the page and can be viewed
in various counter styles. Additionally, you can start the counter
at any number you set, and it will count hits and add them to
that number. |
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Protect
Directories |
Using the Protect Directories
option, you can limit the amount of access users have to your
site. You can specify a username and password for the directory
you are protecting. Each protected directory can have multiple
users (each with different passwords if you prefer) who have
access to it. Additionally, the Protect Directories option can
be used to remove a user's access from a protected directory. |
|
Redirect
URL |
The Redirect URL option allows
you to change the file that appears when a user enters a specific
file's web address.
Example:
There are a number of old URLs for your site's home page that
are no longer current, yet people still use them. You don't really
want people going to those old URLs because either an outdated
page will display or they'll get an error.
Set up redirection for these old URLs, so that when users enter
them into their web browsers, the file at your current URL displays
instead.
If set up to forward your domain to an existing website on the
web, visitors will be transported instantly to the url of your
choice. |
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Form
Mail |
Formmail allows you to use a form
to receive e-mail from your users. |
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Secure
Server |
Allows you to install a secure
certificate (Verisign or Thawte) on your site. This certificate
must be purchased in advance from either Verisign or Thawte.
This option helps you generate a request for this certificate. |
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MySQL
Database |
The MySQL option in the Control
Panel allows the setup of a MySQL database on your site. Once
the database has been installed, there is documentation available
within the MySQL Option for managing the database. This procedure
shows you how to install MySQL and provides a basic overview
of the screens you can expect to see within this option. |
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