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Control Panel Overview
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 pages 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 on the relevent page
of our manual. Other than what is provided there, you will have to turn to MS or other
sources across the Internet for support.
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Languages
The Control Panel may be viewed in English, German, Spanish and French.
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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.
You might want to take a look at our Live Control Panel username - demo / password - newdemo
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Help
This area is a repeat of this section of our manual.
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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.
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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 page.
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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.)
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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.
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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.
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MS FrontPage
Click this option to install Front Page Extensions. For more information, please refer to
that page for information on FrontPage.
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Site Creation Tool
You can not use this feature if you have FrontPage Extensions installed.
This tool allows users that are not familiar with htm 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. If you are new to the Internet and html, we recommend this very good tool.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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 our manual.
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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.
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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.
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Anonymous FTP
This option allows you to install the Anonymous FTP feature to your account so you may offer file download.
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Archive Manager
This feature allows you to compress and backup your directories and files.
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PGP Mail
PGP = Pretty Good Privacy. Allows you to send and receive email securely.
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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.
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Secure Server
We provide the certificate...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 re-install 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 (except Starter account), therefore
there is no reason for you to even attempt to utilize this feature.
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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.
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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.
There are demo's on the shopping cart page of this manual.
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