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- Shared Hosting<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n
- Reseller Hosting<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n
- Dedicated Servers<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n
- Cloud hosting<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Products you can access through the cPanel include:<\/span><\/p>\n
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- Mail<\/span><\/li>\n
- Security<\/span><\/li>\n
- Domains<\/span><\/li>\n
- 3rd party app softwares<\/span><\/li>\n
- Files<\/span><\/li>\n
- Databases<\/span><\/li>\n
- Logs<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Several of these tools may be available at the discretion of your server administrator or web host as they may need additional modules or tools to be installed and exposed within the cPanel interface. The current version (as of publishing this article) is cPanel & WHM version 66, released on 24th July, 2017. <\/span>Here\u2019s<\/span><\/a> more information on the release.<\/span><\/p>\n
Why do people use cPanel?<\/b><\/p>\n
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- As mentioned earlier, it\u2019s easy to use<\/span><\/li>\n
- Helps set-up & manage mail accounts & services<\/span><\/li>\n
- Helps manage domains<\/span><\/li>\n
- Allows easy website backup<\/span><\/li>\n
- Helps keep a tab on your bandwidth usage<\/span><\/li>\n
- Upload & manage files<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
How to use cPanel?<\/b><\/p>\n
In this section, we will be addressing the following how-to\u2019s on cPanel:<\/span><\/p>\n
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- How to Update contact information<\/span><\/li>\n
- How to change your password<\/span><\/li>\n
- How to manage domains<\/span><\/li>\n
- How to edit\/ remove domains<\/span><\/li>\n
- How to set up an email account<\/span><\/li>\n
- How to manage your files<\/span><\/li>\n
- How to backup your website<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
If you\u2019re new to cPanel & have never logged in before, your hosting provider would have given you a username and password. You can login to your cPanel by typing in your domain name followed by a 2082 or 2083. Example: www.example.com:2082 or <\/span>www.example.com:2082<\/span><\/a>. You will be required to fill in your username & password here.<\/span><\/p>\n
This is a typical view of your cPanel dashboard:<\/span><\/p>\n
![\"\"](\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/cpanle1.png\")
<\/p>\nOn the top, right hand side of your panel, you will be able to see your Username with a dropdown of settings where you can change your password, your language, style etc. It can all be reset with a single click.<\/span><\/p>\n
![\"\"](\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/cpanel2.png\")
<\/p>\nYou will then be able to see the sidebar which will contain:<\/span><\/p>\n
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- Home<\/span><\/li>\n
- Statistics like file transfers, email account number, domain names etc.<\/span><\/li>\n
- Dashboard for commonly used links, overview of bandwidth & disk space<\/span><\/li>\n
- User management to add\/ remove users email accounts, manage who has access to FTP etc.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
![\"\"](\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/cpanel3.png\")
<\/p>\nLet\u2019s now address the \u2018how-to\u2019s\u2019.<\/span><\/p>\n
How to update Contact Information in cPanel<\/b><\/p>\n
To update your contact information, click on the dropdown next to your username on the top right hand side. <\/span><\/p>\n
Click \u2018Contact Information\u2019<\/span><\/p>\n
You will see a screen like this:<\/span><\/p>\n
![\"\"](\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/cpanel-contact-update.png\")
<\/p>\nLeave all the boxes ticked to get notified about any account information changes, low disk space changes etc.<\/span><\/p>\n
How to change password in cPanel<\/b><\/p>\n
Change your password easily by heading to <\/span>Password & Security. <\/span><\/i>Here, you will need to enter your old password before you can change it to the new one.<\/span><\/p>\n
Choose a strong password.<\/span><\/p>\n
![\"\"](\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/cpanel-password.png\")
<\/p>\nHow to manage Domains in cPanel<\/b><\/p>\n
cPanel allows you to host multiple domain names within the same panel. If you need to add\/ remove a domain name from your cPanel, here\u2019s how to do it. <\/span><\/p>\n
Adding a Domain Name<\/span><\/p>\n
Under the <\/span>Domains <\/span><\/i>section, click <\/span>Addon Domains<\/span><\/i> if you want to add a new, fully functioning website.<\/span><\/p>\n
![\"\"](\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/modify-remove-addon-domain-2.png\")
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- The <\/span>New Domain Name<\/span><\/i> is the name you\u2019ve registered sans the \u2018www\u2019.<\/span><\/li>\n
- The <\/span>Subdomain <\/span><\/i>is automatically created <\/span><\/li>\n
- The <\/span>Document Root<\/span><\/i> is the location of your new domain\u2019s files on the server<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Once you fill in the first field, the other two are auto-populated.<\/span><\/p>\n
Hit <\/span>Add Domain<\/span><\/i> & you\u2019re done.<\/span><\/p>\n
How to Edit \/ Remove Domains in cPanel<\/b><\/p>\n
On the Addon Domain<\/em> screen, hit the Modify Addon Domain section where you can:<\/span><\/p>\n
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- Edit the document root<\/span><\/li>\n
- Manage redirections<\/span><\/li>\n
- Remove the domain altogether<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
![\"\"](\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/cpanel-edit.png\")
<\/p>\nHow to set up an email account in cPanel<\/b><\/p>\n
If you want to add an email account, simply click Email Accounts. You\u2019ll see this screen:<\/span><\/p>\n
![\"\"](\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/cPanel-Email-Accounts.png\")
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- To set up an account, type in the contact email address (<\/span>yourname@example.com<\/span><\/a>)<\/span><\/li>\n
- Next, type in the domain name (you\u2019ll need to have it added to cPanel before you do this step)<\/span><\/li>\n
- Create a strong password<\/span><\/li>\n
- Add a mailbox quota <\/span><\/li>\n
- And click <\/span>Create Account<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
To access your webmail account, simply type <\/span>http:\/\/mydomain.com\/webmail<\/span><\/a> in the address bar.<\/span><\/p>\n
How to manage your files in cPanel<\/b><\/p>\n
Files <\/span><\/i>is where you can upload files, take backups of your website & manage FTP accounts. Be very careful that you don\u2019t modify or delete files accidentally, though. Here, you will see root files and subfolders.<\/span><\/p>\n
![\"\"](\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/cpanel-files.png\")
<\/p>\nOnce here, you can create a new folder, you can upload a file through File Manager.<\/span><\/p>\n
How to backup your website in cPanel<\/b><\/p>\n
Backup Wizard<\/span><\/i> in <\/span>Files <\/span><\/i>makes backing up a really simple task.<\/span><\/p>\n
![\"\"](\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/How-to-use-backup-wizard-in-CPanel.png\")
<\/p>\nOnce here, click Backup to backup your files. You will be given the option to either fully back up all files or do a partial backup which includes <\/span>Home Directory, MySQL Databases, Email Forwarders & Filters.<\/span><\/p>\n
![\"\"](\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/backup.png\")
<\/p>\nYou can choose your backup destination & request an email notification once the backup is complete.<\/span><\/p>\n
Conclusion<\/b><\/p>\n
We hope we were able to help you work your way around the commonly used features of cPanel with this How to use cPanel guide. If you\u2019d like more tutorials on more functions, leave us a comment below & we\u2019ll do a Part II of this post. <\/span><\/p>\n
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\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t <\/div><\/div>\n\t\t - Next, type in the domain name (you\u2019ll need to have it added to cPanel before you do this step)<\/span><\/li>\n
- Manage redirections<\/span><\/li>\n
- The <\/span>Subdomain <\/span><\/i>is automatically created <\/span><\/li>\n
- Statistics like file transfers, email account number, domain names etc.<\/span><\/li>\n
- How to change your password<\/span><\/li>\n
- Helps set-up & manage mail accounts & services<\/span><\/li>\n
- Security<\/span><\/li>\n
- Reseller Hosting<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n