Getting started with your new website!
Upon signing up for service, you will receive an email detailing your account information within 24 hours. If you do not get
this email in a timely mannar, please visit our Contact Page and submit a trouble ticket. In
your email you will be given your username and password along with some other basic server information. In this document we
will reference some of that information.
Table of contents
Your Control Panel
Logging on to your control panel is simple! First, make sure you are connected to the internet and not behind a firewall or
proxy server that will block access to port 2082. If you are unsure of whether this port is blocked, ask your network administrator.
Click the below link to get started! Enter your username and passowrd as it is given to you in your "account information
email".
http://66.29.120.124/cpanel
(note: you can use http://www.yourdomain.com/cpanel/ instead)
Your control panel is where you will control script access, mySQL databases, and your email setup. You can find out about these
topics and many others in the cPanel Documentation.
These help pages are also available by clicking on the documentation link on the bottom of your cPanel menu. If you ever have
problems accessing your account, please sumbit a trouble ticket to our helpdesk.
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Webmail
Your email link is http://www.yourdomain.com/webmail/
Or, you can use the master server link:
http://66.29.120.124/webmail/
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Your Website
If you are reading this shortly after signing up, your website may be viewed at http://66.29.120.124/~username/
Once the global DNS records have updated (12-48 hours after signup), your domain will be active and you can view your site at http://www.yourdomain.com/
If you ever have problems accessing your account, please sumbit a trouble ticket to our helpdesk.
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HTML Design
There are many places to go to get started with HTML. The first choice to make is whether you want to use a WYSIWYG editor
or go straight to a text editor. If you are familiar with any type of programming languages or markup languages, you will likely
feel comfortable with a text editor. For biginners, this may seem like a big jump, but it's not scary at all. We recommend that
you get a good book (
HTML For Dummies or Web Design for Dummies
) and/or read through some "how-to" sites. Below, we list some links below that will be helpful in getting started.
WYSIWYG Editors (What you see is what you get)
Text Editors
HTML How-To's
* = Recommended
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PHP Scripting
PHP is a powerful server-side scripting language that allows webmasters to do many things inluding interfacing with
databases, send email through forms, and creating large user communities! Your cPanel access allows you to install some scripts that
use php without knowing how to program. It is recommended, however, that you get to know a little bit about why php has become
so popular in recent years. Here are some links that will help you get started!
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FTP Access
The fastest way to keep your site up to date is to use FTP (File Transfer Protocol.) Once your domain name registration has
taken place (12-36 hours after setup,) you can access your FTP site by using ftp.yourdomain.com (or 66.29.120.124) through
port 21. Below is a list of commonly used FTP programs.
- CuteFTP
- WS_FTP LE/Pro
- FTP Voyager
- Microsoft Frontpage has the option to handle uploads differently.
Please consult MS Frontpage documentation on how
to connect.
After installing your chosen program, use the your username and login provided in your "account information email" to
authenticate to your server (ftp.yourdomain.com.) If you have any problems, please submit a trouble ticket to our
Helpdesk.
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SSH Access
SSH Access is provided to some accounts. This can be very useful in setting up complex programs, or one may just enjoy the
command line interface. If you have access, you can connect to yourdomain.com (or 66.29.120.124) port 22. Please use the
username and password provided in your "account information email" to connect. A common utility for SSH is called
Putty. You can
download Putty or use the
web-based SSH console in your control panel.
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mySQL
mySQL is provided for all accounts. We cannot support your databases; however, we offer a variety of tools to help you along.
Your control panel offers you a secure way to add and delete new databases. You can modify these databases by using phpMyAdmin
(also provided in your control panel.) Please consult the documentation
provided by cPanel for more information.
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