Common Questions

Below is a list of common questions specific to using cPanel 11. Each set of questions is categorized for you to find what you need quickly. Each question is linked to a document for further information.

 

Advanced Questions

 

How do I setup customized Apache Handlers?

How do I remove customized Apache Handlers?

How do I customize my web site's Error Pages?

How do I create custom MIME Types?

How do I remove custom MIME Types?

How do I customize the way directory indexes are viewed on my website?

 

Backups

 

How do I create a backup of my web site, directory or hosting account?

How do I restore a backup of my web site, directory or hosting account?

How do I use the Backup Wizard to backup and restore files?

 

Bandwidth

 

How do I view how much bandwidth my web site has used today, this month, or this year?

 

Blogs

 

How do I install B2Evolution on my web site?

How do I install WordPress on my web site?

 

Branding

 

How do I brand my cPanel style (theme)?

 

Bulletin Boards

 

How do I install YaBB on my web site?

How do I install phpBB on my web site?

 

Chat

 

How do I install phpMyChat on my web site?

 

CMS

 

How do I install E107 on my web site?

How do I install Geeklog on my web site?

How do I install Mambo on my web site?

How do I install Nucleus on my web site?

How do I install PostNuke on my web site?

How do I install Xoops on my web site?

How do I install phpWiki on my web site?

 

CronJobs

 

How do I setup a CronJob?

 

Databases

 

How do I check my MySQL database?

How do I create a user in MySQL?

How do I create a user in PostgreSQL?

How do I create a MySQL database?

How do I create a PostgreSQL database?

How do I delete a MySQL database?

How do I delete a PostgreSQL database?

How do I delete a user from my MySQL database?

How do I delete a user from my PostgreSQL database?

How do I use phpMyAdmin?

How do I use phpPgAdmin?

How do I setup remote access to my MySQL databases?

How do I repair my MySQL database?

 

Disk Space

 

How do I view how much disk space my web hosting account is using?

 

Domains

How do I create an Addon Domain?

How do I remove an Addon Domain?

How do I create an Addon Domain Redirection?

How do I park a domain?

How do I redirect a web site or web page to another web site or web page?
How do I create a Subdomain?

How do I remove a Subdomain?

How do I create a Subdomain Redirection?

 

Ecommerce

 

How do I install AgoraCart on my web site?

How do I install OSCommerce on my web site?

 

Email

 

How do I add a new email account?

How do I delete an email account?

How do I modify the amount of disk space allocated to an email account?

How do I change a password associated with an email account?

How do I configure my desktop's mail client with an email account?

How do I check an email account using the web based email program?

How do I use webmail without using cPanel?

How do I setup email verification before someone can send me email? (Uses BoxTrapper To Prevent Spam)

How do I configure the system to catch spam emails? (Uses SpamAssassin)

How do I setup an email forwarder for an individual email account?

How do I setup an email forwarder for an entire domain?

How do I setup an auto-responder?

How do I delete or disable an auto-responder?

How do I setup a "catch-all" email account?

How do I create a mailing list?

How do I setup email filters?

How do I the delivery path or delivery route of a particular email address?

How do I modify and change DNS File MX entries?

 

Files

 

How do I navigate and manage the directories and files on my web hosting account?

Can I use a "drag and drop" feature for moving files around on my web hosting account?
 

FrontPage

 

How do I install FrontPage extensions?

How do I uninstall FrontPage extensions?

 

FTP (File Transfer Protocol)

 

How do I create an FTP account?

How do I delete an FTP account?

How do I edit the amount of disk space allocated to an FTP account?

How do I change the password associated with an FTP account?
How do I download the raw access logs using FTP?

How do I view and manage FTP account holders on my web site that are currently logged in to an FTP session?

How do I manage anonymous FTP account login?

 

Gallery

 

How do I install Coppermine on my web site?

 

Guest Books

 

How do I install Advanced Guestbook on my web site?

 

Images

 

How do I view Thumbnails of images in a directory?

How do I scale images?

How do I convert an image to a jpg, gif, bmp, or png?

 

Virus Scanner

 

How do I scan my Mail for viruses?

How do I scan my web hosting account's root directory for viruses?

How do I scan my public accessible web pages for viruses?

How do I scan my FTP accounts for viruses?

 

Security

 

How do I setup HotLink Protection?

How do I setup IP Deny?

How do I generate a new GnuPG Key?

How do I setup Leech Protection?

How do I password protection a directory?

How do I install a SSL Certificate?

How do I launch SSH or Shell Access tools?

 

Software

 

Is there an overview of the available software within cPanel?

What is the CGI Center?

What is Site Software?

How do I run CGI scripts?

How do I setup and use Random HTML?
How do I setup a use a simple GuestBook?

How do I setup and use an advanced GuestBook?

How do I setup and use a Counter on my web site?

How do I setup and use a Clock on my web site?

How do I setup and use a Countdown on my web site?

How do I setup and use CGI email on my web site?

How do I setup and use FormMail Clone?

How do I setup a search engine on my web site?

How do I edit my web site's search engine results template?

How do I rebuild the search index on my web site?

How do I setup rotating banner ads on my web site?

 

Support

 

How do I install cPSupport on my web site?

 

Web Site Traffic Statistics

 

How do I view the last 300 people that have visited my web site?

How do I view web site traffic statistics using Webalizer, a third-party software program?

How do I view the raw access logs of visitors to my web site?

How do I view a simple summary of all the people who have visited my web site? (Uses Analog Stats)

How do I view the last 300 error messages that have been created by my web site?

How do I choose from a list of web site statistic programs including Analog, Awstats, and Webalizer?

How do I view web site traffic statistics using Awstats, a third-party software program?