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Create Accounts
Email AutoConfig
Default Address
Auto-Responders
Block an E-mail
E-mail Forwarding
E-mail Lists
Modify MX Records
Spam Assassin
Read Web Mail
Change Password
Create Subdomains
Subdomain Stats
Ftp Controls
Custom Error Pages
Parked Domains
Addon Domains
File Manager
Password Protect
Raw Access Logs
Site Backup Tool
SSH/Telnet Access
Index Manager
mySQL Databases
php MyAdmin
Cron Jobs
MIME Types
Apache Handlers
Page Redirects
HotLink Protection
Web Stats
Chat Room
CGI Scripts
Network Tools
Shopping Cart
Search Engines
FrontPage Ext.
Forums/BBS
Open PGP Keys
IP Deny
Control Panel Functions Explanation
Your main page in the menu version of your Control Panel shows your account details (ex. below) Your Control Panel comes in 2 versions:
1) Single Page - All the Features are on 1 screen
2) Menu Version - Features are categorized
The HOME Icon shows account details
Welcome (user)
  General account information
  Sub Domains 20
  Parked Domains 0
  Addon Domains 0
  MySQL Databases 2
  Disk Usage 33.73 Megabytes
  Bandwidth Usage this month 238.24 Megabytes
  Disk Space Available 266.27 Megabytes
  Email Accounts 50
  Email Forwarders 7
  Auto-Responders 3
  Mailing Lists 10
  Email Filters 124
  Ftp Accounts 3
Control Panel Functions Explanation

functions listed below
Main Menu for E-mail Functions    For help configuring e-mail accounts, Go Here

Add / Remove Accounts
Use to create New Email Accounts, or delete accounts. Note: any accounts created need the full email address as a username when configuring your email program, i.e., bob@hostjax.com will have bob@hostjax.com as the username, not just info.

Outlook
(Express)
AutoConfig

Click this link to automatically configure Outlook or Outlook Express to send and receive mail for an account. Note: if you use dsl / cable hookup, this may not work properly.

Default Address
When we set up your account you are given a Username. This Username also becomes your default email address, or "Catch All" account. You can change your default email address here. Note: "Catch All" accounts only require the username when configuring your email program, i.e., default@yourdomain.com will only have default as the username.

Auto-Responders
First set up a new email account, then click this Icon to easily create an Auto-Responder for that email by filling in the Text Message box. You message will automatically be sent when you receive an email at that address.

Block an E-mail
Use this to block mail by setting up email filters. You can block email addresses, entire domains, or block mail with abusive keywords. Easy to set up, and very effective.

Email Forwarding
Use this function to have any email address automatically forwarded to another address, such as a hotmail account etc.

Email lists
Use this to set up email lists for subscription / newsletters / updates, etc. People can opt-in by entering their email address, which is automatically saved to an SQL database. Each list can hold up to 1000 addresses. .

Modify Mail Exchanger
(MX Entry) 
Use this function if you wish to split your mail ip address to another server so that domain is hosted on one DNS entry and the mail on another- Usually required when a large company wants to run and filter email on a dedicated server while having their domain name URL on a separate server.


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This function enables the Spam assassin program which will notify you of any suspected Spam Mail. See http://spamassassin.org/ for more details.

Note: Use the Block Email feature to eliminate Spam.

Use Web-Mail to send / receive email from any computer in the world with an internet connection. The interface is similar to Yahoo and Hotmail, with 3 choices:

  and  and

Control Panel Functions Explanation

functions listed below
Main Menu for Account Functions
 
Change main password

Use this to change the password for your account. Keep in mind you will also need to change the password on your FTP program to match, or you will not be able to upload any files. Make sure to write down your new password, and try not to pick one that is too easy. If you forget your password, we can always assign you a new one, but have no way of retrieving your lost password, once you have changed it.


Subdomains

 

Use this to create Sub domains inside your main account. A sub domain acts like a web site within a web site, complete with it's own web stats. This can be very effective to monitor traffic, keep your branding, or make addresses easily identified. If you wanted a sub domain for shopping, your address would be http://shopping.yourdomain.com


Subdomain Stats
Cpanel has 2 powerful programs that can be used to monitor your traffic / keywords / referrers, etc. to your Sub domains. Great for marketing analysis. Stats can be viewed in both Analog and graphical format using the popular Webalizer.


FTP account functions

Multiple FTP accounts are only available to users that have purchased a separate IP address with Multiple FTP login capabilities.

This is only offered to paying customers through our Upgrade Service.

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With the ftp account utility you can control ftp accounts for your users, or if your account has sub domain support you can add an ftp login for the sub domain. Note the ftp login/username will be the full email address automatically created, i.e., Ftp account called bob will have username of bob@yourdomain.com etc

Here you can change setting on how anonymous ftp users should be treated, and change the anonymous upload policy as well.

You can edit the anonymous ftp welcome message that users will see when they login to your ftp site.

This utility allows you to disconnect users or timed out ftp sessions


Custom Error Pages

SAMPLE
http://www.hostjax.com/404.shtml

 

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You can create custom error pages. Save each page as a web page with the .shtml extension. You can create them for the following:

Bad request - 400.shtml
Authorization Required - 401.shtml
Forbidden - 403.shtml
Wrong page - 404.shtml
Internal Server Error - 500.shtml

Parked Domains
This feature is new to Control Panel, and allows you to park Domains at your URL, Delete Parked Domains, and shows you a list of the current Domains that you have parked.

Addon Domains
This feature is also new to your Control Panel, and allows you to add on a new domain name, assign it a username/subdomain and password. You can also Delete Addon Domains, and see you a list of the current Domains that you have added.
Control Panel Functions Explanation

functions listed below
Main Menu for Access Functions

File Manager

You can use this to upload files to you site. This function will give you a list of all folders in your web space and then the option to view their properties, change permissions and delete them. Click on a Folder to navigate. Click on a Name to view its properties.

Note: This can be done much easier with any FTP Program, such as WS_FTP (Free)

 
Web Protect
(Password Protect
Directories)

Use this to prevent access to any folders in your website. You can easily add a Name to your Active Users List, assign that person a Username and Password, change their password, or delete a Name from your Active Users List.

Note: FrontPage users should do this from FrontPage.


Raw Access Logs 
If you are really serious about analyzing your web site traffic, you can download your Raw Access Logs to your local hard drive with one click. Files are in a GZ format and can be opened with WinZip, or interpreted with a Traffic Analyzer like WebLog Expert (free).

Download / Upload
Site backup file
Use this to generate/download a full backup of your website, or just today's Hompage backup. You can also download/backup SQL Databases, Aliases, and Filters. You can easily upload any of the backup files from your hard drive to restore your website, etc.

SSH Telnet
shell access
 

Use this feature to access your account through SSH / Telnet. Mainly for advanced web masters and no need to access this as a rule. For security reasons this feature is only available:If you provide us with a valid reason for needing shell access :

  • and with proof of proper ID and site certificate
  • $3 extra per month
  •  


Index Manager
The index manager will allow you to turn indexes on or off for a directory. If indexes are off, people will not be able to see what files are in a directory that lacks an index file.
Control Panel Functions Explanation

functions listed below
Main Menu for Advanced Functions

mySQL Databases

 
 

A website becomes a powerful tool when combined properly with databases. SQL stands for Structured Query Language. SQL is a international standard in querying and retrieving information from databases, and mySQL is the Open Source (free) version of it.

Use this to create a mySQL database by giving it a Name, adding a User, and Setting Permissions.

After that you can use to administer your databases.

To learn more about mySQL:

mySQL and PHP Tutorial is a good place to start

http://www.mysql.com/ is the Open Source website


Administer your
mySQL Databases
You can use phpMyAdmin to administrate your mySQL databases in a web based enviorment. For more information, faqs, examples, and forums visit their website at: http://www.phpmyadmin.net/

Cron jobs
The Cron Jobs Interface will allow you to run commands repeatedly at any time you specify. Just enter the command to run as well as which time to run the command.

 

Use this only if you have repetitive functions and you have a good understanding of coding.


Mime types

Mime types tell your browser how to handle files. Use this function to enable your site to handle different file extensions. There is usually no need to use this function, because most file types are already enabled.

Warning: Make sure you check the list of pre-existing Mime types before adding new ones, or your website may not work properly.


Apache handlers

Apache handlers tell the server how to handle files.
Use this to add custom apache handlers. This is rarely needed.

Warning: Changes can adversely alter the way your website functions.


Page Redirects
Use this function to instantly redirect a URL  from one page to any other web address. This is much better than a re-direct script, and will not be detected by search engines.

HotLink Protection
Use this to prevent Hot linking - which is when another web site owner links directly to one or more of your images or multimedia files and includes it on their web page. Not only is this theft of your intellectual property, you are paying for the bandwidth used by that site.
Control Panel Functions Explanation

functions listed below
Main Menu for Website Tools

Web Stats

Your Control Panel offers 5 kinds of web site statistics for traffic analysis, to assist you in monitoring visitors to and from your site, and making sure everything is running right.

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Analog Analog produces a simple summary of all the people who have visited your site. It is fast and provides great lightweight statistics
Webalizer Webalizer is a more complex stats program which produces a nice variety of charts and graphs about who has visited your site. This is probably the most popular stats engine available today.
Latest Visitors This will show you the last 300 visitors who came to your site, and some interesting information about them.
Bandwidth This will show how many bytes of transfer your account has done, if this feature is enabled. Due to system limitations this number maybe lower then actual usage.
Error Log This will show errors in your site, images not loading, missing files, etc. This is very useful for debugging a cgi script.


Chat Room
(Html Chat)
(Java Chat)

Your Control Panel offers 3 kinds of Chatrooms you can set up.


PHP MyChatroom

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Use to set up your choice of 3 different Chat Rooms

Html chat Put this html in your web page to make a chat room gateway:
<form target="entropy chat" action="http://yourdomain.com:2084/">
Nick Name: <input type="text" name="nick" value="">
<input type="hidden" name="channel" value="yourdomain.com">
<input type="submit" value="Enter Chat">
</form>

 

Java chat If you would prefer a java chat, just put the link below in any of your pages:
http://yourdomain.com/cgi-sys/mchat.cgi?channel=yourdomain.com

PHPMy Chat Installs an advanced PHP driven chat room.
Please be aware that installing a chat room will use one database. No coding required just follow the prompts and voila' - instant PHP coded chat room.

CGI Scripts

CGI is used to accomplish tasks which are not supported by basic HTML, such as a hit counter or guest book.

Installing CGI scripts can be a difficult task for a web novice, but your Control Panel makes it easy!

Pre-Installed CGI Scripts
We offer 11 pre-written scripts available free for your use, all with easy setup in your Control Panel.

HostingJacksonville
Plans all include a
Full Access CGI-BIN
for any CGI scripts !
Simple Cgi Wrapper This is a cgi wrapper that will allow you to run cgi scripts with your user id.
Random HTML This is a random html generator. It picks a html string out of a list and inserts it in an SSI enabled web page. This is useful for "Quote of the Moment", and other similar things.
Guest Book: This is a just a simple guest book for your visitors to view and sign.
Advanced Guest Book: This is a more advanced guest book.
Counter: You can create a counter to count how many visitors have been to your site.
Clock: This utility will create a real time java clock for your site.
Countdown: You can create a countdown box to countdown to a specified date.
CGI Email: cgi email can make nicely formatted forms output in email that has been submitted over the web.
Form Mail Clone: Form Mail-clone is a clone of Matt Wright's Form Mail .
Entropy Search: You can create a very effective search engine for your website.
Entropy Banner: Create a set of revolving banner images, normally used for advertising.

Network Tools

The Network Tools area has two available functions:

  • Domain Lookup - Allows you to look up information about a particular domain and it's Domain Name System details.
  • Trace Route - Allows you to trace the IP (Internet Protocol) route taken by your server to reach your current ISP (Internet Service Provider).

For More Network Tools visit:
http://www.network-tools.com/
and http://centralops.net/co/


Interchange Shopping cart

Your Control Panel offers
2 Shopping Carts


Agora Shopping Cart

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Interchange Shopping Cart: installs with one click! . . . requires 1 SQL database and 5 MB storage. This popular cart is very robust, fairly complicated, but installs a full featured Sample Storefront you can edit.

Full Documentation is at the Interchange Website - Their site mentions problems using their cart with Cpanel, but our server is running the proper SQL::Statement 0.1021

Agora Shopping Cart: installs with one click! . . . this cart offers less features, so configuring it is less demanding. Their website includes an Online Manual and Links to Shopping Sites that currently use the Agora cart.

Note: We do not offer support on shopping carts, but more info is available at Interchange Developers and Agora Online


Search engine Submission

Use this to submit your website to 6 search engines. If you want more traffic you can click here to Submit to 27 Search Engines Free.


FrontPage extensions
All our Hosting Plans come with FrontPage extensions already installed. You can easily manage your own FrontPage extensions by clicking on the Icon to uninstall them, re-install them, or re-calculate links. Warning: Installing or Uninstalling FrontPage extensions will result in the loss of all .htaccess files in your web area. Any directories you have protected with Web Protect will become unprotected until you re-protect them.

Set up the Bulletin Board

Use this to install a pre-made forum called XMB. The XMB Forum is a PHP web-based bulletin board that allows users to post questions and receive replies, all from their web browser.

Please be aware that installing a board will use one MySQL database (You must install the board in a top level directory. Example: 'http://yourdomain.com/forum' is a valid place to install the board 'http://yourdomain.com/user/rick/forum' is not.


Manage Open PGP keys
Use this function to install a pgp encrypted keyNote. OpenPGP is a tool for secure online communication. Your Control Panel uses GnuPG for its public-key cryptography so that users may communicate securely. You will first need to obtain a key via http://www.pgpi.org/ or http://www.pgp.com/

Block an IP Address
Use the IP Deny Manager to prevent users from accessing your site. You need to know what their IP Address is (example. 206.41.345.92), then you just add them to your list. You can also allow access by removing an Address from the IP Deny List.

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