Using Webhost Cpanel

Using webhost Cpanel is a convenient way to manage your webhost account. It is so easy to use that any computer user can use it and control his webhost environment. Some of the great features of Cpanel are listed below:

Site Tools: These tools are required to manage data and interface of a website. The key tools in use and available through Cpanel include Uninstall/Install FrontPage Extensions, tool for submission to search engines, Web Protect, error pages which can be customized, Redirects, MIME types editing capability, Apache handlers editing capability and Files Manager.

Email program: This allows you to add, delete and modify passwords for managing email accounts linked to the site. Along with this comes facility of using web-mail, mailing list management, filtering of spam, auto-replies, forwarding facility and several more features.

FTP: This module is for managing FTP accounts’ access details, anonymous controls, starting and ending FTP sessions, and modifying account functionality and other details.

Stats: Using web host Cpanel, you can even assess the efficiency and popularity statistics like traffic, average time on site etc of your website. These include Webalizer FTP and web stats, AW Stats, Analog stats, traffic statistics, bandwidth utilization and error log.

Backup: Backup is a critical feature which allows you to ensure disaster recovery in case of accidental data loss. The menu for backup management allows auto-backups and downloading from CPanel.

Advanced Stuff: These allow you to add, change or delete subdomains, alter redirects and record their Stats. Advanced Tools: These help you manage GPG keys, SSH access mechanisms and Cron jobs.

Several CGI Scripts are already installed such as Java Chat, phpMyChat, Secure FormMail clone, CGI email, Entropy Search, Entropy Banner, CGI Wrapper, Random HTML generator, Interchange Cart, Bulletin Board, Advanced Guestbook, Java Clock and Countdown Generator. Network tools that are available and can be used include Traceroute and DNS Lookup. In addition, tools for Database Management are also provided such as MySQL and phpMyAdmin.

Using Webhost Cpanel is pretty easy since it works with most browsers including Internet Explorere, Firefox, Opera and others. It also provides a lot of help related options for beginners, so that you'll never feel completely lost there.