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cPanel General Overview

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What this Article Covers?

This article will give you an over view of the different sections that are part of the cPanel control panel

Main Page:

Once you Login to cPanel you will be presented with a page that has a bunch of icons organized in to different sections.

Sections:

  • Files
  • Databases
  • Email
  • Top Applications
  • Metrics
  • Security
  • Software
  • Advanced
  • Preferences

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File Manager

Use the File Manager interface to manage your files. This feature allows you to upload, create, remove, and edit files without the need for FTP or other third-party applications

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Disk Usage

Use the Disk Usage interface to scan your disk and view a graphical overview of your account’s available space. This feature can help you to manage your disk space usage.

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FTP Connections

Use the FTP Connections interface to view current connections to your site via FTP. Terminate FTP connections to prevent unauthorized or unwanted file access.

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File & Directory Restoration

Use the File and Directory Restoration interface to restore items from backed-up files.

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Images

Use the Images interface to manage your images. You can view and resize images, or use this feature to convert image file types.

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Web Disk

Use the Web Disk feature to access to your website’s files as if they were a local drive on your computer.

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Anonymous FTP

Use the Anonymous FTP interface to allow users to connect to your FTP directory without a password. Use of this feature may cause security risks.

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Backup Wizard

Use the Backup Wizard interface as a step-by-step guide to assist you in backup creation.

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Directory Privacy

Use the Directory Privacy interface to limit access to certain resources on your website. Enable this feature to password-protect specific directories that you do not want to allow visitors to access.

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FTP Accounts

Use the FTP Accounts interface to manage File Transfer Protocol (FTP) accounts.

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Backup

Use the Backup interface to back up your website. This feature allows you to download a zipped copy of your cPanel account’s contents (home directory, databases, email forwarders, and email filters) to your computer.

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Git™ Version Control

Use the Git Version Control interface to host Git repositories on your cPanel account.

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phpMyAdmin

phpMyAdmin is a third-party tool that you can use to manipulate MySQL databases. For more information about how to use phpMyAdmin, visit the phpMyAdmin website.

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Remote MySQL®

Use the Remote MySQL interface to configure databases that users can access remotely. Use this feature if you want to allow applications (for example, bulletin boards, shopping carts, or guestbooks) on other servers to access your databases.

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MySQL® Databases

Use the MySQL Databases interface to manage large amounts of information on your websites. Many web-based applications (for example, bulletin boards, content management systems, and online retail shops) require database access.

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MySQL® Database Wizard

Use the MySQL Database Wizard interface to manage large amounts of information on your websites with a step-by-step guide. Many web-based applications (for example, bulletin boards, content management systems, and online retail shops) require database access.

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Site Publisher

Use the Site Publisher interface to quickly create simple websites from a variety of templates. You can use this feature, for example, to ensure that visitors can find your contact information while you design a more elaborate website.

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Aliases

Use the Aliases interface to create domain aliases. Domain Aliases allow you to point additional domain names to your account’s existing domains. This allows users to reach your website if they enter the pointed domain URL in their browsers.

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Addon Domains

Use the Addon Domains interface to add more domains to your account. Each addon domain possesses its own files and will appear as a separate website to your visitors.

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Redirects

Use the Redirects interface to make a specific webpage redirect to another webpage and display its contents. This allows users to access a page with a long URL through a page with a shorter, more memorable URL.

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Subdomains

Subdomains are subsections of your website that can exist as a new website without a new domain name. Use this interface to create memorable URLs for different content areas of your site. For example, you can create a subdomain for your blog that visitors can access through blog.example.com and www.example.com/blog.

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Zone Editor

Use the Zone Editor interface to add, edit, and remove A, AAAA, CNAME, SRV, MX, and TXT DNS records.

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