Common Questions

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 customize my web site's Error Pages?
How do I create custom MIME Types?

Backups:

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

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?

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 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 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?