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Hosting Control Panel Powers Websites for a Better Viewer Experience


Take control of your own website online with the powertools and utilities inside your Control Panel (CP) and give your website viewers a better experience. There are three main components to the CP:

  • Account Quick View: This section allows you to see basic account information, such as your username, your package, and your account status.
  • Resource Meter: Shows how much of your resources (such as email address, traffic, etc) you have used, and how much you have free.
  • Tool Kit: This section of the CP lists all the options available. Which options are available for use will depend upon which package has been chosen.

    add domain Add Domain is a feature for resellers only. With this tool, resellers set up new new hosting accounts and parked domains.

    add package Add Package is for adding options to your own Control Panel.>

    shopping cart Alacart Silver Shopping Cart is most useful if your store is very small, offering no more than about 20 products.

    CartXpress OSCommerce shopping cart CartXpress by OSCommerce is a fast, robust, feature-rich E-Commerce solution that is highly recommended. Its wide range of features allow you to build a shopping cart with unbeatable speed and ease of administration to sell an extensive array of products. Check out this site to see who's using this optional shopping cart software. We provide a free User's Guide and support with purchase.

    urchin ecommerce Urchin E-Commerce is an optional feature that adds two reports to Urchin’s interface. These are E-Commerce and Revenue Source. The E-Commerce Report will aid in analysis of revenue, product and visitor trends. The Revenue Source report correlates revenues against the various ways in which visitors find your site, and their locations. Urchin E-Commerce complements Urchin and is a great companion for CartXpress allowing you to obtain timely graphs and reports on your online ecommerce business. User's Guide and support provided with purchase.

    Anonymous FTP Anonymous FTP is a way for others to upload files to an incoming directory.

    asp ASP is available as an option. If you want to use Active Server Pages, we have Sun ONE (formerly ChiliSoft) installed on our special ASP server.

    archive manager Archive Manager will back up files on your site by compressing them.

    Change password Change Password changes the password for your account. This affects Control Panel, FTP and SSH access, but does not affect the passwords for any e-mail accounts you set up.

    counters Counter sets up a hit counter on your site so you can see how many times that page has been visited. This counter is displayed on the page and is easily set up in the style you prefer. You may also set the counter to begin counting at whatever number you want.

    ContentXpress ContentXpress is powered by Postnuke, a powerful content management system designed to foster online communities. Using the optional ContentXpress, you can quickly develop and deploy a content-rich website dedicated to your area of interest. You can then leverage built-in utilities to allow your visitors to become members who actively collaborate on the evolution of your enterprise. Comprehensive ContentXpress User Guide with purchase.

    dbXpress dbXpress is designed for the novice user who knows that he/she needs a database, but does not know anything about how to create tables, populate tables, etc. The program creates and populates pre-designed database templates. Allows manipulation of 11 DBXTemplates through GUI forms. Includes templates for Memberships, Contacts, Employees, Inventory Management, Collections of music, movies, recipes, Property Listings, Teacher/Student/Grades and more!

    java servlets Java Servlets provide Web developers with a simple, consistent mechanism for extending the functionality of a Web server and for accessing existing business systems. A servlet can almost be thought of as an applet that runs on the server side--without a face. Java servlets make many Web applications possible.

    Cron manager Cron Job Manager lets you set up cron jobs the easy way letting you determine when certain scripts will run. With this tool, you can set up commands that will run automatically at set intervals that you specify. By default, the run-time of each entry will be displayed in an easy-to-read (simple) format; however, you may choose to switch to a more advanced format. While viewing the entries in 'Advanced' mode, you will see exactly how they are formatted for Cron. .

    Error manager Error Manager is used to help you create custom error pages for your Web site.

    File manager File Manager allows you to upload files from your computer, create rename or delete files and directories on your web site, set permissions, and change the password for directories that you password-protected.
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    form mail Form Mail helps you set up an interactive contact form on your website so you can receive e-mail from your website visitors.

    FTP Manager FTP User Account Manager allows you to create and manage additional FTP users on your domain without giving them access to your Control Panel or main website. An FTP user is an additional login that will have access to one of your subdirectories.

    GeoTrust secure certificate GeoTrust QuickSSL Certificate secures Internet transactions with confidence. Purchasing and installing a secure certificate is quick and easy with our automation tools. GeoTrust will issue your QuickSSL certificate in about ten minutes through your CP!

    Change password Guest Book Manager lets you control posts to your guest book, and notifies you by email when someone signs your guestbook.

    HT dig ht://DigWebsite Search Engine is a complete indexing and searching system for a domain or intranet. This system covers the search needs for a single company, campus, or even a particular subsection of a website.

    Invision Power Board Invision Powerboard is an award-winning forum software and communications portal. Members can subscribe to topics and be notified when someone replies to that thread, send each other private messages, view statistics, and perform several other options. Moderators will be pleased to find a powerful administration control panel that includes the abilities to open, close, lock/unlock (pin/unpin), move and delete topics, as well edit and delete individual posts.

    mail manager to manage your own email accounts Mail Manager lets you create, manage, delete and set passwords for your email accounts. You may also set up forwards to other email addresses and create auto-responders.

    mailing list Mailing List allows you to create and manage your own mailing lists, which is an efficient way of communicating with many people at one time.

    mime types Mime Types Manager will allow new mime types to be added to your site.

    MS front page MS FrontPage activates FrontPage extensions if you are planning on using Microsoft's FrontPage, a separate software application.

    mysql database MySQL Database allows the automated setup of a MySQL database on your site.

    Net Builder Netbuilder is a full-featured web-based database management program, useful for home-office applications as well as large-scale corporate databases shared by many users. NetBuilder was designed to allow you to administer, manipulate and search your data from a web-based interface. NetBuilder can be used by both novice database users and experienced DBAs. It is possible to administer dozens of different databases, all from the same easy-to-use interface.

    network trouble shooter Network Trouble Shooter is a traceroute manager that can be used to trace the connection from your web site to the place where you are connecting from, or to another location on the Internet.

    newsletter Our Newsletter is available in your CP and features periodic updates and news.

    support Online Support provides direct help, support pages, control panel manual and a link to the Support Database.

    Park domain Parked Domain allows you to add and register another domain name that will point to your main site.

    pgp mail PGP Mail is also known as "Pretty Good Privacy." This tool provides you with instructions for using PGP Mail in forms on your site. This should be used in conjunction with the PGP and Formmail options.

    Poll Manager Poll Manager is an option that gives users the ability to create polls on their sites to get a better handle on how their viewers are thinking.

    protect directories Protect Directories is what you'd use to password-protect a directory on your site if you want to limit visitors to authorized users. Each protected directory can have multiple users, each with different passwords if you prefer.

    Quaranteen Manager Quaranteen Manager stops potentially harmful file attachments from reaching your inbox. Simply tell it what types of files you wish to keep out, and Quaranteen will stop them.

    redirect url Redirect URL allows you to redirect pages on your site to other locations.

    Resource meter Resource Meter shows usage details of disk space, email accounts, mailing lists and transfer data.

    site statistics Site Statistics are very useful to site owners and the http-analyze program, by Rent-A-Guru, is provided in your Control Panel. Raw log files can also be download from the server for use in recommended web site statistical analysis software, Faststats for your PC. (link is 10% off retail)

    Site Tool Box Site Tool Box is something to try after you've asked us to do a free mass submit to search engines. Our marketing experts also offer hand submits and Search Engine Optimization services with a discount for current hosting clients. The Site ToolBox in your CP can supplement your major marketing efforts.

    SiteXpress SiteXpress is the ultimate in web site creation software. Create professional web sites in no time at all. Choose from over 300 templates!

    Spam Guard Spam Guard Manager is a free tool that helps you tame your unwanted email and SPAM. Teach it to block certain words, phrases and email addresses, and it will serve you well.

    SpamVault SpamVault is powerful, flexible and unrelenting in its pursuit of SPAM. It will also stop viruses that have certain attachments.

    ssh SSH is the way to securely telnet into your site's server (uses RSA authentication and the SSH2 protocol).

    upgrade Upgrade CP is an option to add additional features or to upgrade your account.

    Urchin Urchin is an optional web analytics software package designed to analyze traffic for one or more websites and provide highly accurate, useful, easy-to-understand reports instantly.

    Virtual Name Servers Virtual Name Servers are used by resellers who want to roll their own, for example, ns.myownname.com and ns2.myownname.com. Available on Reseller Control Panels only.

    Web Mail Web Mail comes with all accounts. This gives you an easy way to access your email while away from the home computer. Also sets preferences and sorts through junk mail.

    Web Calendar Web Calendar Manager is a PHP calendar system that can be used by one or more persons. Once installed, the Administrator can log into the Web Calendar interface. It's great for scheduling activities. You may try the Web Calendar demo.

    search engine WebGlimpse Search Engine allows users to search your site for content.