Although Microsoft’s FrontPage software comes with the needed pre-installed extensions for support, it is still necessary for the administrator to enable the support extension on all the specific websites that the FrontPage will be developed in and used by a customer. It is imperative for a customer to have his Front Page support enabled if he will be using Microsoft FrontPage to create and further manage his website.

The tutorial below will show you how to enable front page support for a customer from within Plesk:

1. Login to Plesk.

2. Scroll down to the Domains group.

3. Start by clicking on the customer’s name from the domain name list.

4. Then click on the icon that says “Setup”.

5. This will lead you to the physical hosting setup page for the domain name chosen. Now scroll down again.

6. Click on the check box that says “FrontPage support”.

7. Next go to the FrontPage authoring line and click on the check box that says “enabled”.

8. Then on the next line that says “FrontPage Administrator’s Log-in”, enter a user or login name in the box provided.

9. Enter a password in the box that says “FrontPage Admin’s Password”.

10. Re-enter the password in the box that says “Confirm Password”.

11. Once again, scroll down when finished.

12. Click on the button that says “OK”.

13. That’s it. Front page support has been enabled for that specific domain name. Click on the link that says “Home” to return to the Main page.

14. This is the end of the tutorial. You now know how to enable Front page support for a customer’s domain name in Plesk. Be sure to tell the customer the username and password you have set for her.

15. Thank you for watching our demo. If you have any questions or comments just leave them below!

November 29, 2011 at 10:59 pm | No comment

Adding an email alias means that any email sent to the previous email address will automatically be forwarded to the email alias created. Email aliases are helpful in creating generic emails or in replacing long and hard-to-remember ones.

The tutorial below will show you how to create new email aliases, and how to edit and delete them from within Plesk:

1. Login to Plesk.

2. Click on the icon that says “Mail”.

3. Scroll the screen down.

4. From the Mail Names list, select the email address for which you want to add a new alias.

5. From the Tools Menu, select the icon that says “Add New Mail Alias”.

6. In the Mail Alias Form, enter the new email alias in the box provided that says Mail alias name.

7. Click on the button that says “OK”.

8. That’s it. An email alias name has now been added to the selected email address. Now scroll the screen down again.

9. You can always edit an existing email alias by clicking on it or you can delete it completely.

10. If you want to delete it, just select it by clicking on the check box found on the left side of the mail alias name. Then click on the button located above the name list that says “Remove Selected”.

11. A screen saying that the selected mail alias name will be removed will appear. Confirm the removal by clicking on the box found at the left side of the line that says “Confirm Removal”.

12. Then click on the button below that says “OK”.

13. The email alias that has been initially created from steps 1 to 8 has now been deleted. Now click on the icon that says “Home” to return to the Home page.

14. This is the end of the tutorial. You now know how to create new email aliases, how to edit them, and how to delete them.

15. Thank you for watching our demo. Please leave any questions or comments below!

November 28, 2011 at 10:51 pm | No comment

An email forwarder basically enables an email message sent to a certain email address to be re-sent or forwarded to one or several other email address. It can also be used to re-send groups of messages. Some people use an email forwarder if they want to keep their main email private or when they are regularly sending and receiving sensitive information, others use it because of the convenience it provides especially when constantly change ISPs.

The tutorial below will show you how to create an email forwarder from within Plesk:

1. Login to your Plesk control panel.

2. Select the icon that says “Mail”.

3. This will lead you to the mail names page for your domain. Now scroll your screen down.

4. Look for the Mail Names list then click on the email address you would like forwarded.

5. This will lead you to a new page and from the Tools group, click on the icon that says “Redirect”.

6. In the Redirect page, click on the check box that says “Redirect”.

7. Then in the box labeled “Redirect Address”, enter the email address where you want the email messages redirected or forwarded to.

8. Click on the icon found just below the Redirect address box that says “OK”.

9. That’s it. The new email forwarder has been set up so that emails sent to the previous email address will now be automatically forwarded to the new email address. Now click on the icon that says “Home” to return to the Main Menu.

10. This is the end of the demo. You now know how to set up new email forwarders or redirects from within Plesk. You can always return to this page if you want to set up more email forwarders.

11. Thank you for watching our tutorial.

November 27, 2011 at 10:44 pm | No comment

POP email is a protocol that allows a person to store and retrieve his email messages from a server. The POP and the IMAP are two of the most widely used email protocols with the POP having come up with several versions over the years.

The tutorial below will show you how to create a POP email account from within Plesk:

1. Login to Plesk.

2. From the Services group, click on the icon that says “Mail”.

3. Then click on the icon that says “Add New Mail Name” found in the Tools group.

4. This will lead you to a page where you will create your new POP email account. In the box that says “Mail Name”, enter the prefix of the new email address.

5. Then in the box that follows, enter a password.

6. Confirm this new password by re-entering it in the next box that says “Confirm Password”.

7. Now scroll the screen down.

8. To make the new email account a fully functional POP email account, make sure that the box that says “Mailbox” is checked. You can also set a specific mailbox quota in kilobytes if you wish to do so. Then click on the button below that says “OK” when you are finished.

9. That’s it. You have now created a POP email account. Now on the upper part of the page, click on the link that says “Mail”.

10. Scroll the screen down once again.

11. You will find the new POP email account you have just created in the Mail names list. You can now return to the Main page by clicking on the Home link.

12. This is the end of the tutorial. You now know how to create a POP email account from within Plesk.

13. Thank you for watching our tutorial.

November 26, 2011 at 10:38 pm | No comment

A MySQL database is simply a database that stores and receives data using the SQL language. MySQL is one of the most commonly used by website programs.

The tutorial below will show you how to create a MySQL database from within Plesk:

1. Login to Plesk.

2. From the Services menu, click on the icon that says “Databases”.

3. To create a new database, click on the icon that says “Add New Database”.

4. In the box that says “Database name”, enter the name for the new database.

5. Leave the database “Type” set to “MySQL”. Then click on the button that says “OK”.

6. That’s all there is to it. The new database has been created. Now, it is time to enter a new user to the database. Click on the icon that says “Add New Database User”.

7. In the box labeled “Database user name”, enter the user name for this new database user.

8. Create a new password for this new user in the “New Password” box.

9. Now confirm this password by re-entering it in the box that says “Confirm Password”.

10. Then click on the button found below that says “OK” when finished.

11. The new database user has been created and can be seen in the Database users name list. You can click on that user name if you want to edit or change the password. You can also delete that user name by clicking on the check box found beside the name, and then clicking on the icon found above that says “Remove Selected”. If you want to create additional database users, just click again on the icon that says “Add New Database User”. Then if you want to return to the Home page, just click on the icon that says “Home”.

12. This is the end of the tutorial. You now know how to create MySQL databases in Plesk, and how to add users to those databases.

13. Thank you for watching our demo. Please leave any questions or comments you may have below.

November 25, 2011 at 10:28 pm | No comment