Web mail is known to be one of the best web tools on the Internet. It enables the user to send, receive and manage emails using a web browser. It is different from a traditional email wherein every user configures an email client on one computer. Therefore, their only access to their email is through one particular computer only which is located in one specific location. The web mail on the other hand, is located up centrally, enabling access from any location through the use of internet.

Web mail has become widely accepted and well known. Web mail services are generally provided for free. Basically, these companies present their services for free to attract users to continue returning back to their site. Most of the users check their email regularly. The larger the number of visitors on the website, the more proceeds a company can get to promote their advertisements.

The following instructions can help the user to know how to use the Web mail from within the Direct Admin:

1. Log in to Direct Admin.

2. To start the process of knowing how to use Web Mail for accessing email from within Direct Admin, click the Web Mail icon in the Direct Admin interface.

3. Log in to Web Mail using your complete POP mail address and provide the password.

4. Then, click the “Log in” button.

5. You will see the main screen of the SquirrelMail which shows the contents of the main inbox.

6. Click the Options link.

7. On the Option page, various options for configuring your webmail are displayed. These are Personal Information, Display Preferences, Message Highlighting, Folder Preferences and Index Order. Try to alter the given options.

8. Now, click the Folders link. This page allows you to create or remove folders and sub-folders, which enables you to organize well your email messages.

9. To create a new folder, enter a new folder name in the blank box provided. Then, click the “Create” button.

10. To see the new folder you just created in the folder’s list, click the “Refresh folder list” link.

11. You will now see the folder you just created. You can create as many folders as you want.

12. Then click the Addresses link. SquirrelMail comes with an Address Book which you can use to store frequently used email-adds.

13. Scroll down. Now, try to add an email address to the address book.

14. Provide the Nickname, E-mail Address, First Name, Last Name and Additional Information in the blank boxes provided.

15. After that, click the “Add Address” button.

16. You will now see the new address that has been added to the address book. Then try to delete the address from the Address book.

17. Check the box provided. Then, click the “Delete Selected” button.

18. To send an email, click the Compose link.

19. To select an address from the Address book, click the “Addresses” button.

20. Select the address to send a message to.

21. Then, click the “Use Address” button.

22. The email address is inserted automatically into the “To” field.

23. Fill in the rest of the details (the Cc: field and your message).

24. Scroll down. And click the “Send” button.

25. The message has been successfully sent.

26. Click the “sent” link to see the message that you just sent.

27. You will now see the list of email addresses and the message that you just sent. Then, go back to the INBOX.

28. Try to remove the message. Check the box provided.

29. Then, click the “Delete” button.

30. To move the message to the folder you created earlier, check the box provided.

31. Select the Temp Folder in the “Move Selected To” options.

32. Click the “Move” button.

33. The message has been successfully moved to the Temp Folder.

34. To see if the message is there, click the Temp Folder located on the left side of the page.

35. You will see that the message is located in the said folder.

36. When finished using the webmail, click the Sign Out link located at the upper right corner of the page for security reasons.

37. This is the end of the tutorial. You know now how to use Web Mail from within the Direct Admin.

38. Thank you for watching the demo on how to use webmail in direct admin.

August 26, 2011 at 6:41 pm | No comment

Web technologies have improved and are more accessible. This is because of the range of functional File Manager tools offered on the internet nowadays. Today, all users with basic know-how of technical abilities can do file management or operations easily. Through the use of an instinctive interface, the File Manager provides an excellent alternative as a largely known data transfer device.

To be precise, a file manager is a computer program that can work with various file formats. Most of the File Manager devices provided nowadays contain one fundamental feature. There are tools that have been installed to provide users an instinctive file management environment. It enables a really simple association of files into separate folders and attaining a sequential ordered file system. With the use of this web-based File Manager interface, every user is permitted to perform a large option of file management operations. These are to create, rename, delete, set-up files and other functions.

Moreover, users can check out any kind of file by doing view, open and other operations. Except for common file manipulation operations, the File Manager tool also enables the user to modify permissions for particular files.

The following steps can help you know how to use the File Manager properly:

1. Log in to Direct Admin.

2. Click the File Manager Link on the Direct Admin interface to start exploring how to use the File Manager.

3. Then, it will show the page where one can upload files, rename and delete files, and many other functions.

4. The website file can be found in the public_html folder.

5. Click the public_html folder.

6. All the files located in that folder can now be seen.

7. To create a new folder, scroll down.

8. Enter the name of the new folder in the blank box provided below the page.

9. Then click the “Create” button.

10. Scroll Down. The list of all the folders and the folder that you have been created can be seen in this page.

11. To rename the folder, click the “Rename” option.

12. Then, enter the new name of the folder in the blank box provided.

13. After that, click the “Rename” button.

14. Scroll down.

15. You will see that the folder has been successfully renamed.

16. Now, try to remove the folder you have been created. To delete the folder, check the blank box provided.

17. Scroll down. Click the “Delete” button.

18. Click the “Ok” button to confirm that you want to delete the folder.

19. The folder has been deleted. Now, let’s learn how to upload files in the hosting account.

20. Select the folder where you want to upload file. Click the folder.

21. Scroll down. Below the page, click the “Upload Files to Current Directory”.

22. Then, you will see the page where you can use the browse button to find the files that you want to upload from your computer.

23. Click the “Browse” button and select the file that you want to upload.

24. Then click the “Open” button. If you want to upload another file just repeat the process.

25. Once you have selected all the files you want to upload, click the “Upload Files” button.

26. You will now see a confirmation that the file has been uploaded to the hosting account. Then, select the “Click here to Go back”.

27. Now, try to change the permission of the file you have been uploaded. Check the blank box provided to select the file.

28. Enter the new permissions in the blank box provided. Then click the “Set Permission” button.

29. You will see that the file permission has been changed.

30. Now, try to delete the file. Check again the blank box provided. Then, Click the “Delete” button.

31. Click the “Ok” button to confirm the deletion of the file.

32. The file has been removed. Click the Home button located at the upper left corner of the page to go back to the Home page.

33. This is the end of the demo. You know now how to use the File Manager to upload, create, rename files and folders and setting up file permissions. Don’t forget to click the Log out button when you’re finished for security reasons.

August 25, 2011 at 1:03 am | No comment

In this web hosting tutorial, you will learn how easy it is to manage your programs and scripts using Installatron. Installatron is a premier plug-in program that automatically installs and automatically upgrades components of web hosting systems control panel. It was first released in 2004 and throughout the years, it has aimed to provide its most stable version for a wide range of web hosting services all over the world. Its powerful, automatic features instantly install and upgrade in order to maintain the best scripts and applications available on the web. It is available to various web hosting panels such as DirectAdmin, Interworx, Plesk Panel for Windows and Linux, cPanel/WHM, Kloxo/LxAdmin and cPanel Enkompass. Installatron provides your users with the best and high-quality applications for an easy, trouble-free navigation. All applications are regularly updated and tested to make sure they are available in their latest versions. Users are advised through notification emails if there are newer versions of the applications they have installed. With its upgrade wizard, upgrading your scripts to the latest ones is much easier. Users can even create a backup while upgrading their applications.

Below is a detailed guide in this web hosting tutorial that will help you use Installatron in Direct Admin:

1. Log into Direct Admin.

2. To use Installatron, scroll down.

3. Click the Installatron link.

4. Installatron is an auto-installer program that allows the user to install multiple free programs and scripts with just a few clicks. The scripts that can be installed are listed on the right side of the main Installatron page. To view the complete list of available programs, scroll down.

5. Scroll down again to view more programs on the list.

6. Scroll down again to view the next available programs.

7. There are 50 available programs through Installatron.

8. Install one of the scripts in your account. Select the b2evolution blog by clicking on it.

9. Scroll down.

10. The b2evolution page will load and displays information about the script you are going to install. To install the script for b2evolution, click on the New Install button.

11. Scroll down.

12. This installation requires an existing MySQL database, so make sure one is already available before proceeding with this step. Enter an Admin password on the appropriate field.

13. Type the password and scroll down.

14. Agree to the scripts Terms of Usage by clicking the checkbox.

15. Click the Install button when ready.

16. Scroll down.

17. Click the Configure button.

18. Scroll down.

19. To complete the installation, click on the Go button.

20. Once the installation for b2evolution is complete, scroll down.

21. To begin using the program, you can click the log in link below the page. Close the window and return to the installation screen.

22. Click on the Finalize button.

23. Click OK upon the prompt.

24. Administer your b2evolution installation by clicking on the Admin button.

25. This is the end of the demo. You now know how to use Installatron to install dozens of free scripts into your account. Remember that in most cases, you’ll need to make sure you have at least one available MySQL database for successful script installations.

26. Thank you for watching this tutorial. Be sure to let us know if you have any questions.

Installatron simplifies the method of hosting a number of web applications at the same time. It covers a lot of application categories like blogs, photo sharing, wikis, shopping cart programs and web content. While following this web hosting tutorial, you may also begin upgrading and installing the applications you want to use.

August 24, 2011 at 12:41 am | No comment

Most people take measures to backup all important files and sensitive data from their computers to a hard disk and for someone who recently put up a site, a web hosting tutorial will teach you the importance of backing up data. Whether these are web pages, system files, pictures and MySQL databases, backups should be done regularly. Backing up your site starts with your web hosting service, so prior to having its servers host your site, you may review what features are available, particularly its backup functions.

In this web hosting tutorial, you may follow the steps listed below in order to backup all the contents of your account using Direct Admin:

1. Log in to Direct Admin.

2. To backup your files, click on the Create Restore Backups link.

3. Once you are on the main back up screen, you can select specific portions of the account that you want to backup. You may leave everything checked if you intend to backup your whole account. Scroll down.

4. Create a backup of your account by clicking the Create backup button.

5. Scroll down. Your files are now backed up.

6. Scroll down to download the latest backup.
7. Click on the link Download the latest backup to your computer.

8. Click Save on the File Download prompt.

9. Click Save again on Save As prompt.

10. When the download is complete, click Close.

11. To take a look at the backups, click on the list of your current backups stored in your hosting account.

12. Backups are listed on the backups folder of File manager. Click the Home icon.

13. Go back to Create/restore backups.

14. Scroll down.

15. To restore files from a backup, select a file to restore from the list.

16. Select the file.

17. Click on the Select Restore Options button to restore the files.

18. You can choose to restore only part of the account by unmarking the boxes next to the items you don’t want to restore. Scroll down.

19. Click the Restore selected items button to restore the entire account.

20. Scroll down to check if your account is successfully restored.

21. To restore the backup we previously saved to our computer, click on the link for your current backups to go back to File Manager.

22. Scroll down.

23. Click Upload files to current directory button.

24. Locate the backup file from your computer.

25. Click the file open.

26. Click the upload files button.

27. That’s it! The backup file has been uploaded to the server that can be used to restore your account.

28. This is the end of the demo. You now know how to backup your account to the server, or to your own computer and how to restore previously saved backups from the server or from your computer.

29. Thank you for watching this tutorial. Be sure to let us know if you have any questions.

Backing up the contents of your website can save you from the hassle of trying to recover data that have been corrupted, lost or tampered with by other unauthorized users. Whether you choose to do the procedure above or save them on an external medium, you can easily access everything that you backed up. In cases of down time, you can restore all data from your backup files and have your pages available for your visitors or customers to see. This web hosting tutorial teaches you exactly how to do it in Direct Admin so you can schedule regular backups to ensure the security of all information on your website.

August 23, 2011 at 11:44 pm | 1 comment

A Secure Socket Layer (SSL) protocol is a means of ensuring that a transaction you are about to undertake is secure. Hence, web pages are equipped with SSL Certificates so as to determine the identity of the party at the other end of a transaction.

In this tutorial, you will learn how to purchase and install an SSL Certificate for your webpage using Direct Admin:

1. Log in to Direct Admin. Logging in to Direct Admin will take you to main Direct Admin screen.

2. Scroll down.

3. Click the SSL Certificates link.

4. You are taken to the SSL Certificates Screen. This page displays your current SSL certificate and allows you install a new one. Keep in mind that you must have an account that uses a dedicated IP address to install an SSL Certificate. If you do not have this type of IP address, this page would return an error.
Next, scroll down.

5. Before you can install an SSL Certificate, you must first create a Certificate Request. This request is then sent to an SSL Certificate Vendor so that you can purchase a certificate.

6. Start creating an SSL Certificate Request by clicking the second option.

7. Click the Create a Certificate Request option.

Next, enter the details of your company for the certificate.

8. First, type in your country’s 2 Letter Country Code in the space provided.

9. Second, type in your State or Province in the space provided.

10. Third, type in your City in the space provided.

11. Fourth, type in your Company in the space provided.

12. Fifth, type in your Company Division in the space provided.

13. Sixth, type in your E-mail Address in the space provided.

Next, scroll down.

14. Click the Save button if you are done entering your company details.

15. You are taken to a page that displays your generated SSL Certificate Request.

Next, Copy the generated SSL Certificate Request. Use this request in your SSL Certificate Vendor’s order form to purchase your SSL certificate.

16. Once you’ve purchased your SSL Certificate, you can now go back to the SSL Certificates Screen.

17. Scroll down.

18. You now have to paste your newly purchased SSL Certificate below the Private Key.

19. Click the Paste a Pre-generated Certificate and Key option.

20. Scroll down to the end of the written text found under this option. Here, you will see the phrase:

—–END RSA PRIVATE KEY —–

You should paste your newly purchased SSL Certificate below this phrase.

21. Click the Save button to install your newly purchased SSL Certificate.

Next, scroll up to the top of the page.

22. Click the Home icon.

23. You have reached the end of this demo. You should now be aware of how to purchase and install your own SSL Certificate. Keep in mind that you need to have an account that uses a dedicated IP address before you can install an SSL Certificate for your domain.

24. Thank you for watching this tutorial. If you have any more questions, feel free to let us know. You can reach us by leaving a comment below.

August 22, 2011 at 11:22 pm | No comment