Sometimes, most people who manage websites likes to transfer their domain names to a new domain registrar. With OpenSRS, account holders who wish to transfer their domain name(s) is possible, however you have to make sure that the domain name is unlocked so that it can be transferred out of the registry.

To learn how to transfer domain names away from OpenSRS, the instructions below will guide you through the process:

1. Enter your Domain Name on the box. Be sure not to include www. as part of the domain name.

2. Enter your OpenSRS User Name.

3. Enter your OpenSRS password.

4. Click Manage Domain button.

5. You will now be directed to your OpenSRS account home page.

6. Click the Domain Locking link.

7. Scroll down to view the details about the domain name. You will now see that the current domain name is unlocked and it can be transferred away from the registrar to a registry that you want to use. A note can also be seen on the bottom that says that locking the domain is disabled and if we wish to change the locking status of the domain name, we have to contact our domain supplier for further assistance.

8. Click the Log Out link when you’re finished.

9. This is the end of the demo.

10. Thank you for watching the video tutorial; if you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask.

August 19, 2011 at 7:12 pm | No comment

As a host and administrator, it is important for you to be able to keep in touch with your clients. But because there are other aspects of our lives other than work and business, being away on vacations is a possibility that is not so improbable. Being able to inform your clients that you are away should they have some concerns is essential in cases like this.

This tutorial will teach you how to make vacation messages in Direct Admin that will automatically be sent should someone try to contact you through email:

1. Log in to Direct Admin.

2. Scroll down your Direct Admin main page until you reach the E-mail Management tool.

3. Once you have located your E-mail Management tool, click the Vacation Messages link under it.

4. The link will redirect you to a page where current vacation messages are displayed and new vacation messages can be created. No data will be shown if you have no current vacation messages that are setup.

5. Start setting up a vacation message by clicking the Set Vacation Message link found at the upper right portion of the page.

6. Clicking the link will bring you to a page where you can start typing your own vacation message. Scroll down the page.

7. The dropdown menu under the Vacation Account lets you choose the email address for which you want your vacation message to be setup.

8. Choose the email address that you want to use from the dropdown menu.

9. After choosing your email, you may start composing the actual body of your vacation message in the box provided.

10. Type in your actual vacation message in the space provided.

11. Once you are done with the body of the message, you can now start setting the start and end days of your vacation period.

12. Set the start of your vacation by choosing the appropriate month, day and year from the dropdown menus.

13. Do the same for the end time of your vacation.

14. When you have finished composing the message as well as setting the timeline, click the Create button at the bottom of the page.

15. You have now successfully setup your vacation message. This message will automatically be sent to anyone who emails you during your vacation period.

16. To delete your vacation message, click the box corresponding to your message.

17. After choosing your message, click the “Delete Selected” button.

18. Return to your Direct Admin main page. You now know how to setup your own vacation messages.

19. Thank you for watching this demo on how to setup vacation messages in Direct Admin.

August 18, 2011 at 10:35 pm | No comment

Spam and stray mail can be very bothersome especially for those who rely on communications made through e-mail. Most e-mail service providers offer their clients the ability to set and manage filters for their accounts. This makes sorting out the important emails and filtering out spam faster and easier. In Direct Admin, it is also possible for a client to set filters and even delete existing ones.

This tutorial will provide you with a step-by-step guide on how to create spam filters in Direct Admin:

1. Log in to Direct Admin.

2. Scroll down your Direct Admin main page until you reach the E-mail Management tool.

3. Under the E-mail Management tool, you will find the SPAM filters link. Click it to start managing your SPAM filters.

4. You will be redirected to the main E-mail Filter screen. Here you can enter several different types of filters for your account.

5. Block and e-mail from a specific sender by entering the address that you want blocked on the space provided.

6. After you have entered the e-mail address that you want to block, click the “Block” button that you will see beside the box intended for the e-mail address.

7. You can also block an e-mail coming from an entire domain. Enter the domain that you want to block from your e-mails in the space provided.

8. After you have entered the domain, click the “Block” button found beside it.

9. Click the “Enable” button corresponding to the Adult Filter to activate it.

10. Emails that match your filter criteria can either be dropped or sent to a spam box instead. Send the e-mails that match your filter criteria to the spam box by choosing the spam box option found in the form.

11. Once you have set the action for the filter matches, click the “save” button beside it.

12. You can also remove existing filters through this e-mail filter screen. Try removing the filter that you have just created by checking the box corresponding to the filters that you want to delete.

13. Once you are finished selecting the filters, click the “Delete Selected” button.

14. Your filters have been deleted. Click the Home icon found at the upper portion of the page to go back to your Direct Admin main page.

15. You now know how to create and remove e-mail filters from Direct Admin.

16. Thank you for watching this demo on how to create spam filters in Direct Admin.

August 17, 2011 at 10:27 pm | No comment

Database management systems like MySQL provide means for many users within a network to access a number of databases. Many projects that need to have some form of database management system often make use of MySQL. Many web applications have utilized MySQL in their systems.

This tutorial will teach you how to create a MySQL database for your account using Direct Admin:

1. Log in to Direct Admin.

2. Under the “Your Account” tool, look for the “MySQL Management” link.

3. Click the “MySQL Management” link to access the main MySQL database screen. Here you can create new databases or manage your existing ones.

4. On the upper portion of the screen, you will find the “Create new Database” link. Click this link to start creating a new database.

5. Create a name for your new database by entering a database name on the space provided.

6. Set a database username for your new database too. Just enter a database username on the blank provided.

7. Enter your desired database username password on the space allotted for it.

8. Confirm your password by entering it again on the space given.

9. If you are done setting up the previous information, you may now click the “Create” button at the lower left portion of the form.

10. You have now successfully created your new database. Within this page, you will also find the values you need to connect to the database through a program or script.

11. Go back to the database page by clicking “HERE” found at the bottom of the page. This will take you to the database page where you can create new databases or modify existing ones.

12. Your newly created database will be shown in this page. Click on your new database to access it.

13. After choosing the database, click the “modify privileges” link found on the page of your new database. The link will take you to the page where you can limit access to specific users and modify some settings for your database. However, these settings usually don’t need further modifications.

14. Go through the specifications found on the page but leave everything unchanged for now. Once your done, click the “Save” button.

15. Go back to your Direct Admin main page. You now know how to create mySQL databases and modify user preferences for each database.

16. Thank you for watching this demo on how to create a MySQL database in Direct Admin.

August 16, 2011 at 10:16 pm | No comment

Customizing a logo can be as easier than you think in WHM.

In order to replace a customer’s cPanel logo with your own, you must follow these steps:

1. Using cPanel Branding in WHM.

2. Log in to WHM. Click the cPanel link.

3. Click the Branding link.

4. This is the main cPanel branding page. It has lots of information on how to incorporate branding into your customer’s cPanel so that it will be your logo they see instead of a cPanel logo. We can brand any of the following cPanel themes with our own logo. Select the monsoon theme.

5. After selecting the monsoon theme, scroll down.

6. On this page you will see the two logos that you can replace with your own logos in the monsoon theme.

7. Scroll over to the far right.

8. From here, you can upload new logos to replace the existing red and blue monsoon logos. Browse to the location of the new logo then click the Upload button. The new logo will replace the old one and you will have successfully branded cPanel so your customer will see your logo instead of the standard cPanel logo.

9. This is the end of the tutorial. You now know how to use cPanel branding to replace the standard cPanel logo with your own.

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

August 16, 2011 at 7:03 pm | No comment