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Installing Wordpress in cPanel

admin — Sun, 15 Aug 2010 05:23:23 +0000

The blog can no longer be called a fad, as it is more like a phenomenon. Blogs have gone from small platforms to complete websites with all the works. They are used by a range of demographics from teens and adults to freelance writers and well known online entities. Many have used the blog as their vehicle to success. Some have even gone on to say that no business should be without one. Thanks to web hosting technology, blogs are no longer limited to their respective development community.

Control panels are powerful web hosting tools that enable users to build and administer their site with ease. cPanel is regarded as one of the best and is currently the most widely installed. This control panel is known for being user-friendly with a plethora of features. cPanel allows you to manage your emails, set up domains, view web stats, backup data and much more right from the interface. It also gives you the ability implement a variety of scripts to create message forums, chat rooms and even blogging software.

In this tutorial you learn how to install the popular Wordpress blogging software in cPanel by way of the Fantastico script installer. If you make use of another control panel, we suggest referring to the Wordpress website for more details.

Getting Started

After logging into the cPanel account, click on the “Fantastico” icon. When that window opens, open the “Full List” menu and click the “Wordpress” link in the “Blogs” category. A separate page for Wordpress will open giving a short description on what the program is about. After verifying that the server has adequate space, you will click on a link that reads “New Installation”.

Your next step is to make a few essential configurations, starting with the installation location. Your options are “Install on Domain” and “Install in Directory”. If you want to install Wordpress on your domain, access the drop-down menu and select the appropriate name. If want to install it on the root of your domain, leave the “Install in Directory” section blank. For example, if you want to access Wordpress in a different directory such as “blog”, you would type something like this into the field: http://mysite.com/blog.

After determining where to install the program, you will then need to assign a username and password, the credentials that will allow you to access the back-end of Wordpress. Enter the following information into the main configuration section:

Administrative nickname: This is the name that will be display on your Wordpress administrative account

Administrative email: The email account where you want to receive administrative messages

Site name: The URL that represents your website

Description: A short description that describes your website

Once you have entered this information, click on the “install” button. From there the installation will notify you of the updates that were made. After clicking the “Finish Installation” button you’re done. You then have the option of sending the details to a particular email account or returning to the overview section.

Tips on Reducing Spam

admin — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 00:34:07 +0000

#1 – In cPanel, set the default address to :fail:

This means that you must have a POP3 account or Mail Forwarder setup for every address@yourdomain.com that you actually want to receive mail at. Any other address@yourdomain will fail. (Which is good, because spammers usually target random email addresses).

#2 – Do NOT use any common email addresses. This includes (accounting, billing, sales, support, webmaster, abuse, ect… ect…)

Instead of having a POP3 or Fowarder for common addresses, setup an auto-responder instead. Your autoresponder could have a message similar to the following:

Quote:

Were sorry, your message was NOT received. Due to the large amount of spam sent to common email addresses, sales@yourdomain.com is no longer a valid address.If you are trying to reach the sales department, please email salesdept@yourdomain.com

This let’s people who are really trying to reach you know the proper address to send mail to. Luckily spammers usually use fake addresses, and will never see the auto-reply.

#3 – If you want to list your email address on your website, make it an image. Spammers sometimes use automated software that searches web sites for email addresses. Luckily their software can not read email addresses if there an image.

#4 – Be cautious when filling out forms on the web. Alot of offers on the web are really just an attempt to get your email address. So if you don’t fully trust a company, don’t give them your email address. If you really want to give an email address to an untrusted company, create a yahoo or gmail account.

What are file and folder permissions?

admin — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 08:41:14 +0000

Owner = the files users (you)
Group = the files group
Others = others

Permissions Definitions:

r = read access
x = execute access
w = write access

Numerical Definitions:

r = 4
w = 2
x = 1

You will come to recognize, if you do not already, Chmod as a word used for changing Permissions from within Telnet or your FTP client.

Some scripts will tell you to chmod 775 (for example). When using the numeric system, the code for permissions is as follows:

4 + 2 + 1 (rwx) = 7

The first number applies to Owner, the second number applies to Group, and the third number applies to Others. Therefore the first 7 of the chmod 775 tells Unix to change the Owner’s permissions to rxw (because r=4 + w=2 + x=1 adds up to 7, this giving the Owner Read, Write, and Execute Permission. The second 7 applies to the group, this giving the Group Read, Write, and Execute Permission, and the last number 5, refers to Others (4 + 1= 5), giving Others only Read and Execute Permission. The permissions for chmod 775 look like this:

-rwxr-xr-x

Permissions are always broken up into three groups of letters, however if there is a dash, this dash simply means that Permission wasn’t given for that particular function, for example in the chmod 775, Permission to Write was not given to Others.

Remember: the first 3 letters always apply to Owner, the second 3 apply to Group, and the third 3 apply to Others. This is explained by ehostpros.com web Hosting support team.

What is IP Deny Manager

admin — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 01:41:26 +0000

The IP Deny Manager enables you to block access to your website from specific IP addresses. This is useful to remove nuisance surfers who use a large amount of bandwidth or to prevent hotlinking to your site (refer to HotLink Prevention for more information about hotlinking).

To add an IP address to the IP Deny Manager:

Click on the IP Deny Manager button on the home page.
Enter the IP address that you want to block in the IP Address field.
Click on the Add button.

That’s it and you are done.

How do i Backup and Restore my site ?

admin — Mon, 24 May 2010 06:39:44 +0000

You can take site backups very easily from cpanel-

SITE BACKUP:

1)Login to cpanel

2) Click on “Backup” Icon

3) You can see lot of options on this screen.

If you want to take complete site backup including emails click on “Download Today’s Home Backup” Link and save.

SITE RESTORE:

To restore site choose “Restore a Home Backup” and browse backup file. It should be tar.gz extension file. Then hit restore button.

Your site will be restored as per backup.