These are the supporting features found on your cPanel. Click on each items to know what they are and how to use them :

File Manager
The File Manager allows you to manage your site through HTML, rather than an FTP tool or other third-party application. You can upload, create or delete files, organize files in folders, and change file permissions. While not as sophisticated as most FTP tools, File Manager is free and gives you all the basic functionality necessary to manage your site.

Note: All of the other topics in this section assume that you are already in File Manager.

To open and navigate in File Manager:

1. Click on the File Manager link in the Access Menu area.
2. Navigate by using the following:
   • Open a folder by clicking on the folder icon.
   • Go up a level by clicking on the Up one level link.
   • Use the path links at the top of the window to move up and down the path.
   • Select a folder, so as to view or modify its properties, by clicking on the folder name link.

Click here for details of using File Manager to upload files.

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WebProtect (Password protect directories)
You can protect directories within your site from browsers by using a password to protect them. This allows you to restrict material to only authorized users or store sensitive material online. This has the same appearance and effect as the password protection on cPanel.

To password protect a directory:

1. Click on the Web Protect link in the Account Settings area.
2. Navigate to the directory that you want to protect. Select a folder by clicking on the folder name link, or open a folder by clicking on the folder icon.
3. Click on the tick box next to the icon.
4. Enter the name that you want to appear in the Protected Resource Name field. This is optional and purely for the user's benefit.
5. Click on the button.

   Generally, you now need to add at least one authorized user to enable access to the directory. Refer to Adding an authorized user for more information.

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Raw Access Logs
You can download the raw access logs that contain all the recorded hit information that your site has received. These logs are only really useful if you have a preferred reporting tool that you prefer to use, rather than the variety of reporting tools presented in this section.

To download the raw access logs:

1. Click on the Raw Access Logs link in the Access Menu area.
2. Save the file to disk.

   Note: The access logs are in .gz (GZIP compression) format.

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Download/Upload backup file
The Backup area allows you to download the backup file of your web site. If your computer crashes, or your personal backups are destroyed, this allows you to recover your site in a convenient manner (you could also use FTP to download each file - more control, but it would take longer).

Important: You should keep your own backup copy of your web site as well. Do not rely solely on the backup provided by your web host. Having multiple backups in different locations provides security against permanently losing information.

Note: This one file includes everything - from web pages to images to scripts to access logs. A large site will have a large backup file, and will take some time to download.

Note: How often a backup is created is decided by your web host. Contact your hosting administrator for more details.

To download your web site backup file:

1. Click on the Backup link in the Access Menu area.
2. Click on the Download Today's Backup link to download today's backup file.
   

    

3. Save the file to disk.

   Note for Windows users: This file is in .tar.gz format (a GZIP archive file that contains a TAR archive file). This is a common archive format used on Unix machines, in the same way that .zip is a common Windows archive format. Most compression utilities should be able to uncompress a .tar.gz file.

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SSH/Telnet shell access
SSL stands for Secure Sockets Layer, which is a means of providing encrypted communications on the Internet. cPanel provides you with an online SSL Shell (an application) that allows you to log in to the Linux computer that is your web server and make changes at the server side. You use Telnet (the Internet standard protocol for remote login) commands through the SSL Shell to activate the web server.

Note: If you do not know exactly what you are doing, you can potentially cause problems on your web server. Please contact your hosting administrator if you are not sure how to use SSL.

Some useful links:

• Introduction to Linux commands - an easy introduction to using a Linux computer.
• Directory of Linux Commands - good reference site of Linux commands.
• MindTerm - an OpenSource Java SSL Shell used in cPanel.
• PuTTy - an excellent Telnet/SSL utility: small; fast; and free (for Windows).

To use the SSL Shell:

1. Click on the SSL Shell / Telnet link in the Access Menu area.

   Note: You need to have Java Applets enabled on your browser for the SSL Shell to start.

2. You are now in the SSL Shell window. Press the Enter key to logon. Please refer to the links at the beginning of this topic if you need more information about logging on and what you can do through the SSL Shell.

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Index Manager
The index manager will allow you to turn indexes on or off for a directory. If indexes are off, people will not be able to see what files are in a directory that lacks an index file.

Please select the folder you wish to protect by clicking on its name. You can navigate by clicking on icons.
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