Basic Hosting Getting Started Guide
This document provides information about the basic functions needed to utilize your new FreeBSD Basic
Web Site Hosting account. By studying these Help Documents you can become an expert administrator of your FreeBSD
Basic Hosting account.
Step 1: Connecting to iManager
- Start your Web browser.
- Type http://your-domain.com/imanager/ in the address bar, then press Enter
(replace "domain.com" with your domain name). The Account Login screen appears.
- Type your user ID and password in the appropriate text boxes.
- Click Log In. The iManager Main Menu screen appears with the Account Summary for your current
site displayed.
Note:The five main iManager windows are User Profile, File Manager,
Mail Manager, Maintain Mail accounts and Preferences.
Step 2: Understanding your directory structure
When you log in to your Control Panel as a user, you are in your home directory. The directory structure for
your account includes following subdirectory:
| Basic Hosting |
| Contents |
Directory |
Web Address |
| Web files |
/www/htdocs |
http://your-domain.com/ |
| FormMail.pl |
na |
/cgi-lib/FormMail.pl |
| Log Files |
/www/logs |
http://your-domain.com/logs/ |
| Urchin Traffic Reports |
/www/urchin |
http://your-domain.com/urchin/ |
| Basic Plus Hosting |
| Contents |
Directory |
Web Address |
| Web files |
/www/htdocs |
http://your-domain.com/ |
| CGI-BIN |
/www/cgi-bin |
http://your-domain.com/cgi-bin/ |
| Log Files |
/www/logs |
http://your-domain.com/logs/ |
| Urchin Traffic Reports |
/www/urchin |
http://your-domain.com/urchin/ |
Step 3: Uploading files with FTP
The File Transfer Protocol client is a program on your local
computer that transfers files from your local computer to a remote server on the Internet where the files are
stored.
Several free FTP programs are available on the Internet.
To upload files using a File Transfer Protocol (FTP) program:
- Start your Web browser.
- Search for "free ftp" in your favorite search engine.
- Go to the Web site that provides the FTP program you want, then follow the instructions
on the screen to download it onto your local computer.
Note: A tutorial is normally provided.
FTP programs normally display two panes: the file system of the local computer in the left
pane, and the file system of the remote site in the right pane. Most programs allow for two-way, drag-and-drop
transfer of files between source computers and destination computers.
- Follow the instructions provided with the FTP program to upload files.
To upload files with iManager:
- Start your Web browser.
- Log in to iManager.
- Click File Manager. File Manager displays a list of directories.
- Select the directory containing the file you want to upload, or type the path in the Jump Directly
to text box at the bottom of the window. Click Upload file.
- Type the path and file name on your local computer in the File Name on Your Computer text box; or click
Browse to find the file and select it.
- Type the remote file name at the end of the path in the Remote File Name text box, or leave it blank.
Note: If you leave the remote file name blank, File Manager retains
the name of the file from the local computer. If there is a path in the Remote File Name text box, do not
remove it.
- Upload file. File Manager uploads your file. A message appears confirming that the file
uploaded.
- To upload more files, repeat steps 4 through 7 for each file.
Step 4: Accessing Your e-mail account through POP3, or IMAP
iManager provides a user-friendly Web-based e-mail client. Your account is ready to use as it is, without further
configuration.
The POP protocol accesses a remote mail server that then downloads incoming e-mail to your computer. Think of a POP
account as a temporary holding bin for your e-mail. When it is prompted, the server then routes that mail to your
computer. E-mail is not stored on the remote server.
The IMAP protocol maintains your e-mail account on a remote server. You issue the commands to download, delete, flag,
forward, and store messages from your local computer, but your remote server does all the work. IMAP allows you to
access your e-mail from any computer; however, it occupies disk space that you might need for other purposes. To learn
more about e-mail and how it works, visit HowStuffWorks.
If you prefer to use Netscape Communicator, Outlook 2000, Eudora, or any of the other e-mail clients out there, you can
configure your account to use POP or IMAP. Depending on which version of an e-mail client you are using, actual
configuration steps may vary.
STEP 5: Viewing your e-mail through iManager
- Start your Web browser.
- Log in to iManager.
http://your-domain.com/imanager/
- Click Mail Manager. The Inbox folder appears.
- Click the e-mail message you want to read. The message appears on the screen.
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