Getting Started with cPanel

Overview

cPanel is a user-friendly control panel that allows you to manage your hosting account from one place. In this guide, we’ll take a quick tour of the main sections available in cPanel and explain what you can do with each one.


Main Sections in cPanel

Files

The Files section allows you to manage your website files and folders directly from cPanel.

Using this section, you can:

  • Upload website files
  • Manage folders and directories
  • Create backups
  • Access FTP settings


Email

The Email section helps you create and manage professional email accounts associated with your domain.

Using this section, you can:

  • Create email accounts
  • Change email passwords
  • Configure email clients
  • Access Webmail


Domains

The Domains section allows you to manage domains, subdomains, and redirects.

Using this section, you can:

  • Add subdomains
  • Manage domain settings
  • Create redirects


Databases

The Databases section is used to manage website databases.

Using this section, you can:

  • Create MySQL databases
  • Create database users
  • Manage databases using phpMyAdmin


Security

The Security section provides tools to help protect your hosting account.

Using this section, you can:

  • Update your password
  • Manage SSL certificates
  • Configure security settings


Software

The Software section allows you to install and manage web applications.

Using this section, you can:

  • Install WordPress
  • Manage PHP versions
  • Configure application settings


Metrics

The Metrics section provides information about your website usage and account resources.

Using this section, you can:

  • View visitor statistics
  • Monitor bandwidth usage
  • Check resource consumption


Result

You are now familiar with the main sections of cPanel and can start managing your hosting account more efficiently.

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