What do you need to host your own site?
A domain name
Media to put on the pages
A server to store it on
Basic knowledge of how to run a computer
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The Tools needed:
Connected browser
Server (us ;-)
FTP client to transfer files to
the server
Your creativity
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Our Fantastico
script installer will do all the heavy lifting for you if your ready
for your first blog, just pick the script
that you would like to use and follow the 3 to 4 screen prompts
and your ready to start blogging (well almost ;-)
I'm a new member now what do I do?
First off take a deep breath and relax you made the right choice
;-) You should have already received an e-mail telling you what to
change your domains DNS information to. My DNwhat you say? DNS stands
for Domain Name Server which is the equivalent of a postal address
for your domain name (website address) so that the postmaster such
as Network Solutions, Godaddy or whoever you registered your domain
name with knows where to send request for your site. If you registered
through us, this has already been set for you.
***Make sure that you have backed up all of your site and e-mail information
before requesting any such change to your DNS information, once the
change has been made it is can be difficult to get this information
from your old host***
To change your DNS listing you will need to log into your Registrar
and change the DNS information to point to ns1.accenthost.com &
ns2.accenthost.com. Once you have made this change it will take up
to 3 days before servers throughout the Internet have the updated
information .
CPanel - viewing your hosting account
You'll be using CPanel to manage your e-mail accounts, site statistics,
FTP accounts and more depending on the hosting package you subscribe
to. Until your DNS is up to date you can log into your webspace On
Accenthost.com, by using the CPanel login: Visit http://acenthost.com/cpanel
and log in using your new username and password. You will use CPanel
for many function within your site such as setting up e-mail accounts,
FTP users, viewing site statistics and installing PHP scripts mentioned
above
LOG IN PROCEDURE visit http://yourdomain.com/cpanel, which
will prompt you for a username and password that you have already
chosen. If your DNS information has not propagated yet (pointed to
our server) you can log in by visiting accenthost.com/cpanel and use
the username and password you created during sign up.
One of the most basic functions you will use CPanel for is the setup
of e-mail accounts. In the illustration below you see the information
listed for accounts that have been set up correctly.

To
create a new account simply click on [add account] , enter the address
name and choose the quota for mailbox space. Keep in mind that e-mail
quotas are counted in you hosting space, because of this we strongly
recommend that you save your e-mail to your personal computer.
When saving your e-mail be smart and make sure that you never download
an attachment that you weren't expecting, even if it comes from
someone you know.
How do I upload my site before I have full FTP access on my
new account?
The best way is to set your FTP client to the ip address of the
server and you will have imeadate access or log into AccentHost.com/cpanel
using your username and password, then use the file manager to upload
your images and other files to the www folder. If you would like
more information on how to configure an FTP client please visit
our FTP configuration page.
E-mail
Clients / Webmail standard with every account
Horde
- Not much documentation but if you haven't used it yet it has
a mail, calendar tasks and notes sections all in one
SquirrelMail
- The developers page
NEOMail - Users Manual
If you don't currently use an anti-virus software program you
need to start today! Visit http://free-av.com
for a free personal license or visit cent.com and search for anti
virus software. Once you install this software it is important to
keep it updated at least once a month.
Resources to help
you build sites
Html Tutorials
Html Goodies
-year in year out always a great start, but advanced information
also available.
Html
With Style - basic but detailed with links to other advanced
areas
PHP - This is a scripting language that you can do many things
with our server is ready for use with PHP
PHP.net
- The home of PHP programing many of the details in the overview
have already been addressed for you with PHP 4.3 resident on our
server.
WebMonkey
- offers a great start although a bit technical
AccentHost.com Hosting made simple with the features you need
email, php, mysql, phpnuke, post-nuke and more
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