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Index of Video Categories
- HostGator X3 Skin
- cPanel X3 Skin
- cPanel X Skin
- Registry Rocket Tutorials
- FTP
- Webmail
- SmarterMail
- Configuring Email Clients
- Mobile Email Clients
- Sitebuilder
- Managing Your Domain w/ Another Registrar
- WebHostManager [WHM] (Reseller)
- WebHostManager [WHM] (Dedicated)
- WHM AutoPilot
- WHMCS (WHM Complete Solution)
- phpMyAdmin
- WordPress: A Step By Step Guide
- Advanced WordPress Tutorials
- osCommerce
- Gallery
- Miscellaneous
HostGator X3 Skin
- Logging into cPanel
- Creating an email account
- Creating an FTP account
- Using webmail
- Setting up an addon domain
- Changing your cPanel password
- Creating a subdomain
- Backing up and restoring your website
- Viewing your disk space usage
- Accessing your website statistics via Webalizer
- Allowing remote MySQL connections
- Accessing Web Disk
- Blocking an IP address
- Changing your cPanel style
- Changing your MX record
- Controlling FTP sessions
- Creating a MySQL database
- Creating a URL redirect
- Creating an auto responder
- Creating an email forwarder
- Managing a MySQL database
- Managing raw access logs
- Parking a domain
- Password-protecting a directory
- Setting up a cron job
- Updating your contact information in cpanel
- Using file manager
- Using hotlink protection
- Using spamassassin
- Using the index manager
cPanel X3 Skin
- Logging into cPanel
- Creating an email account
- Creating an FTP account
- Using webmail
- Setting up an addon domain
- Changing your cPanel password
- Creating a subdomain
- Backing up and restoring your website
- Viewing your disk space usage
- Accessing your website statistics via Webalizer
- Allowing remote MySQL connections
- Accessing Web Disk
- Blocking an IP address
- Changing your cPanel style
- Changing your MX record
- Controlling FTP sessions
- Creating a MySQL database
- Creating a URL redirect
- Creating an auto responder
- Creating an email forwarder
- Managing a MySQL database with phpMyAdmin
- Managing raw access logs
- Parking a domain
- Password-protecting a directory
- Setting up a cron job
- Updating your contact information in cpanel
- Using file manager
- Using hotlink protection
- Using spamassassin
- Using the index manager
cPanel X Skin
- Creating an email account
- Creating an FTP account
- Accessing webmail
- Adding an addon domain
- Changing your cPanel password
- Adding a subdomain
- Backing up your account
- Creating a URL redirect
- Creating an auto-responder
- Creating an email forwarder
- Accessing phpMyAdmin from cPanel
- Parking a domain
- Password-protecting a directory
- Using the file manager
- Creating MySQL databases and database users
- Enabling hotlink protection
- Creating custom error pages
- Using the index manager
- How to create a MySQL Database in cPanel
- How to manage a MySQL database
- How to allow remote access to a MySQL database
Registry Rocket Tutorials
(Domains purchased through HostGator/Enom)
FTP
FileZilla FTP
- How to obtain FileZilla
- How to configure FileZilla
- How to manage files with FileZilla
- How to transfer files with FileZilla
Core FTP
Cute FTP
- How to obtain CuteFTP
- How to configure CuteFTP
- How to manage CuteFTP
- How to transfer files using CuteFTP
FlashFXP
- How to obtain FlashFXP
- How to configure FlashFXP
- How to configure your preferences inside of FlashFXP
- How to transfer files using FlashFXP
- How to manage files inside of FlashFXP
LeechFTP
WinSCP
- How to obtain WinSCP
- How to transfer files using WnSCP
- How to manage files using WinSCP
- How to configure WinSCP
WS_FTP
- How to obtain WS_FTP
- How to manage files in WS_FTP
- How to transfer files using WS_FTP
- How to configure WS_FTP
Smart FTP
- How to obtain SmartFTP
- How to configure SmartFTP
- How to manage your files using SmartFTP
- How to transfer files using SmartFTP
Dreamweaver MX
- How to obtain Dreamweaver
- How to transfer files with Dreamweaver
- How to manage files with Dreamweaver
- How to configure Dreamweaver
Webmail
Horde
- Viewing an email
- Sending an email
- Setting up filters
- Modifying your personal information
- Modifying the global options
- Managing tasks
- Managing folders
- Managing contacts
- Managing calendar events
- Importing contacts into Horde
- Exporting contacts from Horde
RoundCube
- Viewing an email
- Sending an email
- Using multiple identities
- Using draft emails
- Searching for emails
- Replying to and forwarding emails
- Modifying the personal settings
- Marking emails
- Managing folders
- Managing contacts
SmarterMail
- Logging into SmarterMail
- Sending an email
- Modifying account settings
- Managing Folders
- Exporting contacts
- Importing contacts
- Managing contacts
- Setting up filters
- Using folder auto-clean
- Setting up auto-responder
- Managing RSS feeds
- Managing calendar events
- Managing tasks
- Viewing reports
- Managing custom reports
- Setting scheduled email reports
Configuring Email Clients
- Adding email accounts in Outlook 2007
- Adding Email accounts in Windows Email
- Adding Email accounts in Thunderbird
- Adding Email accounts in Opera
- Adding Email accounts in IncrediEmail
- Adding Email accounts in Pegasus
Mobile Email Clients
- Configuring email on a G1 phone
- Configuring email on an iPhone
- Configuring email in Windows Mobile
- Adding Exchange Or Z Push Email Accounts On Android Phones
- Configuring An Exchange Or Z Push Email Account On An Iphone
Sitebuilder
- Logging into Sitebuilder
- Using the site wizard | Part 1
- Using the site wizard | Part 2
- Using the site wizard | Part 3
- Using the site wizard | Part 4
- Adding and editing pages
- Editing text content
- Adding images to pages
- Adding links to pages
- Adding modules to pages
- Adding a blog
- Adding an eShop
- Adding an image gallery
- Publishing changes to sites
- Managing users
- Managing sites
- Managing custom page sets
- Managing custom site families
- Managing plans
- Using site admin options
- Checking for installed modules
- Customizing reseller branding
- Editing your profile
Managing Your Domain w/ Another Registrar
- Enom.com
- GoDaddy.com
- NetworkSolutions.com
- Register.com
- Yahoo.com
- Dotster.com
- NameCheap.com
- 1and1.com
- 123reg.co.uk
- Melbourneit.com.au
WebHostManager [WHM] (Reseller)
- The difference between WHM and cPanel
- How to login to WHM
- How to navigate in WHM
- How to initially configure your server via WHM (Part 1)
- How to initially configure your server via WHM (Part 2)
- How to initially configure your cPanel resellers account
- How to perform additional initial configurations for cPanel resellers
- How to create a package in WHM
- Creating cPanel accounts with WHM
- Modifying an account with WHM
- Limiting bandwidth usage inside of WHM
- Checking service statuses in WHM
- How to customize the suspended account page in WHM
- Viewing your parked domain names in WHM
- Unpark a domain name in WHM
- Forcing a password change in WHM
- Using remote access keys in WHM
- Suspending and unsuspending accounts in WHM
- Suspending an account in WHM
- Unsuspending accounts in WHM
- Viewing suspended accounts in WHM
- Using the QuickSearch feature in WHM
- Viewing all your hosting accounts in WHM
- Checking your server's information inside of WHM
- Choosing what cPanel themes are available in WHM
- Using the Feature Manager in WHM
- Viewing all subdomains inside WHM
- Additional initial configuration options
- Adjusting disk space quotas
- Managing DNS
- Managing packages
- Modifying MX records
- Modifying the suspended accounts page
- Parking a domain
- Resetting account passwords
- Terminating accounts
- Upgrading and downgrading accounts
- Using cPanel / WHM news
- Using multi-account functions
- Using the skeleton directory
- Generating SSL certificates
WebHostManager [WHM] (Dedicated)
- Logging into WHM
- Navigating in WHM
- Initial configuration of a cPanel server [Part 1]
- Initial configuration of a cPanel server [Part 2]
- Managing packages
- Creating an account
- Adjusting bandwidth quotas
- Adjusting disk space quotas
- Checking MySQL processes
- Checking service status and server information
- Configuring backups
- Configuring cpHulk brute force protection
- Configuring FTP services
- Configuring host access control
- Configuring password strength limits
- Configuring PHP options
- Configuring security center tweaks
- Configuring the DNS service
- Configuring the statistics software
- Installing RPMs
- Accessing phpMyAdmin from WHM
- Managing DNS
- Managing IP addresses
- Managing logs
- Managing MySQL access hosts
- Managing MySQL user passwords
- Managing ownership of accounts
- Managing reseller IP addresses
- Managing reseller privileges and nameservers
- Managing script modules
- Managing shell access
- Managing user passwords
- Modifying account settings
- Modifying MX records
- Modifying the suspended page
- Parking a domain
- Repairing a database
- Restarting services
- Restoring accounts from backups
- Restoring service configuration files
- Setting up a remote access key
- Setting up access to bandmin
- Suspending and unsuspending accounts
- Suspending / unsuspending and terminating reseller accounts
- Terminating accounts
- Updating cPanel and system software
- Upgrading and downgrading accounts
- Using-cPanel / WHM news
- Using domain forwarding
- Using multi-account functions
- Using security features
- Using the service manager
- Using the skeleton directory
- Using the support features
- Configuring Apache
- Configuring a remote MySQL server
- Configuring email services
- Managing SSL certificates
- Migrating accounts
- Troubleshooting email services
WHM AutoPilot
- Installing WHM Autopilot
- Managing your hosting accounts
- Managing new addons
- Managing coupons
- Adding a new server
- Managing your affiliate program
- Managing domain pricing
- Managing your billing
- Placing a new order
- Using client side options
- Managing your trouble tickets
- Configuring payment gateways
- Using the server import utility
- Managing your invoices
- Managing hosting packages
- Managing package groups
- Viewing reports
- Enabling server rotation
- Managing reseller profiles
WHMCS (WHM Complete Solution)
- Installing WHMCS
- Setting General Configuration
- Managing servers
- Configuring automation settings
- Adding hosting accounts
- Creating clients
- Managing products and services
- Managing product addons
- Managing promotions
- Managing registrars
- Managing domain pricing
- Offering a free domain
- Managing administrators
- Configuring support departments
- Managing email templates
- Managing your clients support tickets
- Configuring payment gateways
- Configuring sales tax settings
- Managing pending orders
- Managing mail in payments
- Changing your account password
- Updating your profile
- Ordering upgrades and product addons
- Paying invoices
- Updating credit card information
- Managing your support tickets
- Managing affiliates
- Using WHM import script
phpMyAdmin
- Importing MySQL databases and tables using phpMyAdmin
- How to copy a database in phpMyAdmin
- How to rename a database in phpMyAdmin
- How to rename database tables in phpMyAdmin
- Searching through a MySQL database in phpMyAdmin
- Importing MySQL databases and tables using phpMyAdmin
- Exporting MySQL databases and tables using phpMyAdmin
- Adding a column to a database table in phpMyAdmin
- Dropping columns from a database table in phpMyAdmin
- Modifying table columns in phpMyAdmin
- How to add tables to a database in phpMyAdmin
- How to drop tables from a database in phpMyAdmin
WordPress: A Step By Step Guide
- Step 1: Introduction
- Step 2: Installing WordPress
- Step 3: Changing Themes and Appearances
- Step 4: Creating a page
- Step 5: Creating a blog
- Step 6 Adding a photo gallery
- Step 7: Uploading a document
Advanced WordPress Tutorials
- Install with QuickInstall
- Configuring your settings in WordPress
- Managing Categories in WordPress
- How to change your WordPress password
- Managing users in WordPress
- Updating your profile in WordPress
- Managing comments inside of WordPress
- How to reset your WordPress password
- Installing and managing themes in WordPress
osCommerce
- Installing osCommerce manually
- Configuring osCommerce store options
- Managing Customers
- Managing Banners
- Managing currencies
- Managing database backups
- Managing payment modules
- Managing product attributes
- Managing product categories
- Managing products
- Managing shipping modules
- Managing Specials
- Managing tax zones classes and rates
Gallery
- Installing Gallery manually
- Editing admin settings
- Adding photos
- Changing your password
- Creating albums
- Editing album properties
- Editing photos
- Editing your account information
- Managing album permissions
- Managing users