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LOGGING
IN:
Log
in to your Server Administrator with the username and password
you chose when you signed up.
GETTING
HELP:
Once
you're logged in, note that at the bottom right of every page
in server administrator is a 
button. It will give you some hints and tips about how to use
that particular page.
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NAVIGATION:
Also
note that you navigate backwards by clicking on the 
button at the top of every page.
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YOUR
INFORMATION:
You
can view and edit your own personal information by clicking on
on the first page. You can edit your control panel password, phone,
email address, etc.
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YOUR
REPORT:
You
can view your overall account summary by clicking on 
on the first page. This displays the account stats and summary
of your entire account such as overall disk usage and traffic.
Domain-specific reports are also available in the domain menu.
You
can view your traffic history by clicking on  .
This will show you how much overall traffic you've had for the
last five months.
You
can also email yourself the report contents by clicking  .
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YOUR
SETTINGS:
You
can view your reseller settings by clicking on 
and then  .
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BRANDING
YOUR CONTROL PANEL:
You
can also install your logo, so that your customers will see your
logo on
their control panels, by clicking on
and then  .
Your logo must be 558 pixels wide and 81 pixels high. Note that
if your logo is not the required size that it will show up distorted.
You
have the option of browsing to the file on your computer or typing
in the link to where your logo is on the web. Once you choose,
hit 
to submit your new logo.
You
can also click 
to replace your custom logo with the default server administrator
logo.
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SETTING
UP DOMAIN TEMPLATES:
You
can save time and energy by setting up domain templates for the
accounts that you resell. You can set these up by clicking on
and then  .
This will allow you to create packages (i.e. Package A, Package
B, etc.). This can help speed up account setups a great deal.
To
set one up, you click on 
on domain templates page. On the next page, you name the template
and setup the specfic features of the account that it will become.
When you're finished listing all of the account features click
 .
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SETTING
UP NEW DOMAINS:
If
you are registering a new domain name, you can do so at our domain
registration page.
If
you are hosting a domain that you already have registered, we'll
need to configure it to be recognized by our DNS servers. Just
let us know the domain name,
and we'll quickly set it up on DNS. There is no fee involved.
When repointing a domain, you should use ns.rackspace.com and
ns2.rackspace.com as your primary and secondary name servers.
To
setup a new domain in your server administrator, you click on
 ,
enter the domain name (e.g., mydomain.com), and then click on
.
Once
the domain is created, it will show up in your domains list. Click
on a
domain, and you will see several buttons.
The
first button you will see is  .
This simply turns the domain on and off and it is not usually
neccessary.
The
next button is  .
This allows you to give the owner of this domain access to a similar
control panel to the one you are using. With this new interface
you also have the ability to put the domain user's personal information
in.
Flash
explanation of Domain Users
Next
is .
This gives you domain-specific stats such as actual disk usage
and limits. You can also click on 
and 
(if it's enabled). These buttons will show you your stats via
Webalizer. You can also send this information to yourself by clicking
on .
The
next button is .
This is where you set up: Disk space limit, Maximum mailboxes,
Mailbox quota, etc. Simply enter in the setting you want for this
domain and scroll to the bottom of the page and click .
If you would like to set a catchall address (to receive mail sent
to the domain that isn't sent to a vaild email adress), this can
be done in the "Mail to nonexistent user" section. Click
on the radio button next to "Catch to address" and enter
the email address in the textbox below. Note also that you need
to check off the "webmail" checkbox if you want to enable
webmail for this domain.
You
can create new mail users by clicking on  .
Setting up mail is a two step process.
First,
you type in a "mailname" (i.e. the 'john' in 'john@mydomain.com')
and click .
Next,
click on the mailname you have just created. There are four possible
settings for each mailname: Mailbox, Redirect, Mailgroup, and
AutoResponders. The most common setting is Mailbox, which creates
a standard email address that you can access through an email
client ( i.e. Outlook Express) or through your webmail. To create
a Mailbox, click on the checkbox next to Mailbox and enter in
a password for that Mailbox. Then scroll to the very bottom of
the page and click .
Next
is  .
By default your DNS is handled by GlobalHost so you do not need
to use this module.
You
can setup new MySQL databases by clicking on  .
Enter the desired name for the database you want to create and
click .
Then, you need to create a user for this database. Click on the
database you just created and enter a username in the textbox
next to "New user" and click .
You can administer your databases by clicking on  .
Flash
explanation for setting up MySQL database
NOTE:
Do not create databases that include underscores. While they can
be created, they present many problems with administration. For
example, instead of "my_database", you should create
"mydatabase".
You
need to choose a hosting type for each domain. Click on  .
Your standard choice should be "Physical Hosting". Choose
that and then click  .
On the next screen you can configure a lot of the settings for
this domain, including ftp log in, traffic limits, frontpage support,
SSI, PHP, mod_perl, Apache ASP, SSL, webstats, and Apache ErrorDocs.
Your domains will be "name based". Usually only domains
with an SSL certificate are IP based, and there is a monthly charge
involved for IP's.
If
this site will be using FrontPage, you need to select the checkbox
next to FrontPage support, choose "Authorization ENABLED",
and then enter an FP Admin Login (username) and FP Admin Password
and Confirm Password.
After
entering all your desired settings, scroll to the bottom of the
frame and click .
Next
is  .
This is for setting up a "mydomain.com/~webuser" type
of system. In most cases it's unneccessary.
Flash
explanation of Web Users
Next
is  .
This is where you password protect a directory. After clicking
into this section, you click .
Then type in the path to the directory that you are trying to
password protect and click .
To add a user who can access this directory, type a username in
the lower half of the frame where it says "Protected directory
users" and click .
Next
you will see 
which is disabled by default. Certificates are installed by GlobalHost
technicians only. Those interested in purchasing ssl certificates
through GlobalHost please contact any sales personnel.
The
next button is  .
This feature is turned off and on by clicking this button, .
This option allows you to view logs, and also save them to your
local computer. It tells you when they were last updated and also
how much space they are using. You can also set your logs to rotate
here. Click on  .
You can set them to rotate by setting a size limit or you can
have them rotate periodically (date, time, etc.). You can also
limit how many logs are created, you can have them compressed
to save drive space and you can also tell them server administrator
where to send emails regarding your logs. After making all of
the necessary changes, hit .
Next
up is  .
This is a great feature that allows you to view all of the directories
and files in your root folder. You can change permissions by clicking
on the numbers to the left of the file/directory. You can also
edit file/directories names easily by clicking on the blue arrow
next to the file you want to rename. On the lower part of the
screen you will notice that you also have uploading abilities,
and you can create new directories and files all through this
interface.
Flash
explanation of the File Manager
If
you have enabled FrontPage support for your domain, 
is next. This button takes you to a separate control panel to
customize your FrontPage 2002 extensions.
The
next button is  .
This is only going to be enabled for clients who are using both
an ssl certificate and FrontPage extensions.
Finally,
the last button is  .
This will be disabled for all users.
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WEBMAIL:
If
you've selected "webmail" in the Preferences module
for a domain, webmail users can log in to their webmail at:
http://webmail.mydomain.com
Substituting,
of course, the actual domain name for "mydomain.com".
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SUBDOMAINS:
You
setup subdomain.domain.com the same way you would set up any other
domain. Just click on ,
and enter "subdomain.domain.com" in the textbox. The
only difference is that you need to go into ,
scroll down to the bottom, and DESELECT the "WWW" checkbox.
Note that subdomains count against your domain total.
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LOGGING
OUT:
Note
that you'll need to log out when you're done administering your
account. Do so by clicking  .
If you don't log out, you will need to wait 30 minutes until your
existing session times out before you can log back in.
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FLASH
TUTORIALS:
Here
is a link to some flash tutorials that make learning the Server
Administrator much easier.
Flash
Tutorials
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