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How to Access Your Web Hosting Control Panel
Ready to take charge of your website? Learning how to access your web hosting control panel is the first step. It's your command center for managing everything from files and databases to site settings.
In this article, we will discuss:
How to Access My Website Hosting Control Panel
Follow the steps below to access your Web Hosting Control Panel.
- Log in to your Account Manager via https://www.web.com/my-account/login.
- On the left side of the page, select Hosting.
- The Web Hosting Control Panel page will be shown.
Important: If you have multiple Web Hosting packages with us, you will need to select the package name that you want to open by clicking the MANAGE button to view its Web Hosting Control Panel.
Advanced Features of Web Hosting Control Panel
Select an option below to view the features of each section found in your web hosting control panel.
Site Enhancements
- Open Source Applications – Choose various applications that you can use to add value to your website. Add blogs, wikis, eCommerce applications, or a fully-fledged content management system.
- Script Library – Find free CGI scripts you can download and install to your website.
- Counters – Start tracking the number of users who visited or accessed specific pages on your website.
- Forms – Create a customized contact form to add to your website.
- JSP – This allows you to deploy and redeploy JSP War files easily.
- Custom Error Pages – You can customize the page that your site visitors will see whenever they encounter such an error on your website.
- Ruby on Rails – This is an open-source development framework that allows you to focus on writing code with the least amount of hassle.
Configurations
- Database Manager – Manage your MySQL Database.
- Domain Pointers – If you have multiple domain names, you can manage them by pointing them to the same location as your primary domain.
- Website Backups – Find all available backups for your website. Backups of your website within the last seven days can be found here. You can also create a manual backup, and then the system will make a compressed copy available for you to download to your computer.
- Streaming Media – Stream a video or audio on your website.
- Scheduled Tasks Manager – You can run programs using the scheduled task manager.
- PHP Manager – View the current PHP version your website is on. You can also change the version of your website’s PHP by selecting the available versions found here.
Statistics
- AWStats – AWStats is a popular Unix-based analysis tool. It produces highly detailed usage reports for your account in HTML format.
- Raw Log Files – Download the raw access logs that contain all the hit information that your website has received. You can also download the raw error logs that your website has received, which provide information to assist you in script development.
Review
Your web hosting control panel opens doors to a world of possibilities in website management. It will be easy to start navigating like a pro after just a few explorations and practices to get it just right, running the site efficiently and smoothly in no time.
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