Using cPanel to Manage Your Host Files

CPanel is a user-friendly interface that facilitates the control of the operating conditions of your web hosting account. The special feature of this operating system is that it is so simple to use that your sub-average computer user can’t mishandle it. It has wonderful features incorporated into its panel, some of which are given below:
•Site Tools
The tools available for your use are Web protect (.htsaccess editor), Redirects, Custom error pages, Ability to edit MIME types, Ability to edit Apache handlers, Install/Uninstall front page extensions, Search engine submit tool and File manager.
•Email
The email program gives you the options to add/change/remove passwords when you are accessing email accounts. Webmail has incorporated CPanel in its homepage for Accounts, Autoresponders, Spam Filters, mailing Lists, etc.
•Backup
This option facilitates creation of account file/database copies. The backup menu also facilitates downloading of any automatic backups that were created by your CPanel administrator.
•Stats
These are various tools to assess the popularity and efficiency of your website. They are
Webalizer web stats, Webalizer FTP stats, AW stats, Analog stats, View latest visitors, View bandwidth usage and View error log modules.
•FTP
A module to control FTP accounts is provided with the options: add/remove/change password, Anonymous FTP controls, Ability to change FTP login message, and Ability to kill FTP sessions.
•Advanced Features
You can add or remove subdomains, subdomain redirects, and its stats.
•Advanced Tools
You are supplied with SSH access tools, manage GPG keys and Cron jobs.

The pre-installed CGI scripts are: Interchange cart, Agora cart, Bulletin board, Java chat, HTML chat, phpMychat, CGI wrapper for non-suexec installs, Random HTML generator, Advanced guestbook, Counter generator, Secure FormMail clone, CGI email, Entropy search, Entropy banner.

The network tools are: DNS Lookup, Traceroute.
Database management tools: Managing MySQL databases, phpMyadmin access.

CPanel has many options which are easy to use, for beginners. CPanel operates with many browsers like IE, Opera, Firefox, etc