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Domain Control Panel

In this area you have the possibility to manage your domains or subdomains.

Domain Central

This is a console where you can reserve a new domain and add it to your account. Also you have information for your existing domain about the expiration date and the Registrar of your domains.

Add Domain to account

This option is helpful when you already have a domain name and you want it to be hosted on iPower.

Custom DNS Record

This is a console where you can create and manage Custom DNS Records and MX records for your account at iPower. This tool is intended for use by advanced users only.

Domain Pointing manager

Domain Pointers are domain names that are managed through your account. You can set the type as Home Directory, Subdirectory, Parked and URL, and you can point them to a psychical address (a directory on your operating system). Also you can point other domains to your account from a different Registrar.

Domain Guard

By enabling this feature your domain name will be renewed as long as you maintain your account with iPower.
For your domains to BE ENROLLED AND remain eligible for Domain Guard, your hosting account must at all times remain an active paid account in good standing, hosted by iPower and in compliance with their Terms of Service. (Good standing is defined by iPower’s accounts receivable department as having a valid credit card number for billing and having no outstanding payments PAST due. If your account is not in good standing, or is otherwise ineligible for Domain Guard, iPower reserves the right to suspend your domain(s) from the program.)

Registrar Transfer

In this area you may transfer any of the domains currently associated with your account or add domains to your account so that they can be transferred. Following this link you can find registry requirements for registrar transfer which are good to know before you proceed with transfer process.

Subdomain Pointing Manager

The Subdomain Pointing Manager allows you to point a subdomain related to your domain to any subdirectory on your site. This task is done by accomplishing only a few steps.

Scripting & Add-ons Control Panel

Archive Gateway

The Archive Gateway allows you to compress all files and to archive all directories relating to your Web site. The format for archived directories must be .tar or .zip. Another option is to compress files using GNU zip compression utility or the UNIX compress command.

CGI and Scripted Language Support Control Panel

Form E-mail

This is a basic script that converts the contents of a form to an e-mail message. A tutorial will help you to create the HTML form, the input fields for the data you wish to collect, and to set the destination URL after the visitor performs the submit action (could be a goal for you). This script is simple and efficient. Note that it does “strip” HTML code from the body of your message, but you need additional resources if you wish to validate the data for some input fields.

Clickthrough Tracker

Using this script you can generate the tracking code necessary to collect data for the number of times visitors click on certain links. By inserting the code generated into your pages’ HTML code the information will be gathered.

Check Error Logs

This is a panel in which you are able to see errors (if any) occurred on your server for any script you have installed and running in your assigned directory. Useful to know what is wrong with your applications, information which may lead you to correct the errors.

Perl Scripting

In this area you will find out information about How Perl works at iPower. To ensure that your Perl scripts work smoothly, you will have to know the following information before you get started: how to write the path to your web directory (this is important, as most of your scripts will need to specify this location); which is the path to Perl (/usr/bin/perl); information about Perl version and Modules installed (good to know if you want to be sure that your scripts will run properly on the server); the file extension for your script (.cgi and .pl) and the recommended path to your script files if you have a domain name or just an account on iPower.

PHP scripting

iPower’s PowerPack allows you to write scripts using PHP. The default version is PHP5, but if you want you can use also PHP4. This control panel allows you to chose between these two versions of scripting language and to edit the php.ini file for each major versions.

Python Scripting

This means that you have support for Python applications, and in this area you have similar information like you’ve founded on Perl Scripting panel.

Form Builder

This is a Form E-mail Wizard, and following the instructions you can have the code for the form you wish to create.

InstallCentral Control Panel

InstallCentral makes it easy to add and upgrade select third-party applications – such as photo galleries, bulletin boards and content-management systems – quickly and easily.

iPower does not provide support for the actual application. If you have a question about the application, please refer to the application-publisher’s web site for more information.

Also you have information about installed applications and if you have the possibility to upgrade them and a list of applications available for installation. The list has the following applications: Joomla, PHPNuke, WordPress , phpBB, Gbook, AgoraCart, osCommerce, x7chat. These all application are open source or freely distributed under Licenses. Besides these applications you have the option to install and manage others (but you have to pay 12.95$/year) such as: Coppermine, Gallery, WebCalendar and Gregarius.

Java Applets

You may choose between 3 (three) Java Applets that can show a clock, a countdown timer and the date on your website.

MySQL Management

This tool will help you to create and to manage your MySQL database(s). When you create a database you have the option to set the name of the database, the admin login and the password for the administrator. After creating the database you have the option to generate other login names and to revoke or to give privileges to them, so they will be able to perform (or not) the following queries: Select, Insert, Update, Delete, Create, Drop, Index, Alter, Tmp, Lock for any tables within database. The administration tasks for these databases are accomplished through the mysqladmin client. iPower offers you the possibility to backup your databases.
Note that the maximum number for databases is limited to 25 (twenty five), which may be an inconvenient for you.
If you want more databases you have to pay an extra amount of money.

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