Archive Manager

Feature Overview The Archive Manager allows you to compress and/ or extract any files from your home directory. For example, if you have a number of files that you wish to backup, you may select all the files, then create a backup file that contains all of them in a compressed format. Backups are an important precaution against loss or corruption of your files. If something happens to your domain, you may use these files to restore it to its original state. We advise that you store an extra copy of your backup off-network, just in case. Backups may also be used for archival purposes. Note: The compressed file will count against your disk quota.

Managing Archives

To compress a script:
1 Select directories or files to compress.
2 Click Compress.
3 Select type of zip format. You have the option of a Unix format (tar) or a Windows TM format (WinZip TM Compatible).
4 Choose the archive name. If you wish to put the file in a subdirectory, enter it before the filename, and add a slash (/). The subdirectory you chose must already exist. The archive manager will not create directories for you.
5 Click Submit. Your file will be compressed.

To extract a script:
1 Choose script to extract by clicking the box next to it.
2 Click Extract.
3 You will be asked for an Output Directory . If you wish to use the current directory, enter a slash (/). Otherwise, enter the name of the directory to which you would like the file to be extracted.
4 Click Submit. Your file will be extracted.

Virtual Name Servers

Feature Overview Your domain’s name servers are computers (servers) which map your domain name to an IP address (a number) and provide this information to other computers on the internet upon request. The DNS (Domain Name Service) record for your domain specifies two name servers: a primary server and a secondary server. The secondary server is a backup computer which is used if the primary server is down. For example, if awesome-hosting-company.com handled your DNS, its name servers might be:

• ns1.awesome-hosting-company.com
• ns2.awesome-hosting-company.com

Some technically-oriented visitors to your website may use a WHOIS service to find out what your name servers are. If you do not want to expose this information to the outside world, you use virtual name servers. A virtual name server maps to an actual name server and can be named whatever you wish. For example, if your domain name is guru-4-hire.com, your virtual name servers might be:

• ns1.guru-4-hire.com
• ns2.guru-4-hire.com

Using your domain name as the basis for your virtual name servers is a branding opportunity that is easy to take advantage of.

To install Virtual Name Servers:

1 You may change the names if you wish, but we recommend leaving them as NS.YOURDOMAIN.COM and NS2.YOURDOMAIN.COM.
2 Click the Install button. A message will display informing you that your name servers will be set up within an hour:

Web Site Builder

Feature Overview Web Site Builder is a step-by-step tool which allows for easy construction of a website. Click the Web Site Builder icon in your Control Panel. This will take you to a wizard that will walk you through Web Site Builder and help you construct your web site.

Constructing your web site The first time you use the web site builder, you’ll have to build your website from scratch. This is easy to do with our templates and intuitive interface.

To construct your web site:
1 Choose from seventeen general designs for your website. A preview of the template will show to the left of the template list. To see this preview, click on the name of the template you want to see. Once you have decided, click Next Step. (You may return to your previous step at any point by clicking Prev. Step.)
2 Enter your business name, company slogan and your company email address, then click Next Step.
3 Name the pages of your site. You are allowed up to six. The website builder offers several suggestions. If you want less than six pages, click the yes radio button to delete the pages you don’t want.
4 Add content to your pages. Select the page you wish to work with from the left-hand menu.
5 Enter a title, the alignment of the title, and the title color. Clicking on the palette beside the title color box will open a pop-up window that allows you to visually select your title color. Click the color you want, and the hexadecimal code will automatically appear in the title color box.
6 Enter your page content, alignment, and text color. You may choose the text color in the same manner as the title color.
7 Choose your background color in the same manner as the title and page colors.
8 Repeat for all of the pages in your site, and click Next Step when finished,
9 Preview your site and decide whether or not to publish it. If you like the way it looks, click Publish My Site. You may change or edit your site by clicking on either Settings or Page Content.

Editing your website After you’ve constructed your website, when you click on the Web Site Builder icon, a page will load with three options: View, Settings, and Page Content.
View The View tab loads your page in a frame, so that you may view its contents from the Web Site Builder. All links are fully functional, so feel free to explore the site you’ve created.
Settings You may edit the template you use for your site, as well as your company information, and the pages your site includes.

To create or delete pages:
1 Click the Settings tab and scroll down to the Create Pages section.
2 Make changes to the names of your pages, enter new pages, and delete pages you no longer want.
3 Click Save Changes, at the bottom of the page.

Microsoft Frontpage Extensions

Feature Overview Microsoft FrontPage Extensions are a set of server-side applications that allow multi-user authoring of websites and remote authoring (writing directly to the server from your own computer). They also facilitate several other web tools, including forms, counters, and discussion boards. It is not necessary to install FrontPage to take advantage of these services, since you are provided with, or may purchase, web tools that are easily installable on your website. Note: Installing FrontPage Extensions does not install Microsoft FrontPage on your computer. FrontPage is a separate software program you may purchase on your own. Note: Installing Microsoft's FrontPage extensions will disable utilities in the Control Panel. Enabling FrontPage extensions tells the server that FrontPage will perform certain functions in lieu of the Control Panel. These options include:

• Website Builder
• Redirect URL
• Mime Types
• Protect Directories

To install Microsoft FrontPage Extensions: Click Install FrontPage. You will see a confirmation page informing you that the extensions will be installed within ten (10) minutes. After you reload the FrontPage Extension Manager, you will be asked to verify that you want to install the extensions. Click Verify.