Web hosting (DirectAdmin)

Managing your website, email, databases, SSL and backups in DirectAdmin.

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• Logging in to DirectAdminWhere to find DirectAdmin, how the dashboard works and how to change your password.
• Two-step authentication and login keys in DirectAdminProtect your DirectAdmin account with a code from your phone, and give scripts their own key instead of your password.
• Uploading your website: folders, File Manager and FTPWhich folder your website belongs in and how to upload files with the File Manager or an FTP client.
• Creating and managing FTP accountsGive a web designer or colleague their own FTP login, limited to one folder or subdomain.
• Creating and managing email addressesCreate a mailbox, change its password or storage and see how much you send.
• Setting up email on your computer or phoneThe server settings for Outlook, Apple Mail, Thunderbird, Android and iPhone.
• Webmail (Roundcube)Read and send your email in the browser, without an email app.
• Forwarding, autoresponders and vacation messagesForward email to another address, reply automatically and set an out-of-office message.
• Catch-all and mailing listsWhat happens to mail sent to non-existent addresses, and creating a simple mailing list.
• Blocking spam with SPAM FiltersBlock mail from certain senders or domains, or containing certain words.
• Tracking email and moving a mailboxSee whether a message was sent or delivered, and move email from another provider with IMAPSync.
• SubdomainsCreate a subdomain such as shop.voorbeeld.nl, with its own folder and PHP version.
• Additional domains and domain pointersA second website in the same package, or an extra domain name that shows the same site.
• Redirects and hotlink protectionSend an old page to a new one, and stop other sites from using your images.
• SSL certificate and httpsHow your website gets a free certificate automatically, and how to always send visitors to https.
• Databases and phpMyAdminCreate a MySQL database for WordPress or another application, manage users and open phpMyAdmin.
• PHP version and settingsChoose another PHP version and adjust settings such as memory_limit or upload_max_filesize.
• Making and restoring backupsKnippin makes a backup every night. Here is how to restore a file, database or mailbox yourself, or make an extra backup.
• Installing WordPress and other software with SoftaculousInstall WordPress, Joomla or an online shop in a few clicks, and manage your WordPress sites.
• Cron jobs: running tasks automaticallyRun a script at fixed times, for example the WordPress cron or an import.
• Protecting a folder with a passwordMake part of your website, such as a test site, accessible only with a username and password.
• Statistics, log files and usageHow much disk space and bandwidth you use, how many visitors your site gets and where to find error messages.
• DNS records in DirectAdminAdd or change records in DirectAdmin, and how this relates to the customer panel.
• Advanced: scripts, permissions, MIME types and Nginx templatesFor developers: CGI and Perl scripts, file permissions, Apache handlers, MIME types and Nginx templates.