Sites. FTP/Shell

Question: How can I host a site?
Question: How can I use FTP? Can I create FTP access to certain directories within my site?
Question: Do you have any limit on FTP transfer?
Question: How can you upload html-files?
Question: How can I get shell access and use it?

Q: How can I host a site?
A: For hosting and managing sites, please use the section of Control panel "Hosting -> Sites".
Please Note!!! Don't change default values unless it's required, so as not to disrupt the functionality of your site. In this section, you will see a list of all the sites in your account and their features:

  • IP address - IP address of the site
  • Server - the server where the site is located on
  • Account - FTP account of the site
  • CGI - a flag indicating dynamic content
  • Mail - mail service option to create emails in the zone of the corresponding domain
  • Hotlink protect - a flag indicating hotlink protection
  • Webalizer - extended statistics on access and usage logs. Per day statistics are available on http://your _site/webalizer
  • HTTP server - HTTP server type that will manage your site, Apache by default.
  • More... - additional options on site management, including:
  • Change - changing the above features of the site
  • Aliases - pseudonyms of the site, pointing to the main site.
  • Allowed hotlinks - the list of sites that are allowed access to the files with extensions enlisted in the Hotlink protect feature.
To add a site, click "Add" and fill out the following fields:
Name: name of the site. The site will be available with prefix www. or without it.
IP address: You can use a shared IP (from your virtual hosting package) or a dedicated IP address (bought from HQHost.net or any other provider).
CGI/php: If you have a combined package plan, type of the site content should be specified. The ticked option means dynamic content.
Mail: If the option is disabled, email can't be delivered to user_name@added.site .
Hotlink protect: The list of file extensions that you can visit only from the pages of the added site
Webalizer: If the option is enabled, the server will generate an extended analysis of access and usage logs. You can find it at http://www.mrunix.net/webalizer/webalizer_help.html
This site will appear in a list with the features specified above 10 min. After the first site on the account has been added, an FTP account will be created which can then be used to access the site directories. You can get access data in the Hosting - FTP/Shell section.


Q: How can I use FTP? Can I create FTP access to certain directories within my site?
A: After adding your site to the "Hosting - Sites" section, the FTP account will be created; its root directory will be your home directory on the server. You can view its password in the Hosting - FTP/Shell section of the control panel. Additional FTP accounts might be necessary to restrict access privileges between subusers. To add an FTP account, click on the "Add" button and fill in the fields. Then the account will appear along with the accounts created before in the list:

UID - a numeric code assigned to the account.
Login - name of the account used for server connection.

Server - server that is connected to.
Shell - the type of shell used for command processing.
Password - a secret combination of characters used for user authentication.
Sites - the list of sites in the account.
Cron email - an email address that notifications about cron jobs will be sent to.
Home directory - directory in a file system owned by a single user and used by that person to store files that he/she creates or copies there. The home directory is the directory the user enters upon login.

Q: Do you have any limit on FTP transfer?
A: No, we don't. You can update your files as often as you like.

Q: How can you upload html-files?
A: ATTENTION! When you enter the server, you will start in the home directory, not in the site directory.
Shared server directory structure (starting from the server root):

/home/clients/client_name_ftpN/domains/domain.com/ html
logs

Where client_name_ftpN - match with your FTP-login, domains - a directory containing directories of sites named correspondingly - domain.com. In each of these directories, there is an html subdirectory where the content of the site should be uploaded, and alogs directory where the log files of this site are available.

Q: How can I get shell access and use it?
A: To get shell access, create a ticket in the control panel stating why you need shell access. You can use any SSH-client for connection. You can use PuTTY for Windows. You should use the SSH protocol 2. Enter the server address of your site in the connection option, and the user's name into the "login" field. The login and password are the same as used for FTP.

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