cPanel provides you with a number of integrated software and service features to help you improve your website as well as to aid you along in the process of creating your website; this section of the popular control panel can aid you a lot if you are new to the concept of website design and hosting. There are several different features that can help you along with the installation of certain programs that can help you get your website started; this is perfect for those novices who don’t yet have any professional desktop website building software such as Adobe Dreamweaver to aid them in the development of their websites, there are also smaller features that you can add to your existing website to help spruce if up if you feel that it needs it since the design it is using might be starting to get quite old and outdated. Other features allow you to setup different modules and packages within your web space that are applicable to certain server side scripting languages such as Perl and PHP; this can be helpful for you if you need a custom configuration but are only able to afford a shared website hosting package, and not a more higher level package such as a VPS server or a dedicated server at this point in time. A third party application that helps with the installation of programs that you can use to get your site started will also be discussed; although cPanel provides it’s own solution to aid you with the installation of scripts, the third party one that is used by many web hosts is more powerful than the one that comes packaged with cPanel. It is important to know how to use these tools; this is because you may not have the necessary knowledge to help you build your own website by using a desktop website building program. You can also utilize the features to install a forum or blog for your website so you can expand its possabilties, as well as enable visitors to communicate with each other as well as allow them to comment on the content of your website.

With the use of this article you will be able to expand on your current website by being able to install many different open source programs that can help you create a community in which all of your website visitors can communicate with each, and in the example of a blog, can comment on the contents of your website. You can also set your account up to enable additional modules and packages for your shared website hosting account that you would only be able to set up in the case of a dedicated environment such as VPS server or a dedicated server; these packages can cover server side scripting languages such as Perl and PHP to ensure that your applications are able to function the way you want them to within your shared hosting environment. If you are able to get your applications to work the way you want them to within a shared hosting environment, then it can prevent you from having to dish out more money to upgrade to a higher level package at some time in the future. The use of a third party application which is known as a Fantastico will also be discussed; the main purpose of Fantastico is to allow you to install third party scripts and programs into your web space - the main technical work such as the setting up of the database and the setting of file permissions is done by the program to ensure that you are able to focus on the main purpose which is to get your website up and running as fast as possible - that is unless you have bought your hosting account to help get yourself launched into the website hosting market. You will also learn about how you should apply the features that are included within the software/services section of cPanel to your website in an effective way; this might even help boost the number of visitors your website receives, since it will be more feature packed than it has been previously.

CGI Centre

The CGI centre within cPanel contains many different features that you can easily add to your website to increase its attraction as well as the interactivity that visitors can have with it. There are certain programs that are included within this cPanel feature that can allow you to add a search engine to your site, which visitors can then use to find content within your website; this can be helpful for both you and your website’s visitors if you have a particularly large website which contains many pages, that can’t be gotten to easily - one thing to note is that if you have a dynamic website where the information displayed is retrieved from a database, then this solution won’t work for you since it only bases itself upon the files that are physically contained within your cPanel website hosting space, in your case you would have to build your own searching system that queried the database where the content is stored with the keywords that the the person conducting the search has entered. Other types of programs that are included are guestbooks that you can allow visitors to your website to sign; this can be helpful for you if you want your visitors to comment on your website in general, as well as if you want to get a general idea of where your visitors come from and why they come to your website, as well as why they might find it interesting. You also have the ability to setup a banner rotating system for your website; you can use this feature if you want to display banners/adverts on your website but want them to be rotated over time so that the same one isn’t always displayed. The banner system that is built into cPanel has some disadvantages though; you can only administrate the system through cPanel which means if you want others to control their banners then you have to give the your cPanel password, which means that this isn’t the ideal system for you if you want to sell advertising space on your website - if you do want to sell advertising space on your website then you should decide to take up a PHP based adverts system that will allow users to administrate and add new banners.

Site Software

The site software section of cPanel contains many programs that cPanel will auto-install for you into your web space, dependent upon the options that you choose during the setup; this is a good feature for novices since all the technical work such as the setting up of databases and setting of file permissions is all done automatically by cPanel. You can use the programs that are included within this feature to get your website started; this is because you could use a CMS system that is included in this feature to help get the main part of your site started, since it will allow to add, edit and delete the content of the system as you need to. You can also use the site software feature to install programs on your website that your visitors can use to communicate with each other; these programs include forums that visitors can sign up to so that they are able to create new topics and to also respond to existing ones - other software included within this feature also allows you to install a chat room onto your website so that visitors can talk to each other in real time about any topics that they wish, although you can moderate the chat rooms to ensure that only certain topics are discussed; also, if you want to add a shop to your website then you can quite easily since an PHP/MySQL based shopping cart is included to allow you to install it into your web space so that you can start selling yours or others products through your website with ease. If you feel that you no longer need certain applications on your website that you have installed through the site software feature, then they can be easily removed; this means that you can easily test software that is contained within the site software feature on your website, and if you feel that you don’t need it then you can easily remove it through the site software feature since it acts as a manger.

Perl Module Manager

You can use the Perl module manager section of cPanel to view the Perl modules that are installed server wide for all users to use, as well as to view and install the Perl modules that are relevant to your shared cPanel website hosting account only. This feature is great for you if you require special Perl modules to be installed within the context of your shared cPanel hosting account to allow your applications to function correctly; custom modules are only usually installable within a dedicated hosting environment such as that provided by a VPS server and a dedicated server - although both come at a much higher cost than a standard shared cPanel website hosting account. You are able to install any kind of Perl modules that you want to within your hosting account; this is because all you have to do is type in the name of the module that you want to install, and as long as it exists cPanel will automatically install it into your hosting environment so that you can use it for any applications and website that are Perl based which you might want to host within your shared cPanel website hosting account. Although most web hosts provide a lot of Perl modules that are already install system wide, there are some that they might miss out which you can easily install yourself; they might be missed out since they might interfere with applications that people want to host in their shared website hosting account - but although others want to use it, it can’t be removed if it is installed system wide - therefore, if the people who want to use it install it within their own accounts, then it doesn’t affect the websites and applications of those who don’t want to use it for the reason that it might interfere with their websites and applications that they have hosted on the server.

PHP Pear Packages

PHP Pear packages are collections of functions that allow you to carry out different tasks via the use of PHP. Most web hosts provide you with a large selection of pear packages that are installed server wide so that any website that resides on that hosting sever can make use of the pear packages to carry out different tasks with the use of PHP; if you require a pear package that your web host has not installed server wide then you can easily install it by using the package manager that is included with cPanel. There are certain packages that your web host might not have installed server wide for many reasons including the fact that they might have corrupted the running of some applications or websites that are run by people with their shared cPanel website hosting accounts on the same server as you; in this case, if you require the use of these certain packages then you can make use of the package manager to ensure that you can install them within your shared cPanel website hosting account. Since you are installing the packages within the surroundings of the web space that has been assigned to you, they do not effect the running of other websites and applications that might be hosted on the same server as your website is; this also means that the actions of the packages are exclusive to your account meaning that they do not have any influence on pear packages that other users might have installed on their shared cPanel website hosting account. Pear packages have many different uses within the context of PHP; this is because there are many different developers who develop using PHP and have developed their own pear packages which they have decided to share with the general public - this also means that you can extend the possibilities of your website or application since there are many more features that you can add to it if you are using PHP because of the many different pear packages that are available.

PHP Configuration

The PHP configuration that is assigned to your web hosting account is only editable by the server administrator, since it is usually applied to every account that is hosted on the web hosting server - in other words the PHP configuration. The PHP configuration option that is available within cPanel allows you to see the PHP configuration for the web hosting server that your shared cPanel website hosting account is hosted on, and can be very helpful to reference to when you are building a PHP based application for hosting with your cPanel website hosting account; this is because that in some cases the final PHP application that you build might not work on the server that you are hosted on because the PHP configuration has put certain restrictions on how PHP applications are able to run within the server. However, via the use of .htaccess, you can create your own PHP configuration file (also known as php.ini) which you can then assign to your own website hosting space, and will not have any effect on other websites that are hosted on the same server that you are; this can be helpful is you need to enable or disable certain PHP options since they are conflicting with the operation of your PHP based website or application - you can also use this option to change the settings of certain PHP components to ensure that your PHP website or application is able to run without any interuption within your shared cPanel website hosting account. One thing to note is that you should always be careful when using a custom PHP configuration within the context of your shared cPanel website hosting account; this is because if you disable certain PHP options or components then you could restrict the running of any PHP based website or application within your hosting account.

Fantastico De Luxe

Fantastico is an auto-installer program that will automatically install certain PHP/MySQL based website applications for you, and works in a similar way to the site software feature that is also part of cPanel; however, unlike the site software feature of cPanel, Fantastico is a third party application that needs to be purchased by your web host in order for them to be able to install on your web hosting server - but many cPanel web hosts provide Fantastico these days as it is seen as one of the most popular cPanel add-ons. Also, Fantastico’s program directory is much larger than that of cPanel’s site software feature. You can use Fantastico to help get your website started, or to even help improve it; this is because it contains a number of programs that can help you form a basic website - for example you could install a blog or a CMS (content management system) to help you to start building up the contents of your website via the means of producing it through the administration area that most programs that fall under either of these categories posess, you can then come back to edit and delete the content if needed at a better date. You could also install a forum or bulletin board through Fantastico; you can then use the forum or bulletin board to help expand your website by allow your visitors to communicate with each other - this can be done via the creation of topics, if your visitors then sign up to either the forum or bulletin board they can then reply to the topics or create new topics - and as more topics get created, more people will sign up and reply to these topics which means that both your website and either forum or bulletin board will expand - you can then cash in on this expansion by putting adverts on your website, if you haven’t already so that you can earn money from the visitors that you receive. One thing to note is that Fantastico is perfect for beginners since the technical work such as the setting up of the database and the setting of file permissions to ensure that the application can run correctly are all done automatically by it.
Conclusion

In conclusion, cPanel provides you with many features that you can take advantage of to ensure that you can get your website kick started without the need for any technical knowledge; it also provides tool which you can utilize to help expand your website and to allow the visitors of your website to communicate with each other. Other tools provided within cPanel allow you to setup custom configurations to ensure that PHP and Perl based websites and applications that you wish to host within the surroundings of your cPanel website hosting account are able to run correctly; this is because you are given the ability to setup and configure additional modules that you might require for your PHP and Perl based websites and applications, since they might need them to ensure that they can be run reliably. You can also use the PHP configuration feature of cPanel to find out details of certain PHP options and components that might be installed on your hosting server; this information might be able to aid you in the development of PHP based websites and applications that will be one day deployed within the environment of your shared cPanel hosting account - this is because your code might require some tweaking to an extent to make sure that it can be run reliably within your shared cPanel website hosting account. You can also use the CGI program feature of cPanel to extend the interaction that visitors can have with your website; for example you can install a search engine to help your visitors find information within your website when they need to, without having to troll through many pages just to find the information that they want to find, you could also install a banner program to enable you to rotate different banners and adverts within the content that you have on your website.

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