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WebsitePanel guidelines for Windows VPS begginers

This article will give you the step by step guidance on how to use WebsitePanel in order to create customers, hosting spaces, hosting plans, domains, websites, MSSQL and MySQL databases, etc.

This article will be very helpful for the beginners who have never used WebsitePanel. Kindly go through the below mentioned step by step instructions:

1. 1. Log into your WebsitePanel [generally it is http://IP-Address-of-VPS:9001]

1. 1. First you need to create the Hosting Plan which you can allocate to the customer, for that select Hosting Plans option from the left pane and click on Create Hosting Plan button

1. 1. Enter the Plan Name and select the checkboxes as per your requirements then after click on Save

1. 1. As you can see, your Hosting Plan has been created

1. 1. Now, you need to create the Customer/User, for that click on Customers and click on Create Customer button

1. 1. Enter the necessary details as shown below and click on Create button

1. 1. You can see that Customer/User has been created

1. 1. Now, you need to create the Hosting Space under the created Customer/User, for that select Spaces option from the left pane and click on Create Hosting Space button

1. 1. Select the plan name from Hosting Plan dropdown and Active status from Hosting Space Status dropdown and click on Create Space button

1. 1. You can see that Hosting Space has been created

1. 1. Now, you need to create a domain, for that select the Domains option from the left pane and click on Add Domain button

1. 1. Now, click on Domain link [this will add a top level domain]

1. 1. Enter the domain name and select the checkboxes as per your requirements. Here, we have selected Create Web Site option, so that it will automatically create the website with the domain name entered, after that click on Add Domain button

1. 1. Now, you can see that domain has been created

1. 1. Also, the website with the domain has been created

1. 1. You can see your created websites’ web contents here at File Manager

1. 1. Now, you need to create an FTP Account, for that select FTP Accounts option from the left pane and click on Create FTP Account button

1. 1. Enter the User name and Password and select the root folder to give root folder’s access or desired location and check the read & write options to give access rights then click on Save to create the FTP Account

1. 1. Now you can see that FTP Account has been created. You can use these credentials to connect to the FTP account using any FTP client application in order to upload/download contents. You can refer to the below mentioned KB URL for more details on FTP clients:Complete FTP Clients 

1. 1. Now you need to create an Email Account, for that select Mail > Accounts and click on Create Mail Account button

1. 1. Enter the email account name in Email Address text field and select the domain name from the dropdown for which you want to create an email account, then after enter the password and click on Save to create the email account

1. 1. Now you need to create the MSSQL database, for that select Databases > SQL Server 2008 and click on Create Databasebutton

1. 1. Enter the database name and click on Save to create the MSSQL database

1. 1. You can see that MSSQL database has been created, now you need to create a database user, for that click on Create Userbutton

1. 1. Enter the User name, Password, select the associated database from the dropdown, also mark the checkbox of that selected database and click on Save to create the user and associate it to the desired database

1. 1. You can see that the MSSQL database and its database user have been created

1. 1. Now, you need to create the MySQL database, for that select Databases > MySQL Database and click on Create Databasebutton

1. 1. Enter the database name and click on Save to create the MySQL database

1. 1. You can see that MySQL database has been created, now you need to create a database user, for that click on Create Userbutton

1. 1. Enter the User name, Password, select the associated database from the dropdown, also mark the checkbox of that selected database and click on Save to create the user and associate it to the desired database

1. 1. You can see that the MySQL database and its database user have been created

1. WebsitePanel Control panel is integrated with Microsoft Web Application Gallery enabling you to easily install popular web applications to your web site, for that click on Microsoft Web App Gallery, select the desired application and follow the mentioned instructions to install it.

TRANSFER MY SITE

HOW DO I TRANSFER MY SITE TO Cloudhostspace?

1. Make sure that you create a copy of all of your site files HTML, images, and any other site-related files from your current hosting company to your computer.
2. Sign up for an account with MochaHost; you can order online from: https://cloudhostspace.com/web-hosting
3. If you wish to transfer your domain to us, please read below, ‘How to transfer my domain name’, otherwise, simply select Option # 3 – I will update my name servers manually when prompted for your domain name.
4. Once your account is activated, you will receive a WELCOME e-mail which provides your site access, and other helpful information. Use the provided access info to transfer your files from your computer to our servers using your favorite FTP program, MS FrontPage, Macromedia Dreamweaver, or with our web-based File Manager.
5. When uploading your files to our servers, you can view your site and make necessary changes until the site is ready to go live. Don’t forget to setup your e-mail accounts using our web control panel.
6. When you are ready with your site and e-mail setup, simply go to where you purchased your domain name, and update your domain DNS servers with the one provided in your WELCOME e-mail. Once you do that, your new account will be online!

HOW DO I TRANSFER MY DOMAIN TO MOCHAHOST?

If you’d like to transfer your domain registration from your current registrar/hosting company to us we can assist you in making this process as smooth as possible and with minimum downtime for your site.

Please note: You do not need to transfer your domain to us in order to host your site with us but you will receive 1 benefit: You will keep your hosting and domain registration with one company and reduce your hassle. To transfer your domain to us simply select the Option #2 ‘I want to transfer my domain name’ when prompted for your domain name during our online ordering process.

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