The Monthly Hosting Web - New Customer Guide

New Customer Guide

Welcome to the Monthly-Hosting-Web! If you haven't already done so, reading our FAQ is a good place to start as it contains a lot of useful information about your new account. Below you will find instructions for performing many of the common tasks required for getting your site online. In our Help Center you will find links to the documentation for your new H-Sphere control panel as well as instructions for getting technical support should you need it. Don't hesitate to let us know if there's anything we can help you with, and good luck with your online venture!

Adding a domain to host with us: Login to your Hosting Control Panel (CP) and select "Domain Settings" from the Navigation Bar. Then select "Add New Domain". On next page select "Host Existing Site". Enter the domain name that you want to add. Selecting this option does not transfer your domain to us; it just sets up the website on our servers so that it can be hosted by us when you point its Name Servers to us. If you registered your domain through us, the Name Servers will already be pointed correctly.

Fine tuning your website: From your CP, select "Domain Settings" from the Navigation Bar and then "Web Options." On the next page, select the domain for which you want to activate various web options like SSL, Directory Indexes, AWStats etc. Activate various options as per your need.

Mailboxes and E-mail: From your CP, select "Mail Info" from the Navigation Bar and then "Mail Manager." From here you can create mail boxes, assign mailbox size, activate spam and anti-virus features, etc. You can send/receive your e-mail with one of the following options:

1. A POP mail program like Outlook Express.
You will need the following information to set it up:

POP/SMTP Server: mail.yourdomain.com
Username: mailID@yourdomain.com
Password: Password that you entered while creating your mailbox

2. WebMail: We provide two webmail clients for you to send/receive/manage your e-mail. These are Horde and SquirrelMail. You can use either by visiting http://mail.yourdomain.com.

Uploading website files: You can upload your website files using the "File Manager" in your CP, or by using any FTP client like SmartFTP, CuteFTP etc. To access the "File Manager" in your CP, select "FTP/User Account" from the Navigation Bar and then select "FTP User." Click the login icon in the "File Manager" section to enter the File Manager. Always upload the files that you would like displayed on your site into the main folder for the given domain. MS Access databases should be kept in the root directory (top level folder, above your domains), as this will prevent anyone from downloading these files via HTTP.

Testing your website: You can view your website before it has actually resolved to our servers via the "Instant Access Domain Alias" feature. Click on "Domain Settings" form the Navigation Bar, then "Web Options" and then your domain name. You'll see "Instant Access Domain Alias" towards the end of the page. Once activated, enter the listed URL into your web browser to view your pages.

Changing Domain Name Servers (DNS): In order for your website to work from Monthly-Hosting-Web's servers, it is necessary to change the DNS settings of your domain to point to our name servers. This must be done with your domain registrar. You can find the current registrar of your domain by visiting http://domains.dynalinkwebsolutions.com/domain.php?action=whois. In order to change DNS settings, you will need to login to your Domain Registrar's Control Panel and look for the section on changing Name Servers. You are not required to change DNS settings if you have registered your domain with us from http://domains.dynalinkwebsolutions.com/.