AwStats is my favorite web statistics tool. For cPanel users, there’s no installation needed, AwStats is already installed. But there are times when you want some people to access their website’s statistics but you don’t necessarily want to give them access to cPanel.
This tutorial will show you how you can make AwStats accessible outside cPanel.

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cPanel has always been my web control panel of choice, whether it is to perform administration tasks (using WHM) or simply to manage your website. It has to be one of the most mature control panel out there along with Plesk and DirectAdmin.
When I shop for a web host, I always make sure they offer [...]

If you have been shopping around for a web host, you’ve probably seen Fantastico Deluxe featured by some providers. If you’ve been wondering what is Fantastico, this article is for you.
Fantastico Deluxe is a script installer. It automates the installation of popular web applications like a Wordpress blog or a phpBB forum. Fantastico will run only on [...]

If you are new at web hosting, it can be quite confusing to know what to look for, what to expect and how to handle everything. Since I’ve just signed up for an account with HostGator.com, I figured I’d make some videos to show you around the control panel.
HostGator uses the cPanel control panel, which [...]

Yesterday I wrote a post on how to protect your webserver against brute force attacks using APF and BFD. If you are using WHM, there’s similar alternative using cPHulk.
cPHulk is a brute force protection system developped by the cPanel team and is exclusive to cPanel / WHM control panels. It has been integrated with cPanel [...]

In my last Web Hosting Control Panels 101 post, I’ve talked about the well known control panels cPanel and WHM. Today I’ll introduce you to another great (but maybe less popular) control panel, vDeck.
What is vDeck?
vDeck is more than a web hosting control panel, it’s a full website management environment. Most web hosting companies currently [...]

Managing a web server isn’t as technical as it used to be when I started 13 years ago. Back then we needed to edit all configuration files manually, restart services to apply changes, etc.
Now you’ve got plenty of control panels that allow you to manage your webserver and / or your website account. Let’s see [...]