The VPS1 handbook is designed to give you detailed instructions on using our VPS1 System. We cover topics that range from the basics and the beginnings of understanding the robust VPS1 system as well as advanced topics on how to manage the configuration files on your VPS1. Table of Contents

Getting Started in 13 Easy Steps

• Step 1: Review Your E-mail Configuration Letter
• Step 2: Become Familiar with Resources Available to Assist You
• Step 3: Register or Transfer Your Domain Name
• Step 4: Choose a Telnet Client Or an SSH Client To Administer Your VPS1 Remotely
• Step 5: Connect to Your VPS1
• Step 6: Learn about UNIX
• Step 7: Download a Graphical User Interface (Optional)
• Step 8: Choose an FTP Client for File Transfers
• Step 9: Upload Content to Your VPS1
• Step 10: Create E-mail and FTP User Directories
• Step 11: Configure Your E-mail Client as POP or IMAP
• Step 12: Analyze Your Web site Statistics
• Step 13: Go Beyond the Basics

• The VPS1 System vs. Your Own Solution
• How the VPS1 System Works
• VPS1 Core Internet Services
• The VPS1 Administrator (More Than a Webmaster)
• Administering Servers Remotely
• The VPS1 Directory Structure
• Basic UNIX Commands

• Getting Started
• Running iManager
• File Manager
• Mail Manager
• Tools and Wizards
• Preferences
• Logout

• Understanding the Virtual Web Service Directory Structure
• Publishing Web Content
• Understanding Virtual Hosting
• Adding and Setting Up Domains
• Adding Virtual Hosts to httpd.conf

• Protocols
• Exploring SMTP Server Software
• Commands and Utilities for Managing E-mail
• Creating E-mail Mailboxes
• Aliasing E-mail Accounts
• Creating E-mail Address Mappings or Virtmaps
• Unsolicited Commercial E-mail
• Maintaining Your E-mail Log File

• Naming Your Virtual FTP Service
• Making Customer-Accessible Directories
• Monitoring Anonymous FTP Activity

• Maintaining Virtual Web Server Configuration Files
  • Learning Apache Directives
  • Server Operation Directives
  • Server Resource Directives
  • Access Control Directives
  • The MIME Types File (mime.types)
• Using Apache Loadable Modules
• Understanding the Common Log Format
• Handling Multi-Language Web Content
• Imagemaps
• User Authentication
• Server Side Includes (SSI)
• A Secure Server (SSL and Secure Server IDs)

• The Common Gateway Interface (CGI)
• The VPS1 vs. the Physical Server
• Scripting on Your VPS1
• Scripting with Perl
• Installing Perl Modules on Your VPS1
• Understanding Java
• Understanding Compiled Languages
• Understanding Shell Languages

• Managing Server Logs
• Managing with cron
• Managing Quotas
• Managing the VPS1 Load
• Managing Users
• Backups
• Troubleshooting the VPS1