How to manage URL redirects in Direct Admin

How to manage URL redirects in Direct Admin

This demo assumes you’ve already logged in to Direct Admin

Now let’s learn how to create URL redirects from Direct Admin

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Click the Site Redirection link

Type in the URL of the page you want to redirect away from

This is the main redirect page, where you can create and delete URL redirects

Then enter the destination URL, or the page you want visitors to be redirected to

Click Save

Now let’s delete the URL redirect we just setup

That’s it! The URL redirect has been setup….. and is now listed here

Click the Home icon here

The URL redirect has just been deleted

This is the end of the tutorial. You now know how to setup URL redirects, and delete them, from your Direct Admin control panel

How to setup a Cron Job in Direct Admin

How to setup a Cron Job in Direct Admin

This demo assumes you’ve already logged in to Direct Admin

Now let’s learn about Cron Jobs and how to set them up in Direct Admin

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Click the Cronjobs link

A Cron Job is a system command that you schedule to occur at a later date/time

For example, if you wanted to run a CGI script every Monday morning, you would set this up as a Cron Job

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This is the main Cron Job page where you can setup new Cron Jobs, or delete existing ones

Let’s setup a Cron Job…..

Enter the path of the script you wish to run

When finished, click Add

In this case, we’re setting up a Cron Job to run the test_script.cgi every morning at 9:00am

To delete the Cron Job, simpy select it here, then click Delete

The Cron Job has been setup, and can be seen here

Scroll up to the top of the page

The Cron Job has been deleted

Click the Home icon here

This is the end of the tutorial. You now know how to setup Cron Jobs in Direct Admin, as well as delete them. For more information on using Cron Jobs, please consult www.site-helper.com/misc.html#cron

How to create vacation messages in Direct Admin

How to create vacation messages in Direct Admin

This demo assumes you’ve already logged in to Direct Admin

Now let’s learn how to setup a vacation message

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Click the Vacation Messages link here

Click the Set Vacation Message link here

There are currently no vacation messages setup… let’s set one up now

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Choose the email address for which you want this vacation message setup

Type your vacation message in this box

Then set the Start and End dates, between which this vacation message will be active

When finished, click the Create button

Let’s delete the vacation message we just setup… click this check box

That’s it! The vacation message has been setup, and will be sent automatically to anyone who sends an email to this address during the vacation time

You can return to this screen at any time to modify existing vacation messages, create new ones, or delete them altogether

Then click the Delete Selected button

The vacation message has been deleted

Click the Home icon here

This is the end of the tutorial. You now know how to setup vacation messages so people who email you while you’re on vacation will be notified automatically

How to create additional FTP accounts in Direct Admin

How to create additional FTP accounts in Direct Admin

Click the FTP Management link

This demo assumes you’ve already logged in to Direct Admin

Now let’s learn how to create a new FTP account

As you can see here, there is already one FTP account, and it is the main (default) FTP account of this hosting account; this default FTP account cannot be deleted

Let’s go ahead and create a new FTP account…. click here

Enter a new FTP username

Then enter and confirm a password for this new FTP account

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Then click Create

Choose the extent of access you wish to grant this new FTP user

Success! The new FTP account has been setup, and can be seen here

You can change FTP passwords for your FTP accounts from here

Now let’s delete the FTP account we just created

The FTP account has been deleted

Click the Home icon here

This is the end of the tutorial. You now know how to setup additional FTP accounts, change their passwords, and delete them altogether

How to create custom error pages in Direct Admin

How to create custom error pages in Direct Admin

This demo assumes you’ve already logged in to Direct Admin

Now let’s learn how to create custom error pages in our hosting account

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Click the Custom Error Pages link

Click the 404.shtml link here

This page lists all the error pages you can edit from Direct Admin. Let’s go ahead and edit the 404 Not Found error page, which displays automatically if someone attempts to visit a page in your website that doesn’t exist

Paste the HTML code of the page you want displayed, here in this text area

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Before saving the file, let’s take a look to see if it looks ok… click Preview Html

Let’s return to the edit page…. close this window

This shows what the 404 Error Page will look like

Now let’s save this page by clicking here

The 404.shtml page is now listed in the File Manager, here

Click the Home icon here

This is the end of the tutorial. You now know how to setup and modify your custom error pages from within Direct Admin

How to setup email forwarding in Direct Admin

How to setup email forwarding in Direct Admin

This demo assumes you’ve already logged in to Direct Admin

Now let’s learn how to setup an email forwarder (or redirect)

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Click the Forwarders link

Click the Create new E-Mail Forwarder link

An email forwarder is a way to forward emails that are sent to one address, automatically to another address

Enter the email prefix in this box

Then enter the email address where you want these emails to be forwarded to

Click Create when finished

Let’s return to the email forwarders list

That’s it! The email forwarder has been setup, and now whenever email is sent to john@demo1234.com, that email will automatically be forwarded to john@yahoo.com

Let’s delete the forwarder we just created….. click here

From this screen you can add new email forwarders, modify existing ones, or delete them altogether

Then click Delete Selected

The email forwarder has been deleted

Click the Home icon here

This is the end of the tutorial. You now know how to create new email forwarders in Direct Admin, as well as delete them