The IP Ban/Deny Manager enables you to block access to your site from specific IP’s, a range of IP’s or even a domain name. This is helpful if you need to block someone who is using a large amount of bandwidth, attempting malicious activity, or if you need to block a range of […]
CHMOD (Change Mode) is the file permission system used by UNIX based servers which Site5 uses. The permissions appear as a set of 3 numbers in a row. In order of appearance, the numbers represent user, group, and other’s access level. Without going into too much detail, here are some […]
When major developments are slated for your website its encouraged for you to make a backup of the website before hand. Doing so will give you the ability to quickly restore your website to working status in the event that something goes wrong during the development. Aside from the backup feature in […]
Cron Jobs allow you to automate certain commands or scripts on your site. You can set a command or script to run at a specific time every day, week, etc. For example, you could set a cron job to delete temporary files every week so that your disk space is […]
Softaculous/WebApps are tools located within your SiteAdmin/cPanel that help you easily install other web based programs with just a few clicks. These tools do all the tedious work involved with software installation such as the database creation and unpacking of files. Below we have a list of the software that […]
Backstage Backstage is our client account management system. This is where you will see invoices, update your contact information, update your credit card information, create/view/update support tickets, and whatnot. This system utilizes an email address and password for authentication and is accessible at https://backstage.site5.com SiteAdmin SiteAdmin is the control panel […]
The Disk Usage icon is utilized when you are wishing to get an overview of the amount of space your website and its files are taking up on your account. The best use of this Disk Usage feature is using it determine where the largest folders are located within your account and […]
This demo assumes you’ve already logged in to SiteAdmin Now let’s see how to access the server status page. 1) Click the Server Status option from the left menu. 2) The current status of the server will be displayed here. 3) Any major notices will show up here. 4) You can see any server/node wide issues […]
Hotlink Protection prevents other websites from directly linking to files (as specified below) on your website. Other sites will still be able to link to any file type that you don’t specify below (ie. html files). An example of hotlinking would be using an <img> tag to display an image […]
The Index Manager allows you to customize the way a directory will be viewed on the web. If there is no index.html file in a given directory, the contents of that directory will be displayed in a browser. This is typically undesirable, and can cause security issues. With Index Manager, you can control whether […]
