1. Adding a domain to host with us: Login to your (Hsphere) Hosting Control Panel (https://cp.progonet.com:8443) and select Domains. Select "Add New Domain". On next page select "Transfer an existing domain". Enter the domain you want to host with us. 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.
2. Fine tuning your website: From CP home page, select 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. Most important of these options is Directory Indexes. After turning it on your can enter your website's default page.
3. Mailboxes and Send/Receive E-mail: From CP home page, select E-mail to create mail boxes, assigning mailbox size, activating spam and anti-virus features etc. You can send/receive your e-mail from:
a. POP mail program like Outlook Express:
- 1. POP/SMTP Server: mail.yourdomain.com
- 2. Username: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
- 3. Password: Password that you entered while creating your mailbox.
b. WebMail: We provide three webmail clients for you to send/receive/manage your e-mail. These are SQWebMail, Squirrelmail and Horde. You can use anyone by visiting http://mail.yourdomain.com
4. Uploading website Files: You can upload your website files using File Manager in your CP or by using any FTP client like SmartFTP, CuteFTP etc. Always upload your files in the domain folder. MS Access database should be kept in root directory. This will prevent anyone to download these files via HTTP
5. Testing your website: You can view your website before it is actually resolving to our servers via the Instant domain name alias feature. Click on Web Options and then your domain name. You'll see this feature towards the end of the page of the control panel.
6. Changing Domain Name Servers (DNS): In order for your website to work from ProgoNET servers, it is necessary to change the DNS settings of the domain to point to our name servers. This must be done at your domain registar. You can find the current domain registrar of your domain by visiting whois link in our domains section. In order to change DNS settings, you 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 if you have registered your domain at ProgoNET.
7. Creating your own domain name servers: You can create your domain name servers to host your sites with ProgoNET. It is required only when you do not want to reveal that you host your website with ProgoNET. In such cases, you could create your own domain name servers pointing to our name server IPs. You can use ProgoNET domain services (by registering your domain here) for creating your own name servers. If your domain is registered with us, simply go to "Child Name servers" to create your name servers. Creating your own DNS servers at popular domain registrars are explained in the following flash movies:
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