Overview

cPanel 11 includes an Image Manager that allows you to view and modify images in your account. You can change the size of your images, convert their file type, or just view them with the Image Manager.

Using The Thumbnailer

Steps

1. Click on the Thumbnailer link in the Image Tools section of Image Manager.
2. A list of your web hosting account’s home directory will be shown. You can navigate your way to the directory you want to “thumbnail” by clicking on the folder icon next to the directory name associated with the path to the directory you want to view.
3. When you find the directory you want to thumbnail, click on the directory’s name, not the folder icon.
4. When the page loads, you will see two “Scale Percent” text boxes. Both text boxes default to 25%. You can modify the percentage to your personal preferences.
5. The next option is the “Keep Aspect Ratio” checkbox. This option is checked by default. If you leave it checked, cPanel will maintain the correct proportional sizing of the images in the directory you are thumbnailing. If you uncheck this option, it will use both values in the “Scale Percent” text boxes described in Step 4 above.

NOTE: If the “Keep Aspect Ratio” checkbox is checked, the second “Scale Percent” text box will automatically change according to the value in the first “Scale Percent” text box once you tab over.

1. Next you will have two buttons available: “Thumbnail Images” and “Reset Dimensions”
   • If you are ready to view the thumbnail images in the director you have chosen, click on the Thumbnail Images button.
   • If you are want to reset the default dimensions (what you previously set), click on the Reset Dimensions button.

Using The Image Scaler

Steps

1. Click on the Image Scaler link in the Image Tools section of Image Manager.
2. A list of your web hosting account’s home directory will be shown. You can navigate your way to the directory containing the images you want to scale or find a single image you want to scale. Once you find the directory or a single image you want to scale, click on the directory name or the file name to load the “Image Scaler”.
3. The Image Scaler provides a great deal of information to you. First you will notice a statement similar to the following:
   • “We will be scaling /path/to/your/directory or filename/.”
   • If the directory or filename is not correct, click on the Go Back link and start with Step 1 above. If the directory or filename is correct, move on to Step 4 below.
4. Next you will see the “Current Dimensions” shown for the image(s) you are scalilng.
   • Example: Current Dimensions: 16 x 16

Below the “Current Dimensions” will be two pairs of text boxes. The first pair of text boxes shows the “New Dimensions” for your image. In our example, the “New Dimensions” text boxes will have 16 and 16, respectively. The second pair of text boxes shows the “Percent” and defaults to 100 and 100, respectively.

Before we continue, notice the “Keep Aspect Ratio” checkbox below the “New Dimensions” option. The “Keep Aspect Ratio” is checked by default. If this is checked and you modify the first “New Dimensions” text box and then tab over, it will change the second “New Dimensions” text box and the pair of “Percent” text boxes, respectively. Using this option will keep the same aspect ratio of your original image without distorting the image when you scale it down. If you want to modify the dimensions and or percentage manually, without the “Keep Aspect Ratio” option checked, click on the checkbox to turn the feature off.

Keep in mind the “Percent” text boxes will automatically be adjusted whether you have the “Keep Aspect Ratio” option checked or unchecked. Or if you adjust the “Percent” text boxes first and then place your cursor in any of the other text boxes, the “New Dimensions” text boxes will change accordingly. Play around with the settings until you feel comfortable modifying the images.

1. After you have adjusted the “New Dimensions” and “Percent” values in Step 4 above, the next option is the “Retain a copy of the old image as.” The checkbox for this option is automatically checked by default. If this option is checked, cPanel will create a copy of the original image and its original size. A copy of the image will be placed in the path shown below the “Retain a copy of the old image as” option. The system automatically defaults the path to the current directory your original image is located and adds the prefix “old-” to your image’s original name.
2. Once you have made all the adjustments to your image(s) or the directory of images in the “Image Scaler,” click on the Scale Image button to proceed with the modifications. Or if you want to reset the dimensions back to their original state (display only), click on the Reset Dimensions button.
3. A confirmation page will be shown stating:
   • “Your image path/to/your/image/ has been scaled to the new dimensions YOUR_NEW_DIMENSIONS.”
4. Click on the Go Back link to return to the “Image Tools” section.

Using The Convert Image Format (jpg,gif,bmp,etc)

Steps

1. Click on the Convert Image Format (jpg,gif,bmp,etc) link in the Image Tools section of Image Manager.
2. A list of your web hosting account’s home directory will be shown. You can navigate your way to the directory containing the images you want to convert or find a single image you want to convert. Once you find the directory or a single image you want to convert, click on the directory name or the file name to load the “Convert Image Format (jpg,gif,bmp,etc).”
3. When the page loads you will see the following statement:
   • “We will be converting /path/to/your/image/.”

Below the statement is a drop down menu containing the following options:

• Portable Network Graphic (png)
• Jpeg (jpg)
• Gif (gif)
• Bitmap (bmp)

Select the image type you want to use for the conversion. For example, if your image is currently a .gif and you want to convert it to a .jpg, select “Jpeg (jpg)” from the drop down menu.

1. Once you have made your selection from the drop down menu, click on the Convert button.
2. The next screen will show a status of your image’s conversion. Below the text box will state “Your images have been converted.” once the process is done.
3. Click on the Go Back link to return to the “Image Tools” section.

Overview

Frontpage® Extensions allow you to publish your site directly from the FrontPage® application. This means that you will not have to upload files through FTP, or another method.

Installing or uninstalling Frontpage® Extensions will result in the loss of all “.htaccess” files in your web area. Any changes you have made to your “.htaccess” files will be lost. Any directories you have protected with WebProtect will become unprotected until you re-protect them.

When the page loads, you will see a table containing the following information, split into three columns:

• Domain – This column will show all the domain you have associated with your web hosting account.
• Status – This column will show the status of FrontPage Extensions installation for the domain in reference. There will be two status labels displayed:
  • installed – This means FrontPage extensions have been installed on the domain in reference.
  • not installed – This means FrontPage extensions have not been installed on the domain in reference.
• Functions – This column provides two buttons that change according to the Status of the domain in reference. For example, if FrontPage extensions are installed for a domain, the two buttons that will be displayed are as follows:
  • Reinstall Extensions – This button appears if you already have FrontPage extensions installed for the domain in reference. Click this button to reinstall FrontPage extensions. Occasionally FrontPage extensions may not work properly. If you run into this problem, use this button to reinstall the extensions.
  • Uninstall Extensions – This button appears if you already have FrontPage extensions installed for the domain in reference. Click this button to uninstall FrontPage extensions.

If the Status for the domain in reference shows “not installed”, the two buttons that will be displayed are as follows:

• Install Extensions – This button appears if you do not already have FrontPage extensions installed for the domain in reference. Click this button to install FrontPage extensions.
• Cleanup Old Extensions – This button appears if you do not already have FrontPage extensions installed for the domain in reference. If you have previously installed and uninstalled FrontPage extensions for the domain in reference, use this button to wipe the domain’s account clean of any FrontPage extensions that may have been left behind during the removal of the FrontPage extensions.

Overview

With this tool you can create custom error pages to display when a user enters a wrong URL, an outdated URL or when the user is not authorized to access a specific directory of your web space.

Error Pages consists of the following five types of errors:

• 400 (Bad Request)
• 401 (Authorization required)
• 403 (Forbidden)
• 404 (Wrong page)
• 500 (Internal server error)

To customize the error page, you can click on the error page number (400, 401, 403, 404, 500) or the error page name (Bad Request, Authorization required, etc).

When the page loads, you have the following six tags available:

Available Tags

• Referring URL – Displays the url of the web site the visitor was previously viewing.
• Visitor’s IP Address – Displays the IP address of the visitor viewing the error page.
• Requested URL – Displays the intended url the visitor is trying to view.
• Server name – Displays the web site’s server name.
• Visitor’s browser – Displays the visitor’s browser type such as IE, FireFox, Netscape, etc.
• Redirect Status Code – This displays the type of code in the 300-307 range. To learn more about Redirection Status Code, visit the WikiPedia web page at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_HTTP_status_codes.

Overview

Cron jobs allow you to automate certain commands or scripts on your server to complete repetitive tasks automatically. A cron job allows you to run a certain command at times set by the job. For example, you could set a cron job to delete temporary files every week so that your disk space is not being used up by those files.

It is important that you familiarize yourself with how cron jobs work. You need to have a good knowledge of Linux commands before you can use cron jobs effectively, especially when using the “Advanced (Unix Style).” Check your script with your hosting administrator before adding a cron job.

Using The Standard GUI

Steps

1. Click on the Standard button.
2. The first option request that you enter the email address where you want the output of your cron job files to be sent. Enter the email address in the text box provided.
3. By default, “Entry 1″ will be available to you. The first option is “Command to run.” Enter the command or path to a script/file you want to run in the text box.
4. Below the “Command to run” are five options for setting the time and frequency your cron job will run:
   • Minute(s)
   • Hours(s)
   • Days(s)
   • Month(s)
   • Weekday(s)

Select from each of the categories accordingly.

1. Next, click on the Save Crontab to create the cron job entry. Or if you want to reset the modifications you have made back to the default settings, click on the Reset Changes button.
2. A confirmation page will be shown stating “Cron Updated!” Click on the Go Back button to return to the main Cron Job screen.

Using the Advanced (Unix Style) Option

Steps

1. Click on the Advanced (Unix Style) Option button.
2. The first option request that you enter the e-mail address where you want the output of your cron job files to be sent. Enter the e-mail address in the text box provided.
3. Next, enter the Minute, Hour, Day, Month, Weekday and Command in the text boxes provided.
4. Next, click on the Save Crontab to create the cron job entry. Or if you want to reset the modifications you have made back to the default settings, click on the Reset Changes button.
5. A confirmation page will be shown stating “Cron Updated!” Click on the Go Back button to return to the main Cron Job screen.

What are Apache Handlers?

Apache handlers allow you to control what Apache will do with certain file types. When Apache sees a file, it has an action built in for that file type, and will perform that action. If you wish Apache to do a different action, you will need to make a handler to tell Apache to perform that action.

For example, if you use a file type that requires a special service to run it, such as a file with server side includes that is not named with a .shtml extension, you need to tell Apache to treat these files differently. More information on Apache’s Handlers can be found at http://httpd.apache.org/docs/1.3/handler.html or http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.0/handler.html.

Creating An Apache Handler

Steps

1. Enter the handler you want to create in the first empty text box.
2. In the second empty text box, enter the extension the handler will use when being called.
3. Click on the Add button.