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Learn how to make the most of your Imaginet hosting service. Set up emails or a website in minutes. Make your online presence known!
 
Learn how to make the most of your Imaginet hosting service. Set up emails or a website in minutes. Make your online presence known!
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=Email=
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Please see [[Email|our email knowledge base]] for all the info you need about emails @ your domain, as well as @imaginet.co.za email accounts.
  
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==Managing your Email Accounts==
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[[Creating a new email address]]
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[[Changing your email password]]
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[[Setting up forwarding and aliases]]
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[[Setting up an Auto-Reply]]
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[[Monitor your hosting storage]]
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=Web hosting=
 
==Control panels==
 
==Control panels==
 
Hosting packages can be controlled via 2 control panels:
 
Hosting packages can be controlled via 2 control panels:
 
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===MyDot===
 
The [[Control Panel|MyDot control panel]] at [https://my.imaginet.co.za/ my.imaginet.co.za] is for basic features like monitoring usage ad billing, and controlling your email accounts. It also gives you access to the more advanced Plesk control panel:
 
The [[Control Panel|MyDot control panel]] at [https://my.imaginet.co.za/ my.imaginet.co.za] is for basic features like monitoring usage ad billing, and controlling your email accounts. It also gives you access to the more advanced Plesk control panel:
 
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===Plesk===
 
The [[Plesk hosting control panel]] gives you access to advanced features like automated Content Management System installation, File upload and management, databases, FTP user management, SSL certificates, server logs, password-protected directories, git, node.js, Ruby, PHP settings, and more.
 
The [[Plesk hosting control panel]] gives you access to advanced features like automated Content Management System installation, File upload and management, databases, FTP user management, SSL certificates, server logs, password-protected directories, git, node.js, Ruby, PHP settings, and more.
 
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==Basics==
=Basics=
 
 
 
 
Learn the basics of hosting and how your service works.
 
Learn the basics of hosting and how your service works.
 
 
* [[What is Hosting?]]
 
* [[What is Hosting?]]
 
* [[What do you need in order to make use of Hosting?]]
 
* [[What do you need in order to make use of Hosting?]]
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* [[Making an "Under Construction" page]]
 
* [[Uploading your website]]
 
* [[Uploading your website]]
* [[When to upgrade your hosting]]
 
* [[Search Engine Optimisation]]
 
 
* [[Viewing and interpreting your website hit stats]]
 
* [[Viewing and interpreting your website hit stats]]
 
* [[Monitor your hosting storage]]
 
* [[Monitor your hosting storage]]
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* [[When to upgrade your hosting]]
  
=DNS=
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==DNS==
 
 
 
Point your domain, link external services, and verify domain ownership.
 
Point your domain, link external services, and verify domain ownership.
 
 
* [[What is DNS?]]
 
* [[What is DNS?]]
 
* [[Managing your DNS records]]
 
* [[Managing your DNS records]]
 
* [[Adding DNS records for Google Apps]]
 
* [[Adding DNS records for Google Apps]]
 
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==Content Management Systems==
=Content Management Systems=
 
 
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[[File:Logo2.png|thumb|right|200px|See [[Installing Impress Pages]]]]
 
[[File:Logo2.png|thumb|right|200px|See [[Installing Impress Pages]]]]
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* [[Keeping your CMS secure]]
 
* [[Keeping your CMS secure]]
 
* [[Upgrading your CMS]]
 
* [[Upgrading your CMS]]
==Installation tutorials==
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===Installation tutorials===
 
* [[Installing Impress Pages]]
 
* [[Installing Impress Pages]]
 
* [[Installing Wordpress]]
 
* [[Installing Wordpress]]
* [[Installing Joomla 3.x]]
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* [[Installing Joomla]]
 
* [[Installing Open Cart]]
 
* [[Installing Open Cart]]
 
* [[Installing Drupal]]
 
* [[Installing Drupal]]
 
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==Website Troubleshooting==
=Website Troubleshooting=
 
 
 
 
* [[Using .htaccess]]
 
* [[Using .htaccess]]
 
* [[Why does my CMS get hacked so often]]
 
* [[Why does my CMS get hacked so often]]
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* [[Website Not Displaying]]
 
* [[Website Not Displaying]]
 
* [[How can I access my MSSQL 2005/2008 database]]
 
* [[How can I access my MSSQL 2005/2008 database]]
 
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==Website Backup==
=Website Backup=
 
 
* [[How to Backup your website]]
 
* [[How to Backup your website]]
 
* [[How to Backup your website via Hosting Panel]]
 
* [[How to Backup your website via Hosting Panel]]
 
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* [[Setting up your Stratus Backup service]]
=Stratus Backup=
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==Grow your web development skills==
[[Setting up your Stratus Backup service]]
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* [[Search Engine Optimisation]]
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* [https://web.dev/learn/ Learn web development on web.dev]
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* [https://www.w3schools.com/where_to_start.asp W3Schools]
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* [https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Learn MDN Web Docs]
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* [https://www.codecademy.com/catalog/subject/web-development Codecademy]

Latest revision as of 11:46, 22 May 2023

Learn how to make the most of your Imaginet hosting service. Set up emails or a website in minutes. Make your online presence known!

Email

Please see our email knowledge base for all the info you need about emails @ your domain, as well as @imaginet.co.za email accounts.

Managing your Email Accounts

Creating a new email address

Changing your email password

Setting up forwarding and aliases

Setting up an Auto-Reply

Monitor your hosting storage

Web hosting

Control panels

Hosting packages can be controlled via 2 control panels:

MyDot

The MyDot control panel at my.imaginet.co.za is for basic features like monitoring usage ad billing, and controlling your email accounts. It also gives you access to the more advanced Plesk control panel:

Plesk

The Plesk hosting control panel gives you access to advanced features like automated Content Management System installation, File upload and management, databases, FTP user management, SSL certificates, server logs, password-protected directories, git, node.js, Ruby, PHP settings, and more.

Basics

Learn the basics of hosting and how your service works.

DNS

Point your domain, link external services, and verify domain ownership.

Content Management Systems

Content Management Systems (CMS) are the easiest and most popular way to create beautiful, modern, functional websites with minimal technical skill required.

Installation tutorials

Website Troubleshooting

Website Backup

Grow your web development skills