Softaculous Script Installer.

We have replaced Fantastico by Softaculous which has 2-3 times as many scripts, is easier to use and faster.

Softaculous can import any of the scripts it maintains even if it was not installed by Softaculous. The process is very simple and fast. Softaculous can also Import Data of the installed scripts from other Auto Installers like Fantastico. Once Imported Softaculous will be able to maintain your installed scripts for future updates.

How to import scripts into Softaculous Script Installer/Update?

To import a script you manually installed or installed using Fantastico into Softaculous script installer login to cPanel, then:

1. Click softaculous.
2. Select the script (ex. phpbb).
3. Click Import (located top right of the page).
4. Select your domain and enter the directory the script has been installed at.

A Full list of available scripts: Demo Softaculous.

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What is the difference between hits and visits in stats reports?

Any request made to the server is considered a "hit". A request can be for any object, an html page, a graphic image, an audio file, a CGI script, etc. So, "hits" are the total number of requests that were received during the specified report period.

A "visit", on the other hand, is a series of "hits" that are deemed to have come from the same browser within a certain amount of time. A "visit", therefore, represents a browser that came to your site for a while and then left.

Each "visit" is composed of many more "hits".

For example, when a browser requests one page on your site, webalizer will report one hit for the page request, plus one more hit for each image or other object (flash object, javascript file, etc) that was referenced on that page. That is why hits are always greater than visits.

Visits are also grouped by time. Webalizer does this by looking at the IP address of the browser and calculates the amount of time since a visitor’s last requested a page/file (if any). If the time difference is greater than a pre-configured ‘visit timeout’ value (or has never made a request before), it is considered a ‘new visit’.

We deliver our web hosting accounts with detailed statistics to keep track of your websites visitors.

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The differences between Add-On Domain and Parked Domain explained

Addon domain:

Addon domains allow you to have more than one independent website sharing the resources of your hosting account. Addon domains hosting is similar to virtualization. You can host multiple domains or multiple websites on a single account which are basically setup as sub domains on the main domain but the domains you add as a addon domain gets parked on top of the subdomain. You can see website of the sub domain when you type your addon domain in your browser but the URL never changes as it continues with your addon domain in the browser.

Parked domain:

You can have multiple domain names pointing to your site. This is a great way to increase your online visibility. Parked domain on main domain shows the website of the main domain. Similarly parked domain on the subdomain would show the website of subdomain.

Examples of parked domains are:

• ds-hostingsolutions.com/kb/differences-addon-and-parked-domains-explained/
• ds-hostingsolutions.biz/kb/differences-addon-and-parked-domains-explained/

Apache configuration needs to know what directory to call when someone opens a particular website in the browser and in case of addon domains, it will load the subdomain. Your addon domain is added as an alias for that subdomain.

From a user perspective, an addon domain functions just like any other domain. You can register and set up an addon domain under your existing web hosting account. So when your visitors type “http://www.yourdomain.com” in their browser, they will be transported to the new site. The difference between a parked domain and an addon domain from a web user’s perspective is that with a parked domain the URL in the address bar will change to the physical location of the page as the page loads.

For example, if you type http://www.abc.com, that domain won’t remain in the browser address bar, but will change to “http://www.domain.com/abc/index.html” as soon as the page is displayed.

DS-Hosting Solutions allows you to add or park as many domains on your web hosting account you need.

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How to login webmail directly without acessing cPanel?

How to login directly using “webmail.domain.com” in to Squirrelmail, Horde or RoundCube of any account?

First you need to create a subdomain that you want to redirect to your preferred Webmail client [Squirrelmail / Horde / RoundCube].

Following are the steps to create subdomain.

1. Login in to your cPanel interface.
2. Select the Subdomain option, and create the subdomain. (For eg: webmail.domain.com)
3. Once it has been created, go to the File Manager option of the cPanel.
4. Change path to “public_html” by selecting the folder image beside the text “public_html”
5. Now change the path to folder that was create by your subdomain. (as per our example it would be the “webmail” folder.
6. Once inside this directory [webmail], you will see “.htaccess” file, if it’s not there then you need to create it manually.
   • If it is not there then create new using below steps: (if it already exists proceed to step 10)
7. Create it [.htaccess] by selecting the “Create New File” option.
8. A menu appears in the top right corner of the File Manager interface. Choose “Text Document” and name it “.htaccess” [without quotes]
9. Now refresh File Manager and you will then see your new file [.htaccess] in the listing of that directory.
10. Click on the text title for the .htaccess file on the left side of the screen and a menu appears in the top right of the screen.
11. Choose the “Edit File” option, a new window opens.
12. Add the following lines:

- If You Want To Redirect “webmail.domain.com” to the Squirrel Mail Client: -

RewriteEngine on

RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^webmail.domain.com$ [OR]

RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^www.webmail.domain.com$

RewriteRule ^(.*)$ http://domain.com:2095/3rdparty/squirrelmail/index.php$1 [R=301,L]

- If You Want To Redirect “webmail.domain.com” to the Horde Webmail Client: -

RewriteEngine on

RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^webmail.domain.com$ [OR]

RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^www.webmail.domain.com$

RewriteRule ^(.*)$ http://domain.com:2095/horde/$1 [R=301,L]

- If You Want To Redirect “webmail.domain.com” to the RoundCube Webmail Client: -

RewriteEngine on

RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^webmail.domain.com$ [OR]

RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^www.webmail.domain.com$

RewriteRule ^(.*)$ http://domain.com:2095/3rdparty/roundcube/$1 [R=301,L]

NOTE: replace “domain.com” above with your actual domain name.

Enjoy Direct Webmail Client Login.

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