3.5. ACCESS MENU

CHAPTER 3. HOW DO I USE CPANEL?

Restoring your web site from a backup

In the unlikely event that your web site or other files are deleted from your web host's servers, you can restore

the web site using your most recent backup file.

To restore your web site from a backup file:

1. Click on the Backup link in the Access Menu area.

2. Click on the

button next to the relevant area that you want to restore.

3. Search for and double click on the relevant backup file (in .gz format).

4. Click on the

button.

Note: You may need to wait for a few minutes to upload and restore a large web site file.

Figure 3.50: Restoring your web site from a backup file

3.5.5

SSL Shell

SSL stands for Secure Sockets Layer, which is a means of providing encrypted communications on

the Internet. CPanel provides you with an online SSL Shell (an application) that allows you to log in to the Linux

computer that is your web server and make changes at the server side. You use Telnet (the Internet standard

protocol for remote login) commands through the SSL Shell to activate the web server. Note:

If you do not

know exactly what you are doing, you can potentially cause problems on your web server. Please contact your

hosting administrator if you are not sure how to use SSL.

Some useful links:

  Introduction to Linux commands   an easy introduction to using a Linux computer.

  Directory of Linux Commands   good reference site of Linux commands.

  MindTerm   an OpenSource Java SSL Shell used in CPanel.

  PuTTy   an excellent Telnet/SSL utility: small; fast; and free (for Windows).

To use the SSL Shell:

1. Click on the SSL Shell / Telnet link in the Access Menu area.

Note: You need to have Java Applets enabled on your browser for the SSL Shell to start.

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