Managing Multiple Domains with cPanel
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[edit] Introduction
If you have an account that supports multiple websites and are on cPanel, this guide will help you add, edit, and manage those additional websites.
[edit] Logging Into WHM
To access the multiple-domain management features in cPanel, you will need to login to a slightly different address than your regular cPanel. If your primary domain (the first domain you set up with us) is already resolving to our servers, you can simply visit yoursite.com/whm/ in your browser. If your domain hasn't resolved yet, go to the same CPanel URL as in your welcome letter, except replace the 2083 part with 2087. You'll be prompted for a username and password. Enter the username and password of your primary domain to login.
If your login does not succeed, please submit a support ticket asking that reseller / multiple domain features be added to your account. Be sure and specify your username and the server you are on.
[edit] A Tour of the WHM
Once you've logged in, you'll see a screen similar to this one:
On the left hand side, you'll see a menu that scrolls. All of your management functions can be found on this menu. You can also use the icons on the right hand side of the screen, but we recommend you use the left hand menu as it doesn't change as you go from screen to screen and is generally more convenient to use.
When you click on an item in the left hand menu, the right hand section will show the function you clicked on. One of the things you'll probably do the most is list your domains. To do this, click "List Accounts" under "Account Information" on the side menu. You'll see a screen that looks like this:
From here, you can click on the cPanel icon to be taken to that website cPanel interface, where you can add e-mail addresses, add databases, etc. You can also edit the username and features, contact e-mail, quote, and package on this page by clicking on the small cPanel edit icon next to each item.
[edit] Adding a New Website
To add a new domain, click on the "Create a New Account" link on the left hand menu under "Account Functions". You'll be presented with this screen:
Enter the domain name (without the www. part), a desired username and password, and other account features you wish to use. We strongly recommend to leave "Frontpage Extensions" unchecked unless you need them, as they can interfere with items like PHP and Ruby on Rails. Do not check "IP" unless you require SSL on this account.
Once you click Create, the account will be setup. You won't receive a welcome letter for it, but the next screen where the account is setup will show the information you'll need to both change the nameservers and use it's FTP / cPanel services.
[edit] Final Notes and Things to Remember
Remember that when entering Megabytes for both the quota and bandwidth limit, that 1 Gigabyte equals 1024 Megabytes. So, if you wanted to specify 2.5 GB of space, that would be 2560.
