Plesk Control Panel Features Overview

This gives a brief description of the different options available in your Plesk 8 Control Panel. Note that not all of the features may be available to you. Feature availability is dependent upon which account type you have and which applications are installed.

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Client Tools

Edit		Report		Preferences		Permissions		Limits
Edit and update your contact information details.		Displays a summary of the current user's account information.		Allows the user to change their user interface skin.		Allows the user to change their user interface skin.		Displays the traffic, disk space, domain, and other quota limits of the account.

IP Pool		Logo Setup		Custom Buttons		Add New Domain		Domain Templates
Displays the current IPs in use by the client. Most clients will only have 1.		Allows the user to customize the logo at the top left of the control panel.		Create, edit and delete custom buttons in your control panel.		Create a new domain / website in your account.		Create, edit, and delete Domain Templates for your new domains.

Current Traffic		Register		Manage
Views a summary of traffic statistics for the current user's domains.		Register a new domain name.		Manage domains registered through the control panel.

Domain

Report		Limits		Domain Administrator		Custom Buttons
Displays a summary of the domain's use information.		Displays the traffic, disk space, domain, and other quota limits of the domain.		Allow and configure new domain user access.		Create, edit and delete custom buttons in your control panel.

Email & Services

Mail		DNS		Databases		Certificates
Manage email accounts, including mail names, mailboxes, mail redirects, mail groups, autoresponders.		Administer DNS records for the domain. Users may add 'A' records and restore the DNS zone to the template settings.		Add, manage, and delete MySQL databases. Your hosting plan may limit the number of MySQL databases you may set up.		Add and manage SSL certificates for secure web site browsing.

Hosting

Setup		Delete		Web Users		Directories		Anonymous FTP
Administer and setup web hosting for the domain.		Deletes the current hosting configuration.		Setup secondary web users for the domain.		Create SSL or non-SSL password protected databases.		Setup anonymous FTP for the domain.

Log Manager		File Manager		FP Webadmin		FP-SSL Webadmin		Crontab
View and manage log files and log processing options.		The File manager allows you to navigate and manipulate your server file system. You can copy, rename and delete files and directories, change timestamps, etc - all from your browser.		Accesses the FrontPage extensions administration tool for the selected site.		Securely accesses the FrontPage extensions administration tool for the selected site.		View, add, and modify scheduled tasks for your system.

Mambo CMS		Application Vault		Site Preview
The Mambo site builder tool is a feature rich Content Management System, or CMS. Using templates, it allows you to create professional looking pages in a fraction of the time.		Install or remove any of a set of free applications available through your control panel. Note the number of applications available for installation may be limited by your available MySQL databases.		Preview the current domain in a browser.

Extras

Billing Management System		Get Traffic Toolbox		Internet Marketing Course		Keyword Verification Tool		Link Popularity Checker
View your invoices, update your credit cards, update your personal information or to make a payment.		Click to install or access an existing installation of the Get Traffic Tool Box.		Free Internet Marketing Course: "Secrets To Building A Profitable And Successful Internet Business"		A free verification tool that checks to see if your site is in the top three pages of a search engine result for a specific keyword.		Free tool that determines how many pages on the Internet contain links to your site.

Meta Tag Generator		Website Content		Yahoo Search Marketing $50 Credit		Search Engine Saturation Tool		Sell Amazon.com Products
A free tool that helps you add Meta-Tags to your site. Meta Tags are very important for your website's visibility in some search engines.		A range of free, dynamically updated content is available through Free Sticky.		$50 credit towards the purchase of ads on the Overture network. Click "Sign Up" and choose "Fast Track". The promo code is provided on the signup page.		Free tool to determine the number of pages a given search engine has in its index for your website domain.		Sell Amazon.com products on your website and earn up to a 10% referral fee.

Sell on Amazon.com		Site Symphony		MailBoxCop Spam/Virus Filter		Stats Tracker		Submit Site to Search Engines
Amazon.com Advantage is a proven and powerful means of distribution and order fulfillment. Work directly with the Internet's number-one retailer to market your products to millions of customers around the world.		Free feature-rich, browser-based Web site designer program. Request installation or access your existing Site Symphony account here.		Automated spam and virus filter. Request installation or login to an existing MailBoxCop account here.		Stats Tracker gives you real-time information about your website traffic for free.		FastSubmit! makes getting listed quick and easy! In just minutes, you can get submitted to over 100+ of the Internet's biggest search engines and directories for free.

Technical Support		Upgrade/AddOn		Urchin Web Analytics		Video Tutorials
Access the technical support page of Apollo Hosting to view online help options such as online tutorials and our Knowledgebase.		Upgrade your existing account or purchase additional resources for your account (disk space, bandwidth, software, etc.)		Existing Urchin users login here. To request installation of Urchin, use the "Upgrade / Add On" icon. Requires $35 installation fee.		Free tutorials in Macromedia Flash on various topics from web design to email.