WebFaction User Guide

Contents:

• Introduction
  • Services
  • The Complete System
• The Control Panel
  • Log in to the Control Panel
  • Change Your Control Panel Password
  • What to Do About a Lost Password
  • Two-Step Login
• Finding Details About Your Server
  • Finding Your Server’s Name
  • Finding Your Server’s Operating System
  • Finding Your Server’s IP Address
• Accessing Your Data
  • Connecting with SSH
  • Connecting with FTP
  • Changing Your FTP or SSH Password
  • Additional Users
  • Backups
• Accounts
  • Plans and Services
  • Communicating with WebFaction
  • Payments
  • Affiliate Program
  • Canceling Your Account
• Domains
  • Getting a Domain Name
  • Pointing Your Domain to WebFaction’s Servers
  • Adding a Domain to the Control Panel
  • Managing DNS Records with the Control Panel
  • Troubleshooting DNS Problems
• Applications and Websites
  • Applications
  • Websites
  • Reviewing Logs
• Example Websites
  • Creating a WebFaction Site in 4 Minutes
  • Creating a Simple Website
  • A Sophisticated Website Configuration
• Email
  • Mailboxes and Addresses
  • Accessing Email
  • Managing Email Automatically
  • Mailing Lists
  • Email Limitations and Restrictions
  • Using Google Apps for Email
• Databases
  • Creating a New Database with the Control Panel
  • Managing Database Users
  • Connecting to a Database
  • Accessing a Database from the Web
  • Accessing a Database from the Command Line
  • Accessing a Database Remotely
  • Accessing a Database from a Script or Application
  • Import and Export Database Records
  • Backing Up a Database Automatically
  • Delete a Database
  • Enabling Procedural Languages for PostgreSQL
• Usage Quotas
  • Quotas on Shared Hosting
  • Quotas on Cloud Hosting
  • Types of Resources
• Getting Help
  • Other Documentation
  • Support Tickets
• Special Topics
  • Moving to WebFaction from Other Hosting Providers
  • Application Security
  • Migrating Servers
  • Strengthening Passwords
  • Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) Compliance
  • Using Multiple Servers