David Fiedler

Let’s take a breather from all the heavy cPanel details we’ve been covering and talk about the software on your shared server – what you have, what’s available, what you should install, and what you can safely ignore. Unlike the situation on some barebones dedicated servers, a shared server generally has a good selection of […]

In the previous article in this series, we explored the basics of configuring email for your domain using cPanel and learning how to set up spam blocking and an autoresponder. Before we leave the subject of mail, though, there are a few more useful things to learn that will allow mastery of mail on our […]

Previously in this series, we started getting familiar with the cPanel interface for your shared hosting account, and learned how to work with multiple domains. Now we’ll start exploring all the other aspects of setting up a domain so that it works the way you expect. Even if you’ve ordered only a single domain that’s […]

Previously in this series, we got familiar with the cPanel interface for your shared hosting account, and learned how to redirect secondary domains to your primary account. Now we’ll explore the ways to set up additional domains and subdomains for maximum flexibility–and savings in money as well. Many From One A subdomain is an arbitrary […]

In our last episode, we learned how to register your new domain name, and how to find the best web hosting service. Before we sign up and start setting up our server, there’s just one more big decision you have to make, and that’s what operating system you want your server to run on. The […]

The previous article in this series gave you some useful tips and information about choosing a domain name for your new site. Now we’ll learn how to register and protect that domain name, and how to find the best hosting value for your money while hopefully not getting stuck with the wrong provider. To Serve […]

This course is intended for people who have outgrown their “free” hosting, whether at a blogging portal or one of the few free site hosts left these days, and who are ready to set up a professionally hosted website…but not take on the technical challenge or financial investment in their own physical (or virtual) server. […]

In the previous installment of this series, we learned how to work with Drupal’s Blocks and Menus. That leaves us Modules and Themes to finish up the Site Building section of the administration menu. To get to the main Drupal configuration menu we’ll be working from, you should visit http://YourSiteURL.com/admin/settings in your favorite web browser, […]

In the previous installment of this series, we learned all the details of Drupal’s Content Management. Now we’ll get into Blocks and Menus, which are the meat and potatoes of the Site Building section. To get to the main Drupal configuration menu we’ll be working from, you should visit http://YourSiteURL.com/admin/build/ in your favorite web browser, […]

In the previous installment of this series, we learned how to tweak Drupal’s configuration options for best results. Now we’ll learn the ins and outs of the Content Management menu. To get to the main Drupal configuration menu we’ll be working from, you should visit http://YourSiteURL.com/admin/content/ in your favorite web browser, or http://127.0.0.1/admin/content/ if you’re […]

In the first installment of this series, we learned some of the reasons why Drupal has become a favorite Content Management System (CMS) for discerning web developers, and how to get started quickly with a Drupal system. Now we’ll learn how to tweak the configuration options for best results, focusing as usual on the practical […]

Drupal is an open source content management system (CMS) that has gotten a great deal of attention recently, based not only on its powerful set of features but also its use on some extremely high-profile websites. So what makes Drupal so special that it’s running sites for entities like Yahoo, Warner Brothers Records, Mensa, Ubuntu, […]