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Using keywords in cPanel’s AWStats to focus your articles.

tosd — Sat, 23 May 2009 05:21:00 +0000

Whether you have a website or blog, writing articles focussed on information people are searching for is the best way to increase your traffic. Sounds easy when you put it like that doesn’t it. But how do you do it and how do you know what people are looking for?

One way is to build on what your site is already becoming known for. i.e. Further develop themes centred around keyword phrases that people are already entering into search engines, and that have already successfully directed some traffic to your site.

A simple way to do this is to check the keyword section of AWStats in cPanel (your hosting account’s administration panel). Scroll down to the bottom and you will see a section “Search Keyphrases (Top 10)” and “Search Keywords (Top 25)”.

If you are a TOSD client and you are unsure how to log in to cPanel contact me and I will be happy to assist.

Using these keywords to provide a focus write as many articles as you like, but try to base each of them on just one keyword phrase. In writing the article include the keyword phrase in each of the following ways:

The article title
Once as a text link (this could be the menu link)
Once in the opening paragraph
As the description or ‘alt’ tag to an image placed in the article
Once in italics or bold
Once in the closing paragraph
If your website allows you to – once in the Meta description
And if you have a blog – include it as a tag.

While this approach will not guarantee a perfectly optimised article. It will significantly improve the chances of the article appearing in search results. And the other nice thing is that once you have done a few it is a simple enough approach to become almost second nature.

Site Backup CP – cPanel scheduled backup

tosd — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 03:53:15 +0000

Site Panel CP is a commercially available application that runs on your PC and allows you to do either a manual backup of your entire hosting account, or, in conjunction with Windows Scheduler, a fully automated scheduled backup. It is the perfect way to protect your online investment.

In the event of an online failure (either of the application files or associated databases) it is a simple thing to restore you entire site via your hosting account’s cPanel restore facility. Note that Site Backup CP can only be used in conjunction with hosting accounts that use cPanel for their administration. This is the case with all hosting accounts set up by TOSD.

Setting up a manual Backup set with Site Backup CP.

Step 1:
Visit http://www.tech-pro.net/site-backup-cp.html to download and install a trial copy of Site Backup CP. When you are satisfied with it you can register it. After installation make a note as to where the program was installed for later use. It will be something like: “C:\Program Files\SiteBackupCP\backupcp.exe” Finders_Complete

Step 2:

Run the application and from the first window click ‘Add’ site and fill out the site URL and cPanel login details – contact TOSD if you are not sure of these. Click OK to save.

Step 3:

Now ‘Add’ a Backup set. This is where you tell Site Backup CP what you want to backup, and where to back it up to. If you are not sure of your database names contact TOSD. Note that the Home directory refers to all application files – the databases will usually hold all website content. For a complete backup you will need to check the Home directory and enter all associated databases. Aliases and Filters are associated with your hosting account’s email setup. Check these also.

After you click OK to save you will be able to do a manual backup by selecting a Backup Set clicking the ‘Backup’ button.

Setting up an automated scheduled backup with Site Backup CP

To set up a scheduled backup select a Backup set, click ‘Schedule’ and fill in your details (below).

Step 1:

Note 1: In order to set up a schedule you will need to have a Windows User account and Password. (if Windows prompts you to enter a password on boot up, you have one)

Note 2: depending on your Windows setup this may or may not work! If it doesn’t it will generate the following message::

This is not a problem – simply open the Windows Scheduler (Control Panel / Scheduled Tasks) and proceed as per Step 2 below.

Step 2:

Go to Windows Scheduler (Control Panel / Scheduled Tasks) and click ‘Add Scheduled Task’. Select the application to run from the drop down list (in this case CP Site Saver) and then decide how often you want the backup to run. Click ‘Next’.

Step 3:

Select the time of day and the other details. These will vary depending to the frequency you chose in the last step (daily, weekly, monthly etc)

Step 4:

When the Wizard has completed you may need to open up the Backup schedule set (just double click on the icon in Windows Scheduler), go to the Task tab and check the Run and Start in entries. In the above example the Run entry was: “C:\Program Files\SiteBackupCP\backupcp.exe” Finders_Complete

cPanel Backup and Restore

tosd — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 03:51:32 +0000

Your website can be readily backed up (and restored if necessary) via cPanel, your hosting administration panel. Needless to say this should be done regularly.

Before you start, access your cPanel at www.yourdomain.com.au/cpanel and enter your Username and Password. If you are unsure of these contact TOSD.

You will find the Backup Wizard icon within the Files section of cPanel

Backing Up Files

Click Backup then Home Directory followed by ‘Download a Home Directory Backup’.*
Navigate to the folder on your PC where you want to save the file then Save.

* Note: Do not select Full Backup. That is only used for transferring complete installations to another account and cannot be used to Restore files in the usual way.

Backing up Databases

Click Backup then MySQL Databases followed by the first database.
Navigate to the folder on your PC where you want to save the file then Save.
Repeat for each database.

Backing up Email Forwarders and Filters
If you have email forwarders or filters set up on your account these should also be backed up.

Click Email Forwarders and Filters
Save your forwarders and/or filters for each domain attached to your account as appropriate.

Special Note: this does not save the actual emails if they have been downloaded by a PC based client such as Outlook. Most PC based email clients have a means of backing up your emails.

TIP: when saving backup files it is a good idea to ensure that the filename includes the date. It makes it easier to determine which file is the latest one should you need to perform a restore.

Restoring
This is the reverse process to backing up. In general website applications installed by TOSD have both a file structure (contained within the Home Directory) and one or more MySQL databases used for storing the content. In the event of some sort of failure both the files and databases may need to be restored. Contact TOSD if you are unsure exactly what should be restored.

cPanel Tutorials

tosd — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 03:50:10 +0000

cPanel tutorials are provided for anyone who has a Linux/Apache/MySQL/PHP (LAMP) web host account such as those provided by TOSD. While some features of cPanel are a little technical and beyond the scope of what the average small business customer needs, there are many useful things that can be attended to by anyone.

The following cPanel tutorials cover all the main features of cPanel and have been categorised as “General” – for common things such as email configuration – and “Specialised”. Unless you have some experience with the items under “Specialised” I suggest that you contact TOSD before making any changes. Best to be sure!