Adding Websites

When you create a website as the administrator, CP+ adds a new virtual domain in the apache configuration, a unixuser, and a CP+ user to log into the control panel. To create a website:

1. Select the Site Manager tab and click Add a new virtual server:

   

2. Enter new virtual server parameters:

   

   - Domain name: this should be the parent domain under which all other domains will live. For example, if you want to set up www.example.com for a website and example.com for receiving mail at jsmith@exapmple.com, enter simply example.com. The corresponding www.example.com and mail.example.com will be created for you, as will an MX record to direct mail for the domain example.com to mail.example.com.
   - Description: a description to the domain name
   - Contact email address: if you choose Unix user's mailbox, the address will look like example@example.com
   - Unix username: if you choose automatic, the username will look like example
- Unix user's password: password for this unix user
- Group for mailbox users: - the group for mailbox users
- Group for unix user: - the group of this unix user
- Maximum allowed mailboxes: - the maximum number of mailboxes allowed on this domain
- Create email address for unix user: - create an email address for unix user
- Accept mail for domain: - accept mail for domain
- Set up Webalizer for web logs? - set up Webalizer for web logs
- Create PostgresSQL database? - create PostgresSQL database
- Create CP+ login? - create CP+ login
- Set up website for domain? - set up website for domain
- Create MySQL database? - create MySQL database
- Set up DNS zone? - set up DNS zone
- Web server type - web server type
- Add virtual IP address if needed? - add virtual IP address if needed
- IP address for website and domain - IP address for website and domain
3. Upon submit, the website will be created, and you will see it on the page of the Site Manager tab.