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Web Host Manager Administration Guide

Run your web host with the popular WebHost Manager software

  • Set up your server using WHM's powerful server management features
  • Learn how to manage standard and reseller accounts
  • Keep an eye on your server and learn to spot problems before they become serious
  • Discover numerous tools and add-ons that can help you manage your server and differentiate your hosting from other providers.

In Detail

WebHost Manager is a package used by web hosts to manage their servers and the individual user accounts they hold. It is part of the same package as cPanel, so the host uses WebHost Manager while the client uses cPanel. WebHost Manager is at the core of many web hosts' business. Using web host manager, you can keep track of the accounts on your server, monitor their bandwidth and disk space usage, and much more.

What you will learn from this book?

  • Set up a fast, secure, and effective server with WHM
  • Work with Apache, PHP, Perl and Databases
  • Manage standard and reseller accounts and use third-party programs that assist in this process
  • Keep an eye on what is happening on your server by using tools that WHM provides and some third-party tools
  • Deal with reseller and non-reseller accounts
  • Manage DNS, IP and SSL issues using WHM
  • Manage security on an on-going basis by learning what to look for
  • Learn how to add useful features to WHM and cPanel
  • Discover places you can turn to for help if you need it

Approach

  • Concise, well organized style means you will be able to refer back to this book again and again
  • Frequent screenshots and clear explanations throughout
  • Highly practical, with frequent step by step instructions for the most useful processes and tasks

Who this book is written for?

An Administrator's Guide to WHM is designed for new server administrators and professionals who are new to working with WHM. Even if you've never had experience working with Linux servers before this book will walk you through every feature available so you'll be comfortable with WHM in no time. The book also provides tips and tricks that you will be using for years to come.  more

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  • From: Amazon
  • Posted: Jul-15-2009

just the basics

First, this book is extremely outdated, published three years ago-- virtual eons when it comes to tech books regarding apps like WHM that are constantly being updated. Some of the book screen shots are entirely outdated. And only the bare basics are covered here, with hardly any definitions of...

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  • From: Amazon
  • Posted: Jul-01-2009

Excellent reference book

I find this book to be an excellent reference book while using WHM. Before purchasing this book, it was a tedious process trying to find and use other help sources, not to mention a little confusing too.I find that both books by Aric Pedersen "cPanel User Guide and Tutorial" and "Web Host Manager...

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  • From: Amazon
  • Posted: Feb-01-2009

Very well done

All of the online documentation for WHM is way too basic. This book actually describes everything in detail and in an easy to understand format. I highly recommend it for anyone using WHM.

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  • From: Amazon
  • Posted: Dec-13-2006

Valuable reference for the new to novice WHM user

I was sent a copy of this book to review as a neutral third partyhost. I have no relation to the author/publisher or any personalbenefit in reviewing the book.Just like the author's cPanel book which I also enjoyed, this book waslogically ordered, clear and easy to understand. It also...

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  • Posted: Oct-11-2006

Good resource for WHM

There really wasn't a book of this kind before this came out. Before if I need Web Host Manager help, I usually had to rely on the documentation that came with cPanel (which isn't great) or had to use the cPanel forums (which are nice, assuming you can find what you need). This book was a very...

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