Hosting FAQs

Note: Virtually every aspect of your Birdhouse account, from configuring email boxes to setting up databases, can be configured self-serve through the cPanel interface. If you're new to Birdhouse, please start with the cPanel FAQ.

Web Hosting

• Uploading Content To Your Web Site
• Setting Up Your Weblog (WordPress)
• Dealing with Weblog Comment Spam
• Using Traditional FTP
• Traffic Reporting
• Using MySQL Databases
• Creating Add-On Domains / Subdomains
• Password-Protecting Parts of Your Web Site
• Server-Side Includes vs PHP
• About Directory Listings
• Sending Mail From a Form
• Installing plugins and themes from within WordPress
• About Our PHP Environment
• Sending Mail from PHP
• Getting Started with Smarty
• Web Development with Django
• Using Ruby on Rails
• Using the GD Graphics Library with PHP

Mail Hosting

• Creating / Managing Mail Accounts
• Converting to GMail
• Configuring iOS to send/receive mail
• Create a server-side spam box for training
• Configuring Your Mail Application for POP/IMAP
• Configure Spam Controls
• Sending Mail (SMTP)
• Mail Forwarders and Aliases
• Changing Your Mail Password
• Using IMAP for E-Mail
• Managing Mail Quotas
• Using Webmail
• Setting Your Webmail “From” Address
• Using External Webmail Systems
• Managing Mailing Lists
• Set Up an Autoresponder (Vacation Message)
• About Mail Server Virus Detection
• Entourage: Lost Mailbox Lock
• Setting the Default Address
• Using Pine for E-Mail

Other

• Using cPanel
• Using Birdhouse as an SSH Proxy
• Getting Support
• Changing Your System Password
• Server/System Status
• Why Can’t I Log In?
• Managing Disk Quotas
• Billing Policy
• Referral Incentive Program
• Backups
• Using Your Shell Account
• Choosing a Domain Registrar
• Placing a Birdhouse Hosting Badge on Your Web Site