Tutorials

A series of video tutorials for managing your web hosting service

We have supplied a range of cPanel tutorials for our clients, and visitors to Livestate. Additional tutorials will continue to be added, however clients are always welcome to get in touch with us to discuss any issues they have.

Cpanel login tutorial

How to login to cPanel

This short video tutorial will show you how you log into cPanel.

Navigating cPanel

Navigating cPanel

Become familiar with the interface and features of Cpanel.


Cpanel contact

Keeping your contact information up to date

Keep your contact information up to date within cPanel.

Changing your psssword

Changing your password

The process by which you can change your cPanel password.


Changing the style of Cpanel

cPanel style

Changing the visual style of cPanel.

Parking domains

Parking a domain

Learn how you can park a domain on your current domain.

Creating a sub-domain

Creating a sub-domain

This tutorial guides you through the process of setting up a sub-domain.


Cpanel addon domain tutorial

How to create an addon domain in cPanel

This short video tutorial will show you how to create an addon domain in cPanel.

POP3 email accounts

Creating email accounts

One of the fundamental features of cPanel is the ability to create your own email accounts.

Cpanel email autoresponder tutorial

How to create an email auto-responder

This video tutorial explains the process to setup an email auto-responder.


Email forwarding

Email forwarding

In this tutorial you will learn how you can forward email from one email account to another email account.

Accessing webmail

Accessing webmail

Access your email from anywhere with Webmail.

FTP tutorial

FTP (file transfer protocol)

FTP is the process of moving files from your computer to the server.

Filemanager tutorial

Using the in-built file manager

You can add, edit and delete files using cPanels file manager.


Managing indexes

Managing Indexing

This guide will explain how you can setup indexing for your folders.

Password protect directories

Password protection

This tutorial shows you how you can protect your directories with passwords.


Setting up Webdisk

Setting up Webdisk

Browse the server as you would your computer with Webdisk.

Hotlink protection

Setting up hotlink protection

This tutorial will show you how can prevent other sites from hot-linking your content.


Cpanel disk usage

Monitoring disk usage

This video tutorial will show you how you can monitor disk usage in Cpanel.

Custom error pages

Creating custom error pages

You can create your own custom error pages in the example shown in this tutorial.


Cpanel creating MYSQL databases

Creating MySQL databases

This tutorial guides you through how you create MySQL databases.

Cpanel backup tutorial

How to backup your site in cPanel

This tutorial will guide you through backing up your website.

Using phpMyAdmin

MySQL databases with phpMyAdmin

This video tutorial will show you how you can access MySQL databases through phpMyAdmin.

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