Drupal is one of the greatest Content management systems around.  It is coded in PHP and requires Mysql.  This article will explain how to setup a Drupal system through Fantastico.

1. Log-in to your Cpanel
2. Go to Fantastico
3. Under Content Management, find Drupal
4. C lick on New Installation
5. Select a directory to install Drupal
6. Follow the steps to finalize your installation.

There are two major ways of installing WordPress.  One of them is uploading it directly to your host via FTP, and the other one is installing it via Fantastico.

Installing your WordPress with Fantastico is the easiest way ever!  You can save time, hassle, and it just takes couple clicks!  Fantastico comes with 90% of all Cpanel hostings.  Follow the steps below to install WordPress via Fantastico:

1. Open up your Cpanel
2. Find the Fantastico button under Software section on homepage
3. At the Fantastico panel, find the WordPress link on the left hand side
4. Enter necessary information and click install!  Your good to go!

This article will explain how to password protect directories in both Cpanel and Plesk Panel.

How to password protect directories in Cpanel

Login to your Cpanel, click on the Password Protect Directories,when you do so, a list of your directories will appear, click on the directory you want to limit access to.  In the new page, please create a username and a password for your user. Select a name that will appear in the login screen and click on the Save button to activate the protection.

How to password protect directories in Plesk Panel

I have found a flash tutorial on how to create Password Protected Directories on Plesk panel.

This article explains how to backup your site from a website using CPanel.  First of all, you need to know what files you are going to backup in order to start the process.

How to backup your files

If you just want the physical files to be backed up to your computer, open you FTP client, go in to the “Public_Html” folder and copy everything to your computer.  If something happens to your files, or you change your hosting, you can always copy these files from your computer and place them in to the “Public_Html” folder and have your site running.

How to backup your database

Backing up your database is pretty easy too but it takes couple more steps.  To backup your database go in to your CPanel, find PHPMyAdmin and open it.  In PHPMyAdmin, click on the database you want to backup to your computer, the database list should be on the left hand side.  Once the database tables show up, on the top right, there will be couple tabs, click on “Export”.  The Export page will show up, go to the bottom of it, select ZIP file, and hit “Go”.

This will download your database to your computer as a ZIP file.  Make sure you date and save it in a safe spot because if your site gets messed up in the future, this file will save you!