CHAPTER 1. WHAT IS HOSTING CONTROLLER?

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What is Hosting Controller?

The Hosting Controller is a powerful remote administration tool for Windows NT and 2000 hosting administrators.

Hosting Controller provides administrators with the tools they need to manage and maintain their FTP and

WWW sites easily and efficiently. Amongst other things, Hosting Controller allows you to do the following:

  Manage multiple sites from one location

  Manage all aspects of email

  Manage all aspects of FTP

  Manage site security and properties

Figure 1.1: Hosting Controller logo

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Administration overview

To efficiently control all levels of web hosting, Hosting Controller has been divided into three levels of adminis 

tration:

1. Hosting Administrators   Sometimes referred to as HostAdmin.

2. Resellers

3. Web Administrators   Sometimes referred to as WebAdmin

Each level has it's own access rights to the Hosting Controller system.

Note: Each Hosting Controller administrator has their own manual and online help, which describes all of the

functions that they can perform, and should be referred to when required. For example, if you need to know

how to add a new domain, which is a function that can only be performed by Resellers, you need to refer to the

Reseller documentation.

Hosting Administrators

The hosting administrator is the owner of the server which hosts the sites and sets up the entire system. HostAd 

min's have the highest level of control.

Resellers

Hosting administrators create Resellers, who are directly responsible for creating and administering the web sites,

and WebAdmins who own the web sites on the web server. Each reseller may create and administer one or many

(depending upon the assigned quota) Web Administrators. Resellers can only alter or delete domains which they

created.

Web Administrators

WebAdmins are the actual owners of the web sites purchased from the Resellers, and their control is confined

to their personal sites. WebAdmins can control all aspects of their site, Hosting Controller has been designed to

give users the authority to manage their own situation with the least amount of outside intervention.

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