Each SherwoodHosting account has a control panel (dashboard) where you can change/view your hosting and email account settings. Most of the features and settings are advanced and you'll never need to worry about them. The Email settings are probably the most frequently accessed features.

This documentation describes the features of the cPanel interface.

• Accessing cPanel — A short document about the first time you log into cPanel.

• The cPanel Home Screen — This document describes the features of the cPanel home screen, which provides access to all of your cPanel functions.

• Preferences — The information contained within describes the features locate in the Preferences section of the cPanel interface. These features include a setup wizard and general cPanel settings.

• Mail — Here, you can find information about the features in the Mail section of the cPanel interface. This includes adding and managing email addresses, and more.>

• Files — Here, you can find information regarding features in the Files section of the cPanel interface. This includes our backup system, file managers, FTP accounts and more. This is where you can view DiskSpaceUsage to see "whodunit" for large file space consumption.

• Logs — The information here describes features contained in the Logs section of the cPanel interface. These features include error logs, information about bandwidth usage, and access to high-powered statistical analysis software - we recommend AWstats for anaylzing your web visitation traffic.

• Databases — The information here describes features in the Databases section of the cPanel interface. These features allow you add and manage MySQL and/or PostGreSQL databases.

• Software/Services — Here, you can find information about the features contained within the Software/Services section of the cpanel interface. These features allow you to install Perl packages, PHP packages, view your PHP configuration, and more.

• Advanced — The information here pertains to the features located in the Advanced section of the cPanel interface. These features allow you to add Apache handlers, create custom error pages, add and manage cron jobs, and more.

• cPanel Glossary — This document defines terms that are helpful for cPanel users to understand.