All hosting accounts come with the latest version of cPanel. This makes life easy for you to do routine tasks such as setting up email addresses and FTP accounts, managing content, managing MySQL databases.

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What is cPanel?

cPanel is a Unix based web hosting control panel that provides a graphical interface and automation tools designed to simplify the process of hosting a web site.

cPanel utilizes a 3 tier structure that provides capabilities for administrators and end-user website owners to control the various aspects of website and server administration through a standard web browser.

In addition to the GUI, cPanel also has command line and API-based access that allows third party software vendors, web hosting organizations, and developers to automate standard system administration processes.

cPanel is designed to function either as a dedicated server or virtual private server. The latest cPanel version supports installation on CentOS, Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), and CloudLinux. cPanel 11.40 is the last major version to support FreeBSD.

Application-based support includes Apache, PHP, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Perl, and BIND (DNS). Email based support includes POP3, IMAP, SMTP services. cPanel is accessed via https on port 2083.

Once installed, cPanel cannot be easily removed. The server must be formatted, and the operating system reinstalled. Similarly, it should only be installed on a freshly installed operating system with minimal prior configuration.

cPanel is available for all of iGateway MS hosting packages. The cPanel interface provides website owners the world’s most used interface for managing a website. With cPanel software, you can easily manage your email accounts, databases, applications, security, FTP, and control every aspect of your websites.

Our network runs the latest stable and secure versions of PHP & MySQL. We also implement strict security and firewall rules protecting your website from unwanted visitors 24/7.

PHP is a server-side scripting language designed primarily for web development but also used as a general-purpose programming language.

Fast, flexible and pragmatic, PHP powers everything from your blog to the most popular websites in the world.

MySQL is an open-source relational database management system (RDBMS). Many of the world's largest and fastest-growing organizations including Facebook, Google, Adobe, Alcatel Lucent and Zappos rely on MySQL to save time and money powering their high-volume Web sites, business-critical systems and packaged software.

All our hosting accounts allow you to install popular software such as WordPress, Drupal, Joomla and Magento in one easy step. Upgrading your software is just as easy!

To the client, cPanel provides front-ends for a number of common operations, including the management of PGP keys, crontab tasks, mail and FTP accounts, and mailing lists.

Several add-ons exist, some for an additional fee, the most notable being Auto Installers. Auto Installers are a bundle of scripts which automate the installation (and update of) web applications such as WordPress, SMF, phpBB, Drupal, Joomla!, Tiki Wiki CMS Groupware, Geeklog, Moodle, MagicSpam WHMCS and many others.

Secure Socket Layer (SSL) is a protocol developed by Netscape in 1996 which quickly became the method of choice for securing data transmissions across the Internet. SSL is an integral part of most Web browsers and Web servers and makes use of the public-and-private key encryption system developed by Rivest, Shamir, and Adleman.

In order to make an SSL connection, the SSL protocol requires that a server should have a digital certificate installed. A digital certificate is an electronic file that uniquely identifies individuals and servers. Digital certificates serve as a kind of digital passport or credential which authenticate the server prior to the SSL session being established.

Typically, digital certificates are signed by an independent and trusted third party to ensure their validity. The "signer" of a certificate is known as a Certification Authority (CA), such as VeriSign, Thawte and GeoTrust.

There are two main online security problems that SSL certificates help solve:

• Authentication - proving a company's (or server's) identity online and in so doing create a sense of trust and confidence in using a Web site.
• Encryption - offering protection for the data submitted to a Web site (or between servers) so that in the event of interception, it will be unintelligible without the unique key used for decryption.

Solving these security problems allows online business to protect against the following scenarios:

• Spoofing - The low cost of Web site design and ease with which existing pages can be copied makes it all too easy to create illegitimate sites that appear to be published by established organizations. In fact, con artists have illegally obtained credit card numbers by setting up professional-looking storefronts that mimic legitimate businesses.
• Unauthorized Disclosure - when information is transmitted "in the clear", making it possible for hackers to intercept the transmissions and obtain sensitive information from customers.
• Data alteration - the content of a transaction can be intercepted and altered en route, either maliciously or accidentally. User names, credit card, and social security numbers as well as currency amounts; indeed any information sent "in the clear" is all vulnerable to alteration.

Firstly, looking at categories of data, the most common deployment is for securing transmission of financial information in eCommerce. However, with incidence of identity theft on the rise, protecting the transmission of a broad range of personally-identifiable information is becoming ever more important. This category of data would include identity and social security numbers, e-mail addresses and demographic information as well as account registration and login information.

In terms of applications and protocols, SSL Certificates can be used to secure the following:

• Web Servers
• Mail Servers
• Databases
• FTP Sites
• Internet Chat
• Forums
• Blogs
• and many more.

Choosing a reliable partner to host your website is important for your website's success.

Therefore you chose iGateway MS as your hosting partner that offers a reliable service with excellent up-time; who sources servers throughout the USA so site performance is always great; who treats security with the importance it deserves and who is there to offer you support when you need it. At iGateway MS, we pride ourselves on reliability and offer the following guarantees for your peace of mind.

• Quality Services is Job One!


• Customer Satisfaction


• Server Performance that Power Fast Websites


• Maintaining Downtime less than 16 hours in any calender year meaning Up-time is more than 99%


• Maintaining Client Privacy


• Secure Access to Administrative Areas / Back Office Security


• 24/7/365 Support Ticketing System

30 Day Money Back Guarantee!

At IGMS, we perform our due diligence and operate with certain prudent risk management to deliver excellent customer satisfaction. This includes fast, friendly, reliable and secure services backed by great support and a 30 day money back guarantee.

Please refer to Section 1.03 CANCELLATION OF SERVICES - REFUND POLICY in our TERMS OF HOSTING & DOMAIN SERVICES for full details.

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