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22. How to create an addon domain in cPanel

This demo assumes you’ve already logged in to cPanel hosting, and are starting on the home screen.

Now let’s learn how to create an addon domain.

Click the “Addon Domains” icon.

This is the addon domains page, where you can setup additional domain names that point to subdomains of your account.

Enter the new domain name…

Then enter a username.

Enter and confirm a password, then click “Add Domain”.

That’s it! The addon domain has been created.

This is the end of the tutorial. You now know how to create addon domains in cPanel.

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18. How to password protect a directory in cPanel

This demo assumes you’ve already logged in to  cPanel hosting, and are starting on the home screen.

Now let’s learn how to password protect a directory.

Click the “Directory Privacy” icon.

Select the directory to start with, then click “Go”.

Select the directory you want to password protect by clicking its name.

Check the “Password Protect” box, then give a name for the directory, and click “Save”.

The directory is now protected, and requires a password to enter it via a browser.

We must therefore create at least one user, and assign them a password so they can access the directory.

Assign a username and password in the “Create User” section.

The protected directory now has one user who has access to it. Repeat this process for each additional user you want to grant access for.

You can see the new user we just added in the “Authorized Users” section.

This is the end of the tutorial. You now know how to password protect directories, and assign users to them.

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12. How to change your cPanel theme

This demo assumes you’ve already logged in to vps hosting, and are starting on the home screen.

Now let’s learn how to change cPanel‘s theme.

Click the “Switch Theme” dropdown box.

Changing your control panel style does not change any functionality, only the way it looks.

Select a different theme from the dropdown menu.

That’s it! As you can see, the look of our control panel has changed.

To change it back, simply repeat the process.

This is the end of the tutorial. You now know how to change the theme of your cPanel control panel.

13. How to change the primary language in cPanel

This demo assumes you’ve already logged in to cPanel hosting , and are starting on the home screen.

Now let’s learn how to change the primary language.

Click the “Change Language” link.

Select the new desired language, then click “Change”.

That’s it! The language has been changed.

Now when you navigate through cPanel, you’ll notice that the language used has been translated to the newly selected language.

To change back, simply repeat the process.

This is the end of the tutorial. You now know how to change the primary language in cPanel.

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14. How to add a record with the DNS Zone Editor in cPanel

This demo assumes you’ve already logged in to cPanel hosting, and are starting on the home screen.

Now let’s learn how to add an “A record” with the DNS Zone Editor.

Click the “Simple Zone Editor” icon.

Select the domain you want to edit.

Then enter the “A Record”, followed by the IP address you want it to point to.

Click Add a Record.

That’s it! We’ve successfully added an “A Record” to our domain.

You can see the new record listed here at the bottom…

Which is also where you can click to delete the record when it’s no longer needed.

This is the end of the tutorial. You now know how to add and remove records with the DNS Zone Editor.