Thread: Creating a c panel for new addon domain

Hi Y'all,
I just added on a new domain for a client and was wondering how to, if possible, create a different cpanel for this new domain name. If I need to give more info about the userid or anything else, please let me know as I don't want to give out my client's info if it's not absolutely necessary.

Hi.

There is no way of doing what you suggest. I'm not sure but I think what you are doing comes under 'reselling' which is not allowed under the VodaHost Terms of Service. Really your client should register for their own hosting package then you transfer the site and supporting files over to them. As I say, I'm not absolutely certain about this so maybe someone else will clarify and correct me if necessary.

My client has two domain names almadina1.biz and mypersonaloffice.biz. The mypersonaloffice.biz was just purchase two days ago...it's the same person. What he wants to do is basically to have his clients with this new website to have email accounts with the mypersonaloffice.biz account. I will in no way try to violate Vodahost's terms, at least not intentionally.

Originally Posted by AmaDee

My client has two domain names almadina1.biz and mypersonaloffice.biz. The mypersonaloffice.biz was just purchase two days ago...it's the same person. What he wants to do is basically to have his clients with this new website to have email accounts with the mypersonaloffice.biz account. I will in no way try to violate Vodahost's terms, at least not intentionally.

I didn't mean to infer that you were intentionally doing anything wrong. You can easily set up any email addresses for the new add-on domain through the original Control Panel. Just click on the Mail icon and then Add/remove/manage accounts. At thebottom is a link for add accounts. Click this and fill out the form. The second field contains a drop down menu. Click the arrow and you should be able to choose your add-on domain name from the list. So you could have sales@mypersonaloffice.biz or whatever you like. Create a password, set the quota and hit create. That's it! You can set up as many as you like.

This is considered to be public (free or paid for) email service offered through your account and as such, it is not allowed.

Why is it not allowed if mypersonaloffice.biz wants to set up e-mail accounts for the business? To my understanding, the account has unlimitted email. What makes this different? And why would you consider this public email?

Ok, let me try to explain this. My Personal Office is a business that has work from home secretaries doing secretarial jobs for businesses. To be more professional, and to monitor the emails for professionalism, my client wants his secretaries to have email accounts that have @mypersonaloffice.biz affixed to their names. I'm finding this hard to believe that this is going against a Vodahost Term, Naval. But if I am, please forward me to the literature so that I can better understand for my future clients.

Thie line from a previous post is what led Naval to believe it was public email:

What he wants to do is basically to have his clients with this new website to have email accounts with the mypersonaloffice.biz account.

An account is allowed unlimited email addresses, but they are solely for internal use. So, if your client wants email addresses for employees and the like, that's perfectly fine, but you are not permitted to assign email addresses to people outside the organization.

Thanks, Race Fan. And Naval, I'm not mad at you. lol!

By the way, Naval, is that form processor as complicated as people make it out to be? I downloaded it today in hopes of using it, but am rather patrified because the posts that I'm coming across are making it seem like headache rather than the help that it was made to be. What say you?

Thank you Race for taking the time to explain. The hour difference between Italy and USA makes it very easy to be online in very strange hours (night in US), but offline during some normal hours (evening or early night in US)

yes, as Race has pointed out, if these are email accounts for internal use, then that's ok, but, as it was phrased, it made me beleive that this was going to be some kind of service offered to the clients through the account.

Form processor?

I beleive that you are talking about ABVFP ? if yes:

ABVFP is (i beleive) very easy to install and use. It would be enough to follow the instructions that come along, TO THE LETTER.

Please note that, the simpler a script is, the easier it becomes to install and use. However, adding features to a script, like spam security, database storing, personalization possibilities, options etc. result always in becoming a bit more complicated. It is excactly the same thing as a computer: if you want it to only perform some standard tasks, the you simply accept it as you buy it. But if you want extra software (like BV, Photoshop, Pixresizer etc) you have to install and configurate it yourself.

ABVFP v2.0 is as simple as that: you create a database and a user (you add the user to the database allowed users list) , you upload all the files to a folder on your site, and you run the installation wizard.

The wizard will ask VERY SIMPLE QUESTIONS: the details about the database you have just setup, the desired username and password, your email and site.

Finished. It will even send you an email, with all the installation details, for archiviation purposes, just like Fantastico does.

A similar wizard asks details about your form. For each thing you must answer, there is a "Help" file, so just click on that and you will get a popup with details about what you must do. All the settings are memorized in the database, and you can change them whenever you like, in under 60 secs.

Ok. It sounds great, but what purpose would a person use it for on a website. Bare with me, please. I've only work with forms to gather contact info...that's as far as it goes.

I went into my cPanel and went into the SQL area and I had to get out of there cuz that whole episode was bringing back my migraines. Needless to say, I didn't understand or know what I was doing, so I figured the best thing to do was get out of there before I mess something up.

Anyway, what would the form be used for?

Forms are the ONLY mean of user inteaction with the website. You can collect contact info as you do, create (automatically, in cooperation with a database) a mailing list, have a survey form, have a cost calculation form (as i have on my site for my clients) etc. Please note that everything that does something based on user's input (other than links and simple buttons) are in fact forms: PayPal's Buy now buttons, are forms. Add to cart buttons (of shopping carts) are forms. View Cart buttons are forms.
Other uses: Online Ticket and Hotel Reservations, Signup Requests (as the one you filled in for signing up with VH). The uses are endless.

Being too technical, Naval

When it comes to designing (i.e. putting things on the page and trying to make everything come together), I can do that. And maybe a little bit of technical stuff. I know what a form is, but at the same time, I REALLY don't know what a form is. I can put a basic form together, but that's as far as it goes.

Database? Where does the database come in?

How possible is it this? Say I have an employment form and someone fills it out and submits it. Right now, the way I create my form, (don't like this part, by the way) when the person submits, the respond comes to my email in a not-so-appealing format. Is there a way for these responses to be stored in a database (there's that word again) where are can collect them and keep all of the responses together...kinda like an access file, where I can run queries and stuff?

I had a feeling that what the SQL area is for and that's why I went there to tweak, but I got lost.

Yes, have a look at www.dbtechnosystems.com . There you will see plenty of forms that do excactly this: receive the info, check if all the required fields are filled in, perform field validation, then store the info in the database.

To view this info, you can either go through CP, MySQL section, phpMyAmin, which is rather difficult and only for advanced users, or create a database interface (as you can also see it on our site).

As for the email formatting part: to format the email, you need a html email. This is only acheivable if you know some coding, or if you pay someone to doit for you. If you submit from our contact form, you will receive an autoresponder email, with the mail in both plian text and html. Try it to see how it is formatted.

Going to take a look right now. So, how's Italy this part of the year? My brother was stationed there for a few years. Naples, to be exact.

Are you saying that I can store the responses in a database without using the MySQL section? I know how to make an access database, but who has time for that?

The examples page is not working http://www.dbtechnosystems.com/examples.php

Italy is just fine, warm, sunny.

No, i'm saying that to store the info in a database automatically, you need to have a form and a script that will automatically upldate the database each time a new submission takes place. The MySQL section of your CP is only for the initial DB creation and user setup. The rest is done by the form script.

After that, yes, you can store the responses there.

To view those responses, you would need a Database Administration Interface. look at my site to see what i mean.

Warning: main(dbts_ABVFP_config.php) [function.main]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /home2/desircom/public_html/dbts_abvfp.php on line 19

Warning: main(dbts_ABVFP_config.php) [function.main]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /home2/desircom/public_html/dbts_abvfp.php on line 19

This is what came up when I tried the form that I downloaded early that you just recommended that I try. what does this mean?

PS: If I start to annoy you, just let me know. For all I know, you may be busy and I'm here trying to figure stuff out and taking up your time. Sorry in advance if that's the case.

I agree with Naval that the ABVFP is very easy to use if the instructions are followed. You did an excellent job with this, my friend.

Ok, Race Fan, I am going to following the directions to the T. If I still don't see results, it's on, brother. lol

Thank you Race, i appreciate your comments. The pro version, under preparation (but not free anymore) has LOTS of cool features: it grabs the form diectly from the net (no more need to set field name extensions), you can set field properties as you want them for each field, and it also automatically creates a database interface to enable you viewing the info stored through the form. However, that is going to be a commercial product, as it has lots of work in it.

Originally Posted by AmaDee

Warning: main(dbts_ABVFP_config.php) [function.main]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /home2/desircom/public_html/dbts_abvfp.php on line 19

Warning: main(dbts_ABVFP_config.php) [function.main]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /home2/desircom/public_html/dbts_abvfp.php on line 19

This is what came up when I tried the form that I downloaded early that you just recommended that I try. what does this mean?

PS: If I start to annoy you, just let me know. For all I know, you may be busy and I'm here trying to figure stuff out and taking up your time. Sorry in advance if that's the case.

You have NOT installed ABVFP. You have simply uploaded it. Please take 10 minutes to read the instructions.

Ok, Ok, that's what I'm doing, Naval. lol

Could not connect to the Database Server. Please check user details !

I keep getting this message every time I try to install. I have even created the database in cPanel. Any input?

Click on the yellow background ? deside the database related fields, to get help on that. Make sure you have created a user and password, and that you have ADDED this user to that database.

Everything's going great! I'm in the process on making a form following your instructions. I've already logged in and received by email. What I was doing wrong was that I wasn't adding my cPanel username infront of the username I created for the database.

Oh my GOD, Naval, you are a genius! This program is unbelievable. This is exactly what I was asking you about, if I'm not mistaken. I haven't test it, but so far, so good. Oh man, and this is FREE? Is there a way to make some kind of donation?

Thank you for your comments. Ofcourse, domations are also appreciated, and you can donate using the PayPal button in www.dbtechnosystems.com/free_abvfp.php

Thank you.

I have a Paypal account I don't think I've ever used it. So I used my card because that was another option. It's not much, but should be enough to get you a cup of coffee or something. Thanks again for a job well done.

Mapillar

I really thank you. That's even more than i would expect. You see, i finf ABVFP installed on so many sites, but, exception made for the customers that have paid for installation, none (i repeat, NONE) has ever made a donation to support this project.

Your's is the very first, and really very appreciated, not only for the money, but for the moral support as well.

Thank you.

No problem, Naval

I was up till 4 something this morning checking out the possibilities of the program. I haven't stayed up that late since my freshman year in college. And really, I don't appreciate that either, lol. Now my eyes are burning, but I have work to do.

But like I said before, I'm not mad at you, Naval.

Thanks for everything

Hey people ths is a new subject i think but, PLEASE will some body tell me how to acces control penel i ahve paied for a domain name and everything but i don' know how to get into control panel >.< please help if this is an easy fix then i must be dumb :B Thanks

If you have purchased a VH account, and this account is already setup, you must have received a welcome mail from VH. All details are there.

Access info to your control panel is included in your "Welcome" email.

I am also getting this error when i try to install this program:

Warning: main(dbts_ABVFP_config.php) [function.main]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /home/tony8028/public_html/ABVFP/dbts_ABVFP_admin1.php on line 11

I have followed the installation to the letter......any ideas?

Hi, I have created a form without using the ABVFP and I would like to know how to send the form info to my database. And, once the info is in the database, how do I format the information to look like a neat list.

Originally Posted by tony8028

I am also getting this error when i try to install this program:

Warning: main(dbts_ABVFP_config.php) [function.main]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /home/tony8028/public_html/ABVFP/dbts_ABVFP_admin1.php on line 11

I have followed the installation to the letter......any ideas?

Did you actually install ABVFP ? or you just uploaded the files ? did you receive the automated installation email ? if you didn't , it means that you you have not completed the installation procedure.

Originally Posted by horus

Hi, I have created a form without using the ABVFP and I would like to know how to send the form info to my database. And, once the info is in the database, how do I format the information to look like a neat list.

If you have installed ABVFP and you have setup your form correctly, it is enough that you check (in the ABVFP control panel, when setting up your form), the database related checkboxes. ABVFP will automatically create the necessay database table and it wil store the info.

Viewing the info:

you can do it in two ways:

1. The free way: through your account Control Panel. MySQL, phpMyAdmin, select the ABVFP database, then the table of your form, and click on "Browse". Not very easy, but free.

2. The easy way: by purchasing a Database Interface. Please visit www.dbtechnosystems.com for examples.

But, I'm not using the ABVFP, my form is home made. I'm not sure if I just need to put the name of the Database into the "Action:" field within the form properties box. And if I check the hard way do I need an understanding of Perl?

No. It is not a form issue, it is a script issue. To store the form info in a database, you need to use a script thaqt will do this. You cannot simply place the database name in the form action abd expect to have it store the info in the database.

Please visit the Advanced Bluevoda Form Processor thread. ABVFP is NOT a form, it is a script that will process YOUR form, whatever that is, and can store the info in the database.