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(Entry was posted by Steven Ciccantelli on this post in the Dumb SEO Questions community on Facebook, 09/03/2014).

What exactly is a cpanel?

What exactly is a cpanel? Is it where you go to work on the web site? If so sure hope it is moron friendly.
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  • Steven Ciccantelli: What exactly is a cpanel? Is it where you go to work on the web site? If so sure hope it is moron friendly.
  • J. Alexander Curtis: Cpanel is a popular webhost control panel software. It's incredibly easy to use. Most shared webhosts use cPanel to make changes to their shared server.

    You can use cPanel to add email addresses, subdomains, redirects, and pretty much everything else. Hope that helps. 
  • James M: cpanel generally stands for 'control panel' and there's a particular brand also called cPanel, but there are others too (Plesk, Godaddy's custom cpanel, etc)

    The control panel is usually where you go to configure your website, email, server and/or hosting account.

    Some they'll have tools available that would allow you to actually change the website (such as a file editor).  ;All control panels are a little different, though you will see very similar tools within all of them. ;
  • Steven Ciccantelli: +J. Alexander Curtis +James M thank you both I believe my Web designer is very sick so trying to gain access to the server +HostDime who think I am a moron.Oh I resemble that.
    I will give it a shot and if I fail will shout out loud.
  • Vikki Fraser: Steven, feel free to reach out via out live chat (Director of Marketing - HostDime) ;
  • Steven Ciccantelli: +Vikki Fraser It seems I cannot even send you a correct email VIcki.Just seems I found myself in a mess.Have some clue about SEO, I need it to rank, no clue about website and servers.Thankfully there is G+.
  • Vikki Fraser: Well, let me know if there's anything I can do to help.
  • Steven Ciccantelli: +Vikki Fraser thank you will do.All I am waiting for is cpanel user name and password.I believe that I am using 2 email accounts with +HostDime hence the confusion.Heck core login...and until yesterday I did not know what a cpanel was.
    I have patience what I lack is time.But these communities and the people in them are awesome.
  • Steven Ciccantelli: Well maybe part of the problem is that I am trying to gain cpanel access from my phone.Will try from my pc downloaded guide let's see how far that gets me.
  • Edwin Jonk: From the expert panel in this weeks SEO Questions hangout on air on 01:19:50 into the YouTube video: https://dumbseoquestions.com/q/what_exactly_is_a_cpanel +Steven Ciccantelli

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  • Steven Ciccantelli: +Vikki Fraser and +HostDime Success! Thank you for your patience I now have access to cpanel.Back to my normal state....confused.
  • Vikki Fraser: Awesome let us know if you need anything else :)

View original question in the Dumb SEO Questions community on Facebook, 09/03/2014).