How to use File Manager in Direct Admin Click the File Manager link This demo assumes you've already logged in to Direct Admin Now let's learn how to use File Manager in Direct Admin, to manage the files in our hosting account Let's go there now..... click public_html This is File Manager, and it's here that you can upload files to your account, rename them, delete them, change their permissions, create new folders, and many other functions Your website files are located in the public_html folder Let's create a new folder..... scroll down... Now we see the files and folders located within the public_html folder Enter the name of the new folder here Then click Create Scroll down..... Now let's rename this folder.... click Rename here The new folder has been created, and can be seen here Enter the new name of this folder Then click Rename Scroll down..... Now let's delete the folder altogether... check this box The folder has been renamed Scroll down..... Then click Delete Click OK to confirm you wish to delete the folder We want to upload a file to the cgi-bin folder, so click cgi-bin here Now let's learn how to upload files to the hosting account The folder has been deleted Scroll down..... Click Upload files to current directory Now use the browse button to locate a file for uploading, on your computer Select test_scriptl.cgi Then click Open Once you've selected all files you want to upload, click Upload Files Click here to go back Success! The file has been uploaded to our hosting account Now let's change the permissions of the test_scriptl.cgi file..... click here to select the file Enter the new permissions here Then click Set Permission Now let's delete this file... select it again by checking here The permissions have been changed, as you can see here Then click Delete Confirm the deletion by clicking OK The file has been deleted Click the Home icon here This is the end of the tutorial. You should now be more familiar with using File Manager to upload files, create new folders, renaming files or folders, and setting file permissions
How to use Installatron in Direct Admin This demo assumes you've already logged in to Direct Admin Scroll down... Now let's learn how to use Installatron Click the Installatron link here This is the main page for Installatron Installatron is an auto-installer program, that allows you to install dozens of free scripts and programs, with just a few clicks The scripts available for installation are listed on the right side of this page, here Scroll down to see the complete list of available programs..... That's quite a long list! There are currently over 50 programs availabe through Installatron Let's install the b2evolution blog.... click here Now let's go through an example..... let's install one of the scripts into our account Scroll down... To install b2evolution, click New Install This is the b2evolution page, and contains information about the script we're going to install Scroll down... Enter an admin password here Take note that this installation requires a MySQL database, so make sure one is available to you before proceeding Scroll down... To agree to the script's Terms of usage, click this checkbox Click Install when ready Scroll down... Click Configure Scroll down... To complete the installation, click GO! Scroll down... That's it! b2evolution has been installed To begin using b2evolution, you can login by clicking here Close this window, and return to the Installatron screen Click Finalize Click OK You can also administer your b2evolution installation by clicking here Click the Home icon here This is the end of the tutorial. You now know how to use Installatron to install dozens of free scripts into your account. Remember that in most cases, you'll need to make sure you have 1 available MySQL database for successful script installations