Difficulty Level: Easy
The Extra Features section of DirectAdmin includes links directly to Webmail Roundcube, phpMyAdmin and Softaculous Auto Installer
To locate any one of these links, login to your DirectAdmin User account and locate the Extra Features section of the menu and click on your desired link.
If you click on the Webmail Roundcube or phpMyAdmin link, you may be asked for a username and password of your email account or database to proceed.
DirectAdmin Account Manager Section Add New User
Show All Users
My Users
Manage User Packages
Edit User Message
Change Passwords
Create Administrators
List Administrators
DirectAdmin Account Manager Section Domain Setup Learn how to add and remove domains from your DirectAdmin control panel Subdomain Management
DNS Management
SSL Certificates
FTP Management Learn how to create and manage FTP accounts MySQL Management Learn how to create and manage MySQL Databases Site Redirection Learn how to redirect domains and/or URLs from one to another Hotlinks Protection
PHP Settings Learn how to change the version of PHP used for each of your websites
To add a new user to your server, start by logging in to your DirectAdmin control panel as the Admin.
The first section you will see is called Account Manager. Click the first icon that says Add New User.
DirectAdmin Account Manager Section The next screen will have you input values for the following:
Username The username can be any combination of letters and numbers that the user desires Email Use the email address of the new user so that they can receive notifications such as disc quota notifications and other important emails related to their DirectAdmin account Password Remember to use a strong and unique password that consists of uppercase and lowercase letters along with atleast 1 number and 1 symbol Domain Enter the domain for the new user, without adding www.
Admin Login URL If you are logging in as an Admin (if you have a VPS), the login URL is either server-ip-address:2222 or if you have an SSL certifificate for the server, it’s generally host.yourdomain.com:2222 (replace yourdomain.com with your actual domain name)
Admin If you have a VPS (Virtual Private Server), you were provided with login credentials as the Admin of the server when you ordered your server. The Admin privileges give you full access to the server and all of the functions included.
Difficulty Level: Easy
Changing the password for User accounts is quick and easy.
To begin, login to your DirectAdmin Control panel as the Admin
Once you are logged in, either locate the icon that says Change Passwords and click on it (located in the Account Manager section) OR type Change Passwords into the search bar at the top of your screen.
DirectAdmin Account Manager Section After clicking Change Passwords shown in the screen above, you will see the screen shown below.
Difficulty Level: Easy
Checking the Create Administrator on your VPS (Virtual Private Server) is quick and easy to do.
To begin, login to your DirectAdmin Control panel as the Admin
Once you are logged in, either locate the icon that says Create Administrator and click on it (located in the Account Manager section) OR type Create Administrator into the search bar at the top of your screen.
DirectAdmin Account Manager Section Complete the fields shown below and click create to add a new Admin
