How to Install Magento on 1And1 VPS (16 Steps)

Log into your 1and1 control panel according to the instructions you received when you set up your VPS account. Click 'Domains' in the control panel to make sure the domain you want to use with Magento is properly set up on your VPS account. Change the nameservers in your domain registration account to match your VPS nameservers, if necessary, before adding your domain to the list of domains you host on your server.
Click the 'Server administration' icon in the control panel menu. Wait a few seconds for the administration icons to appear. Click the 'Server access data' icon to obtain the log-in information for your Plesk and Virtuozzo server control panels as well as your SSH log-in.
Log in to your Virtuozzo control panel and click the 'System services' icon. Click the 'PSA' and 'mysqlid' icons and start the respective services. Enable auto-start when starting both services.
Set up your domain on your Plesk control panel if you have not done so already. Log in to your Plesk control panel and click the 'Domains' icon followed by the 'Create domain' prompt. Wait a second for the text fields to appear and enter your domain information according to the instructions. Create your FTP account in the specified text field and click 'Next.'
Wait for the next page to appear. Uncheck the 'PHP safe_mode' check box and click 'Finish.'
Download the latest version of Magento from the download page. Choose the Community Edition page for the free version or the Enterprise or Professional Edition page if you have purchased one of the paid Magento packages. Enter your user name and password in the proper fields of the log-in page to access your Enterprise or Professional account.
Uncompress the '.tar' archive containing the Magento files by right-clicking it if you are using a Mac computer or by opening your archiving software and choosing the name and location of your '.tar' file if you are using Windows.
Launch your FTP client. Enter your domain, username and password in the appropriate fields and click the server connection button or prompt. Choose the folder into which you have uncompressed your Magento files as the local folder and the directory into which you want to install Magento as your remote folder.
Drag the files from the local folder into the remote folder and wait about five minutes for the transfer to complete.
Type your domain address, including a slash and the name of the directory into which you installed Magento, if necessary, into your browser text window. Proceed with the on-screen installation procedure if you do not see an error message. Complete the remaining steps if you see an error message stating you have an invalid PHP version.
Connect to your server with SSH through the 1and1 control panel or with an SSH client. Use your root user name and password as provided in Step 2.
Type the following command at the first SSH prompt you see after entering your information. Omit the quotation marks and the period at the end: 'wget -q -O - http://www.atomicorp.com/installers/atomic.sh |sh.'
Type 'yum update' without the quotes as soon as the next prompt appears. Choose 'No' when you are asked whether you want to install the updates.
Type the following commands and select 'Yes' after each subsequent prompt appears:
yum update php
yum update mcrypt
yum update mhash
yum update php-mcrypt
yum update php-mhash
Restart Apache by typing ' /etc/init.d/httpd restart' without the quotation marks as soon as the last 'yum update' is finished.
Type the full domain address for your Magento installation in your browser text window. Follow the on-screen installation prompts. Repeat Steps 11 to 15 if you still see an error message.
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How to Start an Organic Store Online

Decide what types of organic products you want to sell. There are lots of options--chocolates, candies, bath and body products, cosmetics, clothing, baby items, food mixes, teas and coffees, herbs, jams and sauces.
Find out what permits you will need for your store. Requirements vary from state to state, but if you are selling food products that you produce, you will need a food handling permit and, most likely, access to a commercial kitchen. To sell items bought wholesale, you may need a resale license. No matter which types of organic products you sell, you will need a Federal Tax Identification Number, also known as an Employer Identification Number (EIN). Contact your local IRS field office or go to IRS.gov to learn how to get one.
Get an assumed name certificate, also known as a DBA ('doing business as') license, from your city or county clerk's office. Unless you are using your legal name as your organic company's name, you will need this certificate. For example, if your name is Joe Smith, you can name your company 'Joe Smith Organics' without getting a DBA. If you wanted to name the company 'Juicy Organics,' you would need a DBA.
Purchase a domain name and website hosting from a company such as GoDaddy.com. Try to get a hosting plan that allows you unlimited bandwidth. You can also choose to use an e-commerce service such as BuyItSellIt.com or Shopify.com.
Design your company's website. You can either do this with a website builder, which is available through many hosting companies, or hire a graphic and web designer.
Establish a wholesale account with an organic products distributor. To do this, you will either need to provide your tax ID number or a copy of your resale permit. Depending upon which types of products you want to sell, there are many reputable organic companies such as Sckoon (baby clothing), Organics Wholesale (personal care items), Yummy Earth (confections and candies) or eSutras (herbs, supplements and aromatherapy).
Designate a storage space for your products--you may need to lease out a small office or warehouse space, depending on what and how much you sell. Not all products can be feasibly stored in a home. For example, if you want to sell organic jams, you should have them stored in a temperature-controlled, dry warehouse instead of your basement. If you want to sell organic baby clothes, you may be able to get away with storing your inventory in a spare closet.
Price your products, accounting for not only the cost of the item, but overhead costs such as shipping supplies, website maintenance and labor. For example, if you buy a bottle of organic spice wholesale for $3, you could sell it for $7.95. This would cover the cost of the item and help account for your other expenses. To remain competitive, other items such as clothing, may only have a 30 percent to 50 percent markup.
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How to Transfer Domain Name With BigCommerce (6 Steps)

Visit the website of the registrar where you want to transfer your domain name, such as GoDaddy or NameCheap. Go to the page on the site for transferring a domain.
Enter the URL of the domain that you want to transfer in the open field. Select the length of time that you want to register it for and pay for the transfer. When you transfer a domain, you usually get a free one-year extension.
Check your email because you will get an email from the registrar after you pay. This email will contain a transfer authorization code and ID. Log into your account with the registrar and go to the 'Domain Manager' area. Go to the 'Domains' menu and select 'Pending Transfers.'
Click on the 'Authorization' button and enter in the authorization code and ID from the email. Click 'Next.' Your domain name will be listed and it will ask for the transfer authorization code from BigCommerce.
Log into your BigCommerce account and click on 'Tools' and then 'Move Domain.' Select 'Transfer Domain To New Registrar.' Once you do this, you will see a transfer authorization code.
Go back to your new registrar account and enter in the transfer authorization code from BigCommerce. Click 'Finish' after you have entered it. It can take up to seven days for the transfer to complete. The new registrar will send you an email after the transfer is complete.
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How to Create Your Own Email on MWEB (5 Steps)

Navigate to the MWEB homepage (see Resources) and click 'Email.'
Click 'Click Here to Register.'
Enter the email address you want to use to create your MWEB account in the 'E-mail Address' field. Click 'Submit.' A 'thank you' message appears telling you to log into the email address you used to activate your account.
Log into the email account you used in the previous step.
Find the email from 'feedback@signmein.co.za' and click the 'Complete Registration' link to complete the MWEB email-account-creation process.
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How to Download Internet Movies on FilesTube

Visit the FilesTube website (see Resources section).
Enter the name of the movie you would like to download in the text field underneath the FilesTube logo, and click on 'Search.'
Scroll down the page until you see a result that matches the title of the movie that you are looking for. Click on that link and click on the 'Download' button to visit the website that hosts that file.
Click on the 'Download' option on the file-hosting website. Select 'Save' when the file download dialog box pops up. This will download the movie to your computer. It may take a few hours or more for the file to download, depending on the file size, speed of your computer and your Internet connection.
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How to Disable Mailman in cPanel

Access your WHM log-in page by typing the IP number of your server followed by a colon and the number '2083' -- for example, 100.100.100.100:2083 -- in your browser window.
Enter your root server access username and password in their respective fields as soon as the cPanel WHM login screen appears. Click on the 'Login' button below the password field.
Click the 'Server Configuration' icon on your main WHM screen and then the 'Tweak settings' icon in the screen that appears afterward, or click 'Tweak settings' under 'Server configuration' at the top of your left sidebar menu.
Scroll down on the 'Tweak settings' screen list to the 'Mail' section, and continue to scroll down toward the bottom of the 'Mail' section to find 'Enable Mailman mailing lists.'
Click on the 'Off' radio button at the far right of the 'Enable Mailman mailing lists' entry line.
Scroll down to the bottom of the 'Tweak settings' menu list and click 'Save.' Wait for the list of processes to stop and the word 'Done' to appear at the bottom of the list; scroll down as necessary to find the 'Done' notification. This process takes less than a minute with a fast server and broadband Internet connection.
Click 'Home' to return to your main WHM menu or exit the WHM as you wish.
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How to Transform a 'Brick Mortar' into an E

Hire a Web designer who suits your business needs. Since your business is moving to the Internet, this is the one of the most critical components. Without a good website design with an intuitive layout, you could lose many potential customers.
Research a Web hosting service that specializes in your field. When it comes to the company that keeps your store alive, you want the best you can get. Since the business is moving to an online realm, you won't be able to see problems like you would in a physical realm. Your business will be relying heavily on your IT department and a third-party hosting company.
Create a virtual inventory. Even though all of your products will be moving through the Internet, a brick-and-mortar building may still be required, unless of course you have the capability of shipping directly from the manufacturer or you're selling a product or service that doesn't require an inventory. Make sure your virtual inventory matches what you have in stock. Set up a an electronic system to scan a product when it leaves your business and goes to your customers. This scan should remove the item from your virtual inventory and list an item as unavailable on your website if the quantity is moved to zero.
Warehouse your product. Depending on your business needs, you may need a warehouse to hold and sort your inventory. If you have a small inventory with small items, you may be able to run this out of your garage. Either way, you will want to set up accounts with package delivery companies or the United States Postal Service for your shipping needs. If you run a business out of your home, you may qualify for tax breaks on the area of your home that you use for business purposes.
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How to Setup a New Domain in Webmin (10 Steps)

Log in to the 'Webmin' panel using your username and password.
Click the 'Servers' tab and select 'Bind DNS Server.'
Click the 'Create Master Zone' link under 'Existing DNS Zones.'
Add information for the 'Domain name / Network' field. Type in the domain name that you want to host. Add your email address in the 'Email Address' field. This is the webmaster's email address.
Type in the server's IP address in the 'IP address for template records' field. Click the 'Create' button.
Click the 'Address' icon, which is an 'A' on the 'Edit Master Zone' page. Enter 'www' in the name field, the server's IP in the 'Address' field and then click 'Create.' Click the 'Return to record types' link. The domain name is added.
Create a virtual host in the Apache server. Click the 'Apache Webserver' link and click the 'Create Virtual Host' tab.
Add information for the 'Create a New Virtual Server' form. Select 'Specific Address' and add the IP address in the 'Handle connections to address' field. In the Port field, select 'Default,' 'Any' or type in the specified port number.
Add the directory to which to place your Web files in the 'Document Root' field. Enter your domain name in the Server Name field. Select 'Standard httpd.conf file' for 'Add virtual server to file.' Select 'Nowhere' for 'Copy directives from' and click 'Create Now.'
Save the changes by clicking the link 'Apply Changes.'
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How to Install Wordpress On 1and1 Servers

Log in to your 1and1 control panel and click the hosting package on which you want to install WordPress.
Click “MySQL” under the Database heading on the hosting panel and then select “MySQL Database.”
Enter a description for your new database in the field provided. Something as simple as “WordPress Database” is fine, provided you only plan to have one iteration of WordPress installed on your 1and1 account.
Create a password for the database in the “Password” field and then verify it in the “Repeat Password” field. Make a note of this password as you will need it when installing WordPress.
Click “Set Up” to finish creating your database. When creation is complete, 1and1 displays the details of your database, including the database name and username. Make a note of both of these values as you will need them when installing WordPress.
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How to Import Tracking in Magento (5 Steps)

Log into the Magento admin panel. Click the 'System' heading in your Magento dashboard. Highlight the 'Magento Connect' option in the context menu that appears beneath the 'System' heading and click the 'Magento Connect Manager' suboption.
Log into the Magento Connect site, using your Magento credentials. Paste your tracking module's extension key into the 'Paste Extension Key to Install' field, then click the 'Install' button to install the module for your store (see Tips). Return to your Magento dashboard after the installation process has completed.
Click the 'Sales' heading. Select the 'Import Tracking' option from the context menu that appears beneath the heading to access the tracking module.
Click the 'Upload' or 'Choose File' option from the module's 'Upload file' or 'Upload File Manually' heading to browse for the CSV or XML file that contains the tracking information you'd like to import.
Click the 'Save Config' or 'Store Settings' option in the module's toolbar to set Magento to upload tracking data from your CSV or XML file.
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How to Redirect Mask With HostGator (15 Steps)

Navigate to the free Web Start Help masked forward-code generator endorsed by HostGator (see Resources).
Scroll down to the second section titled 'How do I create a masked forward? (frames).'
Type the title you want to appear at the top of your Web browser when someone visits your domain in the first field.
Type the full URL of the website where you want to redirect the domain in the second field. For example, if you want 'siteA.com' to redirect to 'siteB.com,' enter 'http://www.siteB.com' in the second field.
Click the submit button to generate the HTML code.
Launch Notepad from the 'Start' menu.
Copy and paste the HTML code generated earlier into the Notepad window.
Click 'File' and 'Save As.'
Type 'index.html' without the quotes for the file name and choose 'All files' for the file type. Choose the desktop for the save location. Click the 'Save' button.
Log in to your HostGator hosting account.
Click the 'File Manager' icon in the 'Files' section of the cPanel.
Select the site you wish to redirect from the 'Document root for' drop-down menu. This would be 'siteA.com' if you want to redirect from 'siteA.com' to 'siteB.com.' Click the 'Go' button.
Click the 'Upload' icon at the top of the screen.
Check the box beside 'Overwrite existing files' below the file upload fields.
Click the 'Browse' button and select the 'index.html' file from the desktop. Click the 'Open' button to upload the file and put the redirect mask in place.
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