As an Edatabase Technology user, you can create multiple accounts, each with its individual settings based on the plan you select. One common thing for all your accounts will be your user login and password.

Having logged into your WebHostingDirect account, you are taken to the Account Info page. On its left, you will find the Navigation Menu (see below) showing in bold the account management feature you are currently viewing or working with.

The Statistics section shows the status of your account:

• Plan: the plan your account has been created under.
• User: the user login to enter the control panel.
• FTP login: the FTP login to enter your user directory to manage your files.
• Total traffic: total amount of information transferred to and from your account by Internet users and you yourself. Control Panel navigation is not included into the total traffic. See Account Preferences for details.
• Disk quota: total amount of disk space used by all files in your directory. See Account Preferences for details.

• On the right of the Statistics section there is a link that takes you to the Domain Settings page. For more information see Domain Settings chapter of this manual.
• To go to your site as a visitor, clik the View icon.

The Quick Access section refers you to the basic resources:

To access other account management features, use the navigation menu.

This page allows you to view or edit your account information:

• Plan: this account's plan. To switch to a different plan (e.g. to get new features or change the price scheme), click the Change icon. The following window will appear:
  
  
  
  Warning: Switching plans will disable the resources that are unavailable under the plan you are switching to. It will also charge any outstanding balance, and will require full payment for the billing period from the moment you hit the Switch button. Once you have done it, your account information will show your new plan. Check your bill to see additional fees or refunds.
  You can change only to compatible plans. If you don't see the plan of your choice in the list that appears, it is not compatible with your current plan. To change to an incompatible plan you have to delete your current account and create a new one under the desired plan.
• Account Manager Login: user login you use to enter the system.
• FTP Login: ftp login to get access and manage files in your directrory on the hosting server.
• FTP Password: change your ftp admin password for the selected account.
• Quota: free disk space provided with your plan. Click Change to buy extra disk storage.
• Transfer summary traffic: the amount of traffic you can run up over the billing period for free. If you exceed this limit, you will be automatically charged for every gigabyte of the excess traffic.
• Group: group of UNIX users on your server. For the convenience of administration, your provider of hosting services can place you in a certain group.
• Home Directory: path to the directory on the server where your site is located
• Host Name: identifying name of the Internet server where the site is hosted
• Domain Name: address at which your site is accessible from the Internet
• Tooltips State: indicates whether tooltips will show as you visit pages. Tooltips are context information boxes in the bottom left-hand corner of your page. If you are new to HSphere-2, it is recommended to keep them on. To toggle tooltips state, click the on/off button.

Contact info is your details and address other than that specified in the Billing Info section and is used to contact you if necessary. It can be different for each of your accounts.

Here you can change the password you use to enter your account. To change it, do the following:

1. In the first box enter your new password, as you would like it to be.
2. Confirm your new password in the second box.
3. Click the Change button.

Now that you have changed the password, the old one becomes invalid. Remember your new password to log in for future sessions.

If you have multiple accounts, this is the place where you can switch to another account to review or modify its settings. To do so, click the Select icon for this account.

Step 1.

To add a new account, choose the plan you would like it created under, and click the Select icon:

This will open the registration wizard in a separate page.

Fill out all forms in the wizard following the on-screen instructions. After you finish, a new account will be created automatically, if you pay by a credit card. If you pay check, you will be notified by email that your check has been received and your account has been activated.