1. CONFIGURING MAIL SERVER WITH MERCURY SETTING MAIL SERVER (MERCURY) XAMPP is still commonly used as a web server and database server, even though xampp actually has four main components of server services, apart from the web server and database server, these two servers will not be discussed because in general those who are familiar with PHP and mysql are familiar with these two servers. Tips and tricks for these two servers have been discussed in previous articles. On this occasion will be discussed Mail server, there are some comments that come in asking how to create a mail server. There are many mail servers, both free and paid. Mercury is a free mail server included in the XAMPP installer package. On this occasion will discuss 2 parts of the mail server settings. The first part will be setting up the mail server. Let’s start our work: First download xampp on the official site, then extract and run your XAMPP, then click the start button on the Mercury mail server.(see image below!)
2. To set up the mail server, click the admin button in the picture above, then the mercury mail server main window will appear: The first setting is to set the mercury main module, select menu configuration > Mercury Core Module, a dialog box will appear as below. In the dialog box below, you only need to change the Internet Name For This System with the domain that you will use, for example in this caseuniku.ac.id then the registered address will be in the format like
3. Still in the Mercury Core Module dialog box, now click the Local Domains tab. In this area, enter the domain name and host for the mail server by clicking the Add button (see picture) When finished then click Ok After setting up the main module, it is time for us to set the User who will access the mail server, in the sense that we will create a mail server user . On the Configuration menu, select Manage Local Users, a dialog box will appear as shown below, to add it, click
4. Add button (pictured below), please enter the users for which the mail account will be created and the password to access it. MAIL CLIENT SETTINGS (OUTLOOK EXPRESS)
5. 1. USING FILEZILLA FOR FILE TRANSFER PROCESS
6. Description: 1) Menu bar. Various menus in FileZilla.. 2) Tool. Contains tools to make it easier for you to operate FileZilla. 3) Quick Connection Bar. To connect / connect the hosting you are using with FileZilla. 4) Messages. Message window that displays Status, Error, Command or Response conditions. 5) Computer Drives. This is the window of the drive that is on your computer. 6) Remotes. This is a window to display the files on the hosting you are using. 7) Local Files. This is a local file on your computer. 8) File Servers. These are the files that are on your hosting. 9) Transfer Status. Status window that displays information when you transfer files. In order for the FileZilla FTP Software that you are using to connect to the hosting (server), you need to enter hosting data such as domain name, username and password. There are several ways to enter hosting account data into FileZilla, including the following: File Menu To enter hosting account data through the file menu, here’s how: 1. Run FileZilla. 2. Click the File menu in the upper left corner, after making your choice, click Site Manager
7. 3. After a new window appears, click the New Site button to add new data. Fill in the existing form: 1. Host: fill in the domain name in question without of course this is registered to your hosting. Example: idtutorial.com 2. Port: fill with 21, or it can be left blank. 3. Server Type: Select FTP. For a more secure use SFTP (SSH File Transfer Protocol), but your hosting must support this. 4. Logon Type: Select Normal. 5. User: fill in your hosting username (CPanel username). 6. Password: fill in the hosting password. 7. When finished, click the Connect button if you want to directly connect to the hosting, or the OK button if you only want to enter data. 8. If all data is correct, your hosting file should be able to enter FileZilla. This method is done if your computer is a personal computer, not in an internet cafe, because this is storing data so that you don’t always enter data repeatedly when you want to connect to the server. Open Site Manager Tool If you have entered your hosting account data on the File menu, then you can login through the File Site Manager menu. Select the account you want to open, click Connect. However, for a faster step is to use the Open Site Manager Tool, here’s how: 1. Run FileZilla. 2. Click the tool arrow Tool Open the Site Manager, then click the account in question. 3. FileZilla will be directly connected to the server.
8. Quick Connection Bar For those who use the internet cafe, you should use the quick connection bar facility, because this is a one-time use and after that you have to fill in the data again if you want to connect to the server. Here’s how: 1. Run FileZilla. 2. Turn your attention to the quick connection bar. Fill in the form in accordance with your hosting account data. 1. Host: fill in the domain name in question without of course this is registered to your hosting. Example: idtutorial.com 2. Username: fill in your hosting username (CPanel username). 3. Password: fill in the hosting password. 4. Port: fill with 21, or just leave it blank. 5. Click the Qucikconnect button. 3. If the data entered is correct, FileZilla should now be connected to the server. Transfer data using FileZilla For how to connect FileZilla with the server you can choose as described above. For data transfer, either upload or download, it should be easy to do because it is the same as the process of copying data on a local computer. 1. Run FileZilla. 2. Connect to the server. 3. In the remote window will appear a folder containing your website data. Click the folder to exit the sub folder.
4. You will see many subfolders. What you have to remember is that the data (file) of your website or blog is in the public_html folder, therefore, to save the desired files, the wordpress software example is stored in the public_html folder. 5. To upload files, first specify the destination folder.
9. 6. Open the file on your computer (which you want to upload) then mark it, right click and then click Upload. 7. Wait until the data upload process is complete. 8. Done
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