phatbiatch — Wed, 14 Jun 2006 21:41:11 +0000

thank you for your time and answering my questions. I will give it my best shot. Looks like I am going to have to study that book.

Abhishek Reddy — Wed, 14 Jun 2006 02:57:03 +0000

I have a virtual dedicated account that runs Webmin. I tried using it for the first couple of months but found it a complete waste of time. Not only was the interface confusing, but the documentation was in a terrible format (a book instead of a manual). I think the Webmin way of administering is drastically different to the regular *nix way; it's more like Windows.

So I switched back to shell access for administration, which was far more efficient for me. All the relevant documentation was accessible in more conventional forms, and it was easy enough to get jobs done without having to learn the inefficient Webmin way.

My advice: try to get shell access and do things from there, if possible. If you must use Webmin, then the Book of Webmin is your best friend. Also, if you're on the default theme, it might be worth installing the StressFree 'Tiger' Webmin theme as it is a bit cleaner and more organised.

Password protecting a directory is pretty straightforward. Check out the Apache howto on the subject. In Webmin, you'll find relevant settings under Servers > Apache webserver [> your site] > Per-Directory Options Files > Access Control, though I'm not sure what use it'll be.

As for MySQL, I suggest you install phpMyAdmin and avoid Webmin's MySQL module. Look up your /etc/mysql/my.cnf file for port and bind-address if you need them.

Good luck.