By Lee Sykes
May 2009
In this tutorial we demonstrate how to use OnyakTech’s Host Commander module. The Host Commander module is a host specific module which provides various useful functions for the Host Super User.
The functions available in this module include:
- Setting up scheduled jobs, for instance you can schedule a SQL query to execute each day
- Provide portal statistics and work with all portals from one area
- A Database Manager, you can view the data of tables from your database as well as execute stored procedures
- There is a Global Time section which displays the current time in 87 locations around the world
- You can view the server, site and portal event logs, and these logs can be displayed in easy to read charts
- You can also Monitor Users Live which allows you to view a list of all the users currently viewing your website along with which pages they have already visited
There is also a web site snapshot generation for user profiles. The snapshot generator basically visits the website URL from a users profile; takes a snapshot of their website and then saves it as a thumbnail which you then have the option of integrating in the users profile or with other modules.
Host Commander is available to purchase from
OnyakTech.
The videos contain:
Video 1 - Introduction and Installation
- How to download the module installation files
- How to install the Library module
- How to install the Host Commander module
- How to add the Host Commander module to a page
- How to limit access to the Host Commander module for Portals
Time Length: 9min 01secs
Video 2 - Scheduled SQL Jobs
- How to check the scheduler
- How to view the status of your server, uptime etc.
- Scheduled jobs
- How to view all scheduled jobs
- How to create a new scheduled SQL job
Time Length: 7min 11secs
Video 3 - Portals Dashboard, Database Manager, Global Time
- Portals dashboard
- How to view the total database size
- How to view the stats for a portal
- How to force a portal to expire
- How to add 1 month to the expiration date of a portal
- Work with portal pages
- How to view the pages and modules from all portals
- Database Manager
- How to view tables from your DotNetNuke database
- Get Object Info
- How to view the data from a table
- How to view stored procedures
- How to execute a stored procedure
- Global Time
Time Length: 8min 47secs
Video 4 - Server and Portal Event Logs, Monitor Users, Web Snapshots
- Server Event Logs
- Portal Event Logs
- How to edit the web.config file to enable display of reports
- How to view charts for the site logs
- Monitor Users (Live)
- How to view the current users visiting your website
- How to view the history of pages visited by a user
- Web Snapshots
Time Length: 9min 40secs
Total Time Length: 34min 39secs