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What's the web address (URL) where I can...?

• ...check my webmail? (A: ​https://members.mayfirst.org)
• ...access the Members' Control Panel? (A: ​https://members.mayfirst.org/cp)
• ...change my password? (A: ​https://members.mayfirst.org/changepass)
• ...reset my password because I forgot it (A: ​https://members.mayfirst.org/resetpass)
• ...access phpMyAdmin

Billing

Description
How do I cancel my membership?
How do I change my billing contact information or view my invoices and payments?
There are several options for making an annual dues payment.
How come my membership is disabled?
Payment Policy

Database

Description
How do I copy my MySQL database from one site to another?
How do I create a mysql database?
How do I find my MySQL database username and password?
How do I access my Drupal Database directly?
Mysql Command Line Access
How do I access phpMyAdmin?
How does web site logging work at May First/People Link?

DNS

Description
How do I add a mail/MX record for my domain?
How do I add a new domain to an existing account?
Why won't May First/People Link manage my domain name?
What is a domain name server? What is a registrar?
How do I add an SPF (Sender Policy Framework) record to my account?
How come my domain is not available when I try to create an email address?
How to create a WordPress network handling multiple domains?
How do I configure my domain name to use May First/People Link
How do I configure my domain to use May First/People Link's nameservers if I'm registered with Dotster?
How do I configure my domain's name servers to point to May First/People Link if I'm using Network Solutions?

Domain

Description
When I go to my web site I get an error saying my site is mis-configured or not properly setup OR I want to add a new domain to my website
I have multiple domain names that point to my web site - how to I make it so my preferred domain always appears in the browser address bar?
How do I copy my dev site to my live site?
How can I test my new web site before changing my domain to point to May First/People Link servers?
How do I redirect web users from one page to another?

Drupal

Description
How do I copy my dev site to my live site?
How do I access my Drupal Database directly?
How do I add a new Drupal module or Drupal theme to my site?
How do I add a new Drupal site to my existing drupal installation?
How do I install the Drupal Boost module to improve performance?
These instructions are for Flock and Mozilla Scribefire
When you say we are using a "central, shared" installation of Drupal, what does that mean?
How do I edit my Drupal site?
How do I make my site a Drupal site?
How can I upload a file to my themes or modules directory? When I try I get an access denied message
Why can't I create a file or folder in my Drupal sites/default directory?
Drupal Support Timeline
How do I update my Drupal modules?
Upgrading your Drupal installation at May First/People Link
How can I use a git repository to manage my Drupal website?
Gitification of Indymedia linksunten
Why am I getting errors about values, references and deprecated functions?
faq/server/turn-off-web-logging

Email

Description
How do I add an e-mail forward to our account?
How do I add an email address to our account?
How do I add an SPF (Sender Policy Framework) record to my account?
Help! My Email Address has been hijacked
How do I add an Autoresponder?
What's wrong with forwarding my email to another provider?
How do I create a catch all email account?
How do I configure my email program to work with May First/People Link?
When I use webmail, my email messages are sent from a strange email address
How come my domain is not available when I try to create an email address?
Export Address Book
How do I setup junk filtering in Thunderbird?
How do I send fancy, formatted email messages?
Why does it take 30 minutes for some messages to get delivered?
I have too many messages in my inbox which is making my webmail experience very slow and frustrating - how can I re-gain control over my mail?
How do I setup my Linux computer to relay mail through May First/People Link?
How can I use gpg to both encrypt my email and prove my identity?
IMAP, POP, Webmail?? What does it all mean?
How do I use Spam Assassin to filter email with my email client?
How do I set my sent mail folder in webmail?
How do I setup iPhone to use May First/People Link email?
How do I configured Kmail to use May First/People Link
How do I setup Mac Mail to use May First/People Link email?
How do I setup Outlook to access my May First/People Link account?
Hints for relaying Email through May First/People Link using postfix on debian
How do I configure Thunderbird/Icedove to use May First/People Link email?
Why Does Webmail take so long to display my inbox?
How can I make Thunderbird work faster?
How can I synchronize the contacts/calendar/to do list in web mail with my handheld or desktop program?
I'm getting too much spam! Help! What can I do?
How do I setup a distribution list using Webmail?
Webmail says that there are not messages in my mailbox, but I know that there are!
Filter out email in languages I don't speak
How do I filter my email?

Email List

Description
Why does it take 30 minutes for some messages to get delivered?
WordPress Users to manage MailMan Subscriptions
Can I generate an RSS feed of my Mailman list?
How can I get my mailman password if I'm a regular subscriber?
Help! I just got a million bounces on my Mailman list!?!?
How do I control the spam being sent to my mailman list?
How do I create an email list?
Why do messages sent via mailman display the from address as something like "From listname-bounces+jim
How do I use mailman?
How do I make my mailman list private/public?
How do I get a list of subscribers to my mailman list?
How to remove/edit message from a mailman archive
How do I reset the Administrative Password to my Mailman mailing list?
How do I set up a list that uses my domain name, like lists.organization.org?

Files

Description
How do I know if a file is world readable? How can I change that?
How should I choose the names for files in my web site?
How to edit a file on a server
How do I share and restrict access to my files?
How do I copy files to and from my server? How do I use FTP/SFTP?

Security

Description
How can I login to my primary host server without having to enter my account's password?
How do I get my PHP/perl/etc. cgi script to access the username and password passed via HTTP basic auth?
What's a Fingerprint?
How do I get a x509 (aka SSL) Certificate for my Web site?
Some of your web sites tell me that your x509 (aka SSL) certificate was signed by an unknown entity. What can I do to get to know you?
How do I password protect a directory on my web site?
What is secure shell?
Configure your web site to use https
What's an x509 (aka SSL) Certificate?
How do I fix a compromised web site?

Server Settings

Description
How to edit a file on a server
How do I increase the maximum upload limit if I'm getting a 500 internal server error?
How do I increase my PHP file upload limit or change my php.ini settings?
When I post a large article to my web site it fails. How can I fix that?
How do I limit the number of cgi processes that my web site uses?
Why am I getting errors about values, references and deprecated functions?
How can I run a cgi script with my own user permissions (suExec)?
faq/server/turn-off-web-logging
I need statistics from my website visitors
How does web site logging work at May First/People Link?

Transfer to MFPL

Description
Export Email From Gmail
Import Email Via Roundcube
How do I transfer control of my domain name to May First/People Link?
How do I transfer my email from my old Internet Service Provider to May First?
How do I transfer my site to May First/People Link?

Translate

Description
Translation Pages

WordPress

Description
How do I copy my dev site to my live site?
faq/server/turn-off-web-logging
How Do I Install WordPress software?
WordPress Users to manage MailMan Subscriptions
How to create a WordPress network handling multiple domains?

Website Techniques

• How can I add an interactive map to my web site?
• How do I add video to my web site?
• Does May First/People Link run any PHP optimizing software?