| Upload/Download Files
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| CGI Scripts
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| Password Protect Directories
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| Real Audio
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| Server Side Includes
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| Stats and Logs
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Control Panel
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| How
do I setup my ftp software? [TOP] |
Host : your domain name, i.e. domain.com
or IP address
UserID : your User ID, i.e. "username"
Password : Type in your password here
Remote Directory : Leave blank if asked for
NOTE: You can also use your IP address, if your domain
name is ever down (for instance, put on hold by InterNIC or
something) then you can still access your account.
File Format: This should be BINARY for graphics, zipped
archives, and executables, and ASCII for most everything else.
CGI scripts MUST be uploaded in ASCII mode. |
| What
folder is my main concern once I FTP in?
[TOP] |
| Name |
Date
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Size |
bin
cgi-bin
logs
httpdocs |
971028 10:30 971028 10:30 971028 10:30
971028 10:30 |
0
0
0
0
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The only directory that you should be concerned with is the
file called " httpdocsl " which is where all your html and images
should be kept. If you are using CGI or perl files, place them
in the "cgi-bin" directory |
| How do I get my page to
load automatically? [TOP] |
| You must name your main loading file "index.html"
. Be sure to name everything in lowercase, not "INDEX.HTML"
. Also, this file must to located in your "httpdocs" directory. |
| Can
I use upper or lower case in file names? [TOP] |
| All Unix machines are case sensitive. This means
that if you upload your files with upper case letters in them,
then your HTML's references must also match the case. The easiest
way would be to keep everything in lower case. Spaces and special
control characters are generally not a good idea. |
| How
do I create sub-directories? [TOP] |
| When making a sub directory you should use the
make directory "MkDir" function key located on your FTP program.
Open up that directory then place all files that need to go
in there. |
| How
do I update my web pages? [TOP] |
| You can create and maintain your web pages, images,
and scripts locally and upload them to the web server at your
leisure via FTP. You can overwrite existing files or transfer
a new file. |
| Why
are my graphics not showing up? [TOP] |
Make certain that all graphics files are uploaded
in binary mode. Use the "auto" mode in your FTP program if it
has that option. Make certain that your graphics are properly
saved in one of the following formats: GIF or JPG. HTML does
not support any other graphics types. Macintosh users need to
upload all graphics files in Raw Data Format (not Mac Binary)
with the appropriate extension and all text documents which
are format sensitive in ASCII text.
By far the biggest culprit of missing graphics is due to improper
path references in your HTML documents. Often web designers
will create their graphics with a graphics program such as Photoshop
or Corel Draw and save them into the default directory for that
particular program. In order to preview the graphics on their
own computers, they will naturally reference the drive and directory
where those graphics are located (for example: C:/photoshop/images/sample.gif).
This works fine when they are on their computer with those drives
and directories. However, the virtual server does not provide
service to a "C:" drive and does not maintain a copy of the
Photoshop program or its directory. Their are two quick ways
to fix this problem:
- Move all your graphics files into the same directory as
your HTML document and re-reference the graphics
OR
- Edit all path references from your HTML document and upload.
(You will not be able to preview your complete HTML document
in this method).
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| How
Do I Use Real Audio© (http version)? [TOP] |
How to use Real Audio - Once you have created
your .rm file, you would create a text file with the extension
.ram. In this text file, you would make a reference to your
.rm file so that the server can serve it. The contents of the
file would be:
http://your_domain.com/audio/song.rm On your web page,
you would reference the .ram file, NOT the .rm file, i.e.,
http://your_domain.com/audio/song.ram. If you reference
the .rm file, it will download completely to the client system
before playing. The .ram file is the one that facilitates streaming
audio. |
| How
do I view the stats page? [TOP] |
http://www.your_domain_name.com/webstat/
This page can be password protected if you wish. |
| Can
I Password Protect Directories? [TOP] |
| Yes, you can password protect specific
directories within your website. Password protection is handled
through the control panel. |
| Can
I use Server Side Includes? [TOP] |
| Yes, you can. <! - - Server Side Includes
- - > will work in files with the .shtml extension. |
| How
do I upload CGI scripts? [TOP] |
| CGI scripts must be uploaded in ASCII mode |
| How
do I use error logs? [TOP] |
| Error logs are your best indicator if there are
problems on your site. If you have missing images, broken links,
missing html files, cgi or server errors. The error log is stored
in the logs directory and can be downloaded or viewed via ftp. |
| What
are the PERL/CGI paths? [TOP] |
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PERL executable path:/usr//bin/perl
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| What
is the date path? [TOP] |
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/bin/date
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| What
is the time path? [TOP] |
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/usr/bin/time
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| What
is the Sendmail path? [TOP] |
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Sendmail path: /usr/sbin/sendmail
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| What
is the server path? [TOP] |
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Document Path /usr/local/psa/home/vhosts/your_domain.com/httpdocs/
CGI-BIN Path /usr/local/psa/home/vhosts/your_domain.com/cgi-bin/
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| How
do I access the control panel? [TOP] |
You can access the control panel by going to
https://iteams2.inetu.net:8443/login.php3Then
click on the domain name you with to edit. Clients with multiple
domains can control them from the one user name and password. |
| How
do I add/edit the default catch all email?
[TOP] |
| The catch all email is in the Preferences area
of the admin panel. Scroll down to Mail
to nonexistent user and enter the email address you wish
in the bottom box. |
| How
do I add/delete an email box or email forwarding?
[TOP] |
| Click on the Mail button, then enter the name
you wish to add. info, webmaster etc... Then click ADD, from
here you can choose if this email address is going to be forwarded
to another address or create a real email box. |
