Customer
Support Center
How Do I
Get My Scripts To Work?
Our servers have the
capability to run CGI scripts based on Perl, Unix SH, KSH, CSH,
and C/C++ languages. Perl is a our language of choice as it is a
world standard and is well suited to CGI. In addition, Perl code
does not require manual compilations whereas C/C++ code must be
compiled on our web servers prior to use.*
If you have a custom CGI
script that you need to use, simply upload it to your personal
"cgibin". Here are some helpful tips to follow when
installing Perl scripts:
Utilize any
directory except cgi-bin for you own scripts.
Upload in ASCII
transfer mode (and NOT BINARY mode)
The first line of
each script must read: #! /usr/local/bin/perl
Reference the script
using (cgibin), NOT cgi-bin
Use .cgi extensions
for all scripts
If a script calls another
file within your account, but the script does NOT require a URL,
you need to use the system path.
| /web/guide/<domainname>/... |
<- if file resides in
root |
| /web/guide/<domainname/cgibin/...
|
<- if file resides in
cgibin |
Substitute the path to the
file beginning with your userid. Your userid is the directory
name of your account.
See Even More Help On Our CGI-FAQ Page
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How Do I
Get My Mail Forwarding To Work?
You can also set up
unlimited e-mail aliases for email addresses which are to forward
to an address other than your POP3 mailbox. Instruction on
setting up POP3 accounts and configuring your mail program is
available.
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How Do I
Get My Mail From The POP Mailbox On The Server?
In addition to mail
forwarding options, email can be retrieved from your POP3 mailbox
using your mail program. You have access to one master POP3 account. Instructions on setting up POP3 accounts and
configuring your mail program is available. (A PPP internet
account is required.)
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How Do I
Use Imagemaps?
Imagemap URL: http://YOURDOMAIN.COM/yourmap.map (NCSA Format)
Imagemaps allow the user
to click on predefined sections of a graphic picture on your page
and have the server respond as if they clicked on a text
hyperlink. A complete tutorial is
available including a sample imagemap and helpful tools. You are
encouraged to review the entire tutorial.
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How Do I
Secure Transactions?
Virtual domain accounts
support SSL (Secure socket layer) secure transactions.
This method allows for secure, encrypted communication between
the user's web browser and your web site. SSL requires that a
secure host have a "certificate" signed by a company
called Verisign.
Can I
Password Protect Directories?
Yes, you can password
protect specific directories within your website. You can begin
assigning unique ids and passwords by following the procedures
for .htaccess. As such, visitors will be prompted for id and
password to gain access to any web page within such a directory.
This does NOT affect FTP access.
HTAccess is a NCSA
compatible (our server is) way to use password-protection on HTML
documents and server directories. The interface prompts the user
thru the browser for a password, if HTAccess is attached to the
directory tree containing the HTML page requested. Check our .htaccess tutorial.
Of Course
Frontpage Does This For You Automatically, R.T.F.M
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How Do I
Manage My Anonymous FTP Access?
Virtual domain account
users can allow anonymous FTP access to visitors wishing to
download or upload files to your web site as if you were running
your own FTP server.
By default, all files and
directories within your ANON FTP account are set for NO ACCESS. You need to contact support via the Online Tech
Support Request Page to request
the enabling of ANON FTP. As such, enabling ANON FTP will allow
access to ALL files within your account.
Once ANON FTP is enabled,
files can be accessed anonymously via FTP client or by using the
following URL format:
Anonymous FTP - You can
provide anonymous FTP access for your users also. The directory
you would use for this would be related to your IP number. For
example, if your IP number is 208.14.1.1, then your anonymous FTP
directory would be /var/spool/ftp/208.14.1.1. You would then
place your files in the /pub directory there. (Yes, that
directory structure is necessary.) You can also customize the
welcome.msg. If you don't know your IP number, then you can use
the command nslookup yourdomainname.com
to find it out.
Anonymous visitors wishing
to access your site via FTP client (eg. wsftp) must use your
domain name as the FTP hostname, userid of anonymous and
password of guest.
Ex.1: For people to UPLOAD
files to your pub directory, the WS_FTP screen should look like
this:
Ex.2: For you to manage you
anonymous FTP, the WS_FTP screen should look like this:
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How Do I
Get That Cool Counter On My Page?
Let's assume you are a
customer of ours. If not, you'll be in big trouble if you do
this, because I (jim) like to stay up late at night and check the
counter log files and will secretly replace your counter with
folgers crystals.
Your page
http://yourdomain.com/index.html needs that Cool odometer
graphic.
<img src="http://www.hostcentric.com/cgi-bin/c2countit.cgi?hoc_duncan_1&
Hmm what about my page
at http://yourdomain.com/somewhere/else.html?
<img src="http://www.hostcentric.com/cgi-bin/c2countit.cgi?hoc_duncan_1&somewhere/else.html">
I need not say any more
about this.
Yes I Do, What If
I'm Using Frontpage?
1. Open the page with the FP
editor, place the cursor where you want the counter.
2. =>Insert => HTML Markup
=> (insert the counter script) => OK => save file, Done.
BTW, It won't work with the FP
editor, you will have to view it with your default browser.
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