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What
are all the files and directories in my home directory?
public_html................This
is your web directory. Place all your web files in there.
www................This is the same directory.
They are aliased/linked to each other.
public_ftp................This is your anonymous
ftp directory. Users can only download from this directory
the files that you place there.
public_ftp/incoming................This is
the anonymous user upload area.
public_html/webstore................This
is the WebStore Shopping Cart directory.
public_html/webstore4................This
is the WebStore 4.0 Shopping Cart directory.
_private................ This is part of
MS Frontpage Extensions. DO NOT TOUCH.
_vti_*................ These are parts of
MS Frontpage Extensions. DO NOT TOUCH.
public_html/cgi-bin................This is
your cgi-bin directory. Put all of your own scripts here.
This is not the location of the preinstalled scripts.
cpanel..........This is your Control Panel.
DO NOT TOUCH. You may utilize the control panel thru: http://www.yourdomain.com/cpanel/
.xfm..........This is your part of your Control
Panel. DO NOT TOUCH. You may utilize the control panel thru:
http://www.yourdomain.com/cpanel/
.lists..........This is your Mailing List
information. DO NOT TOUCH. You may utilize the control panel
thru: http://www.yourdomain.com/cpanel/
.mail..........This is your Mail information.
DO NOT TOUCH. You may utilize the control panel thru: http://www.yourdomain.com/cpanel/
How do I run my own CGI
programs?
Put your CGI programs in the cgi-bin directory.
-
The cgi-bin should automatically change the permissions
to chmod 755 for you
A special note - this does not apply to frontpage webs,
follow normal cgi instructions
The
location of preinstalled scripts is /cgi-sys.
How do I use cgiemail,
and Formmail ?
CGIemail:This is a program that will
email you the forms filled out from the web.
Please use formmail.cgi while we rewrite the section on CGIemail.
Formmail is a very easy to use form
processor, simply place the following on any page after entering
your domain.
<FORM METHOD=POST ACTION="http://yourdomain.com/cgi-sys/FormMail.cgi">
<input type=hidden name="recipient" value="sales@yourdomain.com">
<input type=hidden name="subject" value="Order">
<input type=hidden name="return_link_url" value="http://yourdomain.com/">
<input type=hidden name="return_link_title"
value="Back to Main Page">
Be
sure to replace yourdomain, with your real domain name.
How do I use counters,
clocks, and calendars ?
Please use your control panel to create a counters, clocks,
and calendars. There is a huge selection of styles available.
http://www.yourdomain.com/cpanel/
How do I use the anonymous
ftp site?
This is preset up with every account. Your anonymous FTP account
is the public_ftp directory in your root directory. You can
create user specified logins in your public_html directory
thru the browser control panel interface.
How do I create email
aliases and forwarders?
Please use your control panel to create an alias/forward.
http://www.yourdomain.com/cpanel/
How do I use the auto-responders?
Please use your control panel to create an auto-responder.
http://www.yourdomain.com/cpanel/
How do I see who is
using my auto-responders?
The original email that that your visitor sent to receive
your auto-responder message will wind up in your default mailbox,
unless you set up a pop or forwarder of the same name as the
auto-responder. You can then see who requested an auto-responder,
by the email that you have received.
How do I create a mailing
list?
Please use your control panel to create mailing lists.
http://www.yourdomain.com/cpanel/
How do I change my
login password?
Please use your control panel to change your passwords.
http://www.yourdomain.com/cpanel/
Telnet to your domain. After you've logged on, type "passwd"
to change
your password. You can exit the telnet session by typing "exit".
How do I check the web
usage stats for my domain?
Please use your control panel to check your stats.
http://www.yourdomain.com/cpanel/
I need to configure
my mail reading program so I can access my emails. What are
the proper settings?
Assume your domain is mesra.net
Smtp
= mail.mesra.net
pop = username@mesra.net
*** Replace username with what the control panel gave you
as your login.
from = anyname@mesra.net
passwd = was chosen in "pass" field of control
panel pop setup
What is the correct
path to perl (and other programs)?
perl5: /usr/bin/perl
sendmail: /usr/sbin/sendmail
date: /bin/date
java: /usr/bin/java
python: /usr/bin/python
Domain
paths
using example if your domain was mesra.net
- Main
dir: /home/mesra/public_html/
- Cgi-bin:
/home/mesra/public_html/cgi-bin
What are the basic Frontpage settings?
Assume your domain is mesra.net
location
to publish to: mesra.net (note if the domain is not active
use the ip# we assigned)
FTP server name: mesra.net
Directory path: /home/mesra/public_html/
or
Directory path: /mesra/public_html/
Username: mesra
Passwd: As-sent-to-you or try normal one.
How do I create my own "404 Not found" error
page?
Please use your control panel to create error pages.
http://www.yourdomain.com/cpanel/
Make a file called .htaccess in the your public_html dir.
(if it exists just add the line)
Add this line:
ErrorDocument 404 /404.html
and you can edit /home/username/public_html/404.html
How do I use the SSL server for my order form?
Normally, any text(such as your credit card number) sent from
your browser to the web server is sent as plain text. This
means that a hacker could potentially intercept(however unlikely)
the information sent from your browser and read it.
However, by using the secure server, the information is encrypted
before it is sent from your browser. It would be practically
impossible for anyone to decrypt it without knowing the key.
Please use the secure server only when necessary.
