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Introduction to MySQL

February 2, 2013/in Managing a Web Hosting Account /by Coty Lance

You can create various number of MySQL databases depending on your host using the “Add MySQL Database” function of your Control Panel. Please note that most web hosts do not provide any support related to the use of this complex application beyond the information provided on this page. For more information, please visit the MySQL Home Page.

Using Miva Empresa (HTMLScript)

January 30, 2013/in Managing a Web Hosting Account /by Coty Lance

What is Miva Empresa? The Miva Engine makes building dynamic web sites as easy as writing HTML. Quickly develop server and browser independent dynamic sites using the XML standard. Dynamic sites that integrate scripting, database, and commerce can be developed and tested on a Microsoft workstation and deployed on Microsoft or Unix servers.

Using the Java Compiler

January 30, 2013/in Managing a Web Hosting Account /by Coty Lance

So you’ve written (or downloaded) java code and you need to compile it. Easy enough. First, upload your .java source code using ftp. Remember to upload your code in ASCII format. Then, telnet to your account and log in. Navigate to the directory in which you uploaded your .java source code. At your telnet prompt, type: javac yourcode.java where yourcode is […]

Creating Custom Error Messages With .htaccess

January 30, 2013/in Managing Websites /by Coty Lance

Most servers default to the “standard” Apache error message pages for most common browser errors. If you want to develop your own error pages, you’ll need to define those pages in a file named .htaccess, which you upload into your main www directory. The custom error pages that you develop also need to be uploaded into your www directory.

Creating a Custom 404 File Not Found Error Page

January 30, 2013/in Managing Websites /by Coty Lance

With some web hosts a file named missing.html or 404.html already exists in the www directory of your account. This is the page that is returned to the visitor when they attempt to visit a page that does not exist (resulting in a 404 error) on your account. You can edit this file to your liking, or create […]

Server-Side Includes (SSI)

January 25, 2013/in Setting Up Websites /by Coty Lance

What are Server-Side Includes? Server-Side Includes (commonly called SSI) are small commands that you can put in your HTML document. These commands perform specific functions, such as inserting text, the date, server variables, etc. For example, on the page that you’re reading right now, the main navigation links in the left column and the section […]

Secure Shell (SSH) Access

January 25, 2013/in Managing a Web Hosting Account /by Coty Lance

In order to increase the security of networks, servers now support Secure Shell (SSH) connections. SSH is a secure shell system; it encrypts data between a client and server. This is in contrast to telnet (or FTP, or most other services), that send information in plain text. SSH encrypts all traffic, including passwords, typed text, […]

Accessing your Files through FTP

January 25, 2013/in Managing Websites /by Coty Lance

The process by which files are transferred to the web server is called “FTP” (File Transfer Protocol). You have unlimited access to your account by both SSH (only some web hosts) and FTP 24 hours a day. Online services which offer an Internet gateway, such as AOL, CompuServe, and Prodigy may have a built-in FTP interface. […]

Configuring and Using CGIEmail

January 23, 2013/in Managing a Web Hosting Account /by Coty Lance

What is CGIEmail? CGIEmail is another form processing script, totally different than FormMail. It is a program written in the C language that takes the contents of fill-in boxes on a form and emails them to a specified location. In addition to the form specification in the .html file, a mail specification in a .txt […]