We often get frantic support calls like, “HELP! My web site is completely down!!!” We do a little checking and discover that the web site’s fine, but the problem is that the domain name registration has expired, so the registration agency has disabled the nameserver lookup. In some cases, the registration expired so long ago […]
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Unfortunately, it appears that the problem of spam is here to stay. As if that thought’s not bad enough, the volume and the offensive nature of this questionable practice seems to be increasing at an exponential rate. We receive a lot of questions about this problem and its solution. The short answer is that there […]
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What is FormMail? This script is one from Matt’s Script Archive which we have installed and preconfigured for your domain. FormMail is a generic www form to e-mail gateway, which will parse the results of any form and send them to the specified user. This script has many formatting and functional options, most of which […]
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What is PHP? PHP is an HTML-embedded scripting language. Much of its syntax is borrowed from C, Java and Perl with a couple of unique PHP-specific features thrown in. The goal of the language is to allow web developers to write dynamically generated pages quickly.
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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.
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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.
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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 […]
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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.
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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 […]
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Protect your Domain Registration
/in Domain Names /by Coty LanceWe often get frantic support calls like, “HELP! My web site is completely down!!!” We do a little checking and discover that the web site’s fine, but the problem is that the domain name registration has expired, so the registration agency has disabled the nameserver lookup. In some cases, the registration expired so long ago […]
How to Reduce Spam?
/in Emailing /by Coty LanceUnfortunately, it appears that the problem of spam is here to stay. As if that thought’s not bad enough, the volume and the offensive nature of this questionable practice seems to be increasing at an exponential rate. We receive a lot of questions about this problem and its solution. The short answer is that there […]
Configuring and Using FormMail
/in Managing a Web Hosting Account /by Coty LanceWhat is FormMail? This script is one from Matt’s Script Archive which we have installed and preconfigured for your domain. FormMail is a generic www form to e-mail gateway, which will parse the results of any form and send them to the specified user. This script has many formatting and functional options, most of which […]
What is PHP?
/in Managing a Web Hosting Account /by Coty LanceWhat is PHP? PHP is an HTML-embedded scripting language. Much of its syntax is borrowed from C, Java and Perl with a couple of unique PHP-specific features thrown in. The goal of the language is to allow web developers to write dynamically generated pages quickly.
Introduction to MySQL
/in Managing a Web Hosting Account /by Coty LanceYou 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)
/in Managing a Web Hosting Account /by Coty LanceWhat 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
/in Managing a Web Hosting Account /by Coty LanceSo 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
/in Managing Websites /by Coty LanceMost 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
/in Managing Websites /by Coty LanceWith 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 […]