|
6.1 Manipulating Pages |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
6 Adding features to your website 6.1 Manipulating Pages This document introduces you to the tools that enhance navigation between the pages of your site.
Use this feature to redirect your visitors from one web page to another or even to a different website. To create a redirect in a Unix-based account, do the following:
Unix-based accounts Entering http://www.examples.com/products into the Redirect from field and http://www.examples.com?param1=yes in the to field, will take all the http://www.examples.com/products visitors to the http://www.examples.com?param1=yes page.
If you leave the Redirect from field empty, visitors will be redirected from any location in the site. In the to field, you can enter URLs with parameters, as illustrated in the screenshot above. Leave Redirect status as is unless you want to change the default: Permanent: returns a permanent redirect status (301) indicating
that the resource has moved permanently.
In Windows plans, redirect works in a slightly different manner:
The exact URL entered above: Redirects requests for any files in the indicated directory to one file. For example, to redirect all requests for products.html file to the following URL: 'www.example.net', enter www.example.net/products.html in the To field and select this option. You can redirect requests to URLs with parameters, for example www.examples.net/?param1=yes *Note: you can redirect requests for files and directories both to your own site and to any other external URL. A directory below this one: Redirects a parent directory to a child directory. A permanent redirection for this resource: sends the following message to the client: '301 Permanent Redirect'. Redirects are considered temporary, and the client browser receives the following message: '302 Temporary Redirect'. Some browsers can use the '301 Permanent Redirect' message as the signal to permanently change a URL, such as a bookmark. 6.1.2 Directory Indexes This tool allows you to set your own index pages instead of those specified in the default settings. In other words, you can tell your visitors' browsers which page to load as they hit your domain. Usually, it's /index.html by default, but you can set any other custom welcome page. Example: If a visitor goes to your site http://www.example.com, the first page to open will be http://www.example.com/index.html. However, if you set /welcome.html as the directory index, the page to open will be http://www.example.com/welcome.html. Warning: your custom index pages won't add to the defaults; they will replace them. Therefore, make sure to enter the full list of indexes you would like to have in your configuration. To set your custom directory indexes, do the following:
Skip this step if you are using a Windows-based plan. At the top of the Web Service page, click the Apply link for
the Server configuration to change. The changes will take effect
within 15 minutes.
If you are using a Unix-based plan, click the Apply link at the top of the Web Service page.
Use this utility to define what will be done if a requested page on your site is missing or fails to open for any other reason. In order to specify your own ErrorDocuments, you need to be slightly familiar with the server returned error codes:
Client Request Errors Client Request Errors
To configure Error Pages, do the following:
Message or URL: Enter the message the visitor will get or the URL of the page that the visitor will be taken to if the requested page is not found. Type: Specify if the text in the previous field must be treated as a URL (Redirect) or as a text message (Message).
6.1.4 HtProtect Webshell3 "Protect" utility (available with Linux-based accounts only) allows you to password-protect any directory on your site so only authorized visitors can open its content with their browsers. To start Protect, click "Webshell3" icon on the hosting account control panel home, then "Protect" button in the top menu to start the wizard. Warning: Don't use this feature if you have Frontpage Extensions installed. You would need to use Frontpage itself to perform this function.
6.1.5 Server Side Imagemap This feature allows your server to regard files with a specific extension as map files. In other words, the server checks the file with the specified extension to define the links of an image (unlike a client-side image map, which uses the info inserted into the HTML code) and reports back to the browser where to go. To add an imagemap file extension, do the following:
This utililty allows you to define file formats that are not defined in web browsers. This enables the browser to display or output files that are not in HTML format, just like it displays simple text files, .gif graphics files and PostScript files. To add a definition for your own file format, do the following:
Begin file extension with a dot. The MIME type must comply with MIME type specifications, e.g.: text/rtf or video/mpeg.
This document explains how to add support for dynamic web pages, including:
6.2.1 CGI Scripts To add CGI support, it will suffice to create a CGI alias or, in other words, to specify a CGI file extension and a CGI handler for it, for instance Perl. For example, you can specify that all *.cgi files must be treated as executable Perl scripts. To add a CGI alias, do the following:
6.2.2 PHP scripts You can add support to your own PHP scripts. As of May 1st 2002, the highest supported version is PHP 4.2.1.
Skip this step if you are using a Windows-based plan.
Skip this step if you are using a Windows-based plan.
6.2.3 ASP To add support for ASP (Active Server Pages) in a Windows-based account, do the following: On the control panel home page, click
Web Options. Select the domain if you have more than
one. On the Web Service page, scroll down
to find the ASP option and turn it on. Agree with the charges. 6.2.4 ASP.NET To add support for ASP.NET in a Windows-based account, do the following: On the control panel home page, click
Web Options. Select the domain if you have more than
one. On the Web Service page, scroll down
to find the ASP.NEToption and turn it on. Agree with the charges. 6.2.5 ColdFusion To add ColdFusion support in a Windows-based account, do the following: On the control panel home page, click
Web Options. Select the domain if you have more than
one. On the Web Service page, scroll down
to find the ColdFusion option and turn it on. Agree with the charges. If you need to add custom file extensions to be handled by ColdFusion, click the Add icon that has appeared next to the PHP option:
On the page that appears, enter an extension for your PHP pages beginning with a dot. Note: If your account wasn't created from the control panel, default extensions won't be added when you enable ColdFusion. 6.2.6 Server Side Includes You can add your own SSI aliases or, in other words, specify SSI file name extensions. For example, you can specify that all *.ssi files must be treated as server side includes.
On the control panel home page, click
Web Options. Select the domain if you have more than
one. On the Web Service page, scroll down
to find the SSI option and click the Add icon on its right. Agree with the charges, if any. In the window that appears, enter your SSI file extension beginning with a dot:
At the top of the Web Service page, click the Apply link for the Server configuration to change. The changes will take effect within 15 minutes. 6.3 Adding generic CGI scripts (Unix-based accounts) Owners of Unix accounts can use simple CGI wizards to enhance their sites with the following scripts: 6.3.1 Counter
On the control panel home page, click
the Counter icon. Enable the counter for domains in the
list. Click the View icon for more instructions. 6.3.2 Guestbook
On the control panel home page, click
the Guestbook icon. Enable the guestbook for domains in
the list. Click the View icon for more instructions. 6.3.3 Formmail
On the control panel home page, click
the Formmail icon. Enable the formmail for domains in the
list. Click the View icon for more instructions. 6.3.4 Chat
On the control panel home page, click
the Chat icon. Enable chat for domains in the list.
Click the View icon for more instructions. 6.3.5 Forum To add a forum to your site, do the following: Click the domains icon. Go to Web Service then click on Edit.
Go to Preinstalled Scripts then click
on Edit. Go to BBS (forum) and click the control button to turn the forum on. 6.3.6 PhpBB Forum (both for Unix and Windows based accounts)
phpBB Key Features: Unlimited forums and posts Multiple language interface Private or public forums Powerful search utility Private messaging system Complete customisation with templates phpBB files are stored in a separate directory for each of your sites.
On the control panel home page, click
Web Options. Select the domain if you have more than
one. On the Web Service page, scroll down to find the phpBB option and turn it on:
Agree with charges, if any. Go through the installation wizard.
You'll be prompted to select from the
existing MySQL databases to use with phpBB or create a new one:
WARNING: Assigning a previously created MySQL database to be used for phpBB needs, you will remove contents of all its tables. Choose or create a MySQL user to access
and manage MySQL DB you have allocated for use with phpBB. Click the Setup icon to install the script
You'll be taken to the phpBB admin control panel, where you can start configuring the forum to your liking. 6.3.7 mnoGoSearch If you are running a Unix-based account,
you can enhance your site with mnoGoSearch, a utility that searches
your site by keywords. To enable mnoGoSearch, do the following: On the control panel home page, click
Web Options. Select the domain if you have more than
one. On the Web Service page, scroll down to find the mnoGoSearch option and turn it on:
Agree with charges, if any. Go through the wizard. You'll be prompted to select from the existing MySQL databases or create a new one to be used by mnoGoSearch:
WARNING: Assigning a previously created MySQL database to be used for mnoGoSearch needs, you will remove contents of all its tables. Choose or create a MySQL user to access
and manage MySQL DB you have allocated for use with mnoGoSearch.
Go to your search page by clicking the View icon:
To make it available to the Internet users, put a link to your mnoGoSearch page on your site's pages. * Note: It will take some time to index your site pages and get your search working. You can extend your mnoGoSearch capabilities (e.g.: set local charset) by editing file indexer.conf. To learn how to work with indexer.conf, refer to indexer.conf-dist which can be found in the /'account'/mnogosearch/'domain'/ directory. * If you mishandle anything, you can always restore mnoGoSearch configuration to the default by clicking the Edit icon, but all your custom settings will be lost. 6.3.8 Fixing Broken Scripts If you have accidentally deleted any of your CGI scripts and/or the index page (index.html), you can restore them to default. To get rid of any undesirable changes in you CGI scripts and go back to the default settings, delete the unnecessary files and restore the scripts. To fix/restore the scripts: On the control panel home page, click
Web Options. Select the domain if you have more than
one. On the Web Service page, click the Restore to default link. 6.4 FrongPage Extensions
It's a good idea to install and configure
Front Page Extensions prior to uploading your web pages. 6.4.1 Installation To install FrontPage extensions, do the following: On the control panel home page, click
the FrontPage icon. Enable FrontPage Extension for domains
in the list. Now you can proceed to FrontPage configuration. 6.4.2 Configuration To configure FrontPage mail settings in Unix or Windows based accounts: On the control panel home page, click
the FrontPage icon. Click the Edit icon in the FrontPage
section. On the page that appears, make sure
to supply the sender and reply to e-mail addresses. They will
be used in FrontPage mail forms. Click Submit. You will be taken to the list of your
domains. If you are under a Unix-based plan, click Apply for
the domain you made changes to. Now that you have applied your changes, you can upload your web pages. 6.4.3 Fixing Problems If, for some reason, your FrontPage fails to perform correctly, try reinstalling FrontPage Extensions by doing the following: · On the control panel
home page, click the FrontPage icon.
|
6.1.1 Redirect URL
6.1.3 Error Pages
6.1.6 MIME Types
6.2 Adding Support for Dynamic Web Content
To add a counter to your site, do the following:
To add a guestbook to your site, do the following:
To add a formmail script to your site, do the
following:
To add a chat to your site, do the following:
Add the phpBB forum (distributed according to
phpBB License Agreement). It is a high powered, fully scalable,
and highly customisable bulletin board package. phpBB has a user-friendly
interface, simple and straightforward administration panel, and
helpful FAQ.
FrontPage Extensions (FPE) are required to provide
some advanced server-side functionalities offered by Microsoft
FrontPage.