ONLINE MANUAL
We provide your choice of Java
Chat programs for use on your domain. Extra charges apply for use
of this feature. See our fee schedule for pricing. If you have
applied for basic Java Chat, look on your website for a chat
directory. It will already be configured for your server. To join
the chat, with your browser, go to:
http://www.yourdomain.com/chat
The page can be customized, but
leave all the tags alone that have to do with <APPLET CODE>.
These rooms are capable of upto 20 users at one time.
Real Audio or Real Audio/Video is
available for an extra charge. See our fee schedule for details.
Real Audio is a real time audio
transmission/player system. A digital audio stream is transmitted
from the server over the Internet to the destination and played
immediately, rather than being stored to disk first and then
played.
Each audio clip requires two
files: a metafile with extension .ram, and the digital audio clip
itself, with extension .ra.
The .ram file holds one or more
lines of ASCII text, each of which references the .ra file to be
played when the .ram file is accessed by the browser.
Entries in .ram files have the
form:
pnm://yourdomain.com/yourdomain/name-of-clip.ra
Place your .ram and .ra files in
the realaudio subdirectory under your web directory. Remember
that .ram files must be uploaded in ASCII mode while .ra files
must be uploaded in BINARY mode. You may then access these files
via a web browser at:
http://www.yourdomain.com/realaudio/file.ram
Miva makes building dynamic, data
driven web pages as easy as HTML. You can quickly develop
interactive web pages that are 100% browser independent. Miva
runs on the web server, interprets the Miva tags and outputs pure
HTML to the browser. You can also use Miva to output Javascript
and other browser languages, and use the built-in database to
easily manipulate and publish data.
Full documentation and usage
support for HTML Script can be found at http://htmlscript.com/. Miva offers a variety of features and you
should visit their site for more information.
We are running version 3.0 of HTML
Script. The following is what you will need to know for use on
your domain.
The script being called is
"miva", which is in your cgi-bin. The active pages
(pages with .hts or .mv) need to be placed in your root www
directory, not in subdirectories. A sample URL call for this
would be as follows:
http://yourdomain.com/cgi-bin/miva?yourpage.mv
HTMLSCRIPT has a variety of pre configured products that
require path information
we have preconfigured miva to automatically look into the www
directory for data files, so the following would be used if the
data files are in the main directory
EXAMPLE.
<export file="file.dat">
To call Htmlscript thru the secure server use the following:
https://machine.safe-order.net/cgi-bin/smiva?yourdomain/yourpage.mv
Machine should be replaced with the name of the system your
on, ie pan, artemis, osirus, ect . . .
More
On The Miva Engine.
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.
| SUPPORTED STANDARDS | |||
| HTML | SGML | XML | HTTP |
| POP3 | SMTP | ISAPI | CGI |
| NSAPI | UNIX | WINDOWS | JAVA |
| ODBC | xBASE | APACHE | JAVASCRIPT |
Miva runs as a pre-processor on the web server, interprets the Miva tags and outputs standard HTML, XML, Javascript, and other user interface code to the browser. Use the built-in database and ODBC interfaces to easily manipulate and publish data. Anyone that knows HTML can use Miva.
Miva
(Htmlscript 3.0) tags are XML compliant and include:
<MvEVALUATE>, <MvIF>,
<MvELSE>, <MvWHILE>, <MvEXPORT>,
<MvIMPORT>, <MvCOMMERCE>, <MvLET>,
<MvASSIGN>, <MvCALL>, <MvHIDE>, <MvEXIT>,
<MvCOMMENT>, <MvFUNCTION>, <MvMAIL>,
<MvOPEN>, <MvCLOSE>, <MvFIND>, <MvSKIP>,
<MvGO>, <MvADD>, <MvUPDATE>, <MvDELETE>,
<MvUNDELETE>, <MvMAKEINDEX>, <MvSETINDEX>,
<MvREINDEX>, <MvPACK>, <MvPRIMARY>,
<MIVA>...
Koolcat is a multipage fully web administered shop cart (You must purchase a lic to use koolcat)
Koolcat basic setup instructions
We will place the proper files after you purchase a lic on your
domain, this is generally done within 24 hours of purchase with
the exception of saturday.
To start using koolcat follow the steps below using your
browser
HTMLscript corp will answer any question or problems that may arise during your configuration generally you can completly setup your shopping cart with no problems.
One majordomo listserver is provided for your domain for no additional charge. If you wish to to have it activated, email us and tell us the name you would like for your domain's majordomo listserver. Make sure it has a different name than the name of your domain. For instance if your domain was fredhappy.com, you might want to ask for fredhappydomo.
Once we have set up your Majordomo listserver, you can get help by sending email to majordomo@yourdomain.com. On the first line of your email, just type the word HELP. You will be sent a general help file. If you want more detailed instructions on using Majordomo, you can email:
For full instructions Domo@safe-order.net
Another great resource for Majordomo information is:
http://www.greatcircle.com/majordomo/majordomo.manual.txt
Publishing a Web
After you have built your html
documents and are ready to upload them to our server:
1. Open the web you've created on your PC using FP Explorer.
2. Choose File > Publish
3. If your "Destination Web Server" doesn't appear in
the Publish window (it won't the first time you publish to our
server)
CHOOSE "More Webs" and type the location of the web to
publish to. Hit return.
IMPORTANT: Use www.yourdomain.com as the
Destination Web Server to publish to our server.
Leave the "Destination Web Name" BLANK.
4. You will be asked for your USERNAME and PASSWORD. This is your
domain's
USERNAME and your FrontPage PASSWORD (which may be dfferent than
your regular telnet/ftp/POP password). If you're not sure what it
is or if you aren't allowed past this point, you'll need to
contact us for a new FP password.
5. You can watch the progression of the upload by looking at the
bottom left corner of FP
Explorer.
Opening an Existing Web
Troubleshooting Common Problems
with FP98
Getting error - "Root
Web Busy"
FTP or telnet to your site and remove the "service.lck"
file in /www/_vti_pvt. This usually happens when an FP
session is interrupted before completion.
Server timing out when publishing large sites.
This difficulty arises when the uploading link times out
in the process of copying the web to our server. The only
suggestion Microsoft has offered so far is to break the main web
into a group of sub webs on your PC, then upload these
individually. If this problem persists for you, please
contact support.
Getting Error -
"Front Page Extensions not Installed"
We often see this error being reported even when the
extensions have been installed. If you get this error,
please contact support and we'll make sure the extensions are
installed and repair them if necessary.
NOTE: The extensions are easily corrupted. Please use
only FP Explorer to update your web site on the server, not FTP.
I published but my web's
not there!
This will happen when the "Destination Web
Name" is filled in when publishing to our server.
This box should be left blank. If you put any other name in
this box it will create a subdirectory off of your root web and
copy all of your files into it. Your site will exist under
a subdirectory instead of at the top level /www where it should
be.
My counter, bbs, guestbook, etc isn't working.
These problems are generally due to incorrect
permissions on either the directory, file(s) or cgi script(s)
that are associated with them. Please don't change the
permissions of your files or directories unless you have a
specific reason for doing so and you know what effect it will
have on your site.
My forms won't work through the Secure Server.
The call to a cgi script using the Secure
Server must not be within a webbot. Use a normal cgi call
in your html script for Secure Server calls.
My search bot doesn't
return any results.
The /www directory must be world readable AND you need to
recalculate links BEFORE publishing (or after editing directly on
the server). If it still doesn't work: FTP to
the server and go to the /www/_vti_txt/default.wti
directory. Delete any files that begin with
"ALL.". Don't delete any other files. Then
using Windows Explorer, do the same thing on your PC.
Recalculate links, test locally with your browser and publish.
FP starts the Web
Publishing Wizard when I try to publish.
Cancel the operation and contact support to have the FP
extensions installed/repaired.
Why is my page renamed on
the server when I publish?
The "Default Document" of your web is
automatically renamed by the server to what is required by the
configuration of the server. For example, if you've named
the main page "index.html", it may be renamed
"default.html". Just check the links to your main
page to make sure they refer to it the same way.
NOTE: If you are using
FrontPage, you should NEVER use regular FTP to upload your files.
This will damage the extensions. Stick with one or the other all
the time.
If you have asked for additional
POP/FTP/Telnet accesses on your domain, the users of these
additional accounts can access the server via FTP, Telnet, and
Email with the following parameters:
Hostname: yourdomain.com
Username: their unique username
Password: their unique password
POP Account: their unique username@yourdomain.com
SMTP Server: yourdomain.com
When they login via FTP or Telnet, they will be taken to their directory, where they will see their own www directory
The following are sites on the
Internet which we have found to be helpful:
The
Web Developer's Virtual Library
A great resource for
all things HTML.
The CGI Resource Index
A vast selection of CGI
Scripts (free and for pay).
Directory Guide
A guide to many of the
directories on the Internet.
Position Agent
Find out how your page
ranks in search engines and find out to to move your site up in
the listings.
Submit-It
Submit your site to
multiple search engines at one time.
HotBot
Our favorite hip search
engine.
Black Coffee
Applications,
resources, and source code for Java users and developers.
Gifpile
A huge selection of
artwork for your webpages.
WEB Techs
Validate your webpages
and make sure they will show up properly in the various browsers.
HTML
Goodies
Lots of really cool
stuff here. An excellent reference for newbies and techies alike.
Some of the text referring to CGI
scripts was taken directly or adapted for our use from ReadMe
files provided by the script designers. Many thanks to the folks
at Matt's Script Archives for their excellent documentation!
Please support Matt's Scripts by visiting
http://www.worldwidemart.com/scripts/. Their scripts are free,
but that doesn't mean they are cheap. Much time went into the
development of each script and Matt is one of the best scripters
around!
Consider purchasing The CGI/Perl
Cookbook by Craig Patchett and Matthew Wright ($49.99, 656 pages,
Wiley Computer Publishing, October, 1997, ISBN 0471168963,
Paper/CD-ROM). It is an excellent resource for those of you
interested in learning CGI scripting.
Visit http://www.cgi-perl.com/ for more details!
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