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How
do I install a counter in my page? |
We
have installed the Muquit graphical counter for our
servers.
Add
this tag to use it on your site:
<IMG
SRC="http://www.yourdomain.com/cgi-bin/Count.cgi?df=yourdomainXX.dat"
>
Where yourdomainXX.dat is your domain name with 2 digits.
For
example, if your domain is somedom.com, you could use df=somedom01.dat. If you need more counters (for
other pages), use a different number suffix (like
somedom02.dat).
For
all the details and features of this great little counter
go to the Counter
Documentation Pages.
To
have the counter tag automatically generated, visit User
Services. There you can choose different
borders and digit display styles. |
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How
do I set up Java Chat, E-mail form (feedback form) |
The
following configurations can be done by a technician for
a cost of US$50 each (they are free if you configure them
yourself):
- Java
Chat (UNIX servers only)
Instructions:
» Telnet to your account
» cd HTML (For help with UNIX commands)
» mkdir chat
» cd chat
» cp -rv /w/chattemplate/* ~/HTML/chat
» Load your web browser, and read the
installation instructions at
http:///www.your-domain.com/chat/install.html
- E-mail/Order
form (UNIX servers only)
Setup Instructions
- My
CGI script doesn't work? (Binary, ASCII &
Permissions)
Most problems with CGI scripts (assuming they
are written correctly) can be solved by running
the Fix CGI program in the File Manager in User
Services. You can use this method or the ones
mentioned below to fix most problems
Here
are some common problems encountered with CGI scripts:
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Your script was uploaded in BINARY mode instead
of ASCII mode.
Re-upload the file in ASCII transfer mode in your
FTP program. This means the script must actually
upload as a 'text' file. If your FTP program automatically
puts a ".txt" notation at the end of the
script, then simply delete the ".txt"
from the file name after you upload it to the server. |
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The directory your CGI or Perl script lives in is
not set to the proper permission. You do not have
the directory permissions set to 755.
( chmod 755 cgi ) |
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CGI's must have permissions of "755" or
they will not execute.
( chmod 755 *.cgi ) |
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My
CGI script doesn't work? (Binary, ASCII & Permissions) |
Forms
are blank fields (input boxes, check boxes, radio buttons)
on a page which allow browsers to make their selections.
To process such selections, it needs to be submitted
and parsed by programs on the server. CGI stands for
Common Gateway Interface. It is a set of rules (protocols)
which sets the basic definitions of how a program should
parse these submitted forms. |
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What
are forms and CGI's? |
Our
servers have the capability to run CGI scripts based on
Perl, Unix SH, KSH, CSH, and C/C++ languages. Perl is
our language of choice as it is a world standard and is
well suited to CGI. In addition, Perl code does not require
manual compilations whereas C/C++ code must be compiled
on our web servers prior to use.
If
you have a custom CGI script that you need to
use, simply upload it to your personal cgi directory.
Here are some helpful tips to follow when installing
Perl scripts:
1)
Upload to your cgi directory and ensure proper
file permission settings
2) Upload in ASCII transfer mode (NOT BINARY mode)
3) The first line of each script must read:
#!/usr/bin/perl
Reference
the script using /cgi (NOT /cgi-bin)
If a script calls another file within your account,
but the script does NOT require a URL, you need to use
the system path.
/home/<userid>/HTML/...
<- if the file is in your website root directory
/home/<userid>/HTML/cgi/... <- if the file
is in your cgi directory
Substitute
the path to the file beginning with your userid. Your
userid is the directory name of your account |
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How
do I implement custom scripts? |
Our
servers have the capability to run CGI scripts based on
Perl, Unix SH, KSH, CSH, and C/C++ languages. Perl is
our language of choice as it is a world standard and is
well suited to CGI. In addition, Perl code does not require
manual compilations whereas C/C++ code must be compiled
on our web servers prior to use.
If
you have a custom CGI script that you need to use, simply
upload it to your personal cgi directory. Here are some
helpful tips to follow when installing Perl scripts:
1)
Upload to your cgi directory and ensure proper file
permission settings
2) Upload in ASCII transfer mode (NOT BINARY mode)
3) The first line of each script must read:
#!/usr/bin/perl
Reference
the script using /cgi (NOT /cgi-bin)
If a script calls another file within your account,
but the script does NOT require a URL, you need to use
the system path.
/home/<userid>/HTML/...
<- if the file is in your website root directory
/home/<userid>/HTML/cgi/... <- if the file
is in your cgi directory
Substitute
the path to the file beginning with your userid. Your
userid is the directory name of your account. |
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Where
do I put my CGI scripts? |
Place
your CGI scripts (or programs) in your HTML/cgi/ directory.
The scripts must have the .cgi extension. We can allow
scripts to run in alternate locations. Please contact
worldindia Support for any special requests. For example,
if you had placed a cgi script called surprise.cgi in
the directory HTML/cgi/, you access it via: http://www.your_domain.com/cgi/surprise.cgi |
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How
to use forms with our mailer? |
You
can generate a simple form by logging in to userservices.your-domain.com and clicking on the feedback form wizard. First you should
set up any aliases (e-mail addresses you wish to have
the form mailed to) by entering an e-mail address and
your ftp password. Now enter your ftp password and click
on the generate configuration instructions button. This
will generate html code that you can copy and paste into
your page (and customize it if you like).
If
you already have an e-mail form, you could use our mailer,
which the feedback form uses. To access it, you need
at least these lines in the <FORM...> tag of your
.html file.
<FORM
ACTION="/cgi-yourdomain/formmail.cgi METHOD="GET">
<input type="hidden" value="youremailaddress">
Name: <INPUT NAME="from-name" SIZE=30>
E-mail: <INPUT NAME="from-email" SIZE=30>
Subject: <INPUT NAME="subject" SIZE=30>
<B>Message</B>
<TEXTAREA NAME="message" ROWS=10 COLS=50>
</TEXTAREA>
<INPUT TYPE="submit" VALUE="Send Form">
<INPUT TYPE="reset" VALUE="Reset Form">
</FORM>
Probably
the easiest way to build your own e-mail form is to
copy and paste the tags above, then add any other information
you need from the form.
It's
not essential that the tags be visible to the person
browsing your site. If you don't want a particular field
to be visible to the browser, but want it to be mailed
to you with the rest of the form information, use the
TYPE=HIDDEN tag modifier.
The
mail.vws script will take the NAME="from-name"
and NAME="from-email" input and add them to
the e-mail headers, thus you need to call the Name:
and E-mail: fields as "from-name" and "from-email"
respectively.
Eg.support:support@worldindia.com
sales:sales@worldindia.com
Additional Options:
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NAME="next-url"
- when the form is submitted, this tag will direct
browsers to the URL (webpage) specified instead
of the default (somewhat ugly) Message Sent page.
Eg: <INPUT TYPE=HIDDEN NAME="next-url"
VALUE="http://yourdomain.com/thankyou.html"> |
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NAME="previous-url"
- adding this tag will generate a link to the
specified URL on the Message Sent page. While
this can really point anywhere, it's usually pointed
at the previous page.
Eg: <INPUT TYPE=HIDDEN NAME="previous-url"
VALUE="http://yourdomain.com/somefile.html"> |
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NAME="ignore:values"
- adding "ignore:" to a tagname prevents
that INPUT from being printed out or sent with the
e-mail.
Eg: To prevent the "subject" from being
printed out:
<INPUT TYPE=TEXT NAME="ignore:subject"> |
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NAME="require:values"
- adding "require:" to a tagname will
make filling that field required. An error message
message will be returned to the browser if the
field isn't entered. This is particularly useful
for ensuring you get the e-mail address of a form
poster.
Eg. To accept a form only when the e-mail address
has been filled:
E-mail: <INPUT TYPE=TEXT NAME="require:from-email">
You
can combine "require:" and "ignore:",
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WOCKHARDT FOUNDATION is extremely happy with the services provided by worldindia.com. They have developed an outstanding website and far exceeded my expectations.The services provided by them are exceptional.
I recommend worldindia.com to all people who wish to develop website. |
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Huzaifa Khorakiwala CEO, Wockhardt Foundation / Director, Wockhardt Ltd. |
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