Manual - Part Six

Manual - Part Six

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Real Audio/Real Video
Microsoft Front Page Extensions
Additional Users on your Domain
Appendix: Helpful Links
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RealAudio/Real Video

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.

You can stream Real Audio/Video through http stream as opposed to using a Real Server. This is the method we use to stream Real files.

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.

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

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Microsoft Front Page Extensions

Notes:
FP 2000 deletes the serversecure control panel when uploading files to my root web.
How do I stop this?
Answer:
When you're uploading in "mirror" mode, FP will sync your DocumentRoot with your local web site.
Make sure to select "Upload Changed Files only", so that it doesn't attempt to destroy the contents of
the DocumentRoot before uploading.

Would I have any problems after I install the Frontpage extensions?
Answer:

Note that some people report that the Front Page 2000 client will delete any files it did not
create itself. Also, in some cases FP2000 will refuse to upload if it cannot change permissions
on any files in the web directories. You will need to modify the ownership and/or permissions of
those files to allow Front Page to do so. Of special note is the wusage directory, which is re-created from
scratch every Sunday.

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

1. Open FP Explorer and choose File > Open Front Page Web.
2. You can now choose to open a previously created web on your PC or your web on our server.
3. Highlight the appropriate web or type in the web address (www.yourdomain.com) and click OK.
4. Enter your USERNAME and FP PASSWORD if required.
5. Make modifications and recalculate links if needed. (See FP help docs for info on when it's neccessary to recalculate links.

Troubleshooting Common Problems with FP98/2000

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 /public_html 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 /public_html/_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.

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Additional Users on your Domain

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 *Please note: some access providers require that you use their SMTP setting.

When they login via FTP or Telnet, they will be taken to their directory, where they will see their own www directory

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Appendix: Helpful Links

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.

Matt's Script Archive The best scripts and best documentation you can find (ALL FREE).

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.

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Notice

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 ($54.99, 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!