You can create complex web pages using any of the standard HTML editors and the HTML publishing capabilities of many popular desktop productivity applications.You can create and link the web pages themselves on your desktop computer, and then move them to the appropriate sub-directory on the server via an FTP application.
CGI Scripts
The server supports CGI scripts, such as those written in Perl, C, or other languages. You can add CGI scripts to work with your web content. This enables you to develop highly interactive, powerful web- based applications by building server-side CGI scripts that generate web pages in response to specific user inputs. These applications range from simple scheduling and conferencing applications to sophisticated electronic commerce solutions.
You can develop CGI scripts on your desktop machine, and then transfer them to the server by means of any FTP-based application that allows permission bits to be set to "Executable." Use FTP (File Transfer Protocol) to upload .cgi and .pl files.You should use ASCII mode to upload CGI files. Once the file is on the server, use your FTP program to make the script executable.
The path to date: /usr/bin/date
The path to perl: /usr/bin/perl
The path to sendmail: /usr/sbin/sendmail
The path to your domain: /home/sites/www.yourdomain.com/web
CGI scripts must use .pl or .cgi filename extensions in order to be executed by the web server.
Publishing Web Pages Via FTP
After creating your web pages, you can publish them on the server using FTP.
First, make sure you have the following information:
Then launch your FTP software, establish an FTP link to the server, and upload your HTML files. If you need help, consult the instructions for your FTP application. By default, the files you upload via FTP are stored in your personal directory, which is:
/users/username
Note to site administrators:
To post web pages for your site, you must upload to the directory /web. Only site administrators can upload to this directory. Unless you specify this directory, your web pages will be stored in your personal directory which is not accessible on the web.
Site administrators may access and edit the site root content in the directory /web during an FTP session. The site web root is accessible on the web at http://www.yourdomain.com/.
Site administrators may edit their personal web pages in the directory /users/username/web during an FTP session. Personal web sites are accessible on the web at http://www.yourdomain.com/users/username/ and http://www.yourdomain.com/~username/.
Users who are not site administrators may edit their personal websites in the directory /web during an FTP session.
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