Choosing The Wrong Server Will Literally Make Or Break You

Written by Rich Hamilton


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If you have or plan on having just one web site and have absolutely no programing knowledge, then Virtual Hosting isrepparttar 134402 recommended and economical way for you to go. A Virtual Host can cost anywhere from $20 - $50 a month for an account, rather than a $100 or more for a Virtual Private Server.

Onrepparttar 134403 other hand, if you have a larger network that requires multiple web sites, like ours, and you have some programing knowledge, then a Virtual Private Server is ideal for you. You can host up to 50 web sites on a Virtual Private Server account, instead of having multiple Virtual Hosting accounts, which is not as economical.

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Rich Hamilton Author of: "Inside Internet Marketing" www.InsideNetMarketing.com

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How to Install a CGI Script and Increase Web Site Interactivity

Written by Herman Drost


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(short note here->> )Thank you for your interest. We will respond shortly.

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You can see howrepparttar 134398 siteowner variables match up inrepparttar 134399 .pl script and in my form. This way, nobody can tell what addressrepparttar 134400 form is being emailed to!

8. Rename your cgi script - name your script something else besides formmail (ie contactus.pl), as this isrepparttar 134401 most common name people use. This will prevent spammers from harvesting your email address.

9. Create your html form (contactus.htm).

Contact Us< itle> </head> <body bgcolor="#FFFFFF" text="#000000"> <form method="post" action="http://www.yourdomain.com/ cgi-bin/contactus.pl"> <input type=hidden name="recipient" value="siteowner"> <input type=hidden name="subject" value="Subscribe Me Please"> <input type=hidden name="required" value="fullname,email"> <input type=hidden name="redirect" value="http://www.yourdomainname.com hankyou.htm"> Full Name<p><input type=text name="fullname"><p> Email Address<p><input type=text name="email"><p><p>Comments<p><textarea name="comments">< extarea><p><p> <input type="submit" name="Submit" value="Submit"> </form> </body> </html><p>10. Create a confirmation page (ie thankyou.htm) - this will automatically thank people for filling in your form. It can be a simple html page with<IMG height=12 src="/the2.jpg" alt="repparttar 134402"> comments "Thank you for your interest. We will respond shortly".<p>Uploading<IMG height=12 src="/the2.jpg" alt="repparttar 134403"> cgi script and html email form.<p>Use your favorite FTP program for uploading to your server (I use SmartFTP.com which you can download for free).<p>11. Set permissions to 755 - in SmartFTP right click on<IMG height=12 src="/the2.jpg" alt="repparttar 134404"> script file you wish to upload, click on Properties/CHMOD and set<IMG height=12 src="/the2.jpg" alt="repparttar 134405"> permissions to 755.<p>12. Upload<IMG height=12 src="/the2.jpg" alt="repparttar 134406"> cgi script - there are two modes of uploading, ASCII and Binary. Upload<IMG height=12 src="/the2.jpg" alt="repparttar 134407"> cgi script (contactus.pl) and any txt files in ASCII mode. Upload<IMG height=12 src="/the2.jpg" alt="repparttar 134408"> script to<IMG height=12 src="/the2.jpg" alt="repparttar 134409"> cgi-bin folder. If you don't follow this you will not be able to execute<IMG height=12 src="/the2.jpg" alt="repparttar 134410"> script.<p>13. Upload<IMG height=12 src="/the2.jpg" alt="repparttar 134411"> html form and any image files like .jpg or .gif in Binary mode.<p>14. Test your cgi script by filling out<IMG height=12 src="/the2.jpg" alt="repparttar 134412"> html email form and submitting it. You should receive an immediate confirmation.<p>By adding interactivity to your web site using a cgi script, you can expand<IMG height=12 src="/the2.jpg" alt="repparttar 134413"> functions of your web site and create a more interesting experience for your visitors. 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