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In
this section, we're going to review how to transfer your web site to the
eagle server, how to add a counter, and how to create a
form that can be
emailed to you.
Monthly
dial-up accounts can have up 5 megabytes of data storage in your home
directory. Additional
storage space, 5 Megs at a time, can be purchased (+5meg = $5/month).
Please
keep in mind that the eagle Staff can't teach you how to create pages in
HTML. Learning HTML is something best left to a book or even classroom
instruction! But we can offer some quick tips and suggestions.
How to
Transfer your Site to the Eagle Server
Once you create your web page you need to transfer it to
the eagle server so the rest of the world can view it! Click here
for complete instructions. This is a little tricky your first time through
so be prepared for a few mistakes before you get it right.
Adding a
Counter
You can
try to use our pre-made counter, as instructed below, or search the net
for free counters.
The
ability to run "scripts" from your home directory is OFF by
default for security reasons. Therefore, you have to contact support@eagle.ca
and have the scripting feature turned on before the following will work.
Add the following code, exactly as it appears below, in your html
document:
You are visitor <!--#exec
cgi="/cgi-bin/counter2"-->
Your
page must end with the extension .html and not .htm and if you are
adding a counter to a page on a Virtual Domain hosted at eagle, you will
need to use a different counter set up for your domain's use.
Next,
you have to make the file "executable" in the Unix world in
order for the web server to parse the Server Side Include. If you are
using WS_FTP, simply right click your file, select Chmod (UNIX) and check
off the three Execute boxes.
Form to
Email
This is somewhat advanced and may be difficult if
you are new to HTML, but it can be somewhat simplified by using our
pre-built script (from Matt's Script Archive). Click here
for instructions.
The nice thing about this package is all the commands
are embedded into your HTML document using the "hidden"
tag, saving you the hassle of setting up and learning about cgi-scripts.
CGI-Scripts
The ability to run cgi-scripts from your home
directory is disabled by default for security reasons. If you wish
to run some customized scripts, you will have to contact our support
staff with an explanation of what you're doing and the finished code.
Directory Browsing
The ability to get a directory listing from a
personal home directory over the web has also been disabled for
security reasons. This may get confusing for some, but basically, if you
want somebody to find your files, you'll have to tell them the exact url
or create an index.html page listing the contents.
What is
my web url?
Your url takes the form of: http://www.eagle.ca/~login_name
Notice the tilde (~) before your login name, it's
very important!
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