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The Tools area contains a large number of different
utilities, from web site statistics to pre-installed CGI
scripts and shopping carts, to Frontpage™ Extensions and
OpenPGP keys.
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The Web / FTP Statistics area presents you with a wide
variety of information about your web site, from the latest
visitors to a detailed monthly summary of hits, as well as
providing an error log. Use the Statistics tools to keep
track of what pages are being visited most often, and where
they are being referred from.
For more information about exactly what these web site
statistics actually mean, refer to the following excellent
articles:
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The Analog reporting tools presents the most comprehensive
coverage of web server statistics available for your web
site using cPanel. Refer to the following links for more
information about the Analog tool:
To use the Analog tool:
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Click on the Analog link in the Web / FTP
Stats area.
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Click on the month that you are interested in.
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You are now presented with the Web Server Statistics
page for your web site. You can browse the report
online, or print it for more detailed perusal offline.
Take your time - there is a lot of information
available.
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The Webalizer tool creates a graphical summary display of
usage of your site. This is useful to give you a quick and
clear overview of your web site activity.
To use Webalizer:
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Click on the Webalizer link in the Web / FTP
Stats area.
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Browse the results.
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This quick tool lists the last 300 visitors that have
visited your site in the last 24 hours. Note that visitors
are defined as requests from servers, not individual people.
To view the most recent visitors:
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Click on the Latest Visitors link in the Web /
FTP Stats area.
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Browse the results. You can click on the Referrer
link to open the referring site page, or click on the URL
link to open the file that was requested.
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The Bandwidth tool generates an overall summary of the
amount of bandwidth that your site is using. This is
generated from HTTP traffic (looking at your web site,
downloading files, etc.) and possibly FTP traffic. However,
this does not include any other type of traffic, the most
notable of which is POP3 - email. Depending on what files
you send and receive through e-mail, this amount could be
considerable. Contact your hosting administrator if you want
to check how much bandwidth you are using.
To check how much bandwidth is being used:
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Click on the Bandwidth link in the Web / FTP
Stats area.
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Browse the results.
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The error log contains all HTTP errors that occur when
visitors attempt to view your site, such as requested files
not found, etc. The Error Log tool is a presentation of the
last 300 entries in your error log. A central use of this
tool is to locate suspicious server activity, such as
attempted virus attacks. Please contact your hosting
administrator if you have concerns about activity in your
error logs.
To check your error log:
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Click on the Error Log link in the Web / FTP
Stats area.
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Browse the results.
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Chat rooms are scripts that allow any number of logged-in
users to have a typed, real-time, on-line conversation.
There are several pre-installed chat scripts available:
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Entropy Chat - a simple chat script that
offers basic features.
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Melange Chat System - a Java chat script that
offers more advanced features.
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phpMyChat - a PHP/mySQL chat combination with
a number of features.
Which script you choose is entirely up to you. As always,
if the available script are inappropriate, there are many
free and chargeable scripts available on the Internet.
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Entropy Chat is a simple chat script that offers basic
features.
To install Entropy Chat:
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Click on the on the Chat Room link in the
Tools area.
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Copy and paste the displayed HTML code in the Install
Entropy Chat section into your web page. Feel free to
alter the appearance of the form as required.
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Upload your page and test the script.
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The Melange Chat System is a Java chat script that offers a
number of advanced features. The steps below are only for
installation - for more information detailed information
about using the Melange Chat System, please refer to the user
guide.
To install Melange Chat System:
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Click on the on the Chat Room link in the
Tools area.
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Copy and paste the displayed HTML code in the Install
Java Chatroom section into your web page as a link.
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Upload your page and test the script.
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phpMyChat is a PHP chat room script that uses a mySQL
database to store information. Refer to the phpMyChat
home page for more information about this script.
To install phpMyChat:
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Click on the on the phpMyChat Room link in the
Tools area.
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Enter the directory in which to install phpMyChat in
the available field. This must be a top-level directory
on your site.
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Enter the administrator's user name and password in
the Admin Username and Admin Password
fields.
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Click on the 
button.
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Click on the entry page link to go to the new chat
room.
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This CGI Center area allows you to use some pre-installed
CGI scripts through cPanel. This section contains
information about using these scripts, as well as using CGI
scripts in general.
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CGI (Common Gateway Interface) is a standard for running
external programs from a Web server. CGI allows the returned
HTML page to be dynamic - for example, with a CGI script you
could access information in a database and format the
results as part of an HTML page. Not surprisingly, CGI
scripts are very popular and used extensively throughout the
World Wide Web.
There are a number of very good introduction to CGI
documents available on the Web. The information given below
is a summary of the most important points to remember when
using CGI. Please refer to the following for a more in-depth
introduction:
Key points to bear in mind when using CGI scripts:
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The pre installed scripts available through cPanel
are the easiest to use, but if a certain script does not
do exactly what you want, feel free to look for better
scripts on the Web. You can usually find a script to do
almost anything, especially if you are prepared to pay.
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Read all available documentation on a particular
script before using it. This will help avoid most
problems.
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CHMOD ("Change Mode") means change the
permissions on a particular file (usually the script
itself). The cPanel File Manager allows you to quickly
do this, as do most FTP tools.
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Important - after uploading cgi-bin
scripts, CHMOD to 755 (unless the script
documentation specifically states otherwise). For
example, you need to CHMOD the pre-installed cPanel CGI
EMail scripts to 755 to use them properly.
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Many scripts need to know the path to Perl (scripting
language engine) and to sendmail (HTTP mail engine). You
can find this information on the front page of cPanel.
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Make sure you test your scripts repeatedly! Testing
is vital to make sure everything is working to your
satisfaction.
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The CGI Wrap script creates a scgi-bin folder at the public_html
level of your web site. This allows you to run scripts with
your own user ID.
The advantage of this is that you can run scripts that
have the same permissions that you do - you can write, edit,
and delete files as you normally do. In a regular cgi-bin
folder, you can only do this if you set your directory
permissions to 777 (world access) and file permissions to
666, both of which are quite dangerous as anyone can now
modify your web site.
The disadvantage of this is that if there is a security
breach in your script that another person can exploit, they
have access to your site in the same manner that you do -
they can do anything. However, as long as the scripts you
run in the scgi-bin directory are secure, you have
nothing to worry about.
Be sure to read the CGI
Wrap user guide for more detailed information on using
CGI Wrap.
For a more detailed description of the distinction
between normal and wrapped cgi, refer to this article.
To install the Simple CGI Wrapper:
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Click on the Simple CGI Wrapper link in the
CGI Center area.
Your scgi-bin folder has now been set up. All
cgi scripts that you would like to run under your own
user ID should be placed in this folder.
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This simple script allows you to insert random pieces of
text into your web page. This is useful for daily quotes,
helpful hints, or any other place where random text is
useful.
To install the Random HTML script:
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Click on the on the Random HTML link in the
CGI Center area.
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Enter each piece of random text in the box and make
sure you put each piece of text on a new line. You can
not include new paragraphs within the one piece of text,
as the script will separate each new paragraph into a
new piece of text.
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Copy and paste the tag at the top of the page into
your web page at the appropriate place.
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Change your web page extension from .htm or .html to
.shtml. This is the required file extension to use SSI
(Server Side Includes).
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Click on the 
button.
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Upload the web page and test the script.
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This is a simple guestbook script that allows you to create
a guestbook that your visitors can sign. You can modify the
appearance of the guestbook, and view and manage guestbook
entries.
Note: A more
advanced guestbook, with many more features, is also
available. However, this does take more time to set up, and
requires some mySQL knowledge.
To create a guestbook:
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Click on the Guestbook link in the CGI Center
area.
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Copy and paste the HTML code at the bottom of the
page to your web page. Feel free to alter the appearance
of the form - as long as all the fields are available,
the script will still work correctly.
This is the minimum you need to do to get the script
working - upload the file, and you're finished. Refer to
Modifying the
guestbook template if you need to customize the
appearance of the guestbook.
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Upload the finished HTML page to test the script.
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You can modify the appearance of your guestbook template
at any time.
To modify the guestbook template:
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Click on the Guestbook link in the CGI Center
area.
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Click on the Edit Guestbook Template link.
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Copy and paste any HTML code that you want into the
template to alter it's appearance.
Warning: Make sure you do not delete the <cgi>
tag. This will cause the script to stop working.
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Click on the
button.
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Upload the finished HTML page.
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You will want to be able to view your guestbook once
visitors start leaving comments. You can keep the guestbook
private, or you can set it up so that anyone can view the
guestbook.
To view the guestbook:
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Click on the Guestbook link in the CGI Center
area.
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Click on the View Guest Book link.
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You can now view the guestbook. If you want to make
the guestbook available to anyone, open the viewing page
in its own frame (right-click in Internet Explorer).
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Copy the URL show in your browser when viewing the
guestbook and make it a link on the same page as the
sign-in form.
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You may want to delete entries in your guestbook, either
when the page gets too large or if you do not want to keep
certain entries. This is easily handled through cPanel.
To view the guestbook:
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Click on the Guestbook link in the CGI Center
area.
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Click on the Manage Guest Book link.
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Click on the Delete This Entry link above any
entry that you no longer want.
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The Advanced Guestbook script offers more features than the Guestbook
script by using PHP and a mySQL database.
Refer to Managing
the Advanced Guestbook if you need to manage your
Advanced Guestbook after it has been set up.
To install the Advanced Guestbook script:
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Click on the Advanced Guestbook link in the
CGI Center area.
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Enter the directory in which to install the Advanced
Guestbook in the available field. This must be a
top-level directory on your site.
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Click on the
button.
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Click on the available link to change the admin
password on the site.
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You can manage all aspects of each Advanced Guestbook
that has been set up at any time.
To manage an Advanced Guestbook:
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Click on the Advanced Guestbook link in the
CGI Center area.
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Click on the required Guestbook in the Modify an
existing Guestbook area.
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The Counter Maker script allows you to create three
different items that you can put on your web pages:
Counter
This is a simple counter that displays the number of
times a particular web page has been accessed. By putting a
counter on your home page, you can keep track of how many
visitors have looked at your web site since the counter was
created. This is useful not only for your own information,
but as a means of showing visitors how popular your site is.
Clock
This is a simple clock that displays the time for the set
time zone. It updates each time the page is loaded.
Another available CGI script is a Java
clock, which displays the time dynamically, just like a
digital watch. However, Java may not be an acceptable
technology to use, depending on the browsers your visitors
are using.
Date
This is a simple date display that can be customized to
display in a number of different formats.
All three items can be heavily customized, as required.
You can do the following:
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Choose the display style from a large number of
available styles.
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Further customize the display style by replacing one
color with another.
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Choose the frame color and thickness around the item.
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Set time and date formats.
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Preview the item.
To create a counter, clock, or date:
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Click on the Counter link in the CGI Center
area.
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Click on the Counter, Clock, or Date
radio button.
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If you are creating a clock, choose the time zone and
format options in the TimeZone and TimeFormat
drop-down lists.
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If you are creating a date display, choose the
required date format in the Date Format field. M
= Month, D = Day, and Y = Year.
Example: If you choose the MMDDYY option, the
25th of December, 2003 will be displayed as 12- 25-
2003. If you choose the DDMMYY option, the same date
would be displayed as 25- 12- 2003.
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Enter the thickness of the border around the item in
the Frame Thickness field. Zero removes any
border around the item.
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Choose the maximum digits in your counter, if
required.
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Choose the style for the item from the Style
drop-down list. To see an example of all of the styles,
click on the See Styles link.
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Enter the red, green, and blue values for the border
in the Frame Color fields. Click on the 
button to see the border color. Most graphics programmes
will show you RGB colors, as will the Windows Color
Picker.
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Enter the name of the counter in the Counter Name
field. You can not duplicate item names within the same
cPanel.
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Click on the 
button to see what your item will look like. Alter the
criteria fields and keep previewing until you are happy
with the finished product.
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Click on the 
button to create the HTML code that you can cut and
paste into your HTML page where you want it.
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Upload your new HTML page to see how it works.
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You may need to reset a counter to 0 at some stage, or
set the counter number to some other number. This is easily
handled in cPanel.
To reset your counter:
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Click on the Counter link in the CGI Center
area.
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Enter the name of the counter in the Counter Name
field.
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Enter the new count number in the New Count
field.
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Click on the 
button.
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The Java Clock Maker allows you to create a real-time,
dynamic clock, that counts the time just like a digital
wrist watch.
To create a Java clock:
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Click on the Clock link in the CGI Center
area.
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Choose the time zone and format for the clock in the TimeZone
and TimeFormat drop-down lists.
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Choose whether you want a border or not in the Border
drop-down list.
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Choose whether you want the date to be shown in the Show
Date drop-down list.
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Alter the display and background colors in the Foreground
Color and Background Color drop-down lists.
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Click on the
button to preview the clock and create the HTML code to
make it work. Alter the clock and preview the result
until you are happy with the display.
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Copy and paste the HTML code to your web page.
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Upload your new HTML page to test the results.
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This script creates a Java countdown or countup display, to
or from a particular time.
Note: This Java applet, while easy to use, is only
minimally customizable and does not present very well. Feel
free to use the script as long as you understand these
limitations.
To set up the Java CountDown/CountUp Maker
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Click on the Countdown button in the CGI Center area.
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Choose the time zone for the clock in the TimeZone
drop-down list.
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Enter the date that you are counting down to or up
from in the Month, Hour, Day, and Year drop-down lists.
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Click on the Make HTML button to preview the
countdown and create the HTML code to make it work.
Alter the countdown and preview the result until you are
happy with the display.
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Copy and paste the HTML code to your web page.
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Upload your new HTML page to test the results.
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CGI EMail is a simple, easy-to-use script that takes the
results of any form and sends them to you via email. Because
it is already installed, minimal configuration is required
to successfully use the script.
The following steps provide quick summarized instructions
for CGI EMail. Be sure to read the CGI
user guide for detailed instructions on using CGI EMail.
To configure CGI EMail:
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Create an HTML form with a number of named input
fields. Refer to this
page for more detailed information of the action
component of the form.
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Create an email template (a .txt file) that displays
the format in which you want your form information
displayed in the email. Make sure all your form name
codes are one word and in square brackets [].
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Upload the .txt and form files to your site.
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Go to your cgi-bin directory and change the
file permissions on cgiecho and cgiemail to 755.
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Test the script. The cgiecho script is designed for
testing online, so you do not have to wait for email to
be sent or received.
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One of the most popular form to e-mail scripts available is
FormMail, by Matt Wright. The script can be setup very
quickly, and provides a number of customization options.
cPanel was written a clone of FormMail which operates in the
same manner.
The following steps provide quick installation
instructions for FormMail. Be sure to read the FormMail
README file for more detailed information about customizing
FormMail.
Refer to the FormMail
documentation for more information about customizing the
FormMail clone script.
To set up FormMail:
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Create the form on your web page, with the following
fields:
<form action="http://www.yourdomain.com/cgi-sys/FormMail.cgi"
method="POST">
<input type="hidden"
name="recipient" value="email@yourdomain.com">
<input type="hidden"
name="subject" value="Feedback from web
site">
<input type="hidden"
name="redirect" value="http://www.yourdomain.com/thankyou.htm">
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Upload the web page and test the form. Refer to the FormMail
documentation first if you have any questions about
using the FormMail script.
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This script enables a nice, quick search engine that can
help your visitors find information that they are interested
in more easily. The larger the site, the more important the
search engine becomes.
Warning: This search engine searches all of the
ASCII (text) files on your site. This includes HTML, PERL,
plain text files, etc. Since there is no way to limit the
search engine, if any of these files contain sensitive
information, either encrypt the files or remove them from
your site. This is a smart move anyway - you should not
store sensitive information on your web site without
encryption.
To create an Entropy search engine:
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Click on the Rebuild Search Index link under Entropy
Search in the CGI Center area. This creates (or
recreates) the index file that the search engine uses to
find information.
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Click on the Back button on your browser and
click on the Setup Search Engine link.
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Copy and paste the HTML code into your web page.
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Use the Search Query field to test the script.
This is the minimum you need to do to get the script
working - upload the file, and you're finished. Refer to
Editing the search
engine template if you need to customize the
appearance of the guestbook.
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You can alter the appearance of the search engine
template at any time.
To edit the search engine template:
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Click on the Setup Search Engine link in the
CGI Center area.
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Click on the Edit Search Results Template
link.
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Copy and paste any HTML code that you want into the
template to alter it's appearance.
Warning: Make sure you do not delete the <cgi>
tag. This will cause the script to stop working.
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Click on the
button.
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Use the Search Query field to test the
script.
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Upload the finished HTML page.
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You need to rebuild the search engine index whenever you
make changes to your site, otherwise the search engine will
not be able to find the new material.
To rebuild the search index
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Click on the Rebuild Search Index link under Entropy
Search in the CGI Center area.
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The Entropy Banner script allows you to create a set of
revolving banner images, normally used for advertising. You
can upload and delete files, set priority on the images, and
set URLs to which each image points.
To set up an Entropy Banner:
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Click on the Entropy Banner link in the CGI
Center area.
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Copy and paste the indicated tag into your web page.
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Change your web page extension from .htm or .html to
.shtml. This is the required file extension to use SSI
(Server Side Includes).
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Click on the 
button.
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Search for and enter each banner that you want to
upload in the available fields using the 
buttons.
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Click on the Overwrite existing files tick box
if you want to overwrite existing files of the same
name.
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Click on the 
button.
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If you need to alter the URLs or priority of the
images, go to the next step. Otherwise, upload the web
page and test the script.
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Click on the 
button.
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Click on the High, Medium, or Low
radio buttons for any banner that you need to change,
and click on the
button. You need to do this for each banner that you
need to alter.
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Enter the URL for each banner image in the Linked
to field, and click on the
button. You need to do this for each banner.
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You are now finished. Upload the web page and test
the script.
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You can upload banners whenever new banners need to be
added to the rotation. You can specify whether you want the
new banners to overwrite the old ones or not.
To upload new banners:
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Click on the Entropy Banner link in the CGI
Center area.
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Click on the
button.
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Search for and enter each banner that you want to
upload in the available fields using the Browse...
buttons.
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Click on the Overwrite existing files: tick box if
you want to overwrite existing files with new files of
the same name.
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Click on the Upload button.
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If you need to alter the URLs or priority of the
images, go to Modifying
the rotation and URLs of banners. Otherwise, upload
the web page and test the script.
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Modify the rotation of banners, and change their URLs, as
you add and remove banners from your site.
To modify banners:
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Click on the Entropy Banner link in the CGI
Center area.
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Click on the
button.
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If you need to delete a banner, click on the 
button. Deleting and re-uploading banners is the only
way to change their rotation order.
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Click on the High, Medium, or Low
radio buttons for any banner that you need to change,
and click on the
button. You need to do this for each banner that you
need to alter.
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Enter the URL for each banner image in the Linked
to field, and click on the
button. You need to do this for each banner.
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Upload the web page and test the script.
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The Network Tools area has two available functions:
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Domain Lookup - Allows you to look up
information about a particular domain.
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Trace Route - Allows you to trace the IP
(Internet Protocol) route taken by your server to reach
your current ISP (Internet Service Provider).
There are a number of free sites that offer similar
functions. One of the most popular is http://www.network-tools.com/.
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The Domain Lookup tool allows you to look up information
about a particular domain. It does this by using a DNS
(Domain Name System) lookup, which is a general-purpose
replicated, data query service used for translating
hostnames into Internet addresses. DNS details are published
for public use.
To lookup a domain:
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Click on the Network Tools link in the CGI
Center area.
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Enter the domain that you want to find out more about
in the Enter a domain to lookup field.
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Click on the 
button.
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The Trace Route tool allows you to trace the IP (Internet
Protocol) route taken by your server to reach your current
ISP (Internet Service Provider).
To use the Trace Route tool:
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Click on the Network Tools link in the CGI
Center area.
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Click on the Trace Route link.
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The Interchange Shopping Cart is a fully-featured shopping
cart that can be installed with the click of a button. The
product is fully documented at the Interchange site - please
refer to the Interchange
web site if you have any questions about using the
shopping cart.
Note: Some hosting sites do not use Interchange
Shopping Cart - please refer to your hosting administrator
before installing the shopping cart.
Installing Interchange Shopping Cart will take up
approximately 5 megabytes of space.
To install the Interchange Shopping Cart:
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Click on the Interchange Shopping Cart link in
the CGI Center area.
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Click on the admin interface link to start
customizing your shopping cart. Refer to the Interchange
web site if you have any questions.
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The Agora Shopping Cart is a fully-featured shopping cart
that can be installed with the click of a button. The
product is fully documented at the Interchange site - please
refer to the Agora
web site if you have any questions about using the
shopping cart.
To install the Agora Shopping Cart:
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Click on the Agora Shopping Cart link in the
CGI Center area.
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Enter the administrators user name and password in
the Admin User and Admin Pass fields.
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Enter the location of the cart in the third available
field. This must be a top-level directory on your site.
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Click on the
button.
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You can modify an existing shopping cart at any time.
Refer to the Agora
web site if you have any questions about using the
shopping cart.
To modify an Agora Shopping Cart:
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Click on the Agora Shopping Cart link in the
CGI Center area.
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Click on the required cart underneath the Modify
an existing Cart heading.
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cPanel allows you to submit your web site details to several
search engines at one time. Some pointers on this process:
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This is not a guaranteed way of becoming registered
by these search engines, as some may charge a
registering fee. It is always best to check each search
engine site individually to see what their registration
policy currently is.
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It may take several weeks (4-8 weeks is common)
before your web site will appear on a search engine.
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Do not submit your site multiple times to the same
search engine within a short period of time, as the
search engine may ban you from its list.
To submit your site to one or more search engines:
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Click on the Search Engine Submit link in the
CGI Center area.
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Click on the tick boxes next to the search engines
that you want to submit to.
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Enter the address of your site in the URL
field and your contact email address in the Email
field.
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Enter a short description of your site in the Comments
field.
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Enter the keywords of your site in the Keywords
field. These are the handful (3-6) of words that are
predominantly used by search engines to index your site.
Separate each key word by a comma.
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Choose the language of the site in the Language
drop-down list and the country in which the site is
located in the Country drop-down list.
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Click on the 
button.
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Frontpage™ Extensions allow you to publish your web site
using Microsoft Frontpage™. These extensions can
occasionally become corrupted, so you can uninstall and then
reinstall Frontpage™ Extensions whenever required.
To (re)install Frontpage™ Extensions:
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Click on the Setup Frontpage™ Extensions
link in the CGI Center area.
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Click on the 
button.
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If you are having problems publishing your site using
Frontpage™, the first test is to uninstall and then
reinstall your Frontpage™ Extensions. If you are still
having trouble with Frontpage™ after that, contact your
hosting administrator for help.
Note: The password protection on any protected
directories will be removed. Refer to Web
Protect Directories for more information about
reapplying password protection.
To uninstall Frontpage™ Extensions:
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Click on the Setup Frontpage™ Extensions
link in the CGI Center area.
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Click on the 
button.
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cPanel allows you to install a pre-made forum called XMB.
The XMB Forum is a PHP web-based bulletin board. Unlike an
email list or newsgroup, the XMB Forum creates a forum on
your web site that allows users to post questions and
receive replies, all from their web browser. This allows you
to choose from a variety of graphical interfaces and smilies
- little faces that communicate the mood of the writer  .
Once a forum has been created you can modify it extensively,
from adding new sub-forums to changing the visual appearance
of the board. Be sure to visit the XMB Forum web site - http://www.xmbforum.com/
- for more information on how to customize and use your XMB
Forum
Note: Keep in mind that each separate installation
of XMB forum takes up approximately 2.7MB, and will grow in
size with the popularity of the forum.
To install an XMB forum:
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Click on the XMB Forum link in the Tools area.
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Enter the name of the forum folder in the available
field. Note that the folder must be on the top level of
your site.
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Click on the
button.
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Click on the login link. You need to do this
immediately as the first registered user is
automatically created as an admin user.
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Click on the Register link at the top left
corner of your browser window.
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Once you have registered you can now continue to set
up the forum. Refer to http://www.xmbforum.com/
if you need more information.
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You can modify all aspects of an XMB Forum from the admin
user's Control Panel. You can access this from the forum's
address.
To modify an XMB Forum:
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Go to the forum's URL. This will be something like http://yourdomain.com/forum/
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Login using your admin username and password.
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Click on the Control Panel link in the top
left corner of your browser window. You can now modify
the forum. Refer to http://www.xmbforum.com/
if you need more information about how to modify the
forum.
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OpenPGP is a tool for secure online communication. cPanel
uses GnuPG for its public-key cryptography so that users may
communicate securely. Each person gets a pair of keys,
called the public key and the private key. Each person's
public key is published while the private key is kept
secret. Messages are encrypted using the intended
recipient's public key and can only be decrypted using their
private key.
General documentation and comprehensive user guides are
available at the GNU
Privacy Guard site.
To generate a public and private key:
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Click on the Manage OpenPGP keys link in the
Tools area.
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Click on the Add Key link.
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Enter your name, email address, and nickname in the Your
Name, Your Email, and Comment/NickName
fields.
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Enter the password for the key in the Key Password
field.
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Enter the expiry date for the key in the Expiry
Date field. You can suffix the entered number with
the following:
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y = year
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m = month
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w = week
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d = day
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Choose the size of the key that you want to generate
in the Key Size field. 1024 bytes is a common
size.
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Click on the 
button. Note that it may take a few minutes to generate
the key, depending on its size.
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You can import a key directly into cPanel. This will add
it to the number of public keys that cPanel trusts.
To import a key:
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Click on the Manage OpenPGP keys link in the
Tools area.
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Click on the Import Key link.
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Cut and paste the key from the another text file into
the available area.
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Click on the 
button.
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You can delete a public or private key whenever required.
To delete a key:
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Click on the Manage OpenPGP keys link in the
Tools area.
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Click on the
button next to the required key.
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