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To activate support
for each of the services, simply change the appropriate pulldown selector
from "OFF" to "ON". Similarly, to deactivate support for a particular
service, change the pulldown selector from "ON" to "OFF". Once you have
made the desired choice, click on the "Save Settings" button locate near
the bottom of the Work Area.
IMPORTANT: Because of their design,
some options do not interact well with others. Whenever possible, ControlPoint
will warn you of such interactions.
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| FrontPage
2000 |
Modifying
this option will activate or deactivate support for Microsoft's FrontPage
2000 extensions. FrontPage is a popular site management package, however,
its design may cause conflict with other open standards. In particular,
Microsoft uses .htaccess files differently than standard site security.
While this causes no problems when only using FrontPage to manage your site,
switching between FrontPage and standard site security cam cause problems
with FrontPage, and may even cause FrontPage to completely fail. ControlPoint
will recognize whenever you try to use both FrontPage and standard site
security, and display appropriate warning messages.
If you do need to utilize both FrontPage and standard site security to achieve
your goals, ControlPoint will not prevent you from doing so. Should FrontPage
become unusable because of such, use the "Contact Us" button on the Title
Bar to request system support.
IMPORTANT: It is recommended that you
do not simultaneously use FTP and FrontPage 2000. Such interaction may render
FrontPage unusable.
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| FTP
Anonymous FTP |
Long the
traditional file transfer facility of the Internet, FTP and Anonymous FTP
are still widely used services for remote file management. Standard FTP
is used to upload and download files to and from your web site directory.
Once activated, you can use your ControlPoint Username and Password as your
FTP username and password.
Anonymous FTP is a special service that allows you to make files publicly
available to the Internet. To use Anonymous FTP, first place any files you
want available in your "~/ftp/pub" directory. Now activate Anonymous FTP
support by changing the pulldown selector from "ON" to "OFF" and clicking
on the "Save Settings" button located near the bottom of the Work Area.
IMPORTANT: If you are alreading using
Microsoft's FrontPage 2000 to manage your web site, it is recommended that
you do not simultaneously use FTP. Such interaction may render FrontPage
unusable.
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| mySQL |
MySQL is
one of the most popular and widely used SQL database packages on the Web.
For your convenience, a MySQL database was initialized when your account
was set up. The database name is the same as your ControlPoint Username.
The database access username and password are the same as your ControlPoint
Username and Password. You may not utilize the database, however, until
you activate it with the Site Option control. Similarly, when you no longer
wish to utilize MySQL, you can deactivate it by selecting "OFF".
IMPORTANT: Activating and Deactivating
MySQL controls database access only. All tables and data will remain intact.
When you activate MySQL, a new menu item will appear on the Navigation Menu.
Clicking on the "MySQL Admin" menu item will launch a separate window with
a graphical database administration program based on phpMyAdmin. For security
reasons, you will be required to re-enter your ControlPoint Username and
Password to access phpMyAdmin.
PhpMyAdmin comes with its own online documentation, accessible by clicking
on the documentation links positioned throughout the site.
At this time, you may only manipulate the database provided. You may add
as many tables as you wish to the database, and you may even drop and recreate
the database. However, you may not create a new database of a different
name. If you have multiple database requirements, you will request system
support.
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| SSL |
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SSL support provides
for secure transactions across the Internet. Because a Digital Certificate
is required for SSL to function, activating this function requires system
support. Either contact system support using the "Contact Us" button on
the Title Bar, or by click on the link titled "Please contact us for more
information about SSL" associated with this particular option.
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| Mercantec |
| Mercantec
provides E-Commerce features for your web site. Because of licensing policies,
activating this function requires system support. Either contact system
support using the "Contact Us" button on the Title Bar, or by click on the
link titled "Please contact us for more information about Mercantec" associated
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