CGI
Scripts and Custom Programming
Pre-built CGI Scripts
Server Settings
Active Server Pages (ASP,
PHP)
Server Side Includes (SSI)
Databases (MySQL, Access)
Pre-built Scripts
All sites hosted with KCnet are provided the use of a cgi-bin. KCnet
provides all of our users with a couple of pre-configured CGI scripts to
enhance your web page. Select one of the following scripts for
instructions on how to setup and use them:
Server Settings
The following settings may be required for your own custom CGI scripts.
These scripts must be located in your cgi-bin directory in order to
execute properly.
| |
Path of Mail
Program |
Full Path to
Site |
Path to Perl |
|
Windows
NT/2000 |
c:\winnt\system32\blat.exe |
d:\inetpub\yourdomain |
n/a |
|
LUNIX |
/usr/sbin/sendmail |
/var/httpd/sites/yourdomain |
#!/usr/bin/perl |
|
LUNIX w/ Plesk |
/var/qmail/bin/sendmail |
/home/httpd/vhosts/yourdomain |
#!/usr/bin/perl |
*You must
set permissions to executable (755) on Unix, however, it is not
necessary to set permissions to executable on Windows NT/2000.
Active Server Pages (ASP,PHP)
ASP and PHP are tools that let you create dynamic web pages. ASP/PHP-enabled
web pages are treated just like regular HTML pages and you can create
and edit them the same way you normally create regular HTML pages. Web
sites hosted on the Windows NT/2000 platform can utilize Active Server
Pages or ASP. Likewise, sites hosted on the Linux platform can utilize
PHP.
For more
information on ASP, please visit
ASP101.com and for more information on PHP, please visit
PHP.net.
Having
Trouble referencing variables in PHP?
The
following help page contains information on handling variable references
in PHP with global variable references disabled:
http://www.php.net/manual/en/language.variables.external.php
For more
information on security concerns with PHP and global variables, please
review the following information:
http://www.php.net/manual/en/security.registerglobals.php
Server Side Includes (SSI)
Users hosting their website with KCnet can create documents which
provide simple information to clients on the fly. These documents are
known as Server Side Includes. Information can include the current
date, the file's last modification date, and the size or last
modification of other files. In its more advanced usage, it can provide
a powerful interface to CGI scripts.
If you
would like server side include support added to your website, please
contact our support department by email at
support@kcnet.com or by calling
816.221.4658.
More
information on server side includes can be found at
http://www.apacheweek.com/features/ssi.
Databases (MySQL, Access)
Database connectivity is supported when you host your website on one of
KCnet's Windows NT/2000 or Linux servers.
Microsoft
Windows NT/2000 Database Support (Access, FoxPro, Excel, Paradox
databases) does not require a System DSN. The recommended and more
efficient method is to open the data source using a DSNless connection.
For information on setting up a DSNless connection please visit
http://www.learnasp.com/learn/dbopen.asp.
Linux
Database Support is provided via MySQL. To setup and activate a MySQL
database, please
contact our support staff. MySQL databases can be maintained
through the control panel located at
http://www.kcnet.net/phpMyAdmin/. For information on setting up and
maintaining a MySQL database, please visit
www.mysql.com.
Adding a Hit Counter
To keep track of the number of "hits" to your website, you can add a
page counter. To add the counter, you will need to be able to edit the
HTML source of your index.html file.
Cut and
copy the following text into your HTML source, for your KCnet personal
homepage:
<IMG SRC="/cgi-bin/Count.cgi?df=username.dat"
align=absmiddle>
Cut and
copy the following text into your HTML source, for your Virtual Host
website
(Unix Only):
<IMG SRC="/cgi-bin/Count.cgi?df=yourcompany.com.dat"
align=absmiddle>
Replace
username with your unique logon name with KCnet or replace
yourcompany.com with your unique domain name. Email
support@kcnet.com with the subject line Initialize Counter. Within
24 hours your counter data file will be initialized. The counter has
many options that can be specified on the command line. For more
information about its usage, refer to the documentation at
WWW
Homepage Access Counter. This counter is designed to be used solely
on our UNIX web servers, if your site is on one of our NT servers,
FrontPage provides a webbot that will perform an identical function.
Adding a Form Mailer
Available to KCnet subscribers, the following scripts, KCMailIt.pl for
Linux hosted web sites and KCWinMail.pl for Windows NT or 2000 hosted
web sites, can be used to mail the contents of a filled out web form to
a designated email address.
KCMailIt.pl is provided automatically to all web sites hosted on our
UNIX based web servers. If your site is hosted on one of our NT
servers, FrontPage provides a form handler with a similar function. If
you must have KCWinMail.pl please
contact our
support staff for the appropriate version required to run on our NT
servers.
The
following html code must be included in the form:
<FORM
METHOD="POST" ACTION="/cgi-bin/KCMailIt.pl">
<INPUT type="hidden" name="subject" value="your subject here">
<input type=hidden name="recipient" value="your email address here">
Both
KCMailIt.pl and KCWinMail.pl were derived from FormMail.pl. Complete
documentation on the FormMail.pl script is available at:
http://www.worldwidemart.com/scripts/readme/formmail.shtml.
Note: In
some rare instances, if your desired recipient's email address is an
address outside of the domain of your website, it may be necessary for
you to update the @recipients array in the script with this address.
Virtual Host users can find the script in the cgi-bin folder of your
website. Personal website and Secure server users will need to
contact us with
this information.
More
information on configuring the @recipients array can be found at:
http://www.worldwidemart.com/scripts/readme/formmail.shtml#recipients |
