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Newbie
Guide
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New
to website software?
This guide should help |
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If
you're new to the world of internet software then this short guide
is intended to get you up to speed. Website software is software
that runs on your website rather than your desktop. You upload this
software to your web hosting account along with your html files
and graphics files. These software packages can range from very
simple, such as HTML form to email scripts and tellafriend scripts
to very powerful such as search engine software or affiliate software.
We provide a range of website software products to give your website
the edge over the competition, providing more traffic, or increasing
revenues. Please use the links on the left of this page to see what
each of our products can do for you. First you may want to read
through the table below to get an understanding of the terms used:-
Terms
CGI
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Common
Gateway Interface software is the standard for internet applications
such as affiliate programs and search engines. It's simplest to think
of a ".cgi" file as a special kind of ".exe" file.
CGI software can be programmed in a number of languages, the most
popular of which is Perl. |
Perl
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Perl
is a programming language commonly used in CGI software. Perl applications
are commonly referred to as scripts. So a Perl script is a Perl application.
The majority of webspace providers support Perl scripts. If you are
unsure whether your ISP supports Perl scripts then review their documentation
or contact them regarding this matter. |
Script
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A Script,
referred to as a CGI script or a Perl script, is an
website application intended for use over the internet. |
Unix
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This
is an operating system used on many internet servers. All of our software
is programmed for Unix servers. Most of our software is also
available on NT servers. If you have a Unix server with Perl
installed then you will be able to use all of our software. If you
have an NT server with perl installed then you will be able to use
most of our software. |
ISP/
Server - |
Internet
Service Provider's range from who you connect to the Internet
through to who is hosting your website. The ISP that hosts your website
will be running an operating system on their servers. This is usually
Unix or NT. |
LWP
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The
LWP Perl module is required for some of our scripts. It allows
our programs to perform special tasks giving more functionality. Most
ISP's that have Perl installed will have this module already installed.
If your ISP does not have this module installed then they will install
it for you upon request. |
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Now
that you have read through the terms above you will hopefully have
a better understanding of Internet software, and be able to choose
the correct software products for you.
Server
Support
If
you are unsure whether your hosting server supports Perl scripts then
you can use the form below to contact your ISP.
Still
Confused? Then our staff are ready and waiting to answer all your
questions.
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