This document explains how to add support for dynamic web pages, including:invision sun bbs preteen

• CGI scripts
• PHP scripts
• ASP (Windows-based accounts)
• ColdFusion (Windows-based accounts)
• SSI (Server Side Includes)

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CGI Scriptsinvision sun bbs preteen

To add CGI support, it will suffice to create a CGI alias or, in other words, to specify a CGI file extension and a CGI handler for it, for instance Perl. For example, you can specify that all *.cgi files must be treated as executable Perl scripts.invision sun bbs preteen

To add a CGI alias, do the following:invision sun bbs preteen

1. Select Domain info in the Domain Settings menu.
2. Click the Edit icon in the Web Service field.
3. On the Web Service page that shows, scroll down to find the CGI-dir option and turn it on. Now all files in the cgi-bin directory will be treated as CGI executables. This is the directory to place all your cgi scripts.
4. On the Web Service page, scroll down to find the CGI option and click the Add icon on its right.
5. Enter an extension beginning with a dot and select the handler from the list:

   

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PHP scriptsinvision sun bbs preteen

You can add support to your own PHP scripts. As of May 1st 2002, the highest supported version is PHP 4.2.1.invision sun bbs preteen

To add PHP support, do the following:invision sun bbs preteen

1. Select Domain info in the Domain Settings menu.
2. Click the Edit icon in the Web Service field.
3. On the Web Service page, scroll down to find the PHP option and turn it on.
4. Agree with the charges.
5. Skip this step if you are using a Windows-based plan.
   At the top of the Web Service page, click the Apply link for the Server configuration to change. The changes will take effect within 15 minutes.
6. On the Web Service page, click the Add icon that has appeared next to the PHP option.
7. On the page that appears, enter an extension for your PHP pages beginning with a dot, for instance .php4. Select the MIME type from the list.
8. Skip this step if you are using a Windows-based plan.
   At the top of the Web Service page, click the Apply link for the Server configuration to change. The changes will take effect within 15 minutes.

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To add support for ASP (Active Server Pages) in a Windows-based account, do the following:invision sun bbs preteen

1. Select Domain info in the Domain Settings menu.
2. Click the Edit icon in the Web Service field.
3. On the Web Service page, scroll down to find the ASP option and turn it on.
4. Agree with the charges.

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ColdFusioninvision sun bbs preteen

To add ColdFusion support in a Windows-based account, do the following:invision sun bbs preteen

1. Select Domain info in the Domain Settings menu.
2. Click the Edit icon in the Web Service field.
3. On the Web Service page, scroll down to find the ColdFusion option and turn it on.
4. Agree with the charges.
5. If you need to add custom file extensions to be handled by ColdFusion, click the Add icon that has appeared next to the PHP option:

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6. On the page that appears, enter an extension for your PHP pages beginning with a dot.

Note: If your account wasn't created from the control panel, default extensions won't be added when you enable ColdFusion.invision sun bbs preteen

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Server Side Includesinvision sun bbs preteen

You can add your own SSI aliases or, in other words, specify SSI file name extensions. For example, you can specify that all *.ssi files must be treated as server side includes.invision sun bbs preteen

To add an SSI alias, do the following:invision sun bbs preteen

1. Select Domain info in the Domain Settings menu.
2. Click the Edit icon in the Web Service field.
3. On the Web Service page, scroll down to find the SSI option and click the Add icon on its right.
4. Agree with the charges, if any.
5. In the window that appears, enter your SSI file extension beginning with a dot:

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6. Skip this step if you are using a Windows-based plan.
   At the top of the Web Service page, click the Apply link for the Server configuration to change. The changes will take effect within 15 minutes.