Technical FAQ

Where can I find information about .htaccess?
How do I access my Control Panel?
How do I implement custom CGI scripts?
How can I make my CGI-scripts server independent?
How do I install Matt's Free For All Link script in my web site?
How do I install Matt's Random Link Generator script in my web site?
How do I install and configure the shopping cart?
Can I password protect directories?
How do I set mail forwarding options?
How do I set up and access POP mailboxes?
How do I install Matt's WWWBoard script in my web site?
How do I install Matt's Simple Search script in my web site?
How do I set different permissions to files and directories?
How do I implement client-side imagemaps? (recommended)
How do I implement TrueSpeechŽ into my website?
How can I include MIDI audio files in my home page?
How do I set up autoresponders?
What mime types are supported?
How do I implement secure transactions?
How do I obtain my own SSL certificate?
What type of SSL encryption is used?
How do I implement server side includes?

To access your Control Panel, just point your browser to http://yourdomainname.com/stats/

How do I implement client-side imagemaps? (recommended)

Client-side imagemaps do not require the presence of a server-side script in order to interpret the coordinates of the "hot" regions of your multi-clickable image. The client-side imagemap is more efficient than the server-side imagemap and it allows the visitor to see the actual URL associated with the mapped regions in the status bar of their web browser.

Download a mapping program to create a map file based on the desired image. The map file will contain the coordinates of each clickable region. We recommend MapEdit (PC) and WebMap (Mac), but other imagemapping tools may also be available.

Map out the hotspots using one of these programs and select the map file format "Client-side imagemap" as opposed to NCSA or CERN (for server-side maps) prior to saving the file.

Here is a sample client-side map file created using MapEdit:

<map name="sample">
<area shape="rect" coords="20,27,82,111" 
  href="hotspot1.html">
<area shape="circle" coords="129,113,29" 
  href="hotspot2.html">
<area shape="rect" coords="21,158,170,211" 
  href="mailto:support@hway.net">
<area shape="default" nohref>
</map>

Include the map file code within the desired HTML document and reference it like so:
```
<img src="image.gif" usemap="#sample">                 
```
Substitute the name of the desired image above and note the relationship between the HTML tag, <map name="sample"> and the usemap="#sample" attribute above. You can test your new client-side imagemap offline if the links refer to files on your local PC.

More information is available.

How can I include MIDI audio files in my home page?

You can add sound or music to spice up your web site by embedding a MIDI file in your page. MIDI files are typically only about 15k to 25k in size, so they do not take very long to load. You can use MIDI files as background music on your page by adding the following code to the section of your html file:

<embed src="yoursong.mid" autostart=true hidden=true> <noembed><bgsound src="yoursong.mid"></noembed>

Replace "yoursong" with the name of the MIDI file that you are using. This code excerpt will support people using Netscape or Internet Explorer.

To make a MIDI file play "on request" in the foreground, you link to directly to the MIDI file using a hyperlink.

<a href="yoursong.mid">Click to hear my MIDI tune!</a>

Before the file will play we will need to add the "audio/x-midi" mime type to your site. After we do this, you will need to purge your browser's cache or you won't be able to see the effects of the MIME change.

What type of SSL encryption is used?

We use Netscape Commerce Server for our SSL encryption.

Please refer questions to support@datex.net