Owners of Unix accounts can use simple CGI wizards to enhance their sites with the following scripts:
All CGI scripts for a particular site are stored in the cgi-bin directory, unless specified otherwise. If you accidentally delete any files in the cgi-bin directory, you can recover them by going to the Web Options page and clicking the Restore to default link. Your existing files remain untouched, so you will not lose your changes. To get rid of undesirable changes in the script files, delete these files and then click the Restore to default link on the Web Options page. Also, use the Restore to default link to fix your temporary index page to default.
See the Contents of Your Home Directory chapter of this manual for more information on the files and catalogues not to be deleted.
Counter, Guestbook, Formmail, Chat
To add a any or all these scripts to your site, do the following:
1. Select Web Options in the Quick Access menu.
2. Click the Edit icon in the Preinstalled Scripts field.
3. You’ll see the following list:
4. Enable/Disable the script you wish by clicking on the Off/On signal.
5. Click the Magnifying Glass icon for more instructions.
phpBB Forum (both for Unix and Windows based accounts)
To add a forum to your site, follow the above steps:
Add the phpBB forum (distributed according to phpBB License Agreement). It is a high powered, fully scalable, and highly customisable bulletin board package. phpBB has a user-friendly interface, simple and straightforward administration panel, and helpful FAQ.
phpBB Key Features:
- Unlimited forums and posts
- Multiple language interface
- Private or public forums
- Powerful search utility
- Private messaging system
- Complete customisation with templates
phpBB files are stored in a separate directory for each of your sites.
To add phpBB forum to your site, do the following:
1. Follow steps 1 to 5 above.
2. Go through the installation wizard. You'll be prompted to select from the existing MySQL databases to use with phpBB or create a new one:
WARNING: Assigning a previously created MySQL database to be used for phpBB needs, you will remove contents of all its tables.
3. Choose or create a MySQL user to access and manage MySQL DB you have allocated for use with phpBB.
4. Click the Setup icon to install the script:
5. You'll be taken to the phpBB admin control panel, where you can start configuring the forum to your liking.
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