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Quick Start Guide for My Site (Windows hosting) - Part 2

Quick Start Guide for My Site (Windows hosting) - Part 2

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Others:
    11.) Email
    12.) Database
    13.) ASP.Net Application
    14.) File Permission
    15.) Frontpage Extension

11.) Email
a.) Our shared plan (basic, advance, premium) , include 1 free primary domain. Primary domain includes free mail service.

b.) The first hosted domain will count as primary domain of the account

    c.) The mail domain service can access via:
        - URL: http://mail.yourdomain.com
        - Admin login: postmaster    or     postmaster@yourdomain.com
        - Password: [your contronl panel password]

    d.) Manage your mail domain:
        - Email User / Alias
            - Control Panel -> Mail [Top Navigation Bar] -> Email Manager [Left Sub Menus] -> Select Mail domain and "Go"
        - Email Quota
            - Control Panel -> Mail [Top Navigation Bar] -> Quota Manager [Left Sub Menus]
        - Advance Email Managment
            - For Advance Features such as Spam Management, Content Filtering, Auto responder and more
            - please login to your webmail at http://mail.yourdomain.com, with postmaster account
            - manage though the smarter mail web base interface
        - Related KB: SmarterMail Administration Tutorial <click here>

    e.) Common issue with Email service:
        - Related KB: What is my POP3, IMAP and SMTP server? <click here>
        - Related KB: How to config my email setting on Outlook or Outlook express? <click here>

12.) Database
    a.) ODBC connection
        - You can create/delete ODBC/DSN connection setting via control panel:
            - Control Panel -> Database [Top Navigation Bar] -> ODBC Manager [Left Sub Menus]
        - Related KB: How do I manage ODBC/DSN connections? <click here>

    b.) MS SQL Database [please note that our basic shared plan does not support MS SQL DB]
        - You can create/manage/delete MSSQL DB via control panel:
            - Control Panel -> Database [Top Navigation Bar] -> MSSQL Admin [Left Sub Menus]
        - Related KB: How do I use Enterprise Manager to connect to my MsSQL DB? <click here>  [this tool support MSSQL 2000 only]
        - Related KB: What applications can I use to connect to MS SQL? <click here>  [this tool support both MSSQL 2005 , 2000]

    c.) MySQL Database
        - You can create/manage/delete MySQL DB via control panel:
        - Control Panel -> Database [Top Navigation Bar] -> MySQL Admin [Left Sub Menus]
        - Related KB: What do I use to connect to MySQL? <click here>

    d.) If you were using SQL Express, please check out the follow articles.
        - Related KB: How to migrate SQL Express to SQL2005 <click here>
        - Related KB: How to connect sql database from ASP.net Web Site Administration Tool <click here>
        - Related KB: I need to see the sample connection string I can use for ASP.NET <click here>

    e.) Common issue with Database
        - Related KB: How do I backup my database? <click here>
        - Related KB: I can't login FTP to retrieve my db backup file. <click here>

13.) ASP .Net Application
    a.) Our shared server supported ASP .Net Framework [Applicable to Advanced Plan and higher]
        - Related KB: Does your hosting support .net framework 3.0 ? <click here>
        - Related KB: What version of .NET do you support? <click here>

    b.) Enable/setup the ASP .Net application on my domain / sub folder under the domain
        - You can setup the ASP .Net application setting via our control panel:
            - Control Panel -> Site Admin [Top Navigation Bar] -> Set .Net App [Left Sub Menus]
            - to setup the .Net Application on domian level:
                - select the domain entry -> "change root's .net version" -> select the .Net version and click "Go" for update
            - to setup sub folder .Net Application:
                - select the domain entry -> [Go] -> select folder and "Set application"

    c.) ASP .Net Version:
        - Select [v1.1] for ASP .Net 1.1 Applications
            - it will be remarked as (.net v1.1.4322) within control panel
        - Select [v2.0,v3.0,v3.5] for ASP .Net 2.0 Applications, ASP .Net 3.0 Applications, ASP .Net 3.5 Applications
            - it will be remarked as (.net v2.0.50727) within control panel
            * .Net 3.0/3.5 run on .Net 2.0.50727 framework technology

    d.) Common issue with ASP .Net Application:
        - Related KB: Why is my ASP.NET not running? <click here>
        - Related KB: Do you support ASP.NET MVC? <click here>

14.) File permission
    a.) You can manage the file permission via our control panel:
        - Control Panel -> Security [Top Navigation Bar] -> File Permission [Left Sub Menus]
        - browse to the file/folder -> "Edit"
        - Related KB: File Permission Tutorial <click here>

    b.) Common User found on the file system:
        - Administrator                - Internal computer use only, do not modify
        - Administrators              - Internal computer use only, do not modify
        - INTERACTIVE               - Internal computer use only, do not modify
        - NETWORK                   - Internal computer use only, do not modify
        - SYSTEM                      - Internal computer use only, do not modify
        - IUSR_YourMemberID     - Default anonymous web user
        - ASPNET                       - ASP .Net Application execution account - IIS 5.0
        - NETWORK SERVICE    - ASP .Net Application execution account - IIS 6.0 / IIS 7.0
        - EVERYONE                  - Never grant this permission
        - Most of the time, "IUSR_YourMemberID" and "NETWORK SERVICE" should be good enough for web application functions.
        - It is critical to avoid granting NETWORK and EVERYONE credentials to your folders and files.
        - It is important not to grant write or modify permission on folders that does not have require the privillages.
        - It is a good practice not to grant NETWORK SERVICE credential to your account root folder.
        - Related KB: File Permission Tutorial <click here>

    c.) Which user do web application write/modify file with?
        - web application may write/modify files on server side
        - file with insufficient permission may return error or web application can't update the file
        - user to wirte/modify file as
            - IIS 5.0 [this installed with our old Windows 2000 server]
                - ASP script, write/modify/delete via IUSR_YourMemberID
                - PHP script, write/modify/delete via IUSR_YourMemberID
                - ASP .Net script, write/modify/delete via ASPNET
            - IIS 6.0 [Windows 2003 Server]
                - ASP script, write/modify/delete via IUSR_YourMemberID
                - PHP script, write/modify/delete via IUSR_YourMemberID
                - ASP .Net script, write/modify/delete via Network Service
            - IIS 7.0 [Windows 2008 Server]
                - ASP script, write/modify/delete via IUSR_YourMemberID
                - PHP script, write/modify/delete via IUSR_YourMemberID (sometime need Network Service as well)
                - ASP .Net script, write/modify/delete via Network Service

    d.) Common issue with File Permission
        - Related KB: Why is my ASP page not working when trying to make changes to MS Access DB? <click here>
        - Related KB: Why is my ASP page returning ..must be updateable query.. messages when trying to make changes to MS Access DB? <click here>

15.) FrontPage Extension:
    a.) Upload with FPSE (FrontPage Service Extension)
        - since FPSE does not install on the temp URL entry, you cannot connect FPSE with the temp URL
        - FPSE need to be installed/connected with domain entry
        - you need to host a domain entry via control panel and install FPSE on the domain entry [ please refer to section 9.) Hosting your own domain name ]
        - if you have not registered your own domain name yet, you can request a temp member domain entry for FPSE installation / connection / testing
        - this temp member domain entry needs to be requested/setup by helpdesk support

    b.) Enable FPSE on domain entry:
        - Control Panel -> Site Admin [Top Navigation Bar] -> FrontPage [Left Sub Menus] -> Select Domain Entry -> [Install]
        - Related KB: How do I enable Frontpage Extension? <click here>

    c.) Connect via FPSE:
        - After install FPSE on the domain entry, you should able to connect FPSE with follow information:
            - Open site: http://yourdomain.com
            - User name: [your member ID]
            - Password: [your control panel password]
        - Related KB: What UserID and Password should I enter when using Front Page? <click here>
        - Related KB: How do I connect FrontPage to my web site? <click here>
        - Related KB: How to connect and create web project using visual studio <click here>

    d.) Common issues with FPSE:
        - Related KB: I cannot publish with Front Page. Why is this? <click here>
        - Related KB: Connecting to via FrontPage returns errors <click here>
        - Related KB: Video Demos on how to use Frontpage <click here>

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