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iiNet homepage faq

• What is my web address?
• What type of server runs iiNet homepages?
• How do I set which file is my homepage?
• Do you support Microsoft Frontpage Extensions?
• What scripting options can be run on iiNet hompages?
• Does iiNet provide database storage at all for pages?
• Does iiNet support Netscape Navigator Gold's Publish Feature?
• Once I have created my page, how do I get it on to search engines?

What is my web address?
When your pages are uploaded, your web address is:
http://members.iinet.net.au/~ your_username /
Whilst some other variations of the iiNet domain (iinet.com.au, iinet.net etc.) work, we do not recommend you using these as we can't guarantee they will work forever. For information on how to upload your webpages, please see the uploading homepages guide.

What type of server runs iiNet homepages?
iiNet uses the Apache server for homepages. This is a Unix based server.

How do I set which file is my homepage?
The page which will appear as your homepage should be stored as index.html in your public_html directory. Note that all HTML files you place in iiNet's server should have an extension of .html. All scripted pages should have their appropriate extension.

Do you support Microsoft Frontpage Extensions?
No. The iiNet servers do not support Microsoft Frontpage Extensions. However, If you would like more information on using Frontpage, please see the following articles:

• Using Frontpage: How-to Articles
  Learn how to create better web sites, with detailed articles from the Office Assistance Center
• Product Support for FrontPage Users
  Get expert guidance on using and troubleshooting Microsoft Frontpage
• Microsoft Knowledgebase
  Help publishing your web to a server that does not have FrontPage Server Extensions installed

What scripting options does iiNet allow to run?

• Perl 5.8 (for CGI scripting). File extension is .cgi. For more information on CGI Scripting see CGI Scripting
• PHP 4.3.10 (For standalone PHP scripts). File extension is .php. For more information on PHP scripting see PHP scripting
• SSI. File extension is .shtml. For more information on SSI see SSI scripting

Does iiNet provide database storage at all for pages?

No, iiNet does not provide any of the following

• MySQL or any other kind of SQL database
• Microsoft Access databases.

Does iiNet support Netscape Navigator Gold's Publish Feature?
In the publish window enter the following:

• Location: ftp://members.iinet.net.au/u/ x / your_username /public_html/
• Username: your_username
• Password: your_password

Replace the " x " in the "Location" field with the first letter of your username.

Once I have created my page, how do I get it on to search engines?
To add your site to search engines, a different process is involved for each service. Web searches such as Google and Yahoo! regularly contact our site for new pages, and they will get automatically added. However, if you want to add your pages straight away, try Submit-IT! and AddMe.