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Why
should I move to Windows Server 2003?
IIS 6.0 is faster, more secure, more stable,
and more scalable than any previous version
of IIS, but IIS 6.0 is not available on any
prior release of Windows. Almost anyone doing
any type of web hosting on an older version
of IIS will immediately see performance and
stability improvements. IIS 6.0 will allow you
to potentially host thousands more websites
per server, and startup and shutdown times for
IIS are dramatically faster. IIS 6.0 can serve
static content up to 200% faster than IIS 5.0
and can better isolate your applications to
keep the server healthy - even when an application
misbehaves.
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Will
my current applications run on Windows Server
2003?
The vast majority of applications that run on
Windows 2000 will run fine on Windows Server
2003. Microsoft SQL Server 2000 runs great,
as do most other Microsoft applications - with
one notable exception. Microsoft Exchange Server
2000 will *not* run on Windows Server 2003.
Microsoft will be releasing the next version
of Exchange Server later this year, and this
will be well suited for Windows Server 2003.
If you have any custom applications, you should
check with the vendor or your developers for
compatibility.
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What
are the differences between the different editions
of Windows Server 2003?
Microsoft has released four (4) separate editions
of Windows Server 2003. They are the Web Edition,
Standard Edition, Enterprise Edition, and Datacenter
Edition. The main differences between these
editions is the number of processors and the
amount of RAM they each support.
1. The Web Edition is a version that is specifically
designed to only serve the
role of a web server. Microsoft does not allow
running software like
SQL Server or an Internet mail server on the
Web edition. The Web
Edition supports two (2) processors and up to
two (2) GB of RAM.
2. The Standard Edition supports up to four
(4) processors and four (4) GB
or RAM. It will run almost any application and
is a full-featured version
of Windows Server 2003.
3. The Enterprise Edition - This edition will
support up to eight server clusters
for clustering SQL Server or other cluster-aware
applications. It
also will support up to eight (8) processors
and up to 32 GB of RAM. There
is also a 64-bit version of The Enterprise Edition
for use on Intel
Itanium processors.
4. Finally, the Datacenter Edition supports
VERY high-end hardware, including
support for up to 64 processors and 512 GB of
RAM. This version
is only for very specialized application requirements
and will probably
see very little use in typical web-facing applications.
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I'm
still on NT 4.0, should I move to Windows Server
2003?
YES! By all means, you should upgrade to Windows
Server 2003. Many NT 4.0 users avoided Windows
2000 Server because they were happy with NT
and were a little wary of Active Directory.
Well, Active Directory is here to stay and better
than ever in Windows Server 2003! Microsoft
is gradually phasing out support for Windows
NT 4.0 and support or upgrades for NT will eventually
be unavailable.
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How
do I configure my Outlook Express email client
for my Windows 2000 Hosting account?
To create an mail account. Open Outlook. On
the Tools menu, click Accounts. In the "Internet
Accounts" dialog box, click the Add button
and select Mail. Type a descriptive name for
this email account. Press the "Next"
button. Type your e-mail address. Press the
"Next" button. E-mail Address: This
would be the username of the account you created
in the Control Panel, plus, the "@"
symbol follow by your domain. Example: username_you_chose@yourdomain.com.
On the "Internet Connection Wizard"
screen enter the necessary information: Incoming
mail server: POP3 Incoming mail (POP3): your
domain name or IP Number Outgoing mail (SMTP)
server: there are three options for you to use
Your ISP\'s SMTP server Your domain or IP Address
Your own SMTP server (please check "Installing
your own SMTP server on your computer"
for more information). Type your account name.
Press the "Next" button. We do not
recommend you to select the "Remember password"
option for security reason. Account name: This
would be the username of the account you created
in the Control Panel, plus, the "@"
symbol followed by your domain. Example: username_you_chose@yourdomain.com
To save this changes click "Finish".
Sooner or later every webmaster needs CGI.
It is difficult to imagine the website maintainence
with out CGI.
CGI scripts can be used to process a simple
form to maintaining a membership area.There
are many scripts online, which can be used to
automate your website.
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What
can you do with CGI?
• Form proccessing
• Autoresponders
• Mailing list managers
• Order taking, Order proccessing
• Steamline your downloads
• Protecting your private folders
• Easy maintanence of the website
• Tracking your advertisements
• Maintaining an affiliate site
• Counters, classifieds, link directories...
There is no end to this list.
But the problem with cgi scripts is 'how to
install on your servers?
You don't have to learn perl or write scripts
on your own to maintain your CGIs.
As a webmaster of your site you need to know
about installing scripts for yourself.Otherwise
you will end up with paying hundreds of dollars
for script installations.
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Basic THREE steps that you should check
during cgi installations are:
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UPLOADING
OF FILES
CGI files should be uploaded in ASCII mode.In
this mode the 'end-of-line' character translated
properly and the script lines are transfered
in proper format.(In BINARY mode, the characters
will not be translated.Instead they are transfered
exactly as a duplicates)
Tip:DON'T run your FTP software in automode
to upload cgi files.Set it to ASCII mode manually
and upload the files.
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CONFIGURING
THE SCRIPTS
When you buy a script, you have to set few variables.
So that the script runs correctly on your server.
When you doing this, you should have an idea
about your server perl paths,absolute paths,
URLs etc.
The URLs are case sensitive.
Scriptname.cgi
scriptname.cgi
scriptname.pl
Scriptname.pl
All four are taken differently by your server
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FILE
PERMISSIONS
Once you upload files, don't rush to run the
script.
Set and check the file permissions.
If you don't set the permissions to cgi or pl
files, the server doesn't get access to your
files and you will see '500 Internal server
error'.
Most of the times cgi files need to be '755'.
Always check the instructions of the script
providers.
If you are keeping an eye on these three steps,you
can do your script installations!
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