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Getting Started in 13 Easy Steps
Step 1: Review Your E-mail Configuration Letter
E-mail Configuration Letter Details
Step 2: Become Familiar with Resources Available to Assist You
Net-flow Internet Solutions Web site
Home Page (http://www.net-flow.com)
Contact Us
Customer Service
Technical Support
Suggestions
Step 3: Register or Transfer Your Domain Name
Registering a New Domain Name
Transferring an Existing Domain Name
Step 4: Choose a Telnet Client Or an SSH Client To Administer Your Developer Server Remotely
Telnet
SSH (Secure Shell)
Step 5: Connect to Your Developer Server
Step 6: Learn about UNIX
Step 7: Download a Graphical User Interface (Optional)
Step 8: Choose an FTP Client for File Transfers
Step 9: Upload Content to Your Developer Server
Most Common Methods
Alternate Method
Step 10: Create E-mail and FTP User Directories:
Creating User Directories with iManager
Creating User Directories with vadduser
If You Are Subhosting
Step 11: Configure Your E-mail Client as POP or IMAP
Step 12: Analyze Your Web site Statistics
Analyzing Logs
Client Side Application
Server Side Applications
Managing Logs
Archiving logs
Deleting logs
Step 13: Go Beyond the Basics
For More Information
Chapter 1 - Introduction to the Developer ServerDeveloper Server Information
The Developer Server System vs. Your Own Solution
The "Do-it-Yourself" Approach
The Dedicated Server Solution
The ISP Approach
The Net-flow Internet Solutions Approach
The Developer Server Solution
Building Your Own Internet Business
How the Developer Server System Works
Developer Servers vs. Virtual Hosting
Virtual Hosting
Developer Servers
Technical Details of the Developer Server
Developer Server Core Internet Services
The Developer Server HTTP (Web) Service
The Developer Server FTP Service
The Developer Server E-mail Services
The Developer Server POP Service
The Developer Server IMAP Service
The Developer Server SMTP Service
The Developer Server Administrator (More Than a Webmaster)
Administering Servers Remotely
Telnet & SSH
Connecting to Your Developer Server with SSH (Secure Shell)
Connecting to Your Developer Server with SecureCRT
FTP
Console FTP Commands
Connecting to Your Developer Server with WS_FTP
Navigating Your Developer Server with WS_FTP
Windows File Share
GUI Administration Tools
The Developer Server Directory Structure
The UNIX File System
Basic UNIX Navigation Commands
Directories and Files
Description of Directories
Directories Outside of the Developer Server
File Ownership and Permissions
Defining Output
File Mode
Basic UNIX Commands
Editing Files Online
Using vi to Edit
Using Pico to Edit
For More Information
Chapter 2 - Managing your Developer Server with iManagerDeveloper Server Information
iManager
Getting Started
Running iManager
File Manager
Editing and Deleting Files
Copying and Moving Files
Changing Permissions
Uploading New Files to Your Developer Server
Making New Directories
Mail Manager
Tools and Wizards
Managing Users
Managing Aliases
Virtmaps
Spammers
Preferences
Logout
For More Information
Chapter 3 - The Virtual Web ServiceInstalling iManager
Understanding the Virtual Web Service Directory Structure
Publishing Web Content
Publishing with an HTTP-Put-Capable Editor
Microsoft FrontPage
Installing FrontPage Extensions on Your Developer Server
Installing FrontPage 2000 Server Extensions for Virtual Hosts
Connecting to the Developer Server with FrontPage
Publishing a FrontPage Web
Understanding Virtual Hosting
Limitations of Virtual Hosting
Being HTTP/1.1-Compliant
Balancing Developer Server Loads
Sharing an IP Address
No Telnet
E-mail Limitations
Security Risks
Adding and Setting Up Domains
Adding Virtual Hosts to httpd.conf
Setting up Additional Options for Virtual Hosts
A Virtual Host Example (utahjrs.org)
For More Information
Setting up the Developer Server to Support HTTP Put
Chapter 4 - The Virtual E-mail ServiceUnderstanding Virtual Hosting
Protocols
SMTP Server
POP Server
IMAP Server
Exploring SMTP Server Software
Commands and Utilities for Managing E-mail
Creating E-mail Mailboxes
Changing E-mail Mailbox Passwords
Managing E-mail Accounts
Configuring E-mail Client Software
Aliasing E-mail Accounts
Creating Mailing Lists
Creating Autoresponders
Customizing Autoresponder Text
Creating E-mail Address Mappings or Virtmaps
Using Wildcard Mappings
Combining Mappings and Aliases
Differences Between virtmaps and aliases
Virtmaps Summarized
Unsolicited Commercial E-mail
Blocking Incoming Spam
Maintaining the ~/etc/spammers File
POP(IMAP)-before-SMTP Relay Blocking
Managing POP-before-SMTP
Using the crontab Command to Manage relayers.db
Maintaining Your E-mail Log File
For More Information
Chapter 5 - The Virtual FTP ServiceDeveloper Server Information
Naming Your Virtual FTP Service
Anonymous and Non-Anonymous FTP
Your Anonymous FTP Directory
Making Customer-Accessible Directories
Creating Logon Banners and Directory Messages
Creating Non-Anonymous FTP Accounts
User Home Directory Options
Monitoring Anonymous FTP Activity
Example Output from xferstats
For More Information
Chapter 6 - Advanced Web Server ConfigurationDeveloper Server Information
Maintaining Virtual Web Server Configuration Files
Learning Apache Directives
Server Operation Directives
The LoadModule Directive
The HostnameLookups Directive
The ServerAdmin Directive
The ServerRoot Directive
The ErrorLog Directive
The LogFormat Directive
The TransferLog Directive
The RefererLog Directive
The AgentLog Directive
Changing LogFormat
The ServerName Directive
The KeepAlive Directive
The MaxKeepAliveRequests Directive
The KeepAliveTimeout Directive
The MaxRequestsPerChild Directive
The VirtualHost Directive
Server Resource Directives
The DocumentRoot Directive
The DirectoryIndex Directive
The FancyIndexing, IndexOptions, AddIcon, and IndexIgnore Directives
The AccessFileName Directive
The DefaultType Directive
The AddLanguage Directive
The LanguagePriority Directive
The Redirect Directive
The Alias Directive
The ScriptAlias Directive
The AddType Directive
The AddHandler Directive
The ErrorDocument Directive
Access Control Directives
The Directory Directive
The MIME Types File (mime.types)
Using Apache Loadable Modules
Listing Statically-Linked Modules
Using Dynamically-Loaded Modules
Available Dynamic Apache Modules
Loading the Dynamically Loadable Modules
Compiling Your Own DSO Modules
Understanding the Common Log Format
Handling Multi-Language Web Content
Imagemaps
User Authentication
Server Side Includes (SSI)
Server Side Include Commands
A Secure Server (SSL and Secure Server IDs)
The SSL Protocol
Ordering SSL
Accessing Your Secure Server
Identifying Your Server
Using a Certificate Other than Your Own
Ordering Your Own Digital Certificate
Getting Your Digital Certificate
For More Information
Official Apache Web site
Loadable Modules
Chapter 7 - CGI Scripting and Programming on the Developer ServerAdditional Apache Sources
The Common Gateway Interface (CGI)
CGI Security Issues
Proper CGI Security and Other Resources
The Developer Server vs. the Physical Server
Scripting on Your Developer Server
Using which
Using whereis
Specifying Paths
Setting Permissions
Testing Scripts in the Developer Server Environment
Troubleshooting Common Errors
"500" Server Errors
CGI Script Error
Malformed Header Error
Scripting with Perl
Duplicating the Virtual Environment
Common Problems and Solutions with Perl Scripts
Failure to Upload Your Perl Script in ASCII Mode
Problems with Perl5 Scripts
A Sample Problem with Utilities
A Sample Problem with a Perl Script Module
Installing Perl Modules on Your Developer Server
Installing Perl5 Modules Locally
Understanding Java
Programming with the Java Virtual Machine
Using Java on Your Developer Server
Understanding Compiled Languages
Understanding Shell Languages
C-Shell
C-Shell (CSH) Commands and Descriptions
UNIX Commands and Descriptions
UNIX Signals and Functions
For More Information
Chapter 8 - Maintaining Your Developer ServerInstalling Perl Modules
Managing Server Logs
Maintaining Your E-mail and FTP Log
Maintaining Your Web Logs
Web Server Log Format
Using the Error Log
Using the Access Log
Analyzing Log Files
WebTrends
Additional Log Analysis Programs
Rotating and Clearing Log Files
Managing with cron
Creating cron Files
Managing Quotas
Sample Quota Command
Defining quota Command Output
Exceeding Quotas Due to Log Files
Managing Subhost Quotas
Managing the Developer Server Load
Sample "Top" Command
Defining top Terminology
Memory and Processes
Managing Users
Backups
Troubleshooting the Developer Server
Checking the Quota
Checking the Log Files
Checking the Processes
For More Information
Log Analysis - analog
Log Analysis - http-analyze
Log Analysis - The Webalizer
Log Analysis - WebTrends
Documentation on Directives
