General
Notes
Do you provide a programming help on PHP and MySql?
No, we do not provide help on php programming or MySql usage. We only
provide php and MySql as TOOLS fpr your sites. You may use those tools
or not, it's up to you.
If I create account but do not use it for some period time, is
it ok?
Inactive accounts are automatically deleted by our system after one-two
weeks of inactivity.
MySQL
Support
I signed
up with Cool Free Pages. How to create MySql database?
When
you create your account, you will be asked whether or not you want
your MySql database. Please think carefully at this point. If you
DO need this feature enabled, please select "YES" on the
signup form. In this case your database will be created AUTOMATICALLY,
together with your homepage account. All data about it will be sent
you with our welcoming e-mail.
Please
note. If you first decided, that you do not need MySql support, and
have changed your mind after actually creating your account, you can
still create it by contacting
us by e-mail. Please provide us with full URL of your
site, your account number that you receive from us for FTP login,
and your current password for FTP. Additionally, before you apply
by e-mail for MySql at our server, YOU HAVE TO UPLOAD YOUR SITE FIRST.
We will configure MySql and notify you, when ready, by e-mail.
If you fail to provide us with this information IN FULL, we will NOT
configure your MySql. .
I have my MySql database installed now but which host should I use
in my php program to connect to it?
To connect your MySql please use "localhost".
How can I manage the data in my database?
You
can do it by installing phpMyAdmin. Please download it at http://www.phpwizard.net/projects/phpMyAdmin/
The
left side of the screen is blank when using a newer version of phpMyAdmin.
How can I fix this?
Since phpMyAdmin 2.2.1, the database(s) name(s) may contain MySQL
wilcards characters ("_" and "%":
if you want to use literal instances of these characters, escape
them (ie use 'my\_db' and not 'my_db').
---- taken from the file: documentation.txt (phpMyAdmin 2.2.3)
So the things that you should for example have in your config.inc.php:
$cfgServers[1]['host'] = 'localhost';
$cfgServers[1]['auth_type'] = 'config';
$cfgServers[1]['user'] = 'nacXXXXX';
$cfgServers[1]['password'] = 'XXXXXX';
$cfgServers[1]['only_db'] = 'DB\_nacXXXXX';
FTP
and File uploading
What
is FTP?
FTP
is File Transfer Protocol, an internet protocol (actually, it's a
type of program you use to add or delete content to your website)
used to transfer materials over the Internet. It is very fast, very
efficient, and very reliable.
What
does "Unlimited FTP Site Updates" mean?
You
have access to your site via FTP over the Internet 24 hours a day,
7 days a week. You can "upload" files to your site - in other words,
transfer files from your computer to our server on the Internet -
and you can also "download" files from your site - in other words,
transfer files from your site on the Cool Free Pages webserver, to
your computer.
How can I upload my files? Do you have File Manager for HTTP uploads?
We do not have File Manager. You have to use FTP client to upload
your files. First, get the best FTP program on the Internet, which
in our humble opinion is CuteFTP. You can download it at: www.cuteftp.com
After it's installed, run the program (double click on the yellow
icon), and then click Add Folder - this is where you will store your
FTP site info. Then click Add Site. In the panel that comes up, enter
a name - call it anything you want this is just an alias for your
future connection. Then in Host Address, put your host name, which
we have send you in the initial e-mail. In User ID, put your User
ID - this usually starts with 'acc', for example acc34567, you will
find it in the same e-mail. Finally, you type your password in the
box Password, please type your password carefully, it will be masked,
so you won't be able to read it - this password is CASE SENSITIVE!
Now click OK in the lower left of the panel, and you will see your
domain name in the right hand panel - highlight it and click Connect
- lower right part of panel. If all goes well, the program will establish
an FTP connection with your site and take you to the home directory.
This is the right place to put your index.html file and your other
web files.
How
do I "upload" and "download" files using CuteFTP?
CuteFTP
is VERY easy to use, and has a very intuitive, easy to use interface.
The lower left panel is YOUR COMPUTER - the lower right panel is THE
REMOTE SITE - in this instance, your Cool Free Pages ftp site. Everything
is drop and drag - to upload, drag the appropriate file from the left
panel to the right panel. To download a file on the remote server,
simply reverse the process - drag the file on the remote server -
lower right hand panel - over to the lower left panel. Easy!
Where
do I put the index.html file?
When
CuteFTP opens your home directory, it initally goes to the right directory.
This is the place to put your index.html. Make sure you do NOT put
the file into one of the folders you have created, put it in your
main directory.
I'm behind the firewall and can't access my site via FTP
Simply set "passive transfer" at your FTP client settings.
What
does "updating the site" mean?
Basically
what a webmaster does is download files from a website, operate on
them and/or change them with an HTML editor such as Macromedia
Dreamweaver, and the upload the changed file back to the site.
What
is HTML, and what is an HTML editor?
HTML
is HyperText Markup Language - it is essentially a kind of typesetting
language, and is used to create images on the web. Our recommended
editor - for creating and manipulating these images - is Macromedia
Dreamweaver Another editor is a freeware and can be downloaded
at: www.arachnoid.com. Read the Help file, practice a while, and you'll
pick it up in no time.
Do
you offer training or help in HTML and the Internet programming?
Nope.
We recommend you go to http://www.ask.com and ask "Where can I learn
HTML?" Or you can do what I did and go to Wal Mart and buy "HTML For
Dummies!".
Web
access
Why my URL does not work. It is written that index.html is not
uploaded.
You have to upload the INITIAL FILE in your home directory. This file
is generally named index.html, and it is the first web page that a
visiter will see when they first enter your site. If someone was to
type in your site's address, the first page they see will be "index.html".
If you have not uploaded index.html, your site
will not work correctly. Please be sure to upload it!
Do
you support Microsoft Frontpage?
Unfortunately,
our servers do not support the Microsoft Frontpage HTML Editor and
Publisher.
Domain
name hosting
I do not have my own domain name. How do I get one?
It's
very easy - you just apply for one here.
They will take your application online, and you can generally begin
using the name within a few hours. When you fill application form
please give them these name servers:
Primary
DNS:
name: NS1.ROSEXXXGARDEN.COM
IP: 66.250.74.10
Secondary
DNS:
name: NS2.ROSEXXXGARDEN.COM
IP: 66.250.74.11
I have my own domain name. Can I use it for my account at coolfreepages.com?
What should I do to setup it?
First of all, before you start setting up your domain name at our
server, YOU HAVE TO UPLOAD YOUR SITE FIRST. We
will not setup your domain without seeing your site. Domain
name setup needs two steps to be done, first by you and second by
us.
1. Step one - you have to contact the
company which had registered your domain name in order to change DNS
in their database. Usually this is done by filling in a special modification
form that is located on their site. Please change Primary and Secondary
DNS fields for ours:
Primary
DNS:
name: NS1.ROSEXXXGARDEN.COM
IP: 66.250.74.10
Secondary
DNS:
name: NS2.ROSEXXXGARDEN.COM
IP: 66.250.74.11
2.
Step two consist of changing our server records and will be done by
us. We attach your domain name to your actual account with us. This
enable us to redirect visitor to the place where YOUR files actually
reside. After completing the first step please e-mail
us the following information:
your account name (example: acc55555)
your subdomain address (example: madonna.coolfreepages.com)
your domain name (example: madonna.com)
We will do the rest and your domain name will be fully functional,
i.e, for example, the domain name madonna.com will point to the account
madonna.coolfreepages.com.
PHP
Scripting on CoolFreePages
I was wondering if I can use cgi scripts on your free web hosting...
No, just PHP support because php is the fastest way to execute your
programs
Where can I find more information on php scripting? Are there free
scripts somewhere?
Please check out the following links:
What is server path for my home directory?
Path differs from one domain to another. Please
select what's correct for you:
| iwebland.com
|
/users/iwebland.com/your_subdomain |
| coolfreepages.com |
/users/coolfreepages.com/your_subdomain |
| curvedspaces.com |
/users/curvedspaces.com/your_subdomain |
| ionichost.com |
/users/ionichost.com/your_subdomain |
| coolfreepage.com |
/users/coolfreepage.com/your_subdomain |
And
so on for all domains that we have for your pages.
I'm trying to insert the string <php? $myvar="hello"; echo $myvar;
? > in my html file. Why it doesn't work?
Please rename your .html file file into file with .phtml extention
and everything will work correctly.
I can't open my files from php using fopen("filename","w"), has
this been disabled?
It is enabled. Just check your file permissions. It should be writable.
You can change file permissions via FTP.
I am installing phpBB board. When I
run my install program, it was written "Fatal error: Call to
unsupported or undefined function flush() in /users/curvedspaces.com/slicedbread/phpBB/install.php
on line 38". What to do?
Yes, server does not support this function. Simply comment this
function in your code and the installation of this application will
run correctly.
How to use phpnuke on our servers?
1.Upload
phpnuke to your site
2.
Contact our support team to request a mysql database
3. Edit the config.php file in phpnuke to reflect your database
account, upload and replace that file on your site
4. To upload the phpnuke database, download phpMyAdmin and read
the installation process, so you can configure it to reflect your
database account
5. Upload phpMyAdmin to any folder on your site and access its index.php
file to run it
6. Click on your database to the left and run the sql query from
a file, then put nuke.sql in it so your database can be uploaded
7. That's it!
Security
Why
I can not run functions mail() and phpinfo()
For security reasons those functions and all sockets functions are
disabled. Please do not use it in your PHP programs.
Why I can not show pictures located at coolfreepages from html pages
located at other domains?
There is a special protection against hotlinkers. This will allow
us to provide more valuable service for you because it prevents bandwidth
theft and your site runs much faster for surfers.
HTACCESS
and Protected Directories
How
can I password-protect one of my directories?
To
create a protected area within your website please do the following:
1.
Create the directory with the name starting with the word "protected"
(examples: protected1, protectedcontent etc)
2. Inside this directory should
be a file named "_passwords". It should be uploaded in ASCII MODE
and should contain
username:password
username:password
Don't forget to put ENTER at the end of each line. Also please
note that passwords should be "AS IS", NON-ENCRIPTED.
Also, please give it the permission 644 (rw-r-r).
After
you do this, your password protection will work. Hotlinking is automatically
blocked on our servers by a special software. Surfers should not be
able to hotlink your images.
Miscellanious
questions
Do you provide e-mail services?
No, unfortunately we do not provide neither POP nor e-mail redirection
services.
