The Panix Help System -- Web Page Help

Frequently-Asked Questions about Web Pages

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Basics

Web pages in the www.panix.com domain
: How do I set up my website?; How do I upload my files?; Can I have a domain name?
Web pages in your own domain: What options are there for web pages in my own domain?; How do I set up a web site in my own domain?; How do I upload my files?; How do I safely move a working site to Panix?
General: Why isn't my site loading?; What image formats can I use; How do I create or modify subdomains and MX records?

Keeping track of traffic

Statistics, Counters, and Transfer Limits: How do I find out how much traffic my site is getting, and from where?; What happens if I exceed my transfers limit?; Can I set a transfer limit?
Webalizer: What is Webalizer?; How do I use Webalizer?; Can I have my Webalizer output automatically generated?; How do I interpret the Webalizer report?

Security

How do I use TLS (SSL) to protect my site?
Now that I have an SSL certificate, how do I redirect my web traffic to HTTPS?
How do I use chmod to set file permissions?
How do I use .htaccess and .htpassd to control access to my site (or parts of it) with passwords?
What are cookies and how do they work?
How do I keep spammers from exploiting my web scripts?

Scripting

What is CGI*?: What programming language are available?; Where should I keep my CGI scripts?; My script isn't working? How do I troubleshoot it?
How do I use PHP with my Panix website?
How do I use Perl with my Panix website?
What Perl modules are available?
How do I send form content via email?
How do I use HTML::Mason with my Panix website?

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