Topic: Where do I put my website code? (I know, I'm a Noob!)

[wifinetguy]

I'm sorry for such a basic question. But I have a company website and it's currently residing on my ClarkConnect server. I'm moving to my newly installed (great so far!) SMEServer. On my CC box, my website is under /var/www/html. Where do I put it in my SME box? Do I create an ibay for it (still not sure what those are for) or does it reside elsewhere?

Thanks in advance for any help.

[crazybob]

it goes in
/home/e-smith/files/ibays/ ibay name /html

[cactus]

it goes in
/home/e-smith/files/ibays/ ibay name /html

You can do that, but to have full control (e.g. for better securoty settings and user privileges etc.) you should create a directory in the /opt directory. After that make a custom template in the /etc/e-smith/templates-custom/etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf/ to configure the web location.
To reflect the configuration changes you need to do the following (after you have created the template:

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expand-template /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf
/etc/rc7.d/S86httpd-e-smith sigusr1
The first line will regenerate the httpd configuration file to reflect the changes you made, the latter one will restart the httpd daemon to reflect the changes you made.

[cidhosting]

That depends will you be uploding via FTP or directly through Root of the server?

If you upload Via FTP program you will be up loading to your website. You will need an FTP program, the IP address, User Name, and you will need the Password. You will upload the html files, php files to html. The cgi or pl files to the CGI-BIN. You will also need to change the attrobutes of each .cgi or .pl file to enable them to work right.

[NickCritten]

DON'T use FTP, it's insecure and has been disabled by default for a reason.

You should be using SCP/SFTP, or you can even use plain old SMB if you are on the LAN.

DO NOT USE FTP

[wifinetguy]

Thanks for the very informative replies, everyone. But if I put it in an ibay, doesn't that mean that my customers will have to know the name of the ibay? I own my domain and currently they just have to go to my domain (www.astechnologysolutions.com) to be presented with my webpages. That's what I want to happen with my SMEServer.

[NickCritten]

Put your pages in the Primary ibay.

If you have a DNS entry for www.domain.com pointing at your server, then your users just put in www.domain.com into their browser and they will see the contents of Primary

[wifinetguy]

Great! Thank you!

Just a quick note to the "Comminity": I have used ClarkConnect for about a year or so. And while I think it's a very good product I've been extremely pleased with SMEServer so far. The product seems very solid, has great management capabilities and features. But what sets it apart for me so far is the "Community". There is so much attitude over there from some of their regulars, and especially their moderator, that it's sometimes hard to get any kind of an answer. My experience so far at contribs.org's forum has been very positive in my short time of visiting. Thank you all for being helpful.

OK, that's enough. Getting misty eyed  

Alvin

[dsemuk]

Just a quick note to the "Comminity": I have used ClarkConnect for about a year or so. And while I think it's a very good product I've been extremely pleased with SMEServer so far. The product seems very solid, has great management capabilities and features. But what sets it apart for me so far is the "Community". There is so much attitude over there from some of their regulars, and especially their moderator, that it's sometimes hard to get any kind of an answer. My experience so far at contribs.org's forum has been very positive in my short time of visiting. Thank you all for being helpful.

Hi and welcome to the wonderful world that is SMEServer land, glad you like the excellent product. I've not used CC, SME meets my needs so no need to look at alternatives.

Alvin the following isn't aimed at you, but as you said how friendly the contribs.com community is, I thought I would just share what *isses me off.

I will try to help anyone, but people come on here start asking very basic questions, without first using the search facility and reading the documentation.  Most basic questions are answered in one of those two places.  People are very willing to help if people try to help themselves first.  It isn't alot to ask.

I hope I haven't put you off.

Dave

[wifinetguy]

Dave, you haven't put me off. But in this case, I am guilty of what you said. I didn't know where to look for the docs but then found it. It was hidden (uh, yeah, right in the same left-hand frame as the link for the forum). I found it after posting. So I've got a link to the docs for myself and will certainly try there first and then searching forums next.

As for CC, I could understand the attitude if it was very basic questions that should be found before posting. But the attitude came from questions that spanned the spectrum. It was apparent on questions from all people.

Anyway, thanks for the post.
Alvin

[wifinetguy]

NickCritten,

I've tried to put my site in Primary (/home/e-smith/files/ibays/Primary) but I still can't get to the site via http://www.mydomain.com.

What am I missing? If I put in a file parameter like http://www.mydomain.com/login.php it says that it can't find the file. But it is there.

Thanks in advance...
Alvin

[raem]

wifinetguy

> I've tried to put my site in Primary (/home/e-smith/files/ibays/Primary)

That should be
/home/e-smith/files/ibays/Primary/html

[wifinetguy]

RayMitchell,

Yes, I'm sorry. I forgot to put that in my post. I do have the webpage "stuff" in the /home/e-smith/files/ibays/Primary/html directory.

[raem]

wifinetguy

I assume your server is configured with your main domain name and that external DNS records point to your server.

By default there is a basic index file created in every ibay including Primary. If it's not still there please copy it back temporarily.
What happens if you just browse to
http://www.mydomain.com


> http://www.mydomain.com/login.php it says that it can't find the file.

Please give the exact error message.

[raem]

wifinetguy

I tried going to
www.astechnologysolutions.com
and I get the
This web site is under construction
message. That means the original index.htm file is still in ...Primary/html.

You had perhaps better delete or move that, it may be interfering.

[wifinetguy]

RayMitchell,

Thanks very much for your testing for me. I've removed the index.htm file and it still displays the same message. I promise it's the /home/e-smith/files/ibays/Primary/html. There's only one, right??  

[raem]

wifinetguy

Now I just get a blank page when I browse to your main site.
I suspect you need to configure a config.php file or something similar for your web application. Tell it the paths for your web site files, which will be
/home/e-smith/files/ibays/Primary/html

If that doesn't fix it, then you might check that the files have appropriate permissions & ownership.
cd /home/e-smith/files/ibays/Primary/html
ls -al
review the permissions & ownership