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iServer Virtual Server Extensions
As an iServer Virtual Server Administrator, you have access to a large
array of programs that extend the capability and functionality of your
Server. These programs are called "extensions" and though some were
developed by third parties, they are all supported by the iServer Virtual
Server System.
Each of the extensions is accompanied by a large amount of documentation
which you should review and understand if you expect to fully utilize the
power of these extensions. Some of the extensions have license agreements
that you should make yourself familiar with and agree to. Some extensions
require a small setup fee (which is indicated when applicable).
| SERVER EXTENSIONS |
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iManager |
iServer has authored a web content manager and file browser,
iManager,
specifically for use with its Virtual Server System. The iManager utility
provides a familiar form interface (which you access with your favorite
browser) for such tasks as uploading files from your computer to your
Server, copying files, deleting files, renaming files, editing files and
much more. |
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iRoot |
iServer's own web content manager and file browser, iManager, is
supplemented by an iServer authored program,
iRoot.
iRoot allows you to remotely administrate your Virtual Server by
providing easy form based wizards. The iRoot wizards walk you through
the process of setting up POP accounts, removing POP accounts, adding
and deleting e-mail aliases, and changing passwords step by step. |
Virtual
Subhosting |
The iServer Virtual Server System can be configured to house
multiple Virtual Hosts. This feature,
Virtual Subhosting,
allows you to subdivide your Virtual Server into multiple partitions,
each of which responds to its own individual domain name. |
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WebTrends |
WebTrends Log Analyzer is the award-winning, fast, powerful, real-time Web
server traffic analyzer created by WebTrends Corporation.
WebTrends will analyze the log files created by your Virtual Server Web
server and provide you with invaluable information about your Web site and
the users that access it.
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Web Publishing Using PUT |
Besides specifying the well-known GET and POST methods familiar to CGI
programmers on the World Wide Web, the HTTP specification also describes the
lesser-known PUT method, useful for uploading files to the web server from
PUT-capable HTML editors. |
Microsoft®
FrontPage® |
There are quite a few web content and web publishing software packages
available. Some of which require specific server side software be
installed. In order to use
Microsoft® FrontPage®
to publish web content to your Virtual Server, you must first install
their proprietary server extensions. Microsoft® FrontPage®
delivers great web publishing power for non-programmers, is very easy
to use, and offers advanced web publishing features all tightly integrated
with Microsoft Office. |
Windows 95/NT
File Sharing |
The Windows 95/NT Drag and Drop feature
The iServer Virtual Server System allows you to map your
Virtual Server home directory to your Windows 95 or NT desktop
over the Internet. This feature, which we call
Windows File Sharing,
is a very convenient and handy interface for maintaining your Web site.
After you map your Virtual Server to a network drive, you simply need
to "drag-and-drop" files to your Virtual Server. This feature also
allows you to delete, copy, and move files on your Virtual Server as
if it were a local drive. |
Secure Sockets
Layer (SSL) |
You can provide encrypted web server sessions for your clients by using
the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL).
With SSL, your customers will feel confident sending you their
credit card information online because they know it will be a
secure encrypted transaction. |
Mini SQL
(mSQL) |
For those that require simple database functionality, iServer provides
support for Mini SQL, or mSQL
as it is often called. mSQL is a light weight relational database engine
that implements a subset of the ANSI SQL specification. It has been
designed to perform the operations that it supports quickly and with very
little resource overhead. |
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MySQL |
MySQL is a true multi-user, multi-threaded SQL relational database management
system. It is
specifically designed to be a fast, robust, and easy to use database
solution.
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PostgreSQL |
PostgreSQL is a sophisticated Object-Relational database management system,
supporting almost all
SQL constructs, including subselects, transactions, and user-defined types
and functions. It is one of the most advanced open-source database available
today.
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Real Audio
Real Video
(Real Server) |
Because the iServer Virtual Server System operates autonomously in its
own environment (just like a dedicated server), configuring your
Virtual Server to stream
RealAudio™ and
RealVideo™ is a simple matter. Our installation and
configuration instructions are easy to follow. In fact, you will
find it is extremely easy to add multimedia capability to your web site
hosted on the iServer Virtual Server System. |
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miva |
By acting as a pre-processor and reading embedded tags and HTML syntax,
Miva™ can
dramatically reduce development time by providing canned applications
without compromising custom development. Miva is a server
based program that preprocesses its own markup language and outputs
standard HTML output which is read by the browser. |
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PHP |
Providing similar functionality to that of miva,
PHP
or "PHP Hypertext Preprocessor" offers a server-side
scripting language which enables users to write simple scripts
and include them directly in html files. This speeds up the
overall performance of your web pages since the overhead of
forking Perl several times has been eliminated. |
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Autoresponders |
A common capability found on web sites is that of being able to
offer clients automated responses to an e-mail message.
Autoresponders
return the contents of a file as the response to a mail message sent to
an address on your Virtual Server. For example, you may want to set up
an autoresponder to answer all "info@your-domain.name" requests by
responding with a Frequently Asked Question (FAQ) document. |
Adding
MIME Types |
The iServer Virtual Web Service includes an entire web server with a
complete set of configuration files. Not only does this include the
httpd.conf, srm.conf, and access.conf configuration files, but includes
the mime.types file as well. Be adding extension definitions to your
Mime Types file, you can
easily allow your Virtual Server to serve content such as Macromedia's
Shockwave, etc. |
Java Virtual
Machine |
There are several Java tools which are currently available on your
Virtual Server. These include a Java Virtual Machine (kaffe), a Java
Bytecode Compiler (javac), and a Java Native Compiler (toba). |
Event
Scheduler |
The iServer Virtual Server System includes access to a daemon which can
execute scheduled commands. This daemon, commonly known as "cron",
can in effect tell the system to 'run this command at this time on this
date'. |
User
Information |
The UNIX finger service can be used to provide a form of user directory
service. After you have installed the finger service, remote users will
have the ability to query user profiles on your Virtual Server. |
Daemon
Auto-Reboot |
iServer provides each of its Virtual Server Administrators with the ability to
automatically start daemons (or programs) at system startup time. This service
insures that important daemons that you rely on are restarted when a server is
taken down and rebooted after scheduled maintenance. |
poppassd
Service |
The iServer Virtual Servers System supports "poppass" service, the
Eudora change password server. This service allows users to change
their passwords remotely from their Eudora mail clients. |
Electronic Commerce (E-Commerce)
iServer has compiled a list of software resources which offer
our Virtual Server Administrators the ability to conduct
electronic commerce. In our web pages dedicated to
Electronic Commerce,
you will find discussion about SSL and Digital Certificates, Shopping
Cart Systems, and Transaction Processing.
CGI Library
The iServer CGI library was created to
offer basic CGI script solutions to our customers. The CGI library
includes friendly advice and help setting up CGI scripts such as
imagemaps, send comments forms, guestlists, search engines, counters,
and more. The scripts are absolutely free and include source code.
Enjoy!
Java Applets and JavaScript
Because Java applets are platform-independent, the iServer Virtual
Server System is quite capable of supporting pre-compiled Java classes.
iServer also provides its clients with a Java Bytecode Compiler, a Java
Virtual Machine (Interpreter) and "Just-In-Time" Compiler, as well as
toba - a Java Native or "Way Ahead of Time" Compiler. A compilation
of some classic and useful Java applets is available in the iServer
Java Applet Library. Some very useful
scripts are also cataloged in the iServer
JavaScript Library.
iServer Contrib Library
The iServer Support Department has compiled several useful programs for
our clients that can be installed by following easy step by step
instructions. The iServer Contrib Library
is an index of these programs which include Majordomo, PGP, WWW Board,
WWW Count, mkstats, and many others.
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