Re: [Dave] yahoo hosting?
This is the email I got back when we wrote Yahoo with the cool copy/paste letter from I-T.
Does this look good to you guys?
Any things you see to be an issue right away?
Thanks in advance and looking forward to working with such a cool app.
[:)]
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Thank you for writing to Yahoo! Web Hosting.
I understand that you would like to have the information about the
server software to configure a Perl based application under your
account.
Justin, Yahoo! Web Hosting accounts have access to PHP, Perl and MySQL,
for building database-driven sites.
Currently we support:
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* PHP Version 4.3.11
* Perl Version 5.8.7 with
* DBI (generic database interface)
* DBD: MySQL (database driver for MySQL)
* Sendmail is supported
* File write access can set through CHMOD
* MySQL 4.1.12
* phpMyAdmin 2.6.3
For more up to date information on the current state of PHP, including
version and environment information, please use the phpinfo() function.
Follow these step by step instructions to set up phpinfo().
1. In the File Manager, click the "PHP" link under Create. This will
create a new PHP page.
2. Enter a new filename in the "Filename:" text box. Be sure to appended
".php" to the file name. (For example: phpinfo.php)
3. Enter the following code into the large text area:
<!--begin page-->
<html>
<head>
<title>PHP Info</title>
</head>
<body>
<?
phpinfo();
?>
</body>
</html>
<!--end page-->
4. Click the "Save and Continue" button.
5. Click the "Run PHP" button to view the phpinfo() page.
Perl Path
==========
Perl scripts generally start what a "Perl directive", or the path to
Perl.
The web server's operating system reads the beginning of every script
and looks for this directive. Here is an example of a Perl directive:
#!/usr/bin/perl
We recommend that you use this directive on the first line of all Perl
scripts. The directive is required to pass parameters to Perl such as -w
or "warning" to add additional details to the log file while
troubleshooting your scripts. Here is an example of a Perl directive
with -w.
#!/usr/bin/perl -w
In addition, if your script is used in another server environment, the
Perl directive will ensure portability and allow your script to run in
most environments.
Cgi-bin And Perl extensions
===========================
Yahoo! Web Hosting does not require a "cgi-bin" directory to run Perl
scripts. You may place Perl scripts anywhere in your site directory
structure. You are also not required to change file permissions to run
Perl scripts.
Our servers will recognize the file extensions ".pl" and ".pm" as a Perl
script.
Your Perl script must be named with either a ".pl" or ".pm" extension.
We do not support the ".cgi" extension. If your Perl script has the
extension ".cgi", please rename the extension to ".pl" or ".pm".
CGI Perl Module
===============
You can use the CGI Perl module to create and handle HTML headers,
dynamic web forms, HTTP cookies, etc. Please review the CGI Module
documentation at:
http://perldoc.perl.org/
Here you will find many example scripts that can be used with the CGI
Perl Module.
Supported Perl Modules
======================
List of supported Perl modules can be found at the following URL:
http://help.yahoo.com/l/us/yahoo/smallbusiness/webhosting/perl/perl-21.html
Also note that The Yahoo! Web Hosting service only publishes support for
a few SSI tags. These are used to implement some of the AddOns. You may
notice that placing the SSI tags on the page doesn't work unless you
also "activate" it. I have noticed (via an FTP file listing) that HTML
files have their execute bits set on the file permissions after the
"activate" has been done. Yahoo! must use this to determine if it should
parse the file for SSI tags.
For more information on PHP, Perl and MySQL, please visit:
http://help.yahoo.com/help/us/webhosting/php/
http://help.yahoo.com/l/us/yahoo/smallbusiness/webhosting/perl/
and
http://help.yahoo.com/help/us/webhosting/mysql/
For tips on using PHP and MySQL with your Web Hosting account, please
visit:
http://webmaster-showcase.net/
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