Starlight Site Operating
Manual
The Starlight Site operating manual will
assist in getting you familiar with the many features we have to offer.
Whether you're looking for a quick start to uploading your files, or
would like to familiarize yourself with our many advanced features,
this manual provides easy to follow step by step instructions on just
about everything you'll need to know. New users are encouraged to print
this manual and read it over at their leisure.
Assuming you've just signed up with Starlight Site, you're probably
wondering how to test out a few of the features and begin populating
your web site with files. You're just a couple of steps from doing just
that, but first things first. Your welcoming email contains the basic
information you'll need to access your account and get things underway.
Print it out, or open it up in a separate window, as you'll need to
refer to it during these tutorials.
Table Of Contents:
Account
Basics:
- Username and Password
- Accessing your account via its URL or
associated IP number
- Accessing 1 Star and 2 Star IP-less accounts
- Accessing your account via FTP
- Accessing C-panel
Where
to upload your files / Configuring FTP:
- The Home Directory
- The public_html and the www
directory - (Where web-accessible files are placed)
- Configuring Cute FTP
- Configuring WSFTP
Understanding
the web site file system:
- index.html and why you
should use it
- Understanding case sensitivity
- Uploading your files in the correct mode
(ASCII or Binary)?
- The difference between ASCII and BINARY
- Setting your FTP client to automatically
detect ASCII and Binary file transfers
- File Types and how they control the behavior
of your files
- FTP and FrontPage (What you should know)
CGI
scripts and Server-Side Includes:
- Where to place your CGI
scripts
- The path to Perl
- The path to Sendmail
- Setting directories within your cgi scripts
- Understanding File Permissions
- Setting File Permissions
- Warnings and Security Issues
- SSI and .shtml
The ins
and outs of DNS and how it affects your domain:
- Understanding DNS and Name servers
- What is DNS?
- Where are all of the DNS records kept?
- Changing your Name Server settings, so
your domain points to your Starlight Site account
- Accessing your domain manager
- The 3 to 4 day propagation period - Understanding
what happens during this time frame
- Where do the Root Name Servers receive
their information from?
- DNS Cache and your ISP
- The DNS propagation process is not limited
to ISP's!
- What to expect during this 2 to 4 day
propagation period
- Side effects that can be expected during
the propagation time frame
- Checking your DNS update status (outside
of your ISP)
- Working on your account
during the DNS propagation period
Setting
up and managing Sub-Domains:
- What's a sub-domain and how do they work?
- Setting up and managing a sub-domain
- Independent cgi-bin
- Sub-Domains and email
Setting
up Domain Email:
- Pop Email Accounts
- Setting up and configuring
- Default Email Address Setting up your
catch-all, and Avoiding Spam
- Email Auto Responders Configuring
- Filtering incoming email Setting up Filters
for abuse
- Email Forwarding Setting up and configuring
- Using C-Panel WebMail to Access your Email
accounts using the web- based mail reader
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