This is perhaps one of the more intimidating tasks for first-time site builders. It
sounds hard but it is actually very easy. You can upload files using the web5star
Control Panel, or you can use any FTP software. FrontPage users can choose to use
FrontPage to publish their sites in one easy step. Our Customer Service Center
contains comprehensive guides to uploading and maintaining your site.
You will have access to your site 24 hours a day, 7 days a week so you can work on your
site whenever you want to.
You can use Telnet to log in to your site and access the Unix prompt. From there,
you can issue pretty much any Unix (Linux) command. Telnet is not an essential tool
for running a web site, but it can be very useful, particularly if you intend to write
and/or install your own CGI scripts - the debugging information you can get by running
your script locally through Telnet can be invaluable. Telnet can also be useful for
many other tasks (e.g. file management) but most of the common ones can be performed through
FTP software or the Web5star Control Panel.
Secure Shell (SSH) is a secure replacement for telnet. Many users of telnet. rlogin,
ftp, and other such programs might not realize that their password is transmitted across
the internet unencrypted, but it is. SSH encrypts all traffic (including passwords) to
effectively eliminate eavesdropping, connection hijacking, and other network-level attacks.
Additionally, SSH provides a myriad of secure tunneling capabilities, as well as a variety
of authentication methods. All that you need, to use SSH on our servers, is telnet
access and appropriate software on your local machine.
Yes, we do. Our servers support Microsoft FrontPage 97/98/2000/2002 Extensions. The
extensions are free. You will be asked whether you want them installed on your site
at the time you place your order.
If you have further questions please email us to support@web5star.net
