Do I need to have my own computer connected to the Internet in order to have a Web Site?
Answer: No, you can rent space on our computers and save a bundle!

If I get a Web Site, how will people find it?
Answer: When you rent Web page space with our service, we automatically enter your Web site in 6 of the most popular Internet search engines, also known as the "Internet Yellow Pages". By choosing a good description of your service, potential customers can be given links to your site. Check them out yourself!

I'm ready to transfer my files to my Web directory using FTP. After I copy my files to the Spiderlink server, how does the server know which one of my files is my home page?

Answer: You will need to call your home page "default.htm". When your customers type in http://www.yourcompany.com, the "default.htm" file is the first Web page they will see. If you've already named it something else, say "welcome.htm", and have many references to that name in your other Web pages, there is another alternative to modifying all your names. After you copy all your Web files to the server, make another copy of your home page and call it "default.htm". Now you will have your original home page "welcome.htm" plus the copy default.htm in the same directory. This will work fine, however, you will have to remember to change both files when making modifications.

Is there a way to secure certain Web pages so that visitors are prompted for a user id and password?

Answer: Yes. This can be accomplished by first creating a sub-directory in your Web directory and emailing us the name. We will then "secure" this sub-directory with your existing FTP user id and password. Any Web pages you place in this directory cannot be viewed by a Web browser unless they enter a valid id and password.

Can we resell space on your server?

Answer: Yes. You can resell our server space and our services as your own. For more details visit http://www.spiderlink.com/resell.htm.

We are planning to resell space to our clients. Can our clients each have their own FTP directories? Can each of these directories be a sub-directory in our Web directory so that we can easily manage their files?

Answer: Each Virtual Host includes one FTP user id and password. Each of your clients can have their own FTP user id and password as long as they have a Virtual Host. You can create as many sub-directories under your directory as you like. Send us email letting us know which sub-directory will be the new Virtual Host. After InterNIC approves your client's domain name, we will set up the designated sub-directory as your client's "home" directory. Your client's can then FTP their Web files to this directory anytime.

We are planning to resell space on your server. After setting up multiple Virtual Hosts under our Web directory, can we view and modify our clients files? Is there a way to restrict their access to our Web files?

Answer: Yes. Your clients will not have access to other directories and files except their own. Since you are resellers and these are your clients, you have full access to each of their Web directories.

Can databases be uploaded to our home directories, or must they be "installed" or aliased by Spiderlink?
Answer: You can upload your database to your Web directory via FTP. The ODBC drivers necessary for your Web applications to access your database are already installed on the server.

Are databases in a secure directory, or can they be accessed directly through the web? (That is, can someone just point their browser at http://www.mycompany.com/data/mydb.dbf and save the entire Database to their hard drive?)
Answer: Your database does not need to be in a directory accessible through a Web browser. You can upload your files via FTP to a 'secure' sub-directory dedicated for your database files.

After I've upload the database to my secure directory, how do I reference it in my scripts?

Answer: After you upload your database file to this directory, send us email letting us know the database file name, and what type of database it is (e.g. Access, FoxPro etc.). We will then create what's called a "Data Source Name". This name will be the "alias" you use in your scripts for referencing the database. This same alias can be used with both Microsoft's IDC/HTX scripts and Cold Fusion.

What databases do you support. Specifically, what ODBC Drivers do you have installed on your server?
Answer: We support the following ODBC databases:

Is there any reference on IDC and HTX scripts you could point me to?

Answer:Yes. Try http://www.dsi.org/dsi/iis.htm
This is a good place to start. We will be providing more hot links under the "Developer's Corner" section of our Web site. Also, search for .idc and .htx on Microsoft's Web site or any search engine.

Are there any references on Cold Fusion that would help me with my development? I've got a slew of questions about things like variables, URL encoding, support for cookies, etc.

Answer:Try http://www.allaire.com, the makers of Cold Fusion. They have plenty of information including many examples.

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