Web Hosting options for organizations
sites |
Service Component |
Resource or Option |
Description |
General for Service |
IP address |
The IP address of the organization. Shown for existing organizations.
Once set, the IP address cannot be changed. |
Organization Type |
The type of organization. Once set, the organization type
cannot be changed. Organization types include:
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Maximum Bandwidth |
The maximum bandwidth usage allocated to an organization,
shown in gigabytes per billing cycle. |
Maximum Disk Space Allowed |
The maximum disk space allocated to an organization, shown
in megabytes. |
General for Service |
Convert to IP based (available
only while editing the resource settings of a site) |
Enables a name-based site to be converted to an IP-based
site. If this is selected, then the IP address selection has to be specified
(see the following option). |
IP address Selection for IP-based Site |
The type of selection used for creating an IP-based site.
If manual is selected, the IP address has to be specified. |
If using manual selection, specify IP address |
The IP address if the site is being created using manual
selection of IP address. |
Maximum Bandwidth |
The maximum bandwidth usage allocated to a site, shown in
gigabytes per billing cycle. |
Billing Cycle Start (day of the month) |
The day when the billing cycle starts for the site. |
Send Mail on Exceeding Bandwidth Usage |
Determines whether a mail is sent to the server administrator
if the site exceeds the allocated bandwidth. |
Cap Bandwidth (Redirect to Bandwidth Exceeded Page) |
If the site exceeds its bandwidth, the Web site cannot be
browsed. Web site visitors are redirected to the bandwidth exceeded page. |
Maximum Disk Space Allowed |
The maximum disk space allocated to a site, shown in megabytes. |
Maximum Number of Users |
The maximum number of users that can be allocated to the
site |
Microsoft DNS |
Prevent site from adding arbitrary zones (sub-zones allowed) |
For example, if a site example.com is created,
the site administrator can add a sub-zone zone1.example.com to the form.
You cannot add a zone such as example.com. |
Allow site to add reverse records |
Allow the site administrator to add Reverse
Lookup (PTR) record for host records. |
Total number of zones |
The number of DNS zones that can be added
by the site administrator. |
IIS Web Service
When adding the service, select the check box to view features
of this component. |
Features to enable |
Microsoft .NET Applications
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Enables support for .NET applications on the Web site.
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Microsoft .NET
Version |
The version of the Microsoft
.NET framework to be used by the .NET applications on the Web site.
While adding or editing a site's services, this option displays all versions
of the Microsoft .NET framework installed on the server.
Note:
This option is applicable only if you have enabled
the Microsoft .NET Applications
check box mentioned above.
If you choose .NET 2.0, you must verify that existing .NET 1.1 applications
are compatible with .NET 2.0.
However, Power Tools such as DotNetNuke and Community Server using
.NET 1.1 framework are compatible with .NET 2.0.
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Enable Default SSL certificate (For IP-based Organization
Sites Only) |
Use a default SSL (Secure Sockets Layer)
certificate for the site. |
SSL Secure Web Server Access (for IP-based Organization
Sites only) |
Enable management of SSL certificates and provide HTTPS connection
to the Web site.
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Shared SSL |
Enables shared SSL support. A single SSL certificate can
be used for multiple Web sites. |
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Shared SSL Host |
The common site name that is used by sites having shared
SSL option enabled. You must create a host site (with an SSL certificate
applied) prior to enabling shared SSL support. |
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Server Side Includes |
Enable support for SSI (server-side include)
scripts with .shtm, .shtml, and .stm extensions.
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Web Site Logging |
Enable IIS Web site logging. |
Domain Aliases |
Enable management of domain aliases.
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Use for parking other domains |
Enables the site to be used as a host for parking other domains.
Visitors browsing the parked domains will see this site. |
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Maximum Number of Subdomains Allowed |
The maximum number of subdomains
allowed to be created by the organization site. |
Feature Configurations |
Selected Log File Format |
The format used for log files. Formats include W3C,
Microsoft,
and NCSA, and ODBC. |
Allow Organization Site Admin to Change Log File Format
|
Enables the Organization
Site Administrator to
change the log file format from the Organization
Site Administrator control
panel. |
Web Server Connection Timeout |
The time interval in seconds after which the Web server disconnects
an idle client (browser) connected to the
organization's site site.
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Maximum Number of Connections Allowed |
The number of simultaneous HTTP connections to the
organization site's
Web server allowed at any given point in time.
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Expected Number of Hits Per Day |
The number of daily connections the
organization's site site
is expected to have.
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Enable Reverse DNS Lookup |
Enables reverse DNS lookups to get the name of the client
machine in Log files.
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Quality of Service / Service Level Agreement
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Enable Control of Bandwidth Usage |
Controls whether you can change the maximum bandwidth usage
setting for the organization site. If this setting is selected,
you can change the bandwidth usage setting for this
organization site. If
this is not selected, the bandwidth usage is set to the default value
of 1024 kbps. |
Maximum Bandwidth Usage Allowed |
The maximum bandwidth, shown in kbps, that the IIS Web service
is allowed to consume to serve Web requests for the organization's
Web site. This amount is used only if Enable Control of Bandwidth
usage (above) is selected. If Enable Control is not selected, the default
bandwidth usage value of 1024 kbps is used. |
Web Site Visitor Permissions |
Allow Site Browsing (Read) |
Enables visitors to the organization's
Web site to browse information on site.
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Allow Content Modification (Write) |
Gives users write access which enables them to modify the
contents of the Web site using HTTP PUT protocol.
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Allow Directory Browsing
|
Enables the viewing of a hypertext listing of the files and
sub-directories in this virtual directory.
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Application Settings |
File Execute Permissions (Selecting Disallow
Scripts and Executables disables File Manager components) |
Options include:
Disallow Scripts and Executables. Denotes that running of scripts
such as, ASP applications, or executables on the server is disabled. If
you choose this option, users cannot use the File Manager.
Allow Scripts only.
Denotes running only scripts such as ASP applications on the server is
permitted.
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Application Pool type |
Options include:
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IIS FTP Service
When adding the service, select the IIS FTP Web Service check
box to enable the service for the organization site. |
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Method for Isolating FTP Users |
Options include:
Custom
method. This method allows you to control the read/write access
for each user during its creation.
Native
IIS 6.0. In this method, the site-level access permissions are
set for all users. It does not allow you to control the read/write access
for each user.
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Allow Anonymous Connections |
Enables anonymous users to access the IIS FTP server.
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Maximum Number of Connections Allowed |
The number of simultaneous FTP connections allowed at any
given point in time.
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Server Connection Timeout |
The time (in seconds) to disconnect an inactive user from
the server.
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Enable Logging |
Enables FTP site logging.
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Select Log Type |
The format of the log file. Formats include W3C
and Microsoft, and ODBC.
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Port Assignment |
Port Number |
The FTP port number
represents the port on which the service is running.
If the port number box is left empty, by default IP-based
organizations sites
are assigned port number 21 and name-based organization
sites are assigned port
number 10000+x (where x is the organization
site ID).
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FTP User Account Information |
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Maximum Number of FTP User Accounts |
The maximum number of FTP users that can be created. |
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Site Visitors Permissions |
Allow File Download (Read) |
Enables users to download files and list directories. |
Allow File Upload (Write) |
Enables users to upload files. |
Text of Site Messages |
Welcome Message Text |
The message displayed when the user logs on to the FTP Server.
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Exit Message Text |
The message displayed when the users logs off from the FTP
Server. |
Maximum Connections Exceeded Message Text |
The message displayed when the limit for the maximum number
of client connections to the FTP service is reached.
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FrontPage Server Extensions 2002
When adding the organization site, select the FrontPage Server
Extensions 2002 check box to enable the service for the
organization site.
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Authoring Enabled |
Enables users to log on through FrontPage. If authoring is
not enabled, the account is disabled, and it cannot be used to log on.
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Require HTTPS Secure Communications (IP-based only) |
Enables HTTPS connections for authorization.
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Email Form Recipients Address
Reply-to Address
|
The email address that users must write to if they have problems.
This address appears in email messages sent by certain components in FrontPage,
such as email forms.
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Email Form Senders Address
From Address |
The email address that appears in the From line of email
messages sent by certain components in FrontPage, such as email forms.
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SMTP server for Email Forms
SMTP Mail Server |
The name of the SMTP host that FrontPage email forms will
use to send email.
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File Manager
When adding the organization site, select the File Manager check
box to enable the service for the organization site. |
File Manager |
Using File Manager the Organization
Site Administrator can
upload files to the domain file system.
By default the maximum file size cannot exceed 4 MB. This
is a constraint imposed by the .NET framework. You can increase the limit
if you want to, though it is not recommended.
To increase the limit of files that can be uploaded:
Terminal connect
to the hosting server.
Go to %windir%\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v1.1.4322\CONFIG
Open
the file machine.config in Notepad.
Search for "maxRequestLength"
under the <httpRuntime> section. By default the value is 4096 KB
(4 MB).
Increase the value
to set a new value for the size of files that can be uploaded.
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ODBC Data Source
When adding the organization site, select the ODBC Data Source
check box to enable the service for the
organization site. |
Maximum Number of SQL Data Sources Allowed |
The total number of SQL data sources that can be created. |
Maximum Number of Access Data Sources Allowed |
The total number of Access data sources that can be created. |
Maximum Number of MyODBC Data Sources Allowed |
The total number of MyODBC data sources that can be created. |
PHP |
Configure PHP |
Enables the organization
site to use PHP scripts.
You can configure the Web server to determine whether the client request
is handled by a Internet Server API (ISAPI) application or a Common Gateway
Interface (CGI) application. |
ActivePerl |
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Enables the organization
site to use ActivePerl
scripts. |
Urchin |
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Enables Urchin for the
organization site. |
Webalizer |
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Enables Webalizer for the
organization site. |
Microsoft SQL Server 2005 |
Maximum number of Microsoft SQL Server 2005 databases allowed |
The maximum number of Microsoft SQL Server 2005 databases
allowed on the server. This value should be less than the maximum disk
space allowed for web hosting. |
Total Database size of Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Databases [MB] |
The total disk space available on the server for all the
databases created by the sites |
Enable database management for site |
By enabling this option site administrators can manage databases.
This option is available only if the service provider has purchased the
license for Microsoft SQL Server 2005 add-on from Ensim |
Database Management Tools |
Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Web Data Administrator |
The Web-based Microsoft SQL Server 2005 administration tool
that Ensim Pro provides you to manage your Microsoft SQL Server 2005 databases
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Power Tools |
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Power tools are a collection of Web applications that are
automatically installed and configured. Available applications include
Gallery (a tool to create and maintain photo albums),
PHPBB (a discussion/bulletin board), WordPress (a news and Web log tool), DotNetNuke (a content management system), and Community Server (a knowledge management and collaboration
platform).
Power Tools need the following service components to be provisioned
on the site:
Gallery:
IIS Web service, MySQL, and PHP
PHPBB:
IIS Web service, MySQL, and PHP
WordPress:
IIS Web service
DotNetNuke:
MSDE, and IIS Web service with Microsoft .NET Applications enabled and
Pool type as Dedicated Pool
Community
Server: MSDE, and IIS Web service with Microsoft .NET Applications
enabled and Pool type as Dedicated
Pool
Note:
If you disable any Power Tool from an existing
site organization, then
the data specific to that Power Tool is not deleted from the site's
organization's file system.
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ColdFusion |
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Enables ColdFusion for the organization site. |
MySQL
|
Number of MySQL Databases |
The maximum number of MySQL databases allowed. |
Database Management Tools |
Phpmyadmin |
The Web-based MySQL administration tool that Ensim Pro provides
you to manage your MySQL databases |
IMail mail server |
Feature Configurations |
Enable Mailing Lists |
Enables mailing lists. |
Enable Domain Aliases |
Enables domain aliases. |
Enable Distribution Lists |
Enables distribution lists. |
Enable Spam Filters |
Enables spam filters. |
Enable User Aliases |
Enables user aliases. |
Enable Web Access |
Enables Web access. |
Enable Forwards |
Enables email forwards. |
Enable Autoresponders |
Enables autoresponders. |