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'''NOTE: '''Before specifying your website domain refer to the DNS section to make a DNS entry.  
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'''NOTE: '''Before specifying your website domain refer to the [[HostPath guides|'''DNS Setup''']] section to make a DNS entry.
  
  
  
 
To get to the '''Websites''' page:
 
To get to the '''Websites''' page:
 
 
  
 
#Click on the '''Sites''' tab.
 
#Click on the '''Sites''' tab.
#From the sidebar locate the '''Websites''' section.
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#Locate the '''Websites''' section.
 
#Select '''Website'''.
 
#Select '''Website'''.
  
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To create a new website/web domain:
 
To create a new website/web domain:
  
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#Click on '''Add new website'''.
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#Select the '''Domain '''tab. (You should be directed here by default.)
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#From the '''IPv4-Address''' dropdown list, select the IPv4 address for the website. (all available IP addresses) Use as default.
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#From the '''IPv6-Address '''dropdown list, select the IPv6 address for the website.
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#In the '''Domain '''field, enter the domain name for your website.
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#In the '''Harddisk Quota '''field, enter the maximum disk space available for your website in MB.
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#In the '''Traffic Quota '''field, enter the maximum allowable traffic per month (in MB) that is available for the web site.  (-1 means unlimited. By default, -1 is not allowed for shared instances of HostPath.)
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#Select the '''CGI '''checkbox to allow the webhost to execute cgi scripts in the cgi-bin directory.
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#Select the '''Perl''' checkbox to enable perl scripts to run if mod_perl is installed. (Run *.pl scripts from within your document root and subdirectories and not from cgi-bin.)
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#Select the '''Python''' checkbox to allow the web server to execute Python scripts (file extension .py).
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#The '''Auto-Subdomain''' field is enabled by default and is pointed to ''www.'' , if you would like to disable this feature make a selection from the dropdown list.
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#'''SSL  '''is disabled by default. Please contact Pathway technical support if you want SSL enabled on the website.
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#From the '''PHP '''dropdown list, make a selection.
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#From the '''PHP Version '''dropdown list, make a selection.
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#Select the '''Active '''checkbox to activate the website. To deactivate the website unselect the checkbox.
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#Click '''Save.'''
  
  
#Click on '''Add new website'''.
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#Select the '''Domain '''tab. (You should be directed here by default.)
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#In the '''IPv4-Address''' field, select the IPv4 address for the website. (all available IP addresses) Use as default.
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##In the '''Host''' field, enter the hostname of your subdomain and leave out the domain name. (For example, the host name for '''''wiki.'''''<i>example.com</i> is '''''wiki'''''.)
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#From the '''Domain '''dropdown list, select the domain name. (For example, if you were creating a subdomain for ''wiki.'''example.com''''', you would enter '''''example.com''''' in this field.)
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#From the '''Redirect Type '''dropdown list, make a selection. This field allows you to disable or enable redirect. It also allows you to select the redirect flag. (Refer to previous sections for more information on redirects.)&nbsp;
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#In the '''Redirect Path '''field, enter the redirect path. The redirect path is the route taken to reach a destination. This is the path (full path or path relative to the document root) or URL where the redirect should point to. (Also known as the ‘target’ path).
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#Select the '''Active '''checkbox to activate the subdomain. To deactivate the subdomain unselect the checkbox.
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Latest revision as of 11:18, 4 November 2016

NOTE: Before specifying your website domain refer to the DNS Setup section to make a DNS entry.


To get to the Websites page:

  1. Click on the Sites tab.
  2. Locate the Websites section.
  3. Select Website.


Webdomain1.PNG


To create a new website/web domain:

  1. Click on Add new website.
  2. Select the Domain tab. (You should be directed here by default.)
  3. From the IPv4-Address dropdown list, select the IPv4 address for the website. (all available IP addresses) Use as default.
  4. From the IPv6-Address dropdown list, select the IPv6 address for the website.
  5. In the Domain field, enter the domain name for your website.
  6. In the Harddisk Quota field, enter the maximum disk space available for your website in MB.
  7. In the Traffic Quota field, enter the maximum allowable traffic per month (in MB) that is available for the web site.  (-1 means unlimited. By default, -1 is not allowed for shared instances of HostPath.)
  8. Select the CGI checkbox to allow the webhost to execute cgi scripts in the cgi-bin directory.
  9. Select the Perl checkbox to enable perl scripts to run if mod_perl is installed. (Run *.pl scripts from within your document root and subdirectories and not from cgi-bin.)
  10. Select the Python checkbox to allow the web server to execute Python scripts (file extension .py).
  11. The Auto-Subdomain field is enabled by default and is pointed to www. , if you would like to disable this feature make a selection from the dropdown list.
  12. SSL  is disabled by default. Please contact Pathway technical support if you want SSL enabled on the website.
  13. From the PHP dropdown list, make a selection.
  14. From the PHP Version dropdown list, make a selection.
  15. Select the Active checkbox to activate the website. To deactivate the website unselect the checkbox.
  16. Click Save.


Web domain2.PNG