Chapter 1
Account Overview

Chapter 2
Getting Started

Chapter 3
Control Panel Overview

Chapter 4
FTP Instructions

Chapter 5
SSH / Telnet

Chapter 6
Email Software Setup

Chapter 7
File Manager

Chapter 8
Change Password

Chapter 9
Mail Manager

Chapter 10
Site Statistics

Chapter 11
Mailing List

Chapter 12
Microsoft FrontPage

Chapter 13
Site Creation Tool

Chapter 14
Counters

Chapter 15
Protect Directories

Chapter 16
Redirect URL

Chapter 17
Search Engine

Chapter 18
Formmail

Chapter 19
PGP & PGP Mail

Chapter 20
Mime Types

Chapter 21
Anonymous FTP

Chapter 22
Archive Manager

Chapter 23
SSL (Secure Server)

Chapter 24
MySQL

Chapter 25
Shopping Cart

Chapter 26
CGI-bin

Chapter 27
Real Audio / Real Video

   

Chapter 23 - SSL (Secure Server)

Some users have experienced problems using the Secure Server. The most common reason is that the user has not inserted the proper code to call the secure server. We have several servers and depending upon which server you are on, you will need to enter the server number. If you do not know your server number, please complete the technical support request form and we will provide you with that information. Following is an example of how the code should look when calling the secure server:

https://host4.4ua.com/yourdomain/yourpage.html

DO NOT INCLUDE the extension for your domain.

Normally, any text(such as your credit card number) sent from your browser to the web server is sent as plain text. This means that a hacker could potentially intercept (however unlikely) the information sent from your browser and read it. Therefore, by using the secure server, the information is encrypted before it is sent from your browser. It would be practically impossible for anyone to decrypt it without knowing the key.

The following example uses yourdomain as the name of your domain and any page as the name of the order form or the page you wish to be secure.

Use the following URL to call your pages via the secure server.

https://host#.4ua.com/yourdomain/anypage.html
NOTE: Do not use the .co.nz, .net.nz, etc. extension when putting in your domain name.

The above page would be accessed from the normal web server as:

http://yourdomain.co.nz/anypage.html
Using formmail.cgi through secure server

If you are calling the formmail through the secure server, your action line and other code will look like the following:

<FORM METHOD=POST ACTION=
    "https://host#.4ua.com/cgi-bin/formmail.pl">
<input type=hidden name="recipient" value="emailaccount@yourdomain.com">
<input type=hidden name="subject" value="Order">
<input type=hidden name="return_link_URL" value=
    "https://host#.4ua.com/yourdomain/yourpage.html">
<input type=hidden name="return_link_title" value="https://host#.4ua.com/yourdomain/yourpage.html">
NOTE: do not put the .co.nz, .net.nz, etc. extension after yourdomain.

The last two lines allow a link back to your main page - thus they get a report of what they ordered and a link.

It's important that you call your order page through a secure URL (HTTPS) in order for it to work properly

Example:

https://host#.4ua.com/yourdomain/yourorderform.html
NOTE: yourdomain = without the .co.nz, .net.nz, etc. extension.