Configuring your website and webspace
The sample website assumes that your site is running PHP. While this is not necessary, it does make it easy to have a consistent layout across the site. Additionally, it allows you link more pages into your site, by editing a single navigation file.
If your current provider doesn't support PHP, it may be time to consider more advanced web hosting. We recommend using this hosting company, as we have configured the software for use here. They are also very affordable.
Enter your FTP server and account
After you have chosen a web host, do the following:
- Click the file menu, and select FTP Settings...
- Enter your ftp server name.
- Enter your ftp login name.
- Leave the ftp directory blank, unless you need to save your files somewhere other than ftp login directory.
- Click OK.
Create your configuration files
Once you've set up your FTP settings, you're ready to generate the files that describe your site.
To do this, click the Create! button
What did that create?
When you click the create button, the program processes all of the templates listed on the Options page, and generates files that are ready to upload.
After clicking the Create! button, the sample website creates the following pages for you:
- A find us page, that gives directions to your gallery.
- A contact page, that uses FormMail.pl to send you mail from any web client.
- A navigation bar that links together your website (via nav.inc)
- A consistent title strip for your website (via title.inc)
- A style sheet that controls the look and feel of your website (via style.css)
- A Content rating link, that rates your content as suitable for all audiences.
- A .htaccess file that enables PHP in your .htm pages, and also sets the current exhibition.
- An error handling page for removed and missing pages on your website.