| Sever Root
Directory |
The directory where
the web server (not the web documents) is installed. If you are changing
the installation directory for your web server, you must change this
directory name. When changing your Server Root Directory, keep in mind the
following:
- If your WebSite Director (WSD)
installation is installed within a user account (instead on a global
"all-server basis") in an ISP-based environment, the Server Root
directory may be same as the Document Root directory. It may be located
in, or as a subdirectory of, the "public_html" directory that is
assigned to your account.
- Most Server Root directories will
have a cgi-bin sub-directory, where most CGI scripts or programs are
installed.
Note: Some web servers
will only allow CGI scripts or programs to be run from the cgi-bin
directory. If your web server is configured in such a way, your WSD
software must be installed in or under the cgi-bin
directory. |
| Document Root Directory |
The root directory where all of the
server's web pages are stored. If you are changing the location of your
web server (see above), note the following items:
- If your WSD installation is on an
ISP-based shared web server, the Document Root directory may be
called "public_html" (also read the note under Server Root
Directory).
- Most web servers will only allow public
access to web pages in and under the Document Root
directory.
Note: For this reason the
WSD Support directory, which contains the header and button
image files and help pages used in most WSD screens, must be a
sub-directory of the Document Root
directory |
| Working
Directory |
The directory for the portion of
your web server that WSD maintains. It is used to construct
fully-qualified Universal Resource Locators (URLs) to the pages maintained
by WSD.
- If WSD has been installed to maintain
your entire web site, the Working directory: box displays a slash
("/" or "\", depending on the server operating environment).
- If your WSD installation has control of
only a portion of a web site, the Working Directory: box displays
the name of the root directory for that portion of the web site
controlled by your WSD installation (for example:
"/marketing").
|
| Support
Directory |
The top-level directory where all of the
support files used by WSD are stored. This directory contains the header
and button image files, and help pages used in most WSD screens. It must
be a subdirectory of the Document Root directory.
- This directory should not
contain any files other than the WSD support files.
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| Template Directory
(Not available in
WSD Lite) |
The directory that contains the page layout
templates. |
| Default Edit Online Image
Directory (Not available in WSD Lite) |
The default directory for the images to be
used by the EditLive! WYSIWYG Online Editor to create or edit a document
when there is no default image directory assigned to the document's
directory. Be sure to include the Working Directory name in the directory
path entered here. See Directory Properties.
Also see the EditLive! Insert Images
Help. |
| Dynamic Content Preview
Directory |
The directory where requests that reference
dynamic content from your third-party software (i.e., Cold Fusion or
active server pages) are temporarily stored during view and preview within
WSD. |
| Password File |
The file that contains the user names and
passwords for the users validated to use WSD. This file should be in or
under the web server's "cgi-bin" directory to prevent direct access to the
file by a web browser. |
| Mime Types File |
The file that contains the list of valid
MIME types and the associated file extensions for the web server. It
should point to the MIME Types file that is configured for your web
server. If a MIME types files does not exist in the directory you
specified, WSD will install one for you. |
| Activity Log
File |
The file that contains log entries for all
activity that occurs in WSD. This file should be in or under the web
server's "cgi-bin" directory to prevent direct access to the file by a web
browser. |
| URL Prefix |
Some installations, specifically
many Internet Service Provider (ISP) installations, place the Document
Root directory under a User Home Directory as a method of separating
access to each user's web content from that of other users. To access
files in that home directory, a URL Prefix (such as "/~username" or
"/username") is sometimes required at the beginning of every URL. Because
WSD generates URLs to access its support files, this field should be set
to any URL Prefix (without a trailing "/") needed to access documents
under the User Home Directory. If no URL Prefix is needed, this field
should be left blank. |
| File Permissions for new
files |
If the web server is running WSD
as a different user than your Unix login user ID, and you want to be able
to update files in the Working Directory outside of WSD, click the
appropriate Read and Write checkboxes to assign permissions
as follows:
- Owner - assign Read and/or Write
file permissions to the "File Owner UID" displayed above.
- Group - assign Read and/or Write
file permissions to the "File Owner GID" displayed above.
- Other - assign Read and/or Write
file permissions to all other users who are not the UID or GID
owner.
If you have the proper
permissions, you may change the File Permissions for this document by
checking the Read, Write, and Execute boxes beneath
the Owner, Group, and Other columns. If you do not
have permission to change the permissions on a file, the permissions are
displayed as textual "X"''s instead of checkboxes, and cannot be
modified. |
SYSTEM
CONFIGURATION