Frequently Asked Questions

The NearlyFreeSpeech.NET FAQ (*)

Programming (*)

What is a software realm?

How do I set up the server to allow web applications to write files?

How does CGI work at NearlyFreeSpeech.NET?

What can I do if I want a script to run every so often on my site (like cron)?

How do I customize my PHP configuration?

What is the path to the root of my site in PHP?

What is the best HTML editor to use with your system?

How do I alter the PHP memory limit?

What references do you recommend for web technologies?

Do you have register_globals enabled for PHP?

What is the path to the root of my site for CGI scripts?

How do I change the version of PHP that my site uses?

How do I control what user a CGI script runs as?

Can I compile my own CGI application on your servers?

I used an absolute path in an SSI and it didn't work. What should I do?

Make sure all of your SSI (.shtml) files use relative path paths. The supported SSI for including other files or the output of CGI applications is:

<!--#include virtual="../relative/path/app.cgi" -->

The "#exec cmd" and "#include file" directives are deprecated and are not guaranteed to work at all on our system.

How do I write files from scripts run by the web server?

How do I protect an upload directory from being exploited?