upload catalog to 1and1 host website

[Elaine Hall]

Hello, please for give me as I am new to this. I have 1and1 business package, I have home pages built using 1and1 web builder, easy. I have actinic v6 catalog that I want on this site. Through various emails to 1and1 support I have managed to create a sub domain whose destination I have made go to a directory I created on 1and1 called /cgi-bin I've transferred my site1 files using filzilla and can see them in 1and1. I have run actinic network setup wizard filling in the blanks where I can. I ran a test and actinic said there were no cgi scripts. So I ran create scripts, now actinic has told me instructions to put these scripts on my host web, I am not teccy and have now come to a full stop. This ia what actinic is telling me, can anyone put it in easy to understand lay-man terms?? Thank you.

To update your web site installation,
o Transfer the CGI scripts to the CGI-BIN on your web server:
nq000001.pl
ms000001.pl
ca000001.pl
os000001.pl
bb000001.pl
ss000001.pl
se000001.pl
cm000001.pl
rs000001.pl
sh000001.pl
md000001.pl
al000001.pm
ad000001.pm
as000001.pm
di000001.pm
ae000001.pm
ao000001.pm
ac000001.pm
px000001.pm
ax000001.pm
cm000001.pm
sm000001.pm
ab000001.pm
sl000001.pm


o Create the Actinic Ecommerce web site directory
o Place the Java applet archive files in the Actinic Ecommerce web site directory:
encrypt.zip
encrypt.cab
o Create a subdirectory tree (COM/Actinic/Catalog) off of your
catalog web site directory and place the loose Java applet
class files in it:
EA.class
BOS.class
OB.class
OR.class
R.class
TD.class
S.class
FI.class
IC.class

If the web server is a UNIX server, be sure to set the proper executable permissions on the CGI scripts. The CGI scripts can be found in C:\Program Files\Actinic Ecommerce v6\Sites\Site1\. The applet archives and loose classes can be found in C:\Program Files\Actinic Ecommerce v6\.

[Duncan Rounding]

Make a subdomain called 'shop' say instead of cgi-bin and point your domain destination to that. Then inside that folder create another folder called 'cgi-bin' and another called 'acatalog' and set their permissions to 755.

You should then be able to upload your site using Actiinic. Why are you trying to manually copy over your site - Actinic will do the uploading. Just setup and test your network settings and it should be fine.

[Elaine Hall]

Thanks, I have already a sub domain which I've called shop.mydomain.co.uk the destination is set to the directory /cgi-bin unfortunately I dont know where or how to set permissions. The actinic was already setup by a previous host so I'm having to change it to my new host - 1and1, you make it sound so easy, when I run the network setup wizard it asks me questions I'm simply not able to answer or dont understand. I get as far as directories, choose /cgi-bin and / from the list on the left, it comes back with an error message:
'either your web root directory path or web site address appears to be incorrect.'

[Duncan Rounding]

Point the destination of the subdomain shop.mydomain.co.uk to a folder in your webspace root, but do not call it cgi-bin, call is say myshop or something. Then as I mentioned create the two other folders inside that.

You can check you permissions using any ftp client - log in to your webspace using your fto account, right click on the folders and select CHMOD. (This is for SmartFTP for example)

I have posted sample 1and1 network settings in the past here:
http://community.actinic.com/showpost.php?p=157188&postcount=1

[Mike Hughes]

It really is very simple, but's it's hard to give precise instructions without knowing what your existing setup is.

If you could export your network settings to a text file and then copy and paste them into the forum then that would make it much easier to help.

The only other thing to check is:

1. Is this a linux server (i.e. not windows)

2. Where do you want your actinic catalog to appear.

Mike

PS. make sure you remove your ftp username and password from the netwok settings.

[Elaine Hall]

Thank you all for your help, I have exported my settings as you suggest:

HTTPPROXYMODE 0
HTTPPROXYADDRESS
HTTPPROXYPORT 80
HTTPPROXYUSER
HTTPPROXYPASSWORD
FTPPROXYMODE 0
FTPPROXYADDRESS
FTPPROXYPORT 21
FTPPROXYUSER
FTPPROXYPASSWORD
SCRIPTID 1
SCRIPTEXT .pl
SMTPHOST auth.smtp.1and1.co.uk
WEBSITEURL http://www.shop.horseshoesaddlery.co.uk/
IGNOREPASSIVEERRORS true
USERELATIVECGIURLS false
PATHTOPERL /usr/bin/perl
SSLCATALOGURL https://sslrelay.com/www.shop.horseshoesaddlery.co.uk/acatalog/
SSLCGIBINURL https://sslrelay.com/www.shop.horseshoesaddlery.co.uk/cgi-bin/
SSLPATHFROMCGITOCATALOG ../acatalog/
SSLCODEBASE ./
SSLFTPHOST horseshoesaddlery.co.uk
SSLFTPUSERNAME ********
SSLFTPPASSWORD ********
SSLPATHTOCGIBIN /cgi-bin/
SSLUSEPASSIVEFTP true
CATALOGURL http://shop.horseshoesaddlery.co.uk/acatalog/
CGIBINURL http://shop.horseshoesaddlery.co.uk/cgi-bin/
PATHFROMCGITOCATALOG ../acatalog/
CODEBASE ./
FTPHOST horseshoesaddlery.co.uk
FTPUSERNAME *******
FTPPASSWORD *******
PATHTOCGIBIN /cgi-bin/
USEPASSIVEFTP false
FTPPATHFROMCGITOCATALOG /acatalog/

1. Yes 1and1 is a linux server as I have business package

2. I want my catalog to appear in a sub domain - shop.horseshoesaddlery.co.uk, apparently I can go into the main domain 1and1 web builder and create a link to the sub domain

[Elaine Hall]

Thanks, just found how to change permissions and all folders are set to 755

[Duncan Rounding]

Firs off change your SMTP host to
auth.smtp.oneandone.co.uk

Your SSL settings don't look cortrect - I'd disable SSL for the time being till you get it correct without SSL.

PATHTOCGIBIN I would expect to be
/domain/cgi-bin/
where domain is the folder name you pointed your subdomain to in the 1and1 control panel.

FTPPATHFROMCGITOCATALOG I think you can leave this blank.

These comments are in reference to my the settings in my link above.

[Elaine Hall]

Thanks, have done all that, did test with the following error:

Your Catalog URL appears to be invalid. The files uploaded to the given 'Path from cgi-bin to acatalog directory', can not be downloaded via the browser on the given Catalog URL. These two access routes don't point to the same destination on the server.

[Duncan Rounding]

What is the name of the folder you created in your 1and1 control panel that your shop subdomain is pointing to?

Post you updated settings again as they are now.

[Elaine Hall]

I did what you said and created a folder in the sub domain named myshop and created folders within that called cgi-bin and acatalog, though I've just thought 1and1 says that these changes take 3 hrs.

my settings now are:

HTTPPROXYMODE 0
HTTPPROXYADDRESS
HTTPPROXYPORT 80
HTTPPROXYUSER
HTTPPROXYPASSWORD
FTPPROXYMODE 0
FTPPROXYADDRESS
FTPPROXYPORT 21
FTPPROXYUSER
FTPPROXYPASSWORD
SCRIPTID 1
SCRIPTEXT .pl
SMTPHOST auth.smtp.oneandone.co.uk
WEBSITEURL http://www.shop.horseshoesaddlery.co.uk/
IGNOREPASSIVEERRORS true
USERELATIVECGIURLS false
PATHTOPERL /usr/bin/perl
CATALOGURL http://shop.horseshoesaddlery.co.uk/acatalog/
CGIBINURL http://shop.horseshoesaddlery.co.uk/cgi-bin/
PATHFROMCGITOCATALOG ../acatalog/
CODEBASE ./
FTPHOST horseshoesaddlery.co.uk
FTPUSERNAME ********
FTPPASSWORD ********
PATHTOCGIBIN /myshop/cgi-bin/
USEPASSIVEFTP false
FTPPATHFROMCGITOCATALOG /acatalog/

[Elaine Hall]

Should my URL be my main domain or my sub domain?

main domain - www.horseshoesaddlery.co.uk

sub domain - shop.horseshosaddlery.co.uk

[Duncan Rounding]

The URL as far as Actinic is concerned is your subdomain.

To clarify: you have created a folder in your webspace called 'myshop' - you have also pointed the subdomain shop.xxxx.co.uk to this folder.

The only differences I can see are:

FTPPATHFROMCGITOCATALOG /acatalog/

vs

FTPPATHFROMCGITOCATALOG

Compare the settings that I use:


HTTPPROXYMODE 0
HTTPPROXYADDRESS
HTTPPROXYPORT 80
HTTPPROXYUSER
HTTPPROXYPASSWORD
FTPPROXYMODE 0
FTPPROXYADDRESS
FTPPROXYPORT 21
FTPPROXYUSER
FTPPROXYPASSWORD
SCRIPTID 1
SCRIPTEXT .pl
SMTPHOST auth.smtp.oneandone.co.uk
WEBSITEURL http://www.domain.co.uk
IGNOREPASSIVEERRORS true
USERELATIVECGIURLS false
PATHTOPERL /usr/bin/perl
USEENHANCEFTP true
FTPCLIENTTIMEOUT 15000
FTPRETRYDELAY 3000
FTPSILENT true
FTPMAXRETRIES 30
FTPCONNECTTIMEOUT 25000
SMTPAUTHREQUIRED false
SMTPUSERNAME
SMTPPASSWORD
CATALOGURL http://www.domain.co.uk/acatalog/
CGIBINURL http://www.domain.co.uk/cgi-bin/
PATHFROMCGITOCATALOG ../acatalog/
CODEBASE ./
FTPHOST www.domain.co.uk
FTPUSERNAME
FTPPASSWORD
PATHTOCGIBIN /domain/cgi-bin/
USEPASSIVEFTP true
FTPPATHFROMCGITOCATALOG

[Elaine Hall]

Hoorah!! Thank you!! Actinic has uploaded to the folders cgi-bin and acatalog in the folder myshop, in the sub domain shop.horseshoesaddlery.co.uk

I created a page in web builder called online shop and using the text enter created a link to http://shop.horseshoesaddlery.co.uk this didn't work and came up with the error message:
403 You tried to access a document for which you don't have privileges
So I changed it to http://www.shop.horseshoesaddlery.co.uk but this didn't work either,
I really hate to ask for more of your time but am I doing something wrong?

[Duncan Rounding]

Try this link:
http://www.shop.horseshoesaddlery.co.uk/acatalog/

[Duncan Rounding]

You image paths are wrong ( eg http://www.shop.horseshoesaddlery.co.uk/acatalog/u5templ/topfade.jpg). Did you manually code them? Just place all images in the Site1 folder (or a subfolder of that) then Actinic will upload then automatically. (Your references in Actinic must match of course though)

[Elaine Hall]

Wow I can see my catalog !! You're brilliant ! Now on to the problem of the images. This catalog was originally designed for me by a third party who did the design himself though I do think the images are on my pc somewhere, what do you think is best - look for the images and put them in the Site1 folder (bearing in mind I don't know how to reference them in Actinic) or go with an Actinic template?

[Elaine Hall]

Actually the missing images are what my previous web site looked like and I think the images were held on the previous host server and I dont need them now, I only need the images that are actually visible and not the images that aren't, can I tell Actinic to stop looking for them?

[Duncan Rounding]

I would recommend that you find the images and copy then into your site1 folder. Then in Actinic go through each and every section and product and check that the images locations are set correctly. It's long-winded but will work.

[Duncan Rounding]

Actually the missing images are what my previous web site looked like and I think the images were held on the previous host server and I dont need them now, I only need the images that are actually visible and not the images that aren't, can I tell Actinic to stop looking for them?

If Actinic thinks it needs them then they are configured somewhere in Actinic or hard coded on your pages. You will need to find the references and correct them in Actinic or the layouts.

[Elaine Hall]

I remember now, he sent me a text file called primary I had to copy it into design options, how do I undo that?

[Duncan Rounding]

I'm a bit confused.
It appears that the site that you have up so far is v6 - this this is a new site?

[Elaine Hall]

Yes and No. My original site was designed by a third party - and hosted by them and data stored on their computer (I could go in and edit data if I needed to) it included Actinic shopping and he installed v6 on my pc and all that data is held on my pc and I update it as necessary. I paid over £3k for this in 2004. I wanted to update how my site looked and found the third party editing system very time consuming, restrictive & difficult, I asked the third party to make changes to my home pages (I was paying them £45 per month), but they didn't so I decided to go to 1and1, design my own home pages and send my actinic shopping to my 1and1 site. The website name has always been my own.

[RuralWeb]

design my own home pages I presume in Actinic - if so then you dont need a separate subdomain - just set the network setting up using the main domain