Personal webspace - FAQ

1. Where is my Personal Webspace?
2. How do I change my folder name?
3. Am I using the correct Web address (URL)?
4. Can I run my own CGI script programs on TELUS Internet services?
5. Can I do secure transactions using my Personal Webspace?
6. Does Webspace support Server Side Includes (SSI)?

1. Where is my Personal Webspace?

   The Web address (URL) that is used to access your personal Web page may or may not include '/public' as part of the URL. (Please see below, Am I using the correct Web address (URL)?). This means your address may be:

   <http://www3.telus.net/yourfoldername>

   or it may be:

   <http://www3.telus.net/public/yourfoldername>

   If you are using your Webspace for Web pages, the main page should have one of the following file names (in order of preference):

   • index.html
   • index.htm
   • home.html
   • home.htm

   The server will then default to this page when someone visits your Web address (http://www3.telus.net/foldername/). Otherwise, when you pass your address on to others, you will have to include the specific file name after the '/foldername/'. For example:

   <http://www3.telus.net/foldername/image.jpg>

2. How do I change my folder name?

   The 'foldername' is your username. To change your foldername:

   1. Go to your accounts.
   2. Click on View details / modify next to your high speed or dial-up plan or your stand-alone Webspace folder.
   3. Locate the Webspace folder options.
   4. Click on Change folder name.
   5. Follow the instructions.

   NOTE: Once you have made this change your Web address will no longer include '/public'. However, when you upload pages through File Manager the public folder public_html) will still appear and it is in this folder you must upload your files. (See image below.)

   Changing your Webspace folder name in your accounts makes your Web address act as an alias so visitors to your pages can use a simpler address. But the public folder still remains and only pages and files loaded here will appear online.

   

3. Am I using the correct Web address (URL)?

   Depending on how you have set up your Webspace, your address may or may not include '/public' as part of the URL. This means:

   Your address is:

   <http://www3.telus.net/yourfoldername>

   or it may be:

   <http://www3.telus.net/public/yourfoldername>

   Many users of Webspace prefer to eliminate '/public' in order to simplify their Web address. To do this you must first go to My Account and change your folder name:

   1. Go to your accounts.
   2. Click on View details / modify next to your high speed or dial-up plan or your stand-alone Webspace folder.
   3. Locate the Webspace folder options.
   4. Click on Change folder name.
   5. Follow the instructions.

   NOTE: Once you have made this change your Web address will no longer include '/public'. However, when you upload pages through File Manager the public folder (public_html) will still appear and it is in this folder you must upload your files.

   Changing your Webspace folder name in your accounts makes your Web address act as an alias so visitors to your pages can use a simpler address. But the public folder still remains and only pages and files loaded here will appear online.

4. Can I run my own CGI script programs on TELUS Internet services?

   For security reasons, members will not be able to run their own CGI scripts within their Webspace.

5. Can I do secure transactions using my Personal Webspace?

   No. Personal Webspace is for personal use only. You can use your Webspace for a small business, but you will not be able to conduct credit card transactions or orders with secure encryption.

   NOTE: Commercial use of the site in this regard is prohibited under the Webspace Terms & Conditions.

6. Does Webspace support Server Side Includes (SSI)?

   Yes. A server side include is a file that is automatically inserted within a requested document as it is sent to the user.

   Suppose you have a section that is repeated on all pages of your Webspace. You can save disk space and editing time by writing the repeated portion to a file that is then included in all the appropriate documents.

   The following syntax goes in the HTML of the file which is to contain the included file include.html:

   <!--#include file="include.html"-->
   (if the file is in the same folder)

   <!--#include virtual="/foldername/include.html"-->
   (anywhere in your Webspace using the full filename [where foldername is your Webspace folder name])

   The file containing the SSI syntax must have an .html file extension.