• What are some Commonly Requested – Pre-Installed Server Components?

     Commonly Requested / Pre-Installed Server Components. The following list are pre-installed server components provided by Applied Innovations. There may be exceptions for Windows Server 2008 or higher. If you have any questions feel free to contact us at support@appliedi.net   Scripting & Active Server Pages: Full ASP.NET v1.1, 2.0, 3.5 SupportFull ASP Scripting Support    Full ActiveState PERL […]

  • How to use a robots.txt file to block bots

    There are some good bots such as Google and Bing that you may want to allow to crawl the site, while blocking all other bots.   This can be done using a robots.txt file which you place in your home directory. Below is an example of a robots.txt file that blocks all bots except for Google, MSN, […]

  • How do I redirect non-www requests to www requests?

      All websites are setup such that http://www.domain.com and http://domain.com both direct to your website content. This is done because many visitors tend to type both urls in their browser, however some search engines may actually penalize you should they spider your site via both URLs. Fortunately, Applied Innovations has a solution. All hosting accounts […]

  • How do I create domain Redirects w/ ISAPI_Rewrite?

    Applied Innovations includes a utility installed on the servers called ISAPI_ReWrite. It’s a way to manipulate URL’s by using rules / directives (regular expressions) for your website.    It sounds and looks complicated at first, but something like domain redirects are fairly simple once you know what the syntax looks like and how to implement it.  There’s […]

  • How do I configure a pointer to point to a specific folder?

    The following script can be used to have a pointer point to a specific folder. This script needs to be placed on the default page and it must be an asp page and not an html page. <%   Response.buffer = true IF  Request.ServerVariables(“SERVER_NAME”) = “domainname.com” then response.redirect “domainname.com/directory” ElseIF  Request.ServerVariables(“SERVER_NAME”) = “domainname2.com” then response.redirect “domainname2.com/directory2” ElseIF  Request.ServerVariables(“SERVER_NAME”) = “domainname3.com” then response.redirect “domainname3.com/directory3” ElseIF  Request.ServerVariables(“SERVER_NAME”) = “domainname4.com” thenresponse.redirect […]

  • Do you support custom COM components?

    If you require a COM component for your application you must first provide it to support to evaluate and test. We need to ensure that it will not cause any performance or security issues on the server. There is a $25 fee to evaluate your COM component and install it on the server if approved. Please submit a […]

  • Can I use Server Side Includes?

    To use Server Side Includes: The page that is calling the include must be one of the following file types.asp .stm .shtm or shtmlThe include being called must be .asp or .txt and have no head or body tags. The virtual link must come down from the wwwroot directoryEg: Your include file is wwwroot/includes/top.aspThe virtual […]

  • Application Troubleshooting

      Troubleshooting application issues such as web site or database errors, site functionality, and web site performance would typically be handled by the web site owner or developer.  As a hosting service provider, our technical support services are limited to your network and server environment. If errors in your web application indicate possible server or network issues […]