1. When I ftp into my account, I can't upload any files.
2. What kind of shopping cart can I use on my account?
3. How do I configure a special MIME type for my account?
4. How do I specify custom error pages?

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• When I ftp into my account, I can't upload any files.
  Many people try to upload files into their root directory and receive a "permission denied" warning.You only have write access into your htdocs/, & subdirectories of htdocs/.

• What kind of shopping cart can I use on my account?
  You may use any shopping cart program that you wish, but our servers are already configured to support PerlShop. You can find additional configuration information here.
  

• How do I configure a special MIME type for my account?
  If you are trying to distribute some type of binary file from a link on an html page and your link dumps binary code to the browser window, you need to read this page. Remember to refresh your page after you have made the necessary mime adjustments. You might need to close and restart your browser to get it to display your file properly.
  

How do I specify custom error pages?

In order to specify custom error pages you will need to create an .htaccess file. A simple text file, you can create this file in any text editing program. Add the following line to the .htaccess file and FTP it into your /htdocs directory.

ErrorDocument 404 /file.htm

You can specify different documents for different error codes, the one above is a 404 File not found error.  You will need to put the file to be displayed in your /htdocs directory as well.

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