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You can always install applications on your own. Most should function properly.

E-Commerce Applications
  • Mercantec Softcart
  • Cybercash
  • AuthorizeNet
  • Miva Merchant
  • Microsoft FrontPage 2002
  • PHP
  • Miva
  • Compilers for C, C++, Java, Perl, Tcl, Python, UNIX shell programs
  • mSQL
  • MySQL
  • PostgreSQL
  • Oracle Gateways
  • RealServer (client license required)
  • Shockwave Flash
  • Urchin
  • Analog
  • http-analyze
  • The Webalizer
E-mail Extensions
  • Pretty Good Privacy
  • Majordomo
  • Procmail mail filter and director
  • E-mail Autoreply
  • Vnews local news reader
Installing Webmin
This example describes installing Webmin, a graphical administration interface.
    1. Open a browser and go to: http://www.webmin.com.
    2. Click Downloading and Installing.
    3. Print out and read, “Installing the tar.gz file.”
    4. Scroll to the top of the page and click the link, webmin-1.070tar.gz (UNIX tar/gzip format). A new window appears.
    5. Select a mirror and click Set Default. A message appears that reads: “Your download should begin shortly . . .”
    6. When the Download window appears, click OK to “Save this file to disk.” on your local machine, then browse to the directory you want to store Webmin in.
    7. Connect to your VPS v2 Virtual Server using SSH, iManager, or your FTP client.
    8. Copy the Webmin program from your local computer to /usr/local on your <product_name.>.
    9. Type ./setup.sh. When the script runs it will ask questions similar to those found on the ”Installing the tar.gz file” you printed in Step 3.
    10. Answer the questions in the script correctly, and the setup script will give you the URL to go to.
    11. Type this URL in a browser window, authenticate with your username and password you chose in setup.sh. The main Webmin page appears displaying icons for each module you have installed.
Installing Euphoria v2.3
This example describes installing Euphoria, a free programming language for rapid development of software for FreeBSD.
    1. Open a browser and go to: http://www.rapideuphoria.com/.
    2. Click Linux and FreeBSD.
    3. Print out and read “Main Interpreter Package.”
    4. Click site #1, #2, or #3. The Download window appears.
    5. Click OK to “Save this file to disk.” on your local machine, then browse to the directory you want to store Euphoria in.
    6. Connect to your VPS v2 Virtual Server using SSH, iManager, or your FTP client.
    7. Copy the Euphoria program from your local computer to /usr/local on your <product_name.>.
Important Commands, Directories and Files
The following table describes commands directories, and files for installing and removing applications.

Name

Type

Description

make install

command

Compiles and installs a port.

make distclean

command

Cleans up the temporary build directory along with the source tarball.

pkg_info

command

Lists applications-versions

pkg_delete[application-version]

command

Removes an installed application-version

vinstall [application]

command

Installs a third party application having its own in-house installation package.

vuninstall [application]

command

Removes a vinstalled application.

cd /path/to/application
make deinstall

command

Removes any installed application matching the application name.

/usr/ports

directory

The ports collection installed on the physical server, of available applications you can use on the VPS v2 Virtual Server. If you use an application (“touch”) in any way, a copy of the application is written to your VPS v2 Virtual Server.

/files

directory

Contains the md5 file for ports checksums

/usr/local/
share/contrib

directory

Contains simple CGI programs for Web pages, such as a guestbook or a hit counter.

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