Script Installation
Script Installation includes any Perl, CGI, PHP script installation and the installation requests that are widely popular include PHPBB, SendStudio, Perlbill, vBulletin, Mambo and others.
Many professional companies offer these services online. CGI scripts are a great tool to build traffic as well as enhance the quality of a website. Whether a user wishes to install a blog, a CMS or an online shopping cart; script installers allow you to install any king of script easily and quickly. Script installation can make a website more interactive and fun. This lures visitors to your website and encourages returning visitors. Scripts can change a simple website into a more interactive and knowledgeable place where users can participate in discussions through forums, post messages or perform similar activities; thereby increasing interest in the website as well as encourage visitor interaction, activity and traffic.
Different types of scripts
Scripts are available in various different formats: JavaScript, VBScript, ActiveX, Active Server Pages (ASP), Java Applets, JavaBeans, CGI and others. As discussed above, script installation can enhance the interactive quotient of a website and make it more dynamic per se. Various different elements like opinion polls or surveys, discussion forums etc. can be incorporated into a website and the best way to achieve this is with CGI scripts. Other scripts like for example the Java Script can also yield the similar results but may come with a few limitations and these can only function on the client side. A CGI script runs as a server-side and directly interacts with the server. The Java Scripts are inserted into the HTML pages which may be run by the browser. Therefore, the user may wild complete control of the CGI scripts. Netscape on the other hand does not support VBScripts and ActiveX.
Users can either write a CGI script by themselves if they possess a high level of programming knowledge. (I.e. knowledge of C and UNIX). Before starting, the user needs to ensure that it adheres to the security standards or it might just crash the system. If however the user does not require a CGI script, there are hundreds of scripts available on the web. They are usually available in compressed format (.zip format for DOS and windows, .tar or .tar.gz or .tar.z formats for UNIX). When the user finds a script that suits his requirement, all that is required is to download it, decompress and install it. A set of files may need to be installed on the server after decompressing.
Uses of script installation
The kind of script that the user needs will however depend on what he is wants to accomplish. In order to develop a simple page, a Form Mailer script may be installed, for user feedback etc. With this a guest book or counter may also be displayed if preferred. For a corporate website, a survey feature may be needed for which a Survey or Poll script may be required.
Outsourcing Script Installation
Customers may outsource their script installation requirements to a company or individual who are adept and professional in offering script installation services.
