Welcome to Discus setup. This form is designed to assist you with installation onto a Windows 95 or Windows NT server. For this setup, examples have been chosen to reflect the default setup of Microsoft's Internet Information Server 4.0 running on Windows NT 4.0; however, this form may be used to set up Discus onto any Windows NT server.

Administration Directory

The administration directory will contain password files, configuration files, and source files. This directory does not need to be accessed at a URL on your web site -- in fact, if possible, the administration directory should not be accessible at any URL on your web site.

Example You could make your administration files directory be C:\Program Files\Discus_Admin. Really, you can make up almost any directory on your machine and it should work.

Specify Administration Directory $svr_prepend

HTML Directory and URL

The HTML directory will contain all program documentation, message files, uploaded images, clipart, and icons. The HTML directory must be accessible by your server (it must exist within the server's webspace). This should not be installed under your server's cgi-bin directory or within your own personal cgi-bin directory. The HTML URL should start with http:// and should contain the full name of your web server (reported as $ENV{'HTTP_HOST'}).

Example An example HTML files directory is $doc_root\discus. A corresponding HTML URL might then be http://$ENV{'HTTP_HOST'}/discus.

Specify HTML Directory $svr_prepend Specify HTML URL

Script Directory and URL

The Script Directory will contain the CGI scripts that are used to power the Discus program. Note that this may need to be a special CGI directory on your server or a special directory within your webspace. The Script URL should start with http:// and should contain the full name of your web server (reported as $ENV{'HTTP_HOST'}).

Example An example Script Directory is $script_root\discus, for which a corresponding Script URL might be http://$script_root_url/discus.

Specify Script Directory $svr_prepend Specify Script URL

Customize Your Board

This section allows you to customize your board by specifying the board title and contact person. The board title is used several places throughout the board, including on documentation pages and in the CGI scripts. The contact person will be displayed if there is an error. You can also choose to install the "frames" or the "no frames" interface.

Specify Board Title Specify Contact Person's Name Specify Contact Person's E-mail Address Use frames or no frames interface? Frames No Frames

Submit Form

After verifying the information in the form above, you can submit the form to complete this step of the installation process.