My first attempt at MYSQL / Perl

[FastCat]

www.vma-international.com

Hi everyone

I must admit that my design / layout skills are a bit shaky, but I think I'm getting the hang of Perl and MYSql.

Only the "Video" section uses the database at the moment - will be converting the rest of the site soon.

Would welcome any feedback on site usability.

Site is fully secure, so feel free to place an order for a video!

Many Thanks

[tbonekkt]

FYI - PowWeb implemented a new SSL system that isn't port-based. If you continue using the old system, it's possible that visitors may not be able to access your site if they are behind a firewall that blocks odd ports.

If you log into OPS, click on the appropriate package and then on the HTTP tab. You will see your new SSL URL. It's in the form of:

https://servername.powweb.com/~masterFTPusername/

[YvetteKuhns]

There are too many animated graphics that distract visitors who are trying to read. It is very annoying.

You designed the site in frames which is terrible for search engines. Besides that, I use 800x600 screen resolution and the left frame for the links is not totally in view. You disabled the vertical scrolling, because it looks better. That is good, but you should also make sure the contents fit the screen, because I cannot scroll down to see it. (I have seen other sites with the same problem.)

The layout design is nice. The site is easy to navigate. Since you plan to sell your products internationally, you should show prices in US dollars. I did not see privacy, payment or refund policies, faq or info about your business. But you aren't done with the site yet. Looks good so far... :)

[funny]

If you're wanting to sell your videos internationally, they need to be available in NTSC format for USA (don't know about the other countries you have listed) as the UK uses a completely different format (PAL).

Similar thing with DVDs as these will be in a different region.

I don't know if it's me but I found your text really difficult to read, the text being black on a dark grey background. The only part I can read is the code number and the price!

I agree with Yvette that I can't read some of your navigation links - my screen stops half way across Free Catalogue so I don't know if you have any more further down?

Other than that, it's looking good and is laid out well.

[YvetteKuhns]

I agree with funny's comments. By the way, I am Yvette. My twin sister is Yvonne. If you would see me, you would know. I wear barrettes and earned the nickname Yvette Barrette to differentiate me from Yvonne. I am also known as Corvette. Call me anything, but don't call me late for dinner! ;)

[funny]

I must have known an Yvonne was in there somewhere... Apologies, I've changed it!

[YvetteKuhns]

now that's funny :D

That's okay, my dad always called us brat and other brat. :p

[omatic]

Originally posted by tbonekkt
FYI - PowWeb implemented a new SSL system
https://servername.powweb.com/~masterFTPusername/ { ... snip, etc. ... }So Tbone, if I surf to...
   https://wwwnn.powweb.com/~myFTPuserhere/somesubdir/somepagename.html
what are the implications of using the HTTPS protocol instead of HTTP? May I consider contents to be safely encrypted in transit?

I've done this and gotten my page back successfully. The "lock icon" appears on IE, indicating that HTTPS was used. What I *don't* know for sure about how this works (but I presume to be true) is that the URL (complete with my GET arguments appended; or URL + post arguments, if POSTed), as well as the page returned, are encrypted in any way. Is this a correct assumption?

If so, then I say "whoa. super cool." If not, please set me straight. What I'm ultimately trying to do here, is GET or POST to a .php file, without anybody snooping and seeing my request (and particularly, my arguments) in transit over the web.

Thanks,
omatic

[tbonekkt]

I believe everything you say to be correct. For example, I have Squirrel Mail installed on my site. I use the SSL URL to make sure my email username/password information is encrypted.

[omatic]

Cool. Thanks man.
omatic

[nylabs]

the website is good although i think the colors are a little dark and there are way too many flashy animated things...

[FastCat]

The flashy things will soon be history!
How do I go about retrieving sensitive data from the website securely?
All my scripts have the passwords in for MySql - but I can only FTP these up to the server - which isn't secure.

FastCat!