Messages posted by: Ara

here is that shortend piece you asked for

----------beginning-------------
<?php
// Important! You have to include it before your html code
include_once "poll/poll_cookie.php";
?>
<html>

<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=windows-1252">
<meta http-equiv="Content-Language" content="en-us">
<title>Companions of Virtue</title>
<bgsound src="Foret.WAV" loop="-1">
<meta name="Microsoft Theme" content="slate 1011, default">

-------------body where insert will be-----------------

<td width="27%" align="left" valign="top" style="border-right-style:none; border-right-width:medium; border-top-style:none; border-top-width:medium" height="178">
November Release.
<?php
include_once "/home/arabeta/public_html/poll/booth.php";
echo $php_poll->poll_process("newest");
?>
</td>

Frontpage does have special extentions. I am currently using phpBB and Coppermine so I know the server will run php scripts. Yes Acehost uses MySQL. I messed up my thaccess file trying to add the line you spoke of, but frontpage extetions alters it to look like this anyway.

# -FrontPage-

IndexIgnore .htaccess */.??* *~ *# */HEADER* */README* */_vti*

<Limit GET POST>
order deny,allow
deny from all
allow from all
</Limit>
<Limit PUT DELETE>
order deny,allow
deny from all
</Limit>
AuthName www.companionsofvirtue.com
AuthUserFile /home/arabeta/public_html/_vti_pvt/service.pwd
AuthGroupFile /home/arabeta/public_html/_vti_pvt/service.grp

I cant upload a new htaccess because when I do I get a 500 error so I am running with out one.... everything on the site seems fine but I am no closer to using polls.

ok I have been fighting with this and getting no where
here is the code for the front page of my site... can anyone help.
I have an area set for the poll but cant get it to appear

<?php
// Important! You have to include it before your html code
include_once "poll/poll_cookie.php";
?>
<html>

<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=windows-1252">
<meta http-equiv="Content-Language" content="en-us">
<title>Companions of Virtue</title>
<bgsound src="Foret.WAV" loop="-1">
<meta name="Microsoft Theme" content="slate 1011, default">
</head>

<body>

<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%">
<tr>
<td width="150" colspan="2" align="center"> </td>
<td align="center" width="92%">
<img border="0" src="banner.jpg" width="770" height="125"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="100%" colspan="3" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-bottom-width: medium">
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%">
<tr>
<td style="border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-width: 1" align="right">
<h4>

</h4>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%">
<tr>
<td valign="top" width="75" style="border-left-style:none; border-left-width:medium; border-right-style:solid; border-right-width:1; border-top-style:none; border-top-width:medium; border-bottom-style:none; border-bottom-width:medium">

<p> </p>
</td>
<td valign="top" width="5" style="border-right-style:none; border-right-width:medium; border-top-style:none; border-top-width:medium; border-bottom-style:none; border-bottom-width:medium">
</td>
<td valign="top" width="100%" height="100%" style="border-right-style:none; border-right-width:medium; border-top-style:none; border-top-width:medium; border-bottom-style:none; border-bottom-width:medium">
<h3><font size="5">Welcome to our home on the web!</font></h3>
<p align="left"><font face="Verdana">We are a Dark and Light
Role-Playing guild, </font>
<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: Verdana">We operate as a
family with a loose ranking system. Our Clan believes strongly in
character development and Role-play based interaction. Our role-play is
also tempered with a belief in a Virtue system that is taught as a
member advances in the Clan. The most basic form of this virtue code is
the key of three Truth, Love, and Courage only by the keys may one pass
to true enlightenment.</span> </p>
<center>
<table border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" height="435">
<tr>
<td width="35%" align="left" valign="top" style="border-left-style:none; border-left-width:medium; border-right-style:none; border-right-width:medium; border-top-style:solid; border-top-width:1; border-bottom-style:none; border-bottom-width:medium" height="30">
<h3><a href="favorite.htm">Important Links</a></h3>
</td>
<td width="27%" align="left" valign="top" style="border-right-style:none; border-right-width:medium; border-top-style:solid; border-top-width:1; border-bottom-style:none; border-bottom-width:medium" height="30">
Weekly poll (coming "soon&quot

</td>
<td width="34%" align="left" valign="top" style="border-right-style:none; border-right-width:medium; border-top-style:solid; border-top-width:1; border-bottom-style:none; border-bottom-width:medium" height="30">
<h3>Guild News</h3>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="35%" align="left" valign="top" style="border-left-style:none; border-left-width:medium; border-right-style:none; border-right-width:medium; border-top-style:none; border-top-width:medium" height="178">

<p></p>
<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%">
<tr>
<td valign="top" width="100%">
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.darkandlight.com">Dark and
Light Community site</a></li>
<li>
<a href="http://www.stratics.com/content/portals/dnl/index.php">
Stratics DnL</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="http://www.aldrifas-library.com/index.php?nav_id=26">
Al-Drifas Library</a></li>
<li>
<a href="http://www.darkandlight.net/videos/Trailer_E3_2005.avi">Movie of the week</a></li>
</ul>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<p></p>
</td>
<td width="27%" align="left" valign="top" style="border-right-style:none; border-right-width:medium; border-top-style:none; border-top-width:medium" height="178">
November Release.
<?php
include_once "/home/arabeta/public_html/poll/booth.php";
echo $php_poll->poll_process("newest");
?>
</td>
<td width="34%" align="left" valign="top" style="border-right-style:none; border-right-width:medium; border-top-style:none; border-top-width:medium" height="178">
This site is a work in progress, please feel free to alpha test
the features.<p>Forums are up 10/08/05</p>
<p>Public photo gallery is up 10/09/05</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="35%" align="left" valign="top" style="border-left-style:none; border-left-width:medium; border-right-style:none; border-right-width:medium; border-top-style:solid; border-top-width:1; border-bottom-style:none; border-bottom-width:medium" height="41">
<h3><a href="photo.htm">Photo Album</a></h3>
</td>
<td width="27%" align="left" valign="top" style="border-right-style:none; border-right-width:medium; border-top-style:solid; border-top-width:1; border-bottom-style:none; border-bottom-width:medium" height="41">
Big News from the main forums.</td>
<td width="34%" align="left" valign="top" style="border-right-style:none; border-right-width:medium; border-top-style:solid; border-top-width:1; border-bottom-style:none; border-bottom-width:medium" height="41">
<h3>Communities & Forums</h3>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width="35%" align="left" valign="top" style="border-style:none; border-width:medium; " height="139">
<img alt="Mountains" border="0" src="images/mount.gif" align="left" width="70" height="104">Take
a look at the worlds we play in from the eyes of our guild
mates.</td>
<td width="27%" align="left" valign="top" style="border-right-style:none; border-right-width:medium; border-top-style:none; border-top-width:medium; border-bottom-style:none; border-bottom-width:medium" height="139">
 </td>
<td width="34%" align="left" valign="top" style="border-right-style:none; border-right-width:medium; border-top-style:none; border-top-width:medium; border-bottom-style:none; border-bottom-width:medium" height="139">
Take some time to stop by our forums and let us get to know you.<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%">
<tr>
<td valign="top" width="100%">
<ul>
<li>
<a href="http://www.companionsofvirtue.com/forum">CoV Forums</a>
</li>
</ul>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
</center></td>
</tr>
</table>
<p align="center"><small>

</small></p>
<p><i><small>This site was last updated
 </small></i>
</p>

</body>

</html>

here is the insert area from the above code

<td width="27%" align="left" valign="top" style="border-right-style:none; border-right-width:medium; border-top-style:none; border-top-width:medium" height="178">
November Release.
<?php
include_once "/home/arabeta/public_html/poll/booth.php";
echo $php_poll->poll_process("newest");
?>
</td>

I use ace-host and frontpage and have the same problem. I also cant see my .htaccess

I also would love to know how to do this I have been fighting with FP over polls for about a week now.