Each hosting account is given access to Modular Gateway Interface (MGI) modules. MGI is a tag-based programming language. Unlike most languages that are difficult to learn, many MGI tags are as easy as HTML. MGI was designed by Page Planet Software, Inc. to be used by web designers, not programming gurus. When combined, the tags can help you create incredibly powerful and interactive websites, yet, some are very simply to use.

For example, if you want to show the time and date on your web page, you would do this:

Today is <mgiDate>. It is now <mgiTime>.

We will use this exact code below:

Today is Thursday, May 15, 2008. It is now 9:11 AM.

Some of the tags are literally THAT easy to use! Do you see the quote in the upper right hand corner of the page? That quote is randomly pulled from a single field database, with just one line of code. We could have also just put the quotes in a text file and had MGI randomly select them too.

Each module contains MGI tags that do everything from counter and forms processing to online databases and shopping baskets. Your access to a particular module depends on the type of account that you choose - Silver, Gold, or Platinum. The following is a break-down of the modules included with each account and the MGI Tags (specific functions) you can use within each module. To determine the specific functions of each tag, download a .PDF copy of the MGI Users Guide (below).

There are three main resources for using MGI tags on your website:

• The MGI Users Guide...a .PDF file that covers everything MGI, from exact specifics on each tag's capabilities and parameters, to complete step-by-step examples on how to add counters to a page, how to process forms, how to set up password protected areas, how to add databases, how to build a shopping cart, etc.
• MGI Users Guide (.zip format)
• MGI Users Guide (.sit format)
• The MGI Store...a website chock-full of canned solutions and code snippets, from custom shopping carts to interactive message boards to perpetual calendars and more. www.mgistore.com
• The MGI-2 Talk-List...a talk-list solely dedicated to helping list members solve their MGI-related issues. You can sign up here.

Silver Account Modules

The Silver Account gives you access to the Essentials, Network, File I/O and Programming MGI Version 2 Modules.

mgiAbort mgiAuthenticate mgiButton mgiCloak mgiCounter mgiDate mgiDynamicList mgiDynamicPopup mgiEncryptURL mgiFieldContent mgiGet

mgiGetCookie mgiGuestbook mgiInlineDoNotProcess mgiInlineToken mgiJulianDay mgiLink mgiListFolder mgiPathArgument mgiPGP mgiPostArgument mgiRandomNumber

mgiRedirect mgiRequest mgiRotate mgiSet mgiSetCookie mgiSetResponseHeader mgiStop mgiTime mgiToken mgiValidateData

mgiIncludeHTTP

mgiPOP

mgiSendMail

mgiGetFileInfo mgiIncludeFile

mgiModifyFile

mgiModifyFileSystem

mgiComment mgiIf mgiIncrement

mgiInlineIf mgiInlineString mgiLoop

mgiMath mgiString mgiSwitch

Gold Account Modules

The Gold Account gives you access to the Essentials, Network, File I/O and Programming Modules (listed above), in addition to the Plus and Database MGI Version 2 Modules.

mgiAuthenticateDB mgiGuestbookDB

mgiPoll

mgiQuiz

mgiEditDatabase

mgiModifyDatabase

mgiSearchDatabase

Platinum Account Modules

The Platinum Account gives you access to the Essentials, Network, File I/O, Programming, Plus and Database Modules (listed above), in addition to the Commerce and Shopping Basket MGI Version 2 Modules.

mgiBannerAd

mgiCreditBank

mgiCreditCard

mgiBuyMe mgiCollectUserInfo

mgiConfirmOrder mgiSendOrder

mgiShoppingBasket

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