System Options


The System Options screen allows an Administrator to view and modify various internal eSurvey settings. This screen is broken down into the Database Details section (left side) and the Miscellaneous Details section (right side). Administrators may access the System Options screen through the main navigation bar by clicking System->System Options.

Database Details
This section displays all of the information needed by eSurvey to connect to its database with the exception of the database password, which is excluded from view for security reasons. Each of the displayed fields is read only and may not be modified through this interface. A description of each field can be seen below.

  • Server Name
    This is the name of the Windows server where eSurvey's Microsoft SQL Server database resides.
  • Database Name
    This is the name of the SQL Server database where eSurvey stores all of its data.
  • User Name
    ESurvey uses this User Name along with a password (not displayed) to connect to its database.

Miscellaneous Details
The Misc. Details section displays two different fields, discussed below.

  • SMTP Server
    The SMTP server can be either a valid IP address or URL (ex. mail.yourdomain.com). eSurvey will attempt to use this mail server when sending emails to users via the Forgot Password screen. If the SMTP Server field is left blank or isn't a valid mail server, then eSurvey will attempt to use the default SMTP server defined in PHP's ini file.
  • File Extensions
    This field contains a semi-colon separated list of file extensions. By default, this field contains a list of common file extensions for web content (html, php, etc.). These file extensions are used to filter which files are displayed when browsing a publish point. Publish points are simply FTP sites, which may contain files of any type. By filtering which files are displayed in the publish point browser, users of eSurvey can more quickly locate files to insert a survey into. To force eSurvey to display all files on the publish point, simply leave the File Extensions field blank.


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