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The functions in this website (finding people, displaying their information, drawing charts, etc) are created using a computer programming language called PHP and this runs programs on the internet provider's server (computer). These PHP functions generate the web pages you see, in another language called HTML, and download them to your PC/laptop/tablet for viewing.

HTML is a language used for organising the arrangement and appearance of text and pictures on the page - but it can't calculate anything.

'JavaScript' is yet another programming language but it can calculate things so some of the HTML web pages have little bits of JavaScript in them to do the things that HTML can't. These include:
  • Warning messages
  • Date banners
  • Calculating and storing (in a cookie) the screen width
  • Forward and Back buttons
  • And one or two others.
To enable JavaScript, do the following:

AOL

• Start up AOL
• Click Preferences (on the My AOL menu)
• Click WWW
• Click Custom Level on the Security Tab
• Scroll down to Active scripting
• Click Enable (or Prompt)
• Click OK
• Click OK
• Close Preferences

Chrome

There is no direct way to enable/disable JavaScript from withn Chrome
• Close any open Chrome windows
• Right click on a blank area of your Desktop
• Select New
• Create a new Shortcut with the following in the "Type the location of the item:" text box:
- For Windows Vista:

    %userprofile%\Local\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe -disable-javascript

- For Windows XP:

    "%userprofile%\Local Settings\Application Data\Google\chrome.exe" -disable-javascript

Note: You'll have to enclose the file path for Windows XP in quotes due to there being spaces in it
(Enter the appropriate file path for your Windows version from the above examples.)

• Enter a name for the Shortcut such as; Chrome - No JavaScript (it can any name that you want to use)
• Click Finish
• Move the Shortcut to a location of your choice if you do not want to keep in on your Desktop
To enable JavaScript for Google Chrome again after opening it using the above Shortcut.

Internet Explorer

• Start up Internet Explorer
• Look for Options (probably in the Tools menu)
• Click the Security tab
• Select the Internet globe
• Scroll down to Scripting
• Under Active Scripting select Enable

Firefox

• Start up Firefox
• Look for Internet Options (probably in the Tools menu)
• Click the Content tab
• Click the Enable JavaScript box

Opera

• Startup Opera
• Look for Preferences (on the Tools menu)
• Click Content
• Check the box next to Enable JavaScript
• Click the JavaScript Options button
• Check the boxes that you want to allow
• Click OK
• Click OK

Safari

• Start up Safari
• Look for Preferences (probably in the Edit menu)
• Click the Security tab
• Under Web content
• Click the Enable JavaScript box