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is CGI? (common gateway interface)
Can I run CGI scripts on your server?
Yes! Scripts may be run anywhere in your folder, but remember to
set the file attributes to execute. To do this in FTP, go into
the directory in which the cgi script is located; in your FTP
program locate the command line function, and type in SITE CHMOD
755 filename.cgi where filename.cgi is the name of your cgi
script. If you have a directory called "cgi-bin"
make sure you put an index.html file in there for security
purposes.
Where is Perl directory?
Perl is located in usr/bin/perl so you would type
#!/usr/bin/perl into the first line of your script.
Can I run both file.cgi and file.pl
(Yes)
If you try and run a script called file.cgi without success, try
naming the script, file.pl and visa versa. Sometimes these
little things make the difference.
What is the true unix path?
/home/sites/www.yourdomain.com/web/file.cgi
Note: Each
domain set-up on our server is also associated with a site
number i.e. site00,
For some reason, scripts like Matts script archive cgi's
sometimes have problems with using
"/home/sites/www.yourdomain.com/web/file.cgi"
and require the site number.
/home/sites/site00/web/file.cgi
Find out what your site number is by
downloading this CGI
variables script, save it as path.pl, upload it in
ascii to any folder in your domain and set the permissions to
755. Goto your browser and type
www.yourdomain.com/cgi-bin/path.pl
and you'll see all the server variables you'll need
for installing CGI...
Where is sendmail located?
/usr/lib/sendmail/
If you think our server is having problems with CGI,
please let us know ASAP.
If you've tried to install a script and can't get it to work, we
provide CGI services @ $120.00 per hour. 1/2 hour minimum.
If you have installed your CGI script before and are
100% sure there's an error on the server, we'll take a look and
correct it. However, if we find that the problem is in the
installation, you'll be charged accordingly.
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