Before
you write us, please read the following...
Whether
you are having problems with installing a script
or are downloading one, please be advised that
although
we do everything
possible to make our scripts simple, easy to
understand and easy to install, we assume that
you already
have prior script installation experience.
The
largest share of support e-mails are from people
trying to get their first script up and
running using our software. Please know that
I really want to help you be successful, but
you have to do some homework in terms of getting
to know your server and the idiosyncrasies of
scripts and how they work.
There are probably about fifty different variations of Unix servers with about
eight different httpd servers. Any of these can be configured in an unlimited
number
of ways. Please understand that nothing can take the place of experience and
experience takes time and hands-on, period!
BEFORE
STARTING ON A SCRIPT OR LOOKING ANY FURTHER
READ THIS SECTION.
IT HAS COMMON PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH MOST SCRIPTS! *
- First,
find out from your system administrator if
you are allowed to run cgi scripts on your
server and if so, are they restricted to the
cgi-bin.
- Second,
find out where your cgi-bin directory is located...outside
or inside your public root.
- Third,
find out how to call a cgi-bin script, i.e.,
http://www.yourdomain.com/cgi-bin/yourname/cgi-bin/script.cgi
or http://www.yourdomain.com/cgi-bin/script.cgi,
as examples.
- Fourth,
make sure you know how to properly FTP files
between your PC and Unix server. Files ending
with .txt, .cgi, .pl, .php, .jsp, .htm, .html,
shtml must be sent as type ASCII. Files such
as .jpg, .mid, .gif or .png must be sent as
type BINARY.
- Fifth,
ask where PERL is located on the server. Popular
locations are /usr/local/bin/perl, /usr/bin/perl,
and /usr/sbin/perl make sure it is the right
perl! Some systems have more than one version
of perl installed. Go for Version 5 and up.
- Sixth,
find out the absolute path to your cgi-bin.
(i.e.->home/username/public_html/cgi-bin).
-
Seventh,
set permissions to address your new scripts
security access on your server. This is accomplished
by way of the most common FTP programs such
as, WS FTP, CuteFTP. They are generally
configured as 755, 777, 711
* Credits- a special thanks to Matt's Scripts
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