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What is CGI?
CGI, Common Gateway Interface, includes programs that run on the server
to enhance the quality and functionality of a web site. There are many
resources on-line that allow the downloading of free cgi scripts.
( For instance: http://www.hotscripts.com )
or ( http://cgi.resourceindex.com )
Do you allow CGI to run on your servers?
We do allow running of cgi scripts on the servers, however they must
conform to our acceptable server resource usage policy. If we deem that
a script is using an excessive amount of server resources, it will be
disabled.
Whats the correct path to perl?
Before a cgi script will work certain modifications must be made to
them. Certain paths must be specified in some scripts. After the "#" in
the first line of the perl script, the path to perl must be specified.
/usr/bin/perl should suffice for this path. Below is a printout of a
"whereis perl" from our system.
perl: /usr/bin/perl
What is the path to send mail?
Another program that needs to be specified in many scripts is sendmail. This is located at /usr/sbin/sendmail
What is the exact physical path to your root directory on the webserver?
The path to your root directory is:
/home/username/
Obviously, substitute "username" with the login you were assigned
when you first received your account details. Also, keep in mind that
when you configure your CGI, that your /public_html is included in your
path. For instance, if you have a guestbook.pl script in your /cgi-bin,
the exact physical path to that file is:
/home/username/public_html/cgi-bin/guestbook.pl
Why doesn't my CGI work?
Make sure when you upload
the CGI file DO NOT upload in binary mode, instead use ASCII mode.
Uploading in binary will cause the server not to recognize the scripts
as executables. Most FTP clients will upload .pl or .cgi files in
binary mode by default so you will need to change this. You will need
to upload the scripts into your cgi-bin directory for security reasons,
however they will execute from anywhere within your account.
The last step is to set the file permissions. This is otherwise known
as chmoding and can be done from most FTP clients. For specifics on
chmoding you can refer to our "chmoding files" help section.
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