Guestbook problem (not advance guestbook) help me..

pls help me ...
i am confusing now because i am very new in perl....

i have uploaded the guestbook file and perl in my free website..but the guest book not work, i find some error..like this..

Cannot create ID file guest_id.txt in /home/usr/mertajati4/book. Please check your base directory.

how do i change my $base_dir...
i don,t know what change it....and what it is in actually look like my guestbook....?

i enclosed my guestbook.pl
pls see in $BASE_DIR line.....
what should i fill in that line....

i register for free domain in www.portland.co.uk
and i got http://mertajati4.port5.com
my user name is mertajat
where is my real $base_dir there

#!/usr/local/bin/perl
#########################################################################
# Guestbook v1.51 #
# Copyright (c)2000 Chi Kien Uong #
# URL: http://www.proxy2.de #
# #
# This Software is distributed under the GNU General Public #
# License. For more details see license.txt #
# #
# Administration: #
# http://www.host.com/cgi-bin/guestbook.pl?admin=enter #
# #
# For more stuff visit --> http://www.proxy2.de #
#########################################################################

# url of script
$cgiurl = "http://mertajati4.port5.com/cgi-bin/guestbook.pl";

# administration password
$admin_pass = "123";

# base url to all guestbook files without trailing "/"
$bookurl = "http://mertajati4.port5.com/book";

# base directory to all guestbook files from the server root without trailing "/"
$base_dir = "port5.com/book";.........pls help for this line

i really need you help...
because i have taken for several day..just for playing with this perl but i didn,t get any solve

i appreciate for your help..

julius

Hi Julius,
try changing the base dir /home/usr/mertajati4/book to
/home/www/mertajati4/book, other wise I can try and install it for you if you want?
Tjobbe

tjobbe.andrews@btinternet.com

Hi Tjobbe,

I have tried the way you give me but it couldn,t work too...
i think you have to help me...

if you don,t mind pls install it for me...

after you install it for me and if it will work later..i need your explaint what it is problem of my setting...
so i can know how to setting it in actually...

this is my site..file...

http://mertajati4.port5.com

user ID :mertajat

password :exns92

i have message.cgi in my cgi-bin directory too...but that is not work too...can you make it for me?

i am really thanks too much for your help....

My best thanks

julius

Hi Tjobbe,

I have tried the way you give me but it couldn,t work too...
i think you have to help me...

if you don,t mind pls install it for me...

after you install it for me and if it will work later..i need your explaint what it is problem of my setting...
so i can know how to setting it in actually...

this is my site..file...

http://mertajati4.port5.com

ftp server:ftp.portland.co.uk
user ID :mertajat

password :exns92

i have message.cgi in my cgi-bin directory too...but that is not work too...can you make it for me?

i am really thanks too much for your help....

My best thanks

julius

Doing it now.....
let you know results asap.
Tjobbe

ok...

Have tried, tried and tried again and again to get it working but it's just not doing it, im sorry... best thing to do at this stage is to ask portland.co.uk to have a look at it for you..
Tjobbe