Messages posted by: Laura

ET wrote:
Glad to be able to help you and that you
were able to keep your cool enough to get this far.

I'm glad you were able to help me too!
As for keeping my cool, thanks. But you
should have seen me when I first got
into HTML and putting together tables.

After awhile, you get to a point that it's not worth
throwing tantrums, as it usually works out in the end.
you might as well enjoy the journey and
make it a learning experience.

Have fun with your new script

I will! Thanks again for all your help (and patience)!!

Laura~

Thanks ET for your help. I made sure everything was per your instructions.

Would you believe that after I carefully entered the required into that I was STILL getting that dreaded Internal Error? I knew something I did or something was left out but I just couldn't see it. I checked my cpanel error log again and the still "can't execute" message was displayed. I kept checking the chmod to see if it was at 755 and the command display was at -rwxr-xr-x . It was, but what was wrong? I finally figure it out! (it was indeed something simple and easily corrected )

I had tagged the folder cgi-bin on my server, with the chmod 755 before I uploaded the links.pl to the server. I thought you protect the folder and everything inside had that 'protection" I only figured out my error , when gazing at the other cgi files on my server , that all the other cgi files were the -rwxr-xr-x and not the links.pl that I uploaded. Now, I know that you right click on the file, set the permission on each l files once they are uploaded on your server! Well, there is a lesson learned.

I'm glad that you went over all the line by lines with me as it was important to know the paths, make sure they were correct. I've learned a lot that way. Trial and error and a good teacher makes for progress and a more confident student!

Now that I'm in the Admin console,
I'm not sure what to add in the imput boxes (or whatever you call them).

"title" is that the Title of the Home page (FFA site)
or for each individual page?

"entry id" Not a clue as to what that is

"selected page" don't know what to do with that (it has 'default" in it)

"action" not sure what to do with that

"password" need to change it

"jump to pages" I know it takes you to those FFA pages

Again, thank you very much!
I couldn't have asked for better support!

Laura

Hi ET,

Thank you for your help and the heads up changing my server info on the board. I can't believe I committed such a blunder.

Now, back to the script. I'm still having that internal server error. So something I did was not right. It's probably a simple thing that I'm not seeing (sort like html when you leave out something minute and it alters the look of the page)

So I deleted all the files to start afresh. You're right, there were two scripts and I think I got them mixed up each other. I didn't look carefully at them, as first glance they looked exactly the same.

If you can bear with me again, let me break down these paths one by one.

I got the path of the perl program from my cpanel.
So I think I'm ok on that.

1)Now, there is a box right underneath that. Inside the box, There is an Admin link. I didn't know if that was an example or if I should actually edit it.

If I do edit it; Where the path of url has www.host.com Do I change it to the path to http://mysite.com/cgi-bin/links.pl?admin=enter ?

(My confusion comes from the interplay of words.
In one url it will have
www.host.com
in others it will have mysite.com
and another it has localhost.com)

2)To the next step:
under the box, comes the the "url of script"
I havethe cgiurl as http://mysite.com/cgi-bin/links.pl
(do I need a trailing "/" ? )

I noticed the directions in the next couple
url paths, the directions specifically tell the user NOT
to use the trailing "/" So I didn't know if the firist url (url of script required the trailing "/")

3) base url to all link files without trailing "/"
(link url) has http://localhost/links
Do I leave it as "localhost" or I to I change it to
http://mysite.com/links

4) (this one is the most confusing to me of all)
base directory to all link files from the server root without trailing "/"
has
/home/user/public_html/cgi-bin/links.pl

is the "user" my login name?
The one I login to my cpanel/ftp ?

( I warned you these were dummy questions!)

5) default index page of your choice
index url: http://mysite.com/links/ffabusiness.html or whatever html page, I want to point to in the links page?

6) The counter log file just has
links_id.txt
Do I leave it as it is or do I change it the direct path: http://mysite.com/links/links_id.txt

7) on the addlink html page
is it : action="http://localhost/cgi-bin/links.pl

or do I change it to:
http://mysite.com/cgi-bin/links.pl

then, of course, upload it to my server using chmod 755 and -rwxr-xr-x

I think that is it

I do really appreciate you taking the time of your day to help!

Thanks again!

Laura

Hi cgi gurus,

I've never worked with cgi so bear with me as I muddle through what seems to others a fairly simple thing.

I keep getting an Eternal error message when going to my FFA url
http://mysite.com/cgi-bin/links.pl

I've checked the paths and the links and such in the links.pl file and everything seems to be correct. I've uploaded the file in (or I guess I gave permission to both at 755 and 777) and it hasn't made a difference.

Now, i checked my error log in cpanel and it says "file has no execute permission" Yet when I checked, (I have cuteftp) the execution boxes for owner, group and all users are checked.

I'm at a loss now. My server does support cgi and has perl installed.

Can anyone give a quick CGI for dummies lesson on this?

Thanks in Advance
laura

ps- Does the links.pl file stay a .pl file or should the extention be changed to .cgi ?