I cant get the free for all links to work righ

Hi

This is my first time trying to install a script.

This is the link to the Add your Link page
http://www.allfreebielinks.com/cgi-bin/addlink.html

And this is the page it goes to
http://www.allfreebielinks.com/cgi-bin/links.pl

This is what it says

Cannot create ID file links_id.txt in /home/usr/you/cgi-bin. Please check your base directory.

Tripod is my server and this is what they say about permissions:

Tripod's CGI server assumes that any file with a .pl or .cgi file extension has executable permissions. This means you do not have to change any script permissions. Since Tripod does not allow Telnet access, you wouldn't be able to change permissions anyway

Any help appreciated

Lynn

I'm not that familiar with Tripod, but in this case, they have given you the information themselves. It says they assume that files with .pl or .cgi are executable scripts.

What they haven't said is whether you're scripts will have permission to create and write to (text) files. Therefore you must assume they don't allow scripts to write to files.

Another reason might be that it is not allowed to write to files when the file is in the cgi-bin directory. Try to have the file created in another directory.

Good luck!

Hi

Thankyou very much, I will try that today.

Another thing is, if I get this to work, Am I allowed to change the colors on the pages? I read the rules but didnt notice anything about it. I like to have it match my site.

Lynn

lmf33 wrote:Am I allowed to change the colors on the pages? I read the rules but didnt notice anything about it. I like to have it match my site.

Lynn

Maybe, maybe not.

I would say that you can change it, but you're on your own then for support (not that the author gives a lot of support...).

Thanks

I can change the colors ok

Does the author have a email so I can ask him?

Lynn

Have a look a the left of this forum. You can see the Main menu, which has an 'e-mail' link. Behind that is the address info@proxy2.de. That's the one!

Thankyou

I tried to upload it in a different directory, no luck.

It still says
Cannot create ID file links_id.txt in /home/usr/you/links. Please check your base directory

Would you happen to know what I am supposed to put in this
part /home/usr/you/links

Lynn

You're welcome.

I said you should try to have the file created in a different directory, not move the program to another directory.

My feeling is that Tripod just doesn't allow scripts to create or write to files. Bad luck.

The path to both files are incorrect

This url works for the links:
http://lmf333.tripod.com/links/ffa-business.html

This is incorrect:
/home/usr/you/links

It has to be changed to your path example
/home/l/lmf333/htdocs/links

Something like that you got to ask tripod. Thats the only thing from what you say I can see wrong

Thankyou very much, I will try

/home/l/lmf333/htdocs/links

I also just emailed tripod.

Will post to let you know

Lynn

I wish i could get mine to work.
i have tried all sorts of things, but i do admit i am new with setting up anything like and editing cgi-bin *.pl files.

What exactly should i write for these ....
# url of script
$cgiurl =

# base url to all link files without trailing "/"
$link_url =

# base directory to all link files from the server root without trailing "/"
$base_dir =

# default index page of your choice
$index_url =

- so far, i have made the permission 755 on the cgi-bin
http://www.amazing-spider-man.com/cgi-bin/links.pl?admin=enter

- have created a 2nd try - out in a home made cgi-bin folder on server.
and still get error message 500, even when i try to log in as admin.
http://www.amazing-spider-man.com/httpdocs/cgi-bin/links.pl?admin=enter

COULD SOMEONE HELP ME !

Thank you and hurry please !!!

hlantern

[quote="Guest"]This is incorrect:
/home/usr/you/links

It has to be changed to your path example
/home/l/lmf333/htdocs/links

Something like that you got to ask tripod. Thats the only thing from what you say I can see wrong[/quote]