| What is CGI? (common gateway
interface)
Where can I get cgi scripts for my site?
Click
Here for a bunch of free scripts. (you'll need to install these)
If you don't know how, or are having problems installing CGI
scripts, you can use a remotely hosted cgi script on another server.
Easy set-up for the non-programmers. Click
Here
Can I run CGI scripts on your server?
Yes! Scripts may be run anywhere in your folder, but remember to set the file attributes
to execute. To do this in FTP, go into the directory in which the cgi script is located;
in your FTP program locate the command line function, and type in SITE CHMOD 755
filename.cgi where filename.cgi is the name of your cgi script. Refer
to your FTP program documentation if you don't know how to set
permissions.
Where is Perl directory?
Perl is located in usr/bin/perl so you would type
#!/usr/bin/perl into the first line of your script.
Can I run both file.cgi and file.pl (Yes)
If you try and run a script called file.cgi without success, try naming
the script, file.pl and visa versa. Sometimes these little things make
the difference.
What is the true unix path?
/home/sites/www.yourdomain.com/web/file.cgi
Note: Each domain
set-up on our server is also associated with a site number i.e.
site00,
For some reason, some cgi scripts sometimes
have problems with using
"/home/sites/www.yourdomain.com/web/file.cgi" and
require the site number.
/home/sites/site00/web/file.cgi
Find out what your site number is or any other Variable
you might need when installing a CGI script by following the
instructions below. (You will not need this
script if you are installing FormMail.pl). path.pl is for more
advanced CGI Scripts!
Copy the text code below and paste it into "NotePad" or a
text editor of choice. and then save the file as path.pl (then you
will upload path.pl to your folder on our server and set the permissions to
755). Goto your
browser and type www.yourdomain.com/directory/path.pl
and you'll see all the server variables you'll need for installing
CGI...
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#!/usr/bin/perl
print "Content-Type: text/html\n\n";
while (($key,$value) = each %ENV) {
print "$key = $value<br>\n";
}
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Where is sendmail located?
/usr/lib/sendmail/ I'd like a form on my web site to
gather information!
You will need 2 things...
1. An html form.
2. formmail.cgi you can download from; CLICK
HERE
Use this code as a guide to get you started. The code below
will create a form for you.
You will need to change the 4 lines below to point to your web
address and e-mail address.
<form method="POST" ACTION="http://www.yourdomain.com/cgi-bin/formmail.cgi">
<input type="hidden" name="recipient" value=" you@yourname.com"><input type="hidden" name="subject"
value="Form Results"><input type="hidden" name="redirect"
value="http://www.yourdomain.com/thanks.htm"> Do not
change anything in these lines
<font SIZE="4" COLOR="000000" FACE="ARIAL,TIMES NEW ROMAN">
<p>Your Name</font> <br> <input type="text" name="realname" size="30"> <br>
<font SIZE="4" COLOR="000000" FACE="ARIAL,TIMES NEW ROMAN">
E-mail address</font> <br><input type="text" name="email" size="30"> <br>
<font SIZE="4" COLOR="000000" FACE="ARIAL,TIMES NEW ROMAN">
Contents</font> <br><textarea name="Contents" ROWS="10" COLS="50" Wrap="Physical"></textarea> <br><input TYPE="SUBMIT" VALUE="Send Mail"> </p>
</form> Copy all the code from above and paste it in the html of
your document between
<body and </body>
If you think our server is having problems with CGI, please
let us know ASAP.
If you've tried to install a script and can't get it to work, we
provide CGI services @ $100.00 per hour. 1/2 hour minimum. If you
have installed your CGI script before and are 100% sure there's an
error on the server, we'll take a look and correct it. However, if we
find that the problem is in the installation, you'll be charged accordingly.
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