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Paths:
Our
server path to PERL is:
/usr/bin/perl
The
path to the Sendmail program
is:
/usr/sbin/sendmail
Installing and running CGI scripts:
Before
uploading your CGI script to the server, you must first
be sure that it is configured to work properly with
the particular server on which it will be installed.
The first configuration option that you'll need to address
is the line that deals with the location of the PERL
executable. If
you open your CGI script with a text editor, you will
find this line, sometimes referred to as the "shebang"
line, at or very near the top of the script. Since our
PERL binary is located in the /usr/bin directory, your
shebang line should look like this:
#!/usr/bin/perl
Once
you have successfully configured yourl CGI script, upload
it to your site's /var/www/cgi-bin directory. CGI
scripts must be uploaded in ASCII (text) mode
or else they may fail to work!
File
permissions for CGI scripts:
CGI's
must be set with executable file permissions or else
requests for the script from the web server will result
in the dreaded Internal Server error. Scripts that need
to be executable should have their permission set with
chmod 755. This sets the file's permissions so that
the file's owner may read, write, and execute the file,
and anyone else can only read and execute it.
Troubleshooting:
By
default, TMX provides each site admin with a pre-installed
script to help with CGI installation and troubleshooting
issues. This script, called tmx_env.cgi, is located
in your site's cgi-bin, and provides domain configuration
information, including paths and installed modules
To
verify the operation of your site's cgi-bin, as well
as to display important path and configuration info,
type the following from your browser:
http://www.yourdomain.com/cgi-bin/tmx_env.cgi
This should return a list of various configuration
parameters. If it does, this indicates that your cgi-bin
is working and that the trouble lies elsewhere. If it
does not, please contact TMX support and we will correct
it.
The
overwhelming majority of cgi script problems can be
traced to one of the following:
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Script
uploaded in binary mode instead of ASCII (text)
mode
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Incorrect
script permissions
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File
and Directory Permissions Explained
There are three levels of file permissions:
read, write and execute. In addition, there
are three groups to which you can assign permissions:
file owner, user group and everyone. The command
chmod followed by three numbers is used to
change permissions. The first number is the
permission for the owner, the second for the group
and the third for everyone. Here are how the
levels of permission translate:
| 0
= --- |
No
permission |
| 1
= --X |
Execute
only |
| 2
= -W- |
Write
only |
| 3
= -WX |
Write
and execute |
| 4
= R-- |
Read
only |
| 5
= R-X |
Read
and execute |
| 6
= RW- |
Read
and write |
| 7
= RWX |
Read,
write and execute |
To
change permissions using FTP, perform the following
steps:
1- Open the WSFTP program and connect to your web
site.
2-
Select the file or the directory on which you want to
change permissions.
3-
Click your right mouse button to activate the pop up
menu.
4-
Select "chmod (UNIX)". A "Remote file
permissions" window will appear.
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5- Select the attributes that you want to set to the
file or directory.
6-
Select ok. You have now changed the permissions.
7-
You can check the permission settings by clicking the
button and then clicking the 
button .
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