Re: FN-FORUM CGI Script Error

date posted 30th June 2002 10:49

Hiya,

Fair enough. Can you give the exact error message you're getting?

Looking at your script, make sure that this path...

/usr/www/reed/flash_modules/data.txt

...is correct for your server. If this is how the script was supplied then
you will need to change it to reflect your personal directory on the server.
Again, check your ISP FAQ or Support for this if you are not sure. Also make
sure that the data.txt file exists and that it is world writable (CHMOD
666+).

Regards,

Steve

----- Original Message -----
From: "Vavavoom" [EMAIL REMOVED]
To: [EMAIL REMOVED]
Sent: Sunday, June 30, 2002 10:17 AM
Subject: Re: FN-FORUM CGI Script Error


Thanks Steve, but I did have this in the script originally.. my new host
says that i do not need to do this. Apparently any ".pl" script in the
cgi-bin will automatically be able to run Perl...

Any other ideas?!

TIA

vav
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve Webster" [EMAIL REMOVED]
To: [EMAIL REMOVED]
Sent: Sunday, June 30, 2002 9:19 AM
Subject: Re: FN-FORUM CGI Script Error


> Hiya,
>
> You need to put the path to the perl interpreter on the first line
> (generally known as the shebang) an dit looks something like this...
>
> #!/usr/bin/perl
>
> Check your ISP FAQ or Support section if you don't know your path to perl.
>
> Regards,
>
> Steve
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Vavavoom" [EMAIL REMOVED]
> To: [EMAIL REMOVED]
> Sent: Sunday, June 30, 2002 12:44 AM
> Subject: FN-FORUM CGI Script Error
>
>
> Hi all,
> just wondering i there are any Perl wizards out there who can
help
> me with this...
>
> Ive got a CGI script that updates a set of variables for a flash
> file...however, since installing it on my new server space it doesnt seem
to
> work...
>
> http://www.demo-area.net/cgi-bin/UpdateVars.pl
>
> Is the url of the script - it seems to be returning a path problem or
> something...
>
> This is my script:
> ----------------------------------------
> require "subparseform.lib";
> &Parse_Form;
>
> $realtext1 = $formdata{'realtext1'};
> $realtext2 = $formdata{'realtext2'};
> $realtext3 = $formdata{'realtext3'};
> $realtext4 = $formdata{'realtext4'};
> $realtext5 = $formdata{'realtext5'};
> $realtext6 = $formdata{'realtext6'};
> $realtext7 = $formdata{'realtext7'};
> $realtext8 = $formdata{'realtext8'};
>
> @New =
>
("realtext1=$realtext1&realtext2=$realtext2&realtext3=$realtext3&realtext4=$
>
realtext4&realtext5=$realtext5&realtext6=$realtext6&realtext7=$realtext7&rea
> ltext8=$realtext8");
>
> open (LOG, ">/usr/www/reed/flash_modules/data.txt") || &ErrorMessage;
> print LOG [EMAIL REMOVED]
> close (LOG);
>
> print "Content-type: text/html

";
> print "Status=Success - Your Comments have beed updated. Please return to
> the main area to see the results";
>
> sub ErrorMessage {
> print "Content-type: text/html

";
> print "Status=Connection Failed Please Check the path to the text File";
> exit;
> }
>
> -----------------------------------------
>
> I have the "subparseform.lib" file in the cgi-bin directory with the .pl
> script.
>
> Any help on this will be very much appreciated.
>
> regards,
>
> vav
>
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