Beginner CGI - Help!

[teach1st]

I posted this elsewhere::
I just transferred my domain to FutureQuest and my message boards aren't working well. My users and I can post new messages, but no replies.

Here's are the relevant variables I put into the CGI script, where my domain is pb5th.com, the discussion board is in the www/SFA_Discussion/ directory, the messages are in www/SFA_discussion/wmessages/ directory, and the cgi script is wwwboard.cgi.

#!/usr/local/bin/perl
$basedir = "/big/dom/xpb5th/www/SFA_Discussion";
$baseurl = "http://pb5th.com/SFA_Discussion";
$cgi_url = "/big/dom/xpb5th/cgi-bin/wwwboard.cgi";

$mesgdir = "wmessages";
$datafile = "wdata.txt";
$mesgfile = "SFA_Discussion.html";

I've set permissions at 755 and tried every combination of paths I know.

I got a suggestion to change the $cgi_url from $cgi_url = "/big/dom/xpb5th/cgi-bin/wwwboard.cgi";
To this
$cgi_url = http://pb5th.com/cgi-bin/wwwboard.cgi";

That didn't work. Posted replies to messages tried to output to:
http://pb5th.com/big/dom/xpb5th/cgi-bin/wwwboard.cgi
which, of course, gives a 404.
Can anybody see what's wrong here? Thanks

[Justin]

Looks like you need to do this:

$cgi_url = "/cgi-bin/wwwboard.cgi";

That should take care of it. It looks like it's tacking it on the end of the $baseurl, and even if it doesn't that would still work as is http://www.aota.net/ubb/smile.gif

Hope this helps.


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Justin Nelson
FutureQuest Tech Support

[teach1st]

Thanks for your prompt reply. That doesn't appear to help, and, in fact, I've noticed something odd.

No matter what I put for the $cgi_url when I attempt a reply in the wwwboard and check the reply's source, the form method points to the full cgi path.
<form method=POST action="/big/dom/xpb5th/cgi-bin/wwwboard.cgi">

Tried in different browsers, too.

[hearts]

shouldn't that say this?
<form method=POST action="http://www.xpb5th/cgi-bin/wwwboard.cgi">

I got a suggestion to change the $cgi_url from $cgi_url =
"/big/dom/xpb5th/cgi-bin/wwwboard.cgi";
To this
$cgi_url=http://pb5th.com/cgi-bin/wwwboard.cgi";


in that above statement.. I see two things wrong.. a missing quote (") and the www is missing from your path.

$cgi_url="http://www.pb5th.com/cgi-bin/wwwboard.cgi";

same is here:
$baseurl = "http://pb5th.com/SFA_Discussion";

"http://www.pb5th.com/SFA_Discussion";

i rushed, but I think this may help...



[This message has been edited by hearts (edited 03-20-99).]

[hearts]

That didn't work. Posted replies to messages tried to output to:
http://pb5th.com/big/dom/xpb5th/cgi-bin/wwwboard.cgi

whew.. this would be all wrong.

http://www.pb5th.com/cgi-bin/wwwboard.cgi

[Justin]

Ok, it seems you are getting one right and another wrong.. we all do that http://www.aota.net/ubb/smile.gif

Try this:

$basedir = "/big/dom/xpb5th/www/SFA_Discussion";
$baseurl = "http://www.pb5th.com/SFA_Discussion";
$cgi_url = "http://www.pb5th.com/cgi-bin/wwwboard.cgi";

- or -

#cgi_url = "/cgi-bin/wwwboard.cgi";

Now set your form to this:

<form method=post action="http://www.pb5th.com/cgi-bin/wwwboard.cgi">

Note there is no "x" in the URL http://www.aota.net/ubb/smile.gif That should about take care of it, I hope. If not, let me know http://www.aota.net/ubb/smile.gif


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Justin Nelson
FutureQuest Tech Support

[teach1st]

Justin, I've tried every one of the suggestions. Nothing.

The reply form still gives a form method pointing to /big/dom/xpb5th/cgi-bin/wwwboard.cgi

Since the reply is automatically generated by the wwwboard.cgi, which doesn't reference that at all by now, I'm wondering if there's a problem with updating somehow somewhere, or my directory structure.

Of course, It could be that I'm just doing something really stupid <g>. I do appreciate your help.

p.s. I'm uploading in ASCII and believe I'm doing everythign right.

[teach1st]

Ok, everything seems to be working now. I don't know how, or what, but it is. Thanks for all your help. I transferred over from a web hosting company from which getting help or even a reply was like pulling teeth. This is very refreshing. I'm impressed with FutureQuest!

[hearts]

deleted my message.. you seemed to have worked everything out. http://www.aota.net/ubb/smile.gif

[This message has been edited by hearts (edited 03-20-99).]

[teach1st]

PS - That's exactly what I did - started with a fresh script on the HD and redid it!