New to FQ - setting up CGIs

[Michael G]

Well, I'm in the process of signing up for FQ and while I'm waiting for everything to go thru and my domain to be transferred, so I decided to start setting up cgi scripts.

My domain is gerenser.com

Does the following look ok? I'm kinda guessing here, so tell me if things look ok:

$maindir = "/big/dom/gerenser/www/dcforum";

$mainurl = "http://www.gerenser.com/dcforum";

$cgidir = "/big/dom/gerenser/cgi-bin/dcforum";

$cgiurl = "http://www.gerenser.com/cgi-bin/dcforum";

Oh, and what's the path to perl?

Thanks everyone!

[Justin]

Welcome to FutureQuest!

Everything is ok except your paths - anytime it asks for the full path, you need to use xdomain. So you would put:

$cgidir = "/big/dom/xgerenser/cgi-bin";
$maindir = "/big/dom/xgerenser/www/dcforum";

For the path to Perl, you can use /usr/bin/perl -or- /usr/local/bin/perl - either works fine.

For future reference, all of this info and more can be found in your Activation letter http://www.aota.net/ubb/smile.gif

Hope this help http://www.aota.net/ubb/biggrin.gif


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Justin Nelson
FutureQuest Tech Support

[Deb]

Hi Michael,

I don't seem to have an order for a gerenser.com account... have you submitted one? Please email me.

As far as your paths.. if on the FQ server you're pretty close http://www.aota.net/ubb/wink.gif At a glance I only see that you need to add an x after /big/dom/ and before the domain name.

e.g. /big/dom/xgerenser/ ....

Deb
P.s. to Justin -- hmmmm must be the way the sun, moon, and stars are aligned http://www.aota.net/ubb/wink.gif

[This message has been edited by Deb (edited 03-25-99).]

[Paul]

Hello there:


$maindir=/big/dom/xgerenser/www/dcforum

$cgidir=/big/dom/xgerenser/cgi-bin/dcforum

(I think I have that right)

Others are correct...

The path to Perl is /usr/bin/perl OR /usr/local/bin/perl (either one)

http://www.aota.net/ubb/smile.gif

<!--EDIT--> OK, SO I WAS A LITTLE SLOW IN HITTING THE SUBMIT BUTTON<!--EDIT-->

[This message has been edited by Paul (edited 03-25-99).]

[Deb]

heh I guess that's why we pay Justin the big bucks huh http://www.aota.net/ubb/wink.gif

[Justin]

Fastest gun in the - er, Midwest http://www.aota.net/ubb/smile.gif

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Justin Nelson
FutureQuest Support