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- Where
is the Perl executable?
The Perl executable can be found in: /usr/bin/perl
The perl version is: 5.6.0
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- There's
no cgi-bin directory?
The Free4Web.net webservers allow you to place your Perl scripts
anywhere on your website. A common place to put them is in a directory
called cgi-bin although this is not necessary.
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- What
file extension should my scripts have?
The webserver recognises a Perl script by its file extension.
Your Perl scripts should be in a file ending with: .pl
or: .cgi
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- What
file permissions should my scripts have?
The file permissions are set automatically by the webserver so
manual settings of file permissions should not be needed.
Perl scripts have their file permissions set to 700 or
-rwx------.
we simply suggest you chmod all files (including html files and
data files) permissions set to 705 or -rwx---r-x, all of the files
will be working fine and secure. No others can stolen your cgi
script and data!
Note, manually chmoding your scripts to make them group or world
writable will result in your scripts failing to run properly.
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- Where
is my base directory (Document Root)?
Each website has its own base directory. Where possible always
use relative filename mappings. If you *must* use a full path
please derive from the DOCUMENT_ROOT environment variable
in your script. This will ensure that your website works reliably
even if it is moved to a different directory by us.
Here is a sample script which outputs your base directory.
#!/usr/bin/perl
print "Content-type: text/html\n\n";
print "Document Root is: ";
print $ENV{'DOCUMENT_ROOT'};
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- What
is the path for sendmail and date?
The path for sendmail is: /usr/sbin/sendmail -t
The path for date is: /bin/date
Hint: If ever sendmail seems to not send mail, but you don't get
an error message, check in your Free4Web.net mailbox - bounced
messages will often end up there.
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- My
Perl Script isn't working! I keep getting Internal Server Error
There are many reasons why you might get this error. You should
check each of the following is okay:
1) Have you uploaded the script in FTP ASCII mode
2) Does your script start with the line: #!/usr/bin/perl?
3) Does the script filename end in .pl or .cgi?
4) Ensure the script is not writable by others.
5) Ensure the directory the script is in is not writable
by others.
6) Does the script output the correct content type as the first
line output? (eg: print "Content-type: text/html\n\n";)
7) Has your base path been set correctly?
If all these checks are okay then there is probably something
wrong with the script. Please debug this in your own environment
before placing on the Free4Web.net.
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- Where
can I get more information about Perl?
A good point of reference is www.perl.com
To understand how a Perl script is executed on the Free4Web.netf
webservers take a look at the Apache suexec documentation.
Some good places for free Perl scripts are: www.cgi-resources.com
and www.hotscripts.com.
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- Does
the webservers support SSI?
Sorry, this feature is only available to purchase service!
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