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Uploading and running
CGI scripts
You can upload and run CGI scripts to make your site interact
with databases and other applications.
To upload and run a CGI script:
Write or obtain the
CGI script.
Note:
If you are writing a script that sends out email, make sure to include
a valid email address in the From field header; otherwise, all
replies are returned to the Web server and become unavailable to you.
Copy the script to
the CGI directory on your site. If you are unsure of the name of your
CGI directory, check
the . You can derive your CGI directory name from the Script Alias
listed on the Configuration page. For example, if your Script Alias is
cgi-bin, then your CGI directory
name is /var/www/cgi-bin. -
Important:
If you are on a Microsoft Windows system, you need to upload CGI scripts
to your site through an FTP connection instead of through the File Manager.
Further, when you upload through FTP, upload files as ASCII, so that hidden
characters inserted into the CGI script by Windows are translated correctly.
If these characters are not translated correctly, the CGI scripts do not
work.
If you are on a Linux
system, you can upload CGI scripts to your site through the File Manager.
Linux does
not add hidden characters to files, so no translation is needed.
Change the CGI script
file permissions to
the following settings:
Owner:
Allow Read, Write, and Execute Group:
Allow Read and Execute Others:
Allow Read and Execute
your Internet
browser and in the Address field, enter the following URL:
http://
<web_server_name>/<script
alias>/<script name>
Your CGI script
runs. The results appear in the browser window.
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