Cgi Help

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If your getting any errors, let use know what they are.

it says that it is forbidden.

This is the first cgi-script that i have ever tried to install. i just need someone to show me how to do it once and i should get it after that.

check your chmods.

what chmod program do u use to chmod ur files

Brykess,
I run a site off f2s.com

If your using CuteFTP or another FTP program to upload you need to go into your main dir

ie:

YOURDOMAIN.f2s.com/

and create a folder called "cgi-bin" in which you need to place the proper files.

Most FTP programs give you chmod ability. If you are able to login via telnet/SSH to the shell, then you can chmod by chmod 755 filename

Here is the way that chmod works;

The mode of a file or directory dictates its permissions.
The mode is specified as an absolute value and is specified as nnn, where n is a number from 0 to 7. The mode may have any of following values:

Owner
100 Allow execution (delete) by owner.
200 Allow write by owner.
300 Allow write and execute by owner.
400 Allow read by owner.
500 Allow read and execute by owner.
600 Allow Read and write by owner.
700 Allow read, write, and execute/delete by owner.

Group
010 Allow execution (delete) by group.
020 Allow write by group.
030 Allow write and execute by group.
040 Allow read by group.
050 Allow read and execute by group.
060 Allow Read and write by group.
070 Allow read, write, and execute/delete by group.

Others
001 Allow execution (delete) by others.
002 Allow write by others.
003 Allow write and execute by others.
004 Allow read by others.
005 Allow read and execute by others.
006 Allow read and write by others.
007 Allow read, write, and execute/delete by others.

The first of the three numbers applies to the owner.
The second number applies to users that are in the same group as the owner. The third number applies to everyone else (aka people in a different group from the owner). The owner of a file or directory is usually the person that made that file/directory.

A value of 0 indicates NO permissions. 1 allows execute (delete). 2 allows write. 4 allows read. The values add together, so that 6 is 4+2, allowing read and write access...

So you have to think of users and groups. In the above example, I chmoded the filename 755. This means that:

• the owner of the file (7)(usually who created it) could read, write and execute/delete the file. He could delete the file, overwrite, change it or anything that he wants.
• another member that was in the owner's group (5), he could read the file and execute it also. He could not write over the file though.
• Any other user in this case would have the same permissions as the group.

Just never, ever chmod 777, since this means that anyone could have their way with this file. Be careful also who gets write priviledges.

Quote: Originally posted by mairving
The mode may have any of following values:

hey thanks for this usefull table! now i get easily the right value 'till i know them by heart...

Ok, thanks for your help.