counter help please

[Doob]

I apologize for asking what may be simpleton questions but here goes:

1. Can I direct a script to another server that I know will work? (A
friends site page will have path link, my site will have counter cgi file)

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Directory is:

cgi-bin
htdocs

2. Path is ../cgi-bin/counter.cgi ? i.e.
<!--#exec cgi=&quot;/../cgi-bin/counter.pl&quot;-->


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3. I need to use this next line (directory directory will be in htdocs)

so this: $data_dir = &quot;/path/to/a/data/directory/&quot;;

is this: $data_dir = &quot;/directory/&quot;; ?

4. I'm using leap ftp. How can I find if the server has perl? The html
files go in several directories up from the root. My friend said to &quot;just
make a cgi-bin&quot; but it doesn't work after cgi-files are uploaded there. I
chmod directory and cgi to 755. I know problems could very well be me, but
I'm trying...alas.

Thanks for any help,

John

 

[siberian]

1) SSI's are local only. Although you can call a CGI via SSI that uses LWP to retrieve information from another server. I have done that in extreme circumstances.

2)You skipped 2

3) ??

4) You want to create cgi-bin above the html directory. cgi-bin lives outside webspace when it is implemented.

 

[Doob]

Thanks. I was a bit unclear.

2. Path is ../cgi-bin/counter.cgi ? i.e.
<!--#exec cgi=&quot;/../cgi-bin/counter.pl&quot;-->

If I go up a directory to the cgi-bin from where the HTML page is, is it /cgi-bin to call it or ../cgi-bin?

3. I need a directory named 'directory'. It will be a directory in public_html.

so to get this right: $data_dir = &quot;/path/to/a/data/directory/&quot;;

is this: $data_dir = &quot;/directory/&quot;; ?

Thanks again,

John

 

[siberian]

2. /cgi-bin/ is a 'magic' apache path that is setup via the ScriptAlias command. So use <!--#exec cgi=&quot;/cgi-bin/counter.pl&quot;-->

3. $data_dir = &quot;/directory/&quot;; is incorrect
You can use

$data_dir = &quot;directory/&quot;;
or
$data_dir = &quot;/path/to/a/data/directory/&quot;;

Perl will run it as absolute or relative to the Operating System.

I would use the fully qualified path.