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You have a folder in your account
called 'cgi-bin'. It is underneath the '<domain>-www'
folder. This is the location for your CGI and Perl
scripts. In general, there are a few things that
need to be done for your scripts to run properly:
You need the correct location
of the Perl executable in your script. See path
information below
You need to upload the scripts
in ASCII mode to the gi-bin folder.
All CGI scripts must be set with
the executable file permission. Failure to do so
will result in an Internal Server error. CGI scripts
are any files that end in .cgi or .pl
To set a script to be executable,
in SSH type: chmod 755 *.pl *.cgi. This will
change the file permissions to read, write, and
execute.
Here are some paths you may require
in using your scripts:
Sendmail: /usr/sbin/sendmail
Perl: #!/usr//bin/perl
Serverpath: /home/username/domain-www/cgi-bin
Root path: /home/username/ (puts you in your the root of your account)
Domain directory: /home/username/domainname-www (puts you in your www
directory)
Cgi-bin path: /home/username/domainname-www/cgi-bin/filename (puts you
in your cgi-bin)
NOTE: "domainname" means
your domain name without the .com at the end or
'www' in front.
Make your cgi bin path as follows:
https://secure_server_name.com/your_domain_name/cgi-bin/scriptname.cgi
secure_server_name.com is the name
of the server your domain is hosted on. To access
a script called auction.pl securely, do the following:
1. FTP the script auction.pl to
your /cgi-bin directory.
2. Call the script as follows:
https://secure_server_name.com/your_domain_name/cgi-bin/auction.pl
Many times a "500 - Internal
Server Error" is generated when a script is
improperly set up. Before contacting Support, use
this checklist to see what might be causing the
problem:
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Did you upload the scripts as
ASCII format versus Binary?
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Did you upload the scripts into
the /cgi-bin/ folder?
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Did you set permissions for the
script to 755?
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Did you specify the proper locations
of Perl and Sendmail?
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If you are running the script
through SSL secure server, did you request that
we enable that feature for you?
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Does the file have the correct
extension? (.cgi, .pl)
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Linux is case-sensitive. Did
you make sure to link to files using the *exact*
spelling, including case?
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