Preserved Topic: CGI help (Page 1 of 1)

I know nothing about CGI, but I am trying to set up Newspro on my website and in the directions is says that I will have to CHMOD specific files. What is this and how is it done through WS_FTP?



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Wow.. I haven't chmod'ed since my days in UNIX. chmod is a command to set the properties of files so they can be readable, writeable, executable, deletable, etc to you, friends and the outside world. I'm not sure exactly how WS_FTP works, but there's probably a way to set the properties on files on a remote server to be readable, writeable, etc. I think it also depends on what kind of a web server you're using.

For example.. back in college, I added a message board to my web page. I had to chmod certain files, like the java files so they were executable by the outside world. I had to do it by hand to specify which files had which properties.

Now, I use geocities (don't kill me!) and all I have to do is upload a file and it's viewable to the outside world. I'm not exactly sure how java and stuff works, but I have a form that is handled by the main server. Blah. Anyway, see.. it all depends.

I guess this isn't much of an answer.

Jackal:

Upload your CGI files in ASCII mode (MAKE SURE).

Once that's done, select the file in your cgi bin that needs to be CHMODed, then right click on it.

Select the CHMOD option in the menu that appears, and set your settings appropriately when the OWNER, GROUP, and OTHER lists come up.


As a sample, selecting READ, WRITE, and EXECUTE for all three groups is a 777 mod. Selecting READ, WRITE, EXECUTE, for OWNER, and READ, EXECUTE for GROUP and OTHER is a 755. I'm sure if you're using canned scripts, the README has a description of what chmods to make to each file, and how to do those.


Hope that helps.





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Yeah, I'm glad the latest version of WS_FTP allows you to just type in the chmod number instead of just having to figure out what combination of boxes adds up to 755! :-)

'course, by the time they came out with this, I already had it figured out, but still...

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Thanks all, I got it now! <img border=0 align=absmiddle src="http://www.ozones.com/forum/wink.gif">



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