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Can I use cURL with my account?
Yes, all of our servers have cURL enabled. The path to cURL is /usr/bin/curl . ...
Last Modified: 2006-12-06 Number of views: 1565
Do you support Python?
Yes, we do. The path to Python is /usr/bin/python . ...
Last Modified: 2006-12-06 Number of views: 1517
What is Perl?
Perl stands for 'Practical Extraction and Reporting Language'. Perl is a versatile programming language with a wide variety of uses. For the purposes of this knowledge base,...
Last Modified: 2006-12-06 Number of views: 1513
What permissions should I run my Cgi scripts under?
All CGI scripts should be placed in the CGI-BIN and set to chmod 755....
Last Modified: 2006-12-06 Number of views: 1645
Do you support installation and use of YABB?
We can support it, but we don't allow it because of the heavy resource usage that it causes. It's a nice looking forum for sure, but it's coding is terribly inefficient, wh...
Last Modified: 2003-07-26 Number of views: 2707
How do I run my own CGI/perl programs?
Place your CGI programs in the cgi-bin directory. Be sure to upload them in ASCII mode. Make sure to change permissions to 755 for the script. (you can easily do this w...
Last Modified: 2003-07-07 Number of views: 2700
I'm getting an 'Internal server error' with my cgi script. What gives?
This being a generic error, it could be caused by many things. Here are some of the most common: 1) Your script is not CHMOD 755. (you can do this with your FTP program. Any ...
Last Modified: 2003-07-07 Number of views: 2638
I'm getting 'file not found' running my script. What did I do wrong?
Make sure that you have uploaded to the cgi-bin. Make sure that you are trying to access the script by http://www.yourdomain.com/cgi-bin/scriptname If you have made absolutel...
Last Modified: 2003-07-07 Number of views: 2582
What does the 'premature end of script headers' error mean?
99.9% of the time, this error is caused by either uploading in binary instead of ASCII or by incorrect file permissions (not chmod 755). Often you can gather more informatio...
Last Modified: 2003-07-07 Number of views: 2702
What is the path to Perl?
The path to perl is /usr/bin/perl...
Last Modified: 2003-07-07 Number of views: 2056
What permissions will I need to set my CGI scripts to for them to function properly?
ALL cgi scripts MUST be chmod 755. This does not apply to PHP scripts. Just the scripts you place in the cgi-bin. PHP scripts can be run from outside the cgi-bin. ...
Last Modified: 2003-07-07 Number of views: 2670
What userid will my PHP and CGI scripts run under?
CGI scripts run under your userid and group. (username.username) PHP scripts, however, will run as "nobody", since we run PHP as an apache module.  ...
Last Modified: 2003-07-07 Number of views: 2153


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