I've decided that I would like a guestbook on my site. I googled "guestbook script" and found that Matt Wright's guestbook script is highly recommended. So I've decided to take a stab at this and even though he seems to explain things really well, I'm still very confused on a few things and this might turn into a long process with a lot of questions.

I guess I will start with this chmod thing. Matt says, "The file guestbook.pl needs to be placed in your server's cgi-bin and chmoded read/execute for users of your httpd. (chmod a+rx)." I've got the placing it into the cgi-bin part down :wink: but, I don't have UNIX. How can I get around using chmod or what do I need to do in order to get it to work?

I really appreciate you taking time to explain this :)

Amie

certain FTP programs allow you to do it. Filezilla, for example, lets you.

Also, there is a way to do it as command line in an executable text file on the server, or something, but I don't know how to do that exactly.

I thought you didn't have to CHMOD on windows servers? :o

Me again. So this CHMOD thing, do I just right click on the file when it's up on the server and set the read/write/execute properties that way instead?

Also, what would you say I set these two variables as?
$guestbookreal = "/home/yourname/public_html/guestbook.html";
$guestlog = "/home/yourname/public_html/guestlog.html";
It says they are the system location of your guestbook.html file.

This seems so easy and yet I can't get it to work :( :?

Amie

for the chmod thing: if your ftp program will let you do that, then do it...

as for the next question... i dont remember what the absolute path is on the server anymore, so wait for tommy's response

I have setup the script so it is now working on your webspace. I would have done it earlier, but I didn't see the file on the server then.

By the way the path you were looking for is:

/home/pcplay/public_html/amie

Hope I have been of help.

HOORAY it's working!