Gossamer Forum: Products: Links 2.0: Installation -- Unix: can't establish a connection to the server at localhost

Aug 1, 2008, 7:50 AM

djmokoia

Novice (6 posts)

Aug 1, 2008, 7:50 AM

Post #1 of 12

Shortcut

can't establish a connection to the server at localhost

Hi

I used to run links 2 on a site many years ago. I closed the site but now want to reinstate it. I have uploaded links 2.01 to a server, installed it, etc and believe I have everything set up correctly but I am getting the above error when I go to admin.cgi
I can't remember if the connection is on a specific port that I need to allow through my firewall? The web server is up and running...
thanks in advance

Aug 1, 2008, 7:52 AM

Andy

Veteran / Moderator (17366 posts)

Aug 1, 2008, 7:52 AM

Post #2 of 12

Shortcut

Re: [djmokoia] can't establish a connection to the server at localhost In reply to

Is this on a proper server/shared hosting, or just one you are running on a static IP?

Cheers

Andy (mod)
andy@ultranerds.co.uk

IMPORTANT: I've now moved to ultranerds.co.uk, and the .com will no longer work!
Want to give me something back for my help? Please see my Amazon Wish List
GLinks ULTRA Package (plugins total "value" $3,325 & rising, for just $350)| GLinks ULTRA Package PRO (plugins total "value" $5,625 & rising, for just $500)
Support Forum | Links SQL Plugins | DMOZ Dumps | UltraNerds | ULTRAGLobals Plugin | Pre-Made Template Sets | FREE GLinks Plugins!
Compare our different Plugin packages *new* Free CSS Templates

Aug 1, 2008, 8:00 AM

djmokoia

Novice (6 posts)

Aug 1, 2008, 8:00 AM

Post #3 of 12

Shortcut

Re: [Andy] can't establish a connection to the server at localhost In reply to

I suspect I am on shared hosting. I'm not hosting it myself and for the price I've paid for the hosting I doubt I've got a dedicated server...
When I change localhost to the url of the site I get 500 errors (or at least the web hosts friendly page instead)

Aug 1, 2008, 8:04 AM

Andy

Veteran / Moderator (17366 posts)

Aug 1, 2008, 8:04 AM

Post #4 of 12

Shortcut

Re: [djmokoia] can't establish a connection to the server at localhost In reply to

Mmm... what page are you trying?

After the "sheband" (i.e #!/usr/bin/perl), add:

Code:
use CGI::Carp qw(fatalsToBrowser);

Then save, and run the file from the web - does it give any more helpful information?

If its a proper web-company, then I **VERY** much doubt they have any kind of firewall that would stop a simple script like Links2 from working =) My guess, is you have the paths wrong somewhere - which hopefully this change will show.

Cheers

Andy (mod)
andy@ultranerds.co.uk

Aug 1, 2008, 8:12 AM

djmokoia

Novice (6 posts)

Aug 1, 2008, 8:12 AM

Post #5 of 12

Shortcut

Re: [Andy] can't establish a connection to the server at localhost In reply to

sorry, not their firewall, mine. I was curious if the connection to admin.cgi is on a non-standard port that my firewall may be blocking but I don't think that is the case now.

I have added that code snippet but I'm still getting the 500 page (albeit with the admin.cgi frameset). Going to try changing back to localhost again

Aug 1, 2008, 8:15 AM

Andy

Veteran / Moderator (17366 posts)

Aug 1, 2008, 8:15 AM

Post #6 of 12

Shortcut

Re: [djmokoia] can't establish a connection to the server at localhost In reply to

Hi,

Are you on a UNIX or NT?

Could just be the path to perl :

Try:

#!/usr/bin/perl
..or:

#!/usr/local/bin/perl

Those are the 2 generalk formats on UNIX servers - NT servers normally differ.

Cheers

Andy (mod)
andy@ultranerds.co.uk

Aug 1, 2008, 8:19 AM

djmokoia

Novice (6 posts)

Aug 1, 2008, 8:19 AM

Post #7 of 12

Shortcut

Re: [Andy] can't establish a connection to the server at localhost In reply to

it's unix and I've had the path confirmed as /usr/bin/perl
unfortunately I don't have access to the server error logs but I've been told by the hosting companies support that the only error in the log file is File does not exist: /home/grantanet/public_html/cgi-bin/links/admin/offlinesmall.gif

can I just confirm that localhost should be changed to the url of the web site in links.cfg ?

Aug 1, 2008, 8:27 AM

Andy

Veteran / Moderator (17366 posts)

Aug 1, 2008, 8:27 AM

Post #8 of 12

Shortcut

Re: [djmokoia] can't establish a connection to the server at localhost In reply to

Hi,

Email/PM me FTP details/URL, and I'll take a quick look for you. Should be something simple :)

Cheers

Andy (mod)
andy@ultranerds.co.uk

Aug 1, 2008, 8:33 AM

djmokoia

Novice (6 posts)

Aug 1, 2008, 8:33 AM

Post #9 of 12

Shortcut

Re: [Andy] can't establish a connection to the server at localhost In reply to

thanks, I've sent it. Let me know if you need any more info

Aug 1, 2008, 8:40 AM

Andy

Veteran / Moderator (17366 posts)

Aug 1, 2008, 8:40 AM

Post #10 of 12

Shortcut

Re: [djmokoia] can't establish a connection to the server at localhost In reply to

Hi,

Simple fix - the /links was missing from the path/ URL - so it was just trying to access it from a file that didn't exist =)

Cheers

Andy (mod)
andy@ultranerds.co.uk