The other question I have (see below for ones on usage) is about password protection of the Admin.cgi page. I thought I was making a protected directory,
but it did not work.
I should note that the installation was done FOR me. So any answers should take into account that I am not that experienced in cgi scripts.
On my lesk account, I happen to have once made a directory for
a different thing, and that works ok:
http://www.tokyoprogressive.org/uploads/demo_html.html
Where the directory is uploads/
And that is enterered in my plesk control panel as
/uploads
Though in the fttp directory the actual address is httpdocs/uploads
(we are supposed to use that ftp address)
Now in this case (LINKS) , the cgi bin is OUTSIDE the httpdocs directory. While
the sysop of the webhost says we should not use that, others here have said it is fine, and in fact it is working.
I have entered:
/cgi-bin/links/admin
which doesn't work. (
It makes sense it doesn't work, since that would reflect an actual
address of
httpdocs/cgi-bin/links/admin
and I don't want it to be in http docs, right?
(As said, the administrator claims we can't use cgi-bin as it is now,
so he may get angry).
In other words my website http://tokyoprogressive.org
is acually fttped as tokyoprogressive/httpdocs/directory/directory
But the links program is fttped as tokyoprogressive/cgi-bin/admin/
Well, I thought if the solution is not easyto find, I can make a
password for the page with my bravenet account I think.
But all these kinds of scripts require you to put a password that is hosted
at bravenet, etc. into an html document. I have a feeling I can't add such code to the admin.cgi
document. Any advice on how to configure the panel? Or use some other script?
but it did not work.
I should note that the installation was done FOR me. So any answers should take into account that I am not that experienced in cgi scripts.
On my lesk account, I happen to have once made a directory for
a different thing, and that works ok:
http://www.tokyoprogressive.org/uploads/demo_html.html
Where the directory is uploads/
And that is enterered in my plesk control panel as
/uploads
Though in the fttp directory the actual address is httpdocs/uploads
(we are supposed to use that ftp address)
Now in this case (LINKS) , the cgi bin is OUTSIDE the httpdocs directory. While
the sysop of the webhost says we should not use that, others here have said it is fine, and in fact it is working.
I have entered:
/cgi-bin/links/admin
which doesn't work. (
It makes sense it doesn't work, since that would reflect an actual
address of
httpdocs/cgi-bin/links/admin
and I don't want it to be in http docs, right?
(As said, the administrator claims we can't use cgi-bin as it is now,
so he may get angry).
In other words my website http://tokyoprogressive.org
is acually fttped as tokyoprogressive/httpdocs/directory/directory
But the links program is fttped as tokyoprogressive/cgi-bin/admin/
Well, I thought if the solution is not easyto find, I can make a
password for the page with my bravenet account I think.
But all these kinds of scripts require you to put a password that is hosted
at bravenet, etc. into an html document. I have a feeling I can't add such code to the admin.cgi
document. Any advice on how to configure the panel? Or use some other script?
Thanks