I am getting an Internal Error when I try to access the install.cgi. I have uploaded the files as told in the readme. Anyone have any ideas what is going wrong?
Oct 13, 2001, 3:33 AM
Staff (4101 posts)
Oct 13, 2001, 3:33 AM
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Assuming you know how to telnet/ssh in and all...
just cd into the dir you have extracted the install files
and go:
perl install.cgi
or just:
./install.cgi
Adrian
just cd into the dir you have extracted the install files
and go:
perl install.cgi
or just:
./install.cgi
Adrian
Oct 13, 2001, 5:16 AM
Veteran (19537 posts)
Oct 13, 2001, 5:16 AM
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Upload install.cgi to your cgi-bin in ASCII and install.dat in BINARY
Chmod install.cgi to 755 and make sure the path to perl is correct.
Visit install.cgi from your browser.
Chmod install.cgi to 755 and make sure the path to perl is correct.
Visit install.cgi from your browser.
Oct 13, 2001, 5:21 AM
Novice (19 posts)
Oct 13, 2001, 5:21 AM
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Thats what I did. The first time I got it to work and it came up with the screen where you fill in your details. I did that, but whilst setting up, I lost my connection to the internet. Since then it won't bring up the install.cgi screen, even though I have uploaded the files to my server again. How can I completely remove the files that it did set up so that I can reinstall?
Oct 13, 2001, 9:35 AM
Administrator (9387 posts)
Oct 13, 2001, 9:35 AM
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Hi,
There is a bug in the installer that if you don't have DBI installed, it will generate a 500 server error rather then displaying a nice error message, so this could be the problem.
Have you successfully used any perl script that connects to mysql before?
Cheers,
Alex
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There is a bug in the installer that if you don't have DBI installed, it will generate a 500 server error rather then displaying a nice error message, so this could be the problem.
Have you successfully used any perl script that connects to mysql before?
Cheers,
Alex
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Gossamer Threads Inc.
Oct 14, 2001, 12:18 AM
Novice (19 posts)
Oct 14, 2001, 12:18 AM
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I have never even tried to make use of mysql before. I have just checked the support pages of my host and discovered that they do not allow direct access to mysql on the server. Is that what the DBI is about? If so, is there anyway around this?
Oct 14, 2001, 12:36 PM
Administrator (9387 posts)
Oct 14, 2001, 12:36 PM
Post #11 of 11
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Hi,
No you will need MySQL (or other database, Postgres, or perhaps MS SQL if you are on windows) access, and two perl modules installed DBI and DBD::mysql modules.
Check with your ISP if they have these. We'll make the installer/setup better detect this.
Cheers,
Alex
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Gossamer Threads Inc.
No you will need MySQL (or other database, Postgres, or perhaps MS SQL if you are on windows) access, and two perl modules installed DBI and DBD::mysql modules.
Check with your ISP if they have these. We'll make the installer/setup better detect this.
Cheers,
Alex
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Gossamer Threads Inc.