Hello,

I have tried to install the "Links" system, but something has
gone wrong. I would like to post these directions for installation
they way I "thought" they were supposed to be.

Could someone look these over & let me know where I'm going
wrong.

Thanks so much!

Pearl
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Version = Links 2.0

* I'm uploading to Hypermart.net, says they support Perl & are a Unix server.
* I have Windows 98 on my system.
* Am I to assume that updates can only be made while online?

Opened Links - within are 2 directories cgi-bin & pages

All files within cgi-bin are to be uploaded in ASCII mode.

Within cgi-bin are 6 .cgi files & 10 directories.

Do I make a new directory on my server for each of these
directories?

Example:
cgi-bin/links/admin/backup/data/hits/rates/Html/Lwp/Parallel/
Protocol/templates

or just cgi-bin/links/admin
and dump all files into the admin directory?

I need to password protect the admin dir, so I don't know
if all files should just go in there.

*Also does it matter if the directory name is a capitol? In
the above example, 4 directories are capitalized.

The chmod

all .cgi files - 755 (does this include files with .cgi that are
in other directories?)

all files in data dir. - 666
all template files - 666
all hits files - 777
all ratings files - 777

* The directory where links pages will be created - what
do I do here?? Make another directory for certain files
(in the pages directory) and call it what?? Or maybe I
put these files into the Html directory??
chmod these to - 777

My Hypermart Perl default is the same as in the directions.
#!usr/local/bin/perl

Do I change "user" to my domain - thatscheap.com??
...................

Now - editing links.cfg

$db_script_path = "/alex/links/cgi-bin/admin";
$db_dir_url = "http://localhost/links/cgi-bin/admin

Is alex changed to my domain?
localhost = www.thatscheap.com/links/cgi-bin/admin ??

(In the directions - it says to make a structure like
/cgi-bin/links/admin
but the above address shows the links/cgi-bin - do I have
to change it?)

URL of User CGI directory. No Trailing Slash.
$db_cgi_url = "http://localhost/links/cgi-bin";
="http://www.thatscheap.com/links/cgi-bin ?

PATH and URL of Pages to be built. No Trailing Slash.
$build_root_path = "/alex/links/pages";
$build_root_url = "http://localhost/links/pages";

"/thatscheap/links/pages" ?
"http://www.thatscheap.com/links/pages" ?

# PATH and URL of What's New page. No Trailing slash.
$build_new_path = "$build_root_path/New";
$build_new_url = "$build_root_url/New";

?

# PATH and URL of What's Cool page. No Trailing slash.
$build_cool_path = "$build_root_path/Cool";
$build_cool_url = "$build_root_url/Cool";

?

# PATH and URL of What's Rating page. No Trailing slash.
$build_ratings_path = "$build_root_path/Ratings";
$build_ratings_url = "$build_root_url/Ratings";

?

Which pages do I actually have to edit - these only?

links.cfg - email-add.txt - email-del.txt - email-mod.txt

When the links.cfg says to "set" what does it mean? Put
a X in between the ' ' ??

Now with everything installed. what would my actual
directory address be?

http://thatscheap.com/pages.html ??
Or is it called whatever I name the directory where the Html
pages will be made??
Example - http://www.thatscheap.com/directory.html

I learn quick - this is a first for me & I really appreciate any
help you can give me!

Pearl - frugally4u@aol.com