Hi ~ This is my first attempt to install a cgi script.

I've been reading previous posts with similar problems, if I have missed one with the answer I need, please let me know. I still can't get past the following error.

Error including libraries: Can't locate links.cfg in @INC (@INC contains: /WWW/htdocs/internetbusinesstools/cgi-bin/links/admin /usr/lib/perl5/i586-linux/5.00404 /usr/lib/perl5 /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/i586-linux /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl .) at /WWW/htdocs/internetbusinesstools/cgi-bin/links/admin/admin.cgi line 27.


I used leapftp to upload in ascii.

I've set all the permissions at 755 and changed the links.cfg page to the following;


# Paths and URL's to Important Stuff
# --------------------------------------------------------
# PATH and URL of Admin CGI directory. No Trailing Slash.
$db_script_path = "/www/htdocs/internetbusinesstools/cgi-bin/links/admin";
$db_dir_url = "http://www.internetbusinesstools.com/cgi-bin/links/admin";

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

# PATH and URL of Pages to be built. No Trailing Slash.
$build_root_path = "/www/htdocs/internetbusinesstools/links/pages";
$build_root_url = "http://www.internetbusinesstools.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";

# Database Options
# --------------------------------------------------------
# You really need to use flock(). However if your system doesn't support it (Win95),
# then turn this off at your own risk!
$db_use_flock = 1;
# Use Pragma: no-cache to stop browsers from caching output? (0 = cache, 1 = nocache)
$db_nocache = 0;
# Use IIS headers? Set this to 1 if your web server needs the full headers (HTTP/1.0 etc.)
$db_iis = 0;
# Field number of category in category.db
$db_main_category = 1;
# Referers -- which hosts are allowed to add to your database.
@db_referers = ();

# Email Options
# --------------------------------------------------------
# NOTE: Be sure to edit the text of the message. It can be found
# in the templates directory: email-add.txt, email-del.txt and
# email-mod.txt respectively.

# Set only ONE of either $db_mail_path which should go to a
# mail program like sendmail, or $db_smtp_server which will use
# a SMTP server. Do not set both at once!

# PATH of sendmail. # SMTP Server
$db_mail_path = ''; $db_smtp_server = '';

# Email address of the administrator. BE SURE TO SET!
$db_admin_email = '';

# Notify visitors automatically when their links are validated?
$db_email_add = 0;

# Notify visitors automatically when their links are modified?
$db_email_modify = 0;

# Log all outgoing messages? Put the full path to a logfile and make sure it
# exists and is writeable (chmod 666 -rw-rw-rw-). This logfile can get pretty
# big!
$db_mailer_log = '';

# Build Options
# --------------------------------------------------------
# Setting for popular cutoff, can either be a percent (i.e. top 3%), or
# a fixed value (i.e. top 10). Enter 0.03 or 10 respectively.
$db_popular_cutoff = 0.03; # Top 3%
# Number of days a link is considered New.
$db_new_cutoff = 14; # 14 days old.
# Return search results bolded (1 = yes, 0 = no).
$search_bold = 1;
# The name of an index file.
$build_index = "index.html";
# The extension to use for non index files:
$build_extension = ".html";

# Should your add.cgi automatically select what category the user
# is adding his link into?
$db_single_category = 1;

# Directory Permissions. Do NOT put quotes around it. Set to 0777
# for world writeable. If you put this at 0755, you might need a
# script to remove any directories created as they will be owned
# by the web server or user nobody. Better solution might be to
# run the nph-build routine from the command shell.
$build_dir_per = 0777;

# The script can now break up category pages that have more then x
# number of links in it. It will also create next and previous links
# to help navigate. Set this to 1 if you want to break up pages or 0 if
# you want to have only one page per category.
# Setting this to one, will also break up the What's New pages into
# per day sections (not affected by number of links per page).
$build_span_pages = 1;

# Number of links per page.
$build_links_per_page = 10;

# Detailed View: The script can build a single html page per link. This is
# great if you have a review in your database. To enable, you must set
# the directory where all the pages will be stored, the url to that directory
# and set the enable option.
$build_detailed = 0;
$build_detail_path = "$build_root_path/Detailed";
$build_detail_url = "$build_root_url/Detailed";

# Use Templates: instead of editing site_html.pl, you can edit regular html pages
# encoded with special <%links_tags%>. It's not as flexible as site_html.pl, but it
# may be easier.
$build_use_templates = 1;

# Site Title, the default title to use. You should really spend some time customizing
# the directory though!
$build_site_title = 'Gossamer Threads Links';

# Date Routines
# --------------------------------------------------------
# Your date format can be whatever you like, as long as the following
# two functions are defined &date_to_unix and &unix_to_date:
# The default is dd-mmm-yyyy.

sub date_to_unix {
# --------------------------------------------------------
# This routine must take your date format and return the time a la UNIX time().
# Some things to be careful about..
# timelocal does not like to be in array context, don't do my($time) = timelocal (..)
# int your values just in case to remove spaces, etc.
# catch the fatal error timelocal will generate if you have a bad date..
# don't forget that the month is indexed from 0!
#
my $date = shift; my $i;
my %months = map { $_ => $i++ } qw!Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec!;
my ($day, $mon, $year) = split(/-/, $date);

exists $months{$mon} or return undef;
$day = int($day); $year = $year - 1900;

require Time::Local;
my $time = 0;
eval {
$time = &Time::Local::timelocal(0,0,0, $day, $months{$mon}, $year);
};
if ($@) { die "invalid date format: $date - parsed as (day: $day, month: $months{$mon}, year: $year). Reason: $@"; }
return $time;
}

sub unix_to_date {
# --------------------------------------------------------
# This routine must take a unix time and return your date format
# A much simpler routine, just make sure your format isn't so complex that
# you can't get it back into unix time.
#
my $time = shift;
my ($sec, $min, $hour, $day, $mon, $year, $dweek, $dyear, $tz) = localtime $time;
my @months = qw!Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec!;
$year = $year + 1900;
return "$day-$months[$mon]-$year";
}

sub long_date {
# --------------------------------------------------------
# This routine is for printing a nicer date format on the what's new page. It should
# take in a date in your current format and return a new one.
my $time = shift;
$time = &date_to_unix ($time);
my ($sec, $min, $hour, $day, $mon, $year, $dweek, $dyear, $tz) = localtime $time;
my @months = qw!January February March April May June July August September October November December!;
my @days = qw!Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday!;
$year = $year + 1900;
return "$days[$dweek], $months[$mon] $day $year";
}

# -------------------------------------------------------------
# Extra Paths -- unless you feel the need to rename files, you
# can leave this as is.
# -------------------------------------------------------------
$db_script_url = $db_dir_url . "/admin.cgi"; # Admin script.
$db_header_path = $db_script_path . "/header"; # Place to store header and footers.
$db_footer_path = $db_script_path . "/footer";
$build_search_url = $db_cgi_url . "/search.cgi"; # URL of search script.
$build_add_url = $db_cgi_url . "/add.cgi"; # URL of add script.
$build_modify_url = $db_cgi_url . "/modify.cgi"; # URL of modify script.
$build_jump_url = $db_cgi_url . "/jump.cgi"; # URL of jump script.
$build_email_url = $db_cgi_url . "/subscribe.cgi"; # URL of email update script.
$build_rate_url = $db_cgi_url . "/rate.cgi"; # URL of rate script.
$db_mail_url = $db_dir_url . "/nph-email.cgi"; # URL of admin mass mail script.
$build_css_url = $build_root_url . "/links.css"; # URL to your CSS file.

$db_lib_path = $db_script_path; # PATH of library files.
$db_links_name = "$db_script_path/data/links.db"; # PATH to links database.
$db_category_name = "$db_script_path/data/categories.db"; # PATH to category database.
$db_valid_name = "$db_script_path/data/validate.db"; # PATH to validation database.
$db_modified_name = "$db_script_path/data/modified.db"; # PATH to modification database.
$db_url_name = "$db_script_path/data/url.db"; # PATH to URL lookup database.
$db_email_name = "$db_script_path/data/email.db"; # PATH to email database.
$db_links_id_file_name = "$db_script_path/data/linksid.txt"; # PATH to links counter file.
$db_category_id_file_name = "$db_script_path/data/categoryid.txt"; # PATH to category counter file.
$db_hits_path = "$db_script_path/data/hits"; # PATH to hits directory.
$db_template_path = "$db_script_path/templates"; # PATH to templates.
$db_rates_path = "$db_script_path/data/rates"; # PATH to ratings.
1;


TIA...


Keeping Complicated Simple

As discussed quite a few times in this forum...you need to use the ABSOLUTE PATH to the links.cfg in the require line in the admin.cgi script:



-----This is a recording------

Regards,

Eliot Lee

Thanks Eliot,
Bet you tired of answering the same questions, your patience is very much appreciated.

I don't guess I know all the places on the admin.cgi page to make the changes. I changed the one "required" place but still get the error..

Error including libraries: Can't locate /www/htdocs/internetbusinesstools/cgi-bin/links/admin/links.cfg in @INC (@INC contains: /WWW/htdocs/internetbusinesstools/cgi-bin/links/admin /usr/lib/perl5/i586-linux/5.00404 /usr/lib/perl5 /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/i586-linux /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl .) at /WWW/htdocs/internetbusinesstools/cgi-bin/links/admin/admin.cgi line 27.



This is admin.cgi


# Required Librariers
# --------------------------------------------------------
eval {
($0 =~ m,(.*)/[^/]+,) && unshift (@INC, "$1"); # Get the script location: UNIX /
($0 =~ m,(.*)\\[^\\]+,) && unshift (@INC, "$1"); # Get the script location: Windows \

require 5.001; # Make sure we have at least perl 5.001.
require "/www/htdocs/internetbusinesstools/cgi-bin/links/admin/links.cfg"; # Change this to full path to links.cfg if you have problems.
require "$db_lib_path/db.pl"; # Database Routines.
require "$db_lib_path/db_utils.pl"; # Database Support utilities.
require "$db_lib_path/admin_html.pl"; # Admin HTML routines.
};

if ($@) {
print "Content-type: text/plain\n\n";
print "Error including libraries: $@\n";
print "Make sure they exist, permissions are set properly, and paths are set correctly.";
exit;
}

# ========================================================
eval { &main; }; # Trap any fatal errors so the program hopefully
if ($@) { &cgierr("fatal error: $@"); } # never produces that nasty 500 server error page.
exit; # There are only two exit calls in the script, here and in in &cgierr.
# ========================================================

sub main {
# --------------------------------------------------------
$| = 1; # Flush Output Right Away

# Main Menu. Check to see what the user requested, then if he has permission for that
# request, do it. Otherwise send the user off to an unauthorized request page.
%in = &parse_form; # Get form input so we know which database to load.

# Load the database definition file and set the link url.
$in{'db'} ?
require "$db_lib_path/$in{'db'}.def" :
require "$db_lib_path/links.def";

$db_script_link_url = "$db_script_url?db=$in{'db'}";

# The functions beginning with &html_ can be found in admin_html.pl, while the other
# functions can be found in db.pl

if ($in{'add_form'}) { &html_add_form; } # Display the Add Record Form.
elsif ($in{'add_record'}) { &add_record; } # Add the Actual Record.
elsif ($in{'add_record_mult'}) { &add_record_mult; } # Add Multiple Records at once (beta).
elsif ($in{'view_search'}) { &html_view_search; } # Display form to search database.
elsif ($in{'view_records'}) { &view_records; } # Search database and print results.
elsif ($in{'delete_search'}) { &html_delete_search; } # Display the form to search for records to delete.
elsif ($in{'delete_form'}) { &html_delete_form; } # Display the form to pick records to delete.
elsif ($in{'delete_records'}) { &delete_records; } # Delete records.
elsif ($in{'modify_search'}) { &html_modify_search; } # Display the form to search for records to modify.
elsif ($in{'modify_mult_form'}) { &html_modify_mult_form; } # Display multiple records to modify at one time.
elsif ($in{'modify_form'}) { &html_modify_form; } # Display the form to pick record to modify.
elsif ($in{'modify_form_record'}) { &html_modify_form_record; } # Display the form to modify a record.
elsif ($in{'modify_record'}) { &modify_record; } # Modify the record.
elsif ($in{'modify_mult_record'}) { &modify_mult_record; } # Modify multiple records at once.
elsif ($in{'validate_form'}) { &html_validate_form; } # Display the Validation Form.
elsif ($in{'validate_records'}) { &validate_records; } # Validate records.
elsif ($in{'check_links'}) { &check_links; } # Display/Check to make sure links have matching catgories.
elsif ($in{'fix_links'}) { &fix_links; } # Fixes up any errors found in check links.
elsif ($in{'check_duplicates'}) { &check_duplicates; } # Display/Check for duplicate links.
elsif ($in{'html_mail_target'}) { &html_mail_target; } # Form to do targeted mass mailing.
elsif ($in{'html_mail_form'}) { &html_mail_form; } # Form to do mass mailing.
elsif ($in{'html_mail_update'}) { &html_mail_update; } # Form to do email updates.
elsif ($in{'html_edit_template'}) { &html_edit_template; } # Edit Templates
elsif ($in{'save_template'}) { &save_template; } # Save templates.
elsif ($in{'html_template_help'}) { &html_template_help; } # Template Help.
elsif ($in{'display'} eq 'navigation') { &html_navigation; } # Display HTML Header
elsif ($in{'display'} eq 'body') { &html_body; } # Display HTML Body
elsif ($in{'display'} eq 'top') { &html_top; } # Display HTML Top
else { &html_home; } # Display Frame Index page.

# &cgierr("Done"); # Uncomment this line for Debugging... Will tack on form variables and environment variables
# to the end of every page. Quite Useful.
}



Keeping Complicated Simple

Well...the error message indicates that you are NOT using the correct ABSOLUTE path in the require line in the admin.cgi and in the path variables (e.g., $db_script_path, $build_root_path, etc.) in your links.cfg file.

Either search this forum for finding your absolute path via telnet OR contact your hosting company for information about your account and setting up custom CGI scripts.

Regards,

Eliot Lee

Maybe you should uppercase /www/ in your paths so they match case with the path in your error message.

--Drew

Hi Eliot,
I've made a lot of changes. I think I found the correct path, and also changed to WWW instead of www. I'll post the latest error below, but I'm confused about where to put all of the files. After the path (WWW/htdocs/internetbusinesstools/cgi-bin/) I've created a directory called links, and in that directory I've created another directory admin. Which files go into links and which files go into admin. Also, do the html files go into internetbusinesstools/(and not into the cgi-bin/links directory)

I've transfered a lot of files from the links directory to the admin directory but still get the following message..

CGI ERROR
==========================================
Error Message : fatal error: Can't locate /WWW/htdocs/internetbusinesstools/cgi-bin/links/admin/links.def in @INC (@INC contains: /WWW/htdocs/internetbusinesstools/cgi-bin/links/admin /usr/lib/perl5/i586-linux/5.00404 /usr/lib/perl5 /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/i586-linux /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl .) at /WWW/htdocs/internetbusinesstools/cgi-bin/links/admin/admin.cgi line 55.

Script Location : /WWW/htdocs/internetbusinesstools/cgi-bin/links/admin/admin.cgi
Perl Version : 5.00404

Form Variables
-------------------------------------------

Environment Variables
-------------------------------------------
DOCUMENT_ROOT : /www/htdocs/internetbusinesstools
GATEWAY_INTERFACE : CGI/1.1
HTTP_ACCEPT : image/gif, image/x-xbitmap, image/jpeg, image/pjpeg, */*
HTTP_ACCEPT_ENCODING: gzip, deflate
HTTP_ACCEPT_LANGUAGE: en-us
HTTP_CONNECTION : Keep-Alive
HTTP_HOST : www.internetbusinesstools.com
HTTP_USER_AGENT : Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 5.5; Windows 98)
PATH : /sbin:/usr/sbin:/bin:/usr/bin
QUERY_STRING :
REMOTE_ADDR : 209.26.216.102
REMOTE_HOST : max1-ptc-dialup-03.olsusa.com
REMOTE_PORT : 1142
REQUEST_METHOD : GET
REQUEST_URI : /cgi-internetbusinesstools/links/admin/admin.cgi
SCRIPT_FILENAME : /WWW/htdocs/internetbusinesstools/cgi-bin/links/admin/admin.cgi
SCRIPT_NAME : /cgi-internetbusinesstools/links/admin/admin.cgi
SERVER_ADMIN : webmaster@internetbusinesstools.com
SERVER_NAME : www.internetbusinesstools.com
SERVER_PORT : 80
SERVER_PROTOCOL : HTTP/1.1
SERVER_SOFTWARE : Apache 1.3.6 Skyport Version



Keeping Complicated Simple

I would HIGHLY recommend that you keep the default directory structure that came with the links.zip file BEFORE moving files around...modifying the location of files and paths before gettting the default version to work first is not wise.

I would start over from stratch and use the same directory structure in the .zip file, then edit the links.cfg file accordingly. When you get the scripts working, THEN start modifying the files and directory structure.

Got it?

Regards,

Eliot Lee

Thanks again Eliot,
When I downloaded the zip file, and opened it. All of the files were there, no folders. As instructed in the readme.file there should have been two folders, links & admin, so I thunked anyway. That is why I'm confused where they go.

I will erase everthing and redownload v2.o and reinstall.

I'm going to crack this nut ;)

Lat'r...Craig

Keeping Complicated Simple

Couple suggestions:

1) Read the FAQ in the Resource Center that shows the directory layout and permissions.

2) Use another de-compression program like WinZip 7.0 to extract the files and the folders will be preserved.

3) Try experimenting with easier Perl scripts. Go out to the Web and try some simple CGI/Perl tutorials first to understand some of the basics of Perl programming.

Example:

http://www.cgi101.com

Links is not an easy script to install...you should really become familar with the basic codes of Perl before jumping into a complex script like Links.

Regards,

Eliot Lee