Hi, i am trying to install Links 2 as a favor for someone i know, but i come over a problem. Can anyone help? What is happening is i have uploaded tne files to their server and as far as i can tell the permissions are set correctly and all of the files and foldres have been chmoded correctly. What keeps happening is i get a box appear when ever i try to open any of the cgi files asking me if i want to 'save' the file to hard drive, or 'open' it from where it is. Visit the following url to see what i mean;

http://home.netsi.net/vstopnice/links/cgi-bin/admin/admin.cgi


Anyone got any ideas? They could be greatly received.

Thanks.

A.J.Newby
webmaster@youradds.com

I received the login info you sent me for the FTP so I can upload and install the Links script for you. It should be done in less that 15 minutes.

Shawn Anderson
Webmaster
Southwest Virtual Airways
http://www.virtualswa.com

A couple of bumps with your server, but everything is working perfectly! I checked all the links, and every one of them works. ran all the tests, and came back with no errors. Thanks for letting me help you.

Shawn Anderson
Webmaster
Southwest Virtual Airways
http://www.virtualswa.com

Everything...BUT, and this is a big BUT, the password protection for the admin.cgi script...wide open...installing security measures should be a part of your service agreement, Shawn.

Regards,

Eliot Lee

Thanks Eliot, he know and is working on password protecting it. But, I also changed all the directories around from his original post

Shawn Anderson
Webmaster
Southwest Virtual Airways
http://www.virtualswa.com

Doesn't matter about switching directories around...You basically re-configured the directory structure to the default installation of Links...and I was able to access the admin.cgi very easily...

Regards,

Eliot Lee

Eliot,
Fixed that problem. Dir is now password protected for him. Thank you for your nudge.

Shawn Anderson
Webmaster
Southwest Virtual Airways
http://www.virtualswa.com

Same problem as youradds... shawnander couldn't you give a plain explanation of what to do? Giving away server passwords isn't the most beautiful thing for most people :-)

Thanks
Perl-Addicted

Just like Eliot had said in a previous forum, when I first started out learning Perl, I needed a lot of help from others. I would hit the forums like this one, and would ask questions until I was blue in the face. Now I am giving people help that need it. I don't request personal security information for servers. If they want to give that information out, they can at their own descression. If I do use their login ID and passwords to install scripts, (not just Links) I will install the script, and then get rid of their personal information when I am done. I will then request them to change their main password so only they have it. I am probably one of the most giving persons out there in the webmaster's community. I enjoy helping others because I know what it is like to be stuck and frustrated. Have a good one.

Shawn Anderson
Webmaster
Southwest Virtual Airways
http://www.virtualswa.com

And if you are allowed to change your MASTER PASSWORD via telnet or other method (like web-based forms), then you could always change your MASTER password after someone has finished setting up your scripts.

Regards,

Eliot Lee