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why do i always get the 404 error file not found?

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why do i always get the 404 error file not found?
i've tried installing this a couple of times already and i always get the 404 error file not found when calling up the admin.cgi...please reply, i really need help on this, i'm getting really frustrated...please help!

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If you are more specific about which script is causing this
problem, then may be we can help you!

Good luck!

Regards,

Eliot Lee
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i always get the 404 error when trying to call up admin.cgi

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The problem is most likely associated with improperly defined variables in
your links.cfg file.

Make sure that you have the correct URLs in the *_url variables and
ABSOLUTE paths in the *_path variables.

The variable that is most likely giving you problems is $db_admin_url.

Check and double check ALL the variable configs in your links.cfg file.

Still having problems? Then save your links.cfg file as a text file, likelinks.txt
and then upload the text file to a publicly accessible directory in your WEB SERVER,
and then provide us a link to the TEXT file, so that we can review the configurations
you've set in that file.

Good luck!

Regards,

Eliot Lee
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# Paths and URL's to Important Stuff
# --------------------------------------------------------
# PATH and URL of Admin CGI directory. No Trailing Slash.
$db_script_path = "/data1/virtualave.net/ilipino0577i/cgi-bin/links/admin";
$db_dir_url = "http://server2040.virtualave.net/ilipino0577i/cgi-bin/links/admin";

# URL of User CGI directory. No Trailing Slash.
$db_cgi_url = "http://server2040.virtualave.net/ilipino0577i/cgi-bin";

# PATH and URL of Pages to be built. No Trailing Slash.
$build_root_path = "/data1/virtualave.net/ilipino0577i/links";
$build_root_url = "http://server2040.virtualave.net/ilipino0577i/links";



are these all right?

i don't see the $db_admin_url you were talking about....

btw, thx for helping me

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don't see the $db_admin_url you were talking about....
Keep looking...down at the bottom of the links.cfg file....

Looks to me like you are mixing ABSOLUTE paths and RELATIVE paths in your
_url and _path configurations.

I believe that the URL based variables should NOT contain ilipino0577i.



Regards,

Eliot Lee
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thx!

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You're welcome...and I assume you got it running now?

Regards,

Eliot Lee
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yep