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Page Cannot be displayed error!
I have been attempting to get this script installed for quite sometime now and now have to admit I am at a total loss. Everytime I run admin.cgi the frames open up but the pages come up with the 'cannot be displayed error' and when I view the source I have 'cannot find server' between the title tags. I have researched the archives and found that I am not alone in this problem, other than the fact that everybody else appears to have found a solution. This is therefore a desperate plea for help! In the hopes that someone is able and willing to assist me (Elliot you appear to be the 'font of all knowledge with regard to this script and I know you must be busy, but if you have the time... please help!) I have posted my admin.cgi and links.cfg files as text files at the following location:-

http://www.XXXXXXXXX.com/admin.txt
http://www.XXXXXXXX.com/links.txt

If someone would be willing to check them for me and make any observations I would very much appreciate it.

Many thanks in anticipation of your assistance.

Struggling! But getting there (I think?)
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Is your drive letter supposed to be lowercase?
Code:
$db_script_path = "e:/find-a-freebie/cgi-bin/links/admin";
Why do you leave out the 'www' in your urls? (some servers do not recognize the domain unless www precedes it)
Code:
$db_dir_url = "http://find-a-freebie.com/cgi-bin/links/admin";
You might want to build your directory outside of your cgi-bin. (some users have had problems with this)
Code:
$build_root_path = "e:/find-a-freebie/cgi-bin/links/pages";
$build_root_url = "http://find-a-freebie.com/cgi-bin/links/pages";
This needs to be set to 0 since you are on a Windows platform.
Code:
$db_use_flock = 1;
Remove the backslash... single quotes denote literal strings and the script with think your email address really is webmaster\@find-a-freebie.com.
Code:
$db_admin_email = 'webmaster\@find-a-freebie.com';
This needs to be the full path.
Code:
$db_mailer_log = "find-a-freebie/logfile.txt";
Might want to put your site's name here.
Code:
$build_site_title = 'Gossamer Threads Links';
Happy Coding,

--Drew
http://www.FindingHim.com
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Re: Page Cannot be displayed error! In reply to
What can I say junko! I bow to your knowledge and wisdom!!

In all seriousness many, many thanks!!!! I can now at least run admin.cgi and begin to 'check-out' the script. You have saved me from immense frustration, I knew the problem had to be relatively simple and you were spot on with your comment particularly with regard to the 'WWW' and the \ in the email path (what a plonker I am). I'm not sure I should feel too bad as my server administrators didn't pick this up either? on the other hand...uhm!!

It's thanks to people like you, that people like me get to progress - so once again thanks for taking the time and trouble.

regards & gratitude
Paul

Struggling! But getting there (I think?)