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This reference section is for those of you who have worked your way through the tutorials in the
Script section or have previous experience with using Perl CGI
scripts.
Please note: Sendmail has been disabled due to abuse. For more
details see the August 2001 Update page.
Reference - Useful information for referring to.
- Error Trapping
- Two ways of finding out where your Perl script errors are instead of just seeing the Spaceports
main page.
Troubleshooting- Some of the most common errors that cause Perl CGI scripts to fail.
Examples - Examples of scripts adapted for use at Spaceports.
- Practice Script
- Here is a very simple Perl script that needs no changes for it to work on a Spaceports CGI-BIN
account. Use it to practice uploading in ASCII mode and setting file permissions before
tackling a more complex program.
Matt's Guestbook- This page gives instructions on how to adapt the Guestbook CGI Script from Matt's Script
Archive for use on Spaceports.
Secure Area- This is my own adaption of the access3.cgi password protection Perl script originally by Floyd
Morrissette, which creates .htaccess and .htpasswd files for you.
BigTalker- Instructions for installing the Perl BigTalker Forum script from Indexfinger.
SurveySays- Instructions for installing the SurveySays script by Riffnet Scripts Archive. Includes a
specially adapted set of files in zip format and additional Spaceports specific information.
Contributed by Jaspervp.
Multi-hit Counter- This page gives instructions on how to adapt the (Perl) Multi-hit Counter script from
Data2Design for use on Spaceports. This simple counter can keep track of multiple pages on
both servers without the need for SSI.
Web Office Postcards- This page is no longer available due to the fact that the script needs sendmail to
function.
NewsPro- This page gives instructions on installing NewsPro 3.8 at Spaceports. It also gives tips
on including the created news on the 'planet' servers.
Related Sections:-
- CGI-BIN
- The CGI-BIN server, used for dynamic Perl and PHP scripts.
Script- Tutorials on adapting existing scripts.
SSI- The basics of using Server Side Includes.
PHP- The basics of using PHP.
MySQL- The basics of using a MySQL database.
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