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Back to the script
Now we need to put that into practice to change the mailing method used by the script from SMTP
to sendmail.
Comment out the line that says
$SMTP_SERVER="localhost";
so that it is now
#$SMTP_SERVER="localhost";
Uncomment and edit the line that says
#$SEND_MAIL="/usr/lib/sendmail -t";
so that it becomes
$SEND_MAIL="/usr/sbin/sendmail -t";
Please notice that not only is the line no longer a comment, the lib part was changed
to sbin - this is important. The sendmail routine is at /usr/sbin/sendmail
at Spaceports.
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Sendmail is currently disabled, but it may be enabled again at a future date - make
this change now while it is still fresh in your mind.
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Edit the line that says
$lockfile= "/tmp/bnbform.lck";
so that it reads
$lockfile= "/home/user/public_html/bnbform/bnbform.lck";
replacing user with your own username. Do not put the ~ symbol in there as this is a
UNIX path, not a URL.
Those who signed up for their CGI-BIN account after the end of July 2000 but before the middle
of February 2002 will need to replace home with home2 in that path.
Those who received their CGI-BIN account after the middle of February 2002 will need to replace
home with home3 in that path.
The reason for changing the path to this file is so that it is placed in your own server space,
not in the shared area. You are unlikely to have permission to write to that area, and even
if you did, others might be using the same script and therefore the same filename.
The idea of the locking file is to stop two people sending forms at the same time and therefore
having two instances of the script trying to access the log file simultaneously. This would
likely lead to a loss of data, perhaps all of it.
Save this file!
That is all the editing that is needed for the script to be usable.
Uploading the files
- Start your FTP program, and connect to your 'planet' account.
- Create a new directory called bnbform and transfer all the files from your local version into
it. If there is a shortcut you know about that will allow you to do that in one operation,
then feel free to use it.
- Disconnect from that account - we're finished with it for now.
- Connect to your CGI-BIN account.
- Create a new directory called bnbform
- CHMOD it to 755
- Transfer the two files from your local version into this directory in ASCII mode.
- CHMOD bnbform.cgi to 755
- CHMOD mymessage.baut to 777 or 666 - either will work as the file does not need to be
executable.
- Update: Create a new directory inside bnbform called data
- Update: CHMOD it to 777
- Disconnect from the server.
You can now test the form out by going to the URL of your form which will look a little like
this:-
http://io.spaceports.com/~user/bnbform/bnbform.html
If you get an error message when you hit the send button you made a mistake in the editing
somewhere. If you just see the Spaceports main page, then the error is likely to be related
to the uploading. It is possible you set the script URL wrong though.
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You will need to check that you can read the form1.bout file that is inside your
bnbform/data directory. If you have write errors when the script is first used, you
may need to create an empty text file called form1.txt, upload it inside that directory
and then rename it form1.bout and CHMOD the file to 777.
When everything is working correctly, you will need to password protect the data
directory, so your next step is to take a look at the Secure Area
instruction page. If you don't, it is possible for others to read the file containing
messages intended for your eyes only, as anyone who looks at the HTML for your form page can work
out the filename and location.
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When you are ready, the next pages contain references that you may need when adapting other
scripts.
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