What file extensions should I use for my cgi-scripts?
CGI scripts should use the .cgi or .pl file extension. Top • What paths should be used for Perl, sendmail, etc? • Perl: /usr/local/bin/perl • Sendmail: /usr/lib/sendmail • FormMail Action: http://wunpgh01.crane.sgi.net/cgi-bin/FormMail.pl Top • What permissions do I need to use on my CGI scripts? To avoid problems, you should set your CGI script permissions to 755. This allows the owner can read-write-execute permissions, and group/others can read-execute permissions. • Read permission (r) lets you look at a file or directory. You can use cat or a text editor to see what is in a file that has read permission; you can also copy this file. Read permission for a directory lets you list the directory’s contents. • Write permission (w) lets you make changes to a file. Even if you can write (change) a file, you can’t necessarily delete or rename it; for these actions you must be able to write in the directory in which the file resides. If you have write permission in a directory, you can cre
