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Installation problems

Author: M.Gilligan (25 Jan 05 11:08am)

Well I followed all of the instructions carefully. I ensured that my web server, which runs Linux (hosted by Lunarpages), is running Perl (version 5.8.0, actually). The path to Perl is /usr/bin/perl - no problem there. I uploaded the script to my cgi-bin directory, and changed the permissions to 755.

When I attempt to visit the script to activate it (http://www.groovymarlin.com/cgi-bin/idylliceuphotic.cgi), I get an error (500 Internal Server error). I looked at the error log on the server and I see this (with timestamps etc., which I have trimmed off):

malformed header from script. Bad header=<html>: /home/groovy2/public_html/cgi-bin/idylliceuphotic.cgi

It seems that I did everything correctly, but it's not working for me. I did try downloading the script again, and repeating the process. Same errors.

I'll try my provider's support forums too. I'm sure you'll have a lot of traffic today after your exposure on Wired, but any feedback when you have a chance is appreciated.

Re: Installation problems

Author: M.Prince (25 Jan 05 10:27pm)

We messed up. Sorry. Hopefully you got the email earlier today that said we had a bug in the Perl version of the script just introduced last night. (Bad timing with the Wired story and all.) If you download it and try again you should be more successful.

Sorry for the problem. Let us know if you have any more. And welcome to the Project!

Re: Installation problems

Author: M.Gilligan (27 Jan 05 11:31pm)

Thanks a bunch, it worked fine after I downloaded the updated version. Thanks for your help!