Uploading CGI files and getting them to work. |
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| This page is probably not necessary since anyone with a registered domain name and has access to CGI/Perl will already know how to do the things outlined here. But just in case here are some things you might need to know about uploading CGI/Perl related files.
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Files have to be uploaded as "ASCII" otherwise they will not work. |
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Once the files are uploaded you will have to change the permissions using the CHMOD command. Highlight the file you want to change and then right-click on the selected file to get the dropdown menu. Click on "chmod (UNIX)" |
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In the image above I selected the .txt files. Set the permissions for the .txt files to 666 as shown in this image. |
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Set the permissions for the .cgi files to 755 as shown in this image. |