RE: [cobalt-developers] Properly configured cgi-bin?

["Peter Lorent" <lorent@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

It's just like you say; you can run cgi's from anywhere. Basically you can
prepare a directory cgi-bin (I don't know for sure but you should probably
set the mode with chmod 777 cgi-bin) for your client in their webdirectory.
In the merchantorderform.cgi there are two important things to edit: the
location of perl which is /usr/bin/perl and sendmail is in
/usr/sbin/sendmail and you should give this information to your client.
Depending on the FTP-program your client is using (ftp in ascii-mode) they
have to set the mode of the cgi-file to read/write. If you want to set the
mode yourself: chmod 755 filename.cgi
Then some other things have to be checked in the merchantorderform.cgi like
the use of a /temp directory which probably needs a chmod 777 dirname and
the configuration of all other variables. As far as I can tell, the
merchantorderform comes with excellent installation instructions and your
client should be able to do this.

Peter

-----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
Van: cobalt-developers-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:cobalt-developers-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]Namens Tarren
Verzonden: donderdag 1 november 2001 22:08
Aan: cobalt-developers@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Onderwerp: [cobalt-developers] Properly configured cgi-bin?


Hi guys,

I was just messing around with Merchant Order Form
(http://www.merchantorderform.com/) and it seems to place a lot of
stress on having a "properly configured cgi-bin area".

I know that my RaQ4r allows cgi's to be run from any directory, without
any special protection. Can anyone tell me what constitutes a "properly
configured cgi-bin area" (disallowed access to configuration files?
perhaps?) and how to  set this up for clients requiring a package such
as MOF?

Regards,

Tarren.

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