RE: [cobalt-users] perl/cgi

["Ray Yon" <ryon12@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I had a very similar problem when I was using a RaQ2.  The problem is with
the ownership of the actual files and the permission set through CHMOD.
When I was on the RaQ2, I routinely had to upload CGI files, go into telnet,
change ownership to httpd and change permissions via the command line.  If
the Perl script modifies or reads any files or databases, watch out.  You're
in for a nightmare.  It was a royal pain getting anything to work right, and
there were some scripts I never got to work right.  My customers who had FTP
access were costing me a fortune in tech support to get their CGI scripts
working.

I did eventually find a resolution to my entire CGI problem...Don't use a
RaQ2.  I switched to a RaQ3 and all my scripts worked fine, even Server Side
Includes.  I had no problems with file ownerships or permissions.  I simply
upload the CGI files via FTP and CHMOD to 0755.