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The very
name CGI used to send chills up my spine.
For years I put it in the 'too-hard-basket'.
But like most things in life, CGI is
not as scary as it seems. If you have
a cgi directory on your website and
you know how to FTP files, chances are
you can have a CGI script up and running
in less than 20 minutes
CGI (Common
Gateway Interface) is not a programming
language but a standard that allows
visitors to interact with your website.
CGI scripts can be written in a number
of different languages but most are
written in Perl (Practical Extraction
and Reporting Language).
This article
gives you details of five free CGI scripts
that will do the following:
1. Mail
out your Newsletter from your server
2. Track the number of times your free
E-Book is
downloaded
3. Rotate banners on your website 4.
Create your own auto responders 5. Allow
visitors to recommend your website to
friends
At the
end of this article are details of where
to download these 5 free scripts. But
first, here are some basic guidelines
on how to configure and install CGI
scripts:
1. CGI
programs usually come in a zip file.
Unzip the file and open the README file.
This document will give you instructions
for configuring the program file.
2. Open
the program file using a text editor
such as NOTEPAD (the program file will
usually have the file extension .cgi
but may have other extensions such as
.pl).
In most
CGI programs you will have to configure
the following 4 items:
(a) the
path to perl
This is
where the perl program resides on your
server. The path will usually be:
#!/usr/bin/perl
but could
be:
#!/usr/local/bin/perl
If you're
unsure what your 'path to perl' is,
check your web host's online 'manual'
or FAQs. If you can't find it there,
simply ask your web host.
(b) the
path to sendmail
Most CGI
programs notify you when your visitors
have completed a particular action,
and for that, the program needs to know
where the 'sendmail' program resides
on your server. The path to your UNIX
sendmail program will usually be: /usr/sbin/sendmail
But it
could also be something like this: /usr/lib/sendmail
Again,
check the documentation on your web
host's website, or simply ask your web
host.
(c) the
absolute path to your CGI directory
The absolute
path tells the CGI program exactly where
to find the file (or files) that it
needs to open. Unfortunately, the absolute
path to your CGI directory is not something
you will be able to guess or deduce
- it is completely arbitrary and depends
entirely on how the system administrator
at your web host has partitioned your
host's hard drive.
The easiest
way to find out your absolute path is
to ask your web host. Another way is
by using telnet - just type in pwd (print
working directory) and that should give
you your absolute path.
(d) Your
email address
This is
the address that the CGI program will
use to notify you when an action has
been completed.
3. Uploading
Upload
the program files to your cgi-bin (or
a directory off your cgi-bin) using
ASCII mode. Never use BINARY mode, as
this will play havoc with the line-breaks
in the script.
4. Set
the File Permissions using CHMOD
CHMOD (changing
mode) is the term for setting security
permissions on files. The README file
will usually tell you the permissions
that you need to set for each file.
The script file will need to be set
to 755. This allows the file's owner
to read, write, and execute the file;
anyone else can only read and execute
it.
You can
set the permissions using telnet, but
the easiest way is to use the built-in
option in your FTP program.
5. Calling
the Script
Now that
you've configured the script, uploaded
it and set the permissions, it's time
to try it out! You do this by 'calling
the script' using a URL in an HTML document.
This is what the URL for calling your
script will normally look like:
http://www.yourdomain.com/cgi-bin/script.cgi
Again,
the README file should have specific
instructions on how to call the script.
In addition, most CGI programs are accompanied
by a web page that contains the form
your visitors would use to call the
script.
And now
here are the details of the 5 free CGI
scripts I mentioned earlier:
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Subscribe Me Lite -----------------------
Subscribe
Me Lite is a program that allows prospects/customers
to automatically subscribe and/or unsubscribe
themselves from your mailing list. It
has a built-in mass mailing form for
sending out your newsletter or updates.
More Information:
http://www.cgiscriptcenter.com/subscribe/index2.html
Rob's File
Tracker is a perl script that counts
file downloads or click-thrus to any
file. Very useful if you want to know
how many people are downloading your
free E-Book.
More Information:
http://www.robplanet.com/cgi/tracker/
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AdRotate Pro -----------------------
AdRotate
Pro is an ad rotation program that's
easy to setup and easy to use. Features
include unlimited rotations, expiry
by date, views or clicks, default ads
for when all ads are expired, and customer
reports.
More Information:
http://www.vanbrunt.com/adrotate/
This script
allows visitors to recommend your website
to a friend by sending an email, without
leaving your website. The program will
also send you a copy of your visitor's
message (nice to know what your visitors
think about your website).
More Information:
http://www.willmaster.com/master/recommend/MasterRecommendmanual.html
This is
a standard auto-responder program. The
script allows you to set the "From:"
and "Subject:" lines for your auto-response.You
can also choose to receive a copy of
each email that the auto-responder receives.
More Information:
http://mastercgi.com/howtoinfo/howautoresponderswork.shtml
If you
need more help installing your CGI scripts,
here are two excellent free tutorials:
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