Forms, CGI, perl...Arrrghh

[dan_bradshaw]

Hi all,

Have set up a feedback form in my website http://www.cubid.co.uk/contact.htm

though I am having trouble writing or getting a script to send it my server and then back to me.

I understand that the best method is to use CGI scripting (have located the bin etc on my server) though am having trouble setting one up for my forms.

Can anyone help? or offer some scripting for my page? http://www.cubid.co.uk/contact.htm

Cheers

Dan

[M0rtym0use]

dan_bradshaw,
it appears that the file you are referencing does not exist
try this...
http://www.cubid.co.uk/cgi-bin/mylog.cgi
as the path to the cgi file

remember the root of the website is the www not root of the file system

MM

[dan_bradshaw]

Thanks for this, will have a go at that. Do you mean the link from my submit button?

Thanks for your help

[dan_bradshaw]

Have tried this though am now getting the internal message error...do you think it maybe my script that is causing the problem?

Are you able to view the script for me?

Thanks

Dan

[M0rtym0use]

dan_bradshaw,

Sorry i no v.little about cgi itself but you may want to check that there are execute permissions on that folder etc as this could be causing this.

MM

[dan_bradshaw]

Hi all,

I am having real trouble with my forms and script to process them.

All that keeps coming up is
500 Internal Server Error
The server encountered an internal error or misconfiguration and was unable to complete your request.
Please contact the server administrator, info@cubid.co.uk and inform them of the time the error occurred, and anything you might have done that may have caused the error.

More information about this error may be available in the server error log.

Is anyone able to help me?

I can them the script and other details if necessary

Cheers

Dan

[jdiben]

Try removing the second "form" from the following line
<form action="http://www.cubid.co.uk/cgi-bin/formmail.pl" form method=post name=form1>

Joe

[dan_bradshaw]

I have replaced the form with a much simpler form and made sure that I have not got any extra formsin now. The dam thing still doesn't work...grrr

I don't think it could be related, but the e-mail address I have got the script forwarding to is one which has a auto responder, could this be affecting it?

[xmx]

I cannot give a precise solution, but it could be a problem related to permissions of the perl files.

Otherwise it could be that the path to perl is not correct.

[zelo]

Your sever should have a good help desk. Someone there should be able to point you in the right direction.

I cannot give a precise solution, but it could be a problem related to permissions of the perl files.

Otherwise it could be that the path to perl is not correct.