Invisible cgi-bin folder

[SolSearcher]

I have just checked my ‘public_html’ folder to view the .pl files in the ‘cgi-bin’ folder but the cgi-bin folder appears to be missing. I then created a cgi-bin folder within the Public_Html folder and when I opened it, all the .pl files were already in there. (strange.)
When I moved out of the public_html and then back in, it had disappeared again.

Whenever I create a folder in public_html folder it disappears.

I know the cgi-bin folder is there because the site is working fine.

I'm really miffed.

Has any body else experianced this?

[Duncan Rounding]

Odd - who's your host?

[SolSearcher]

The host is Clustered.net. I've just emailed them and still waiting for an answer.

Just thought I'd do a quick post to see if anybody else had experianced this.

My upload problems have been sorted out as well now. Switched from Virgin to BT and the site can do a full refresh without a hicup. Really pleased about that.

[Fairyglass]

Hi- this isn't much help, but I had a similar problem last year, and it turned out to be a setting on my FTP software that "hid" files with certain extensions. From memory I was using Core FTP. Might be worth checking if you have something similar. Good luck.

[robinantill]

I am hosted with 4sure and the cgi-bin is located behind the public folder (in the root of my server space). All my scripts which need to run are placed in there. I questioned how these scripts could be accessed and they said that they place an 'alias' on the cgi-bin which means even if you go to the public folder you won't see them but you can still call them be going to your public space and using cgi-bin in the web address.

i.e. http://www.leisurebuildings.com will lead to my domain and http://www.leisurebuildings.com/cgi-bin/site_tracker/ax-admin.pl will lead to one of my scripts

Hope this helps.
Robin

[Duncan Rounding]

I am hosted with 4sure and the cgi-bin is located behind the public folder (in the root of my server space). All my scripts which need to run are placed in there. I questioned how these scripts could be accessed and they said that they place an 'alias' on the cgi-bin which means even if you go to the public folder you won't see them but you can still call them be going to your public space and using cgi-bin in the web address.

i.e. http://www.leisurebuildings.com will lead to my domain and http://www.leisurebuildings.com/cgi-bin/site_tracker/ax-admin.pl will lead to one of my scripts

Hope this helps.
Robin

Did you look at this?:
http://www.4surehosting.co.uk/information/actinic_hosting_network_files.shtml

[robinantill]

Hi Duncan,
I don't have a problem with my site. I was trying to give SolSeacher some ideas where his problems might be.
Regards,
Robin

[jont]

I am hosted with 4sure and the cgi-bin is located behind the public folder (in the root of my server space). All my scripts which need to run are placed in there.

This is common with several hosts.

As for the OP - if the site is working I would not worry where they are being stored - Actinic will not work without them so it must be seeing them somewhere if the site is functioning.