Directory problems please help!

[ods2004]

Hi,

I am new to all this and i am really struggling to get my site working.

I am currently expieriencing problems with my network setup, i keep getting the following error.

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The connection with the server was reset

The test script failed to execute on the web server. The error could be caused by several things. Check the path to the Perl shell, the CGI script extension, the path to CGI-BIN, and the CGI-BIN URL. This error could also occur if your web site is out of disk space or your web server is not configured to accept POSTs to CGI scripts.

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All i can say about this message is that i have 1gig of free web space.

my host is startlogic, and i can ftp in and add files etc, that works fine but the actinic settings are wrong.

Here are my settings:-

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/stephen.boyden/

thank you

steve

[pinbrook]

does your webspace allow you to have your own cgi-bin, and does it allow you to run cgi scripts.

most free webspace does not

[ods2004]

Free as in had to pay but not used the space.

hopefully that clears that up.

yes i can post scripts

[ods2004]

Maybe this might help also:-

here is the original email i got from my hosts.

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Host Name: st14.startlogic.com
POP: mail.onlinediscshop.co.uk
SMTP: mail.onlinediscshop.co.uk


II. Account Management
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You can access your account through the StartLogic Control Panel at:

http://st14.startlogic.com/vdeck/
http://onlinediscshop.co.uk/vdeck/

The StartLogic Control Panel allows you to manage your web files, check
e-mail, manage your account password, and many more features. You can also
access your account directory through FTP using the Host Name, username, and
password listed above. We highly recommend using the Host Name instead of
your domain name when attempting to use FTP.


III. Temporary Web Address
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You can access your account before your domain name is resolving with the
following temporary address http://st14.startlogic.com/


IV. E-mail Management
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Your primary pop account has been setup for you. All email sent to
anything@onlinediscshop.co.uk will go to your primary pop account. You can
manage e-mail, forwarding accounts, and autoresponders through the control
panel.

Primary pop account settings:

Username:
Password:

POP: mail.onlinediscshop.co.uk
SMTP: mail.onlinediscshop.co.uk


V. Domain Name Information
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A. New Domains
If you registered a new domain with us upon ordering hosting service, it
will be available to you in 24 to 48 hours. Until that time, you will be
able to
access the account through the Host Name as recommended in section II of
this document.

B. Transfer of Existing Domain Names
If you already have a domain name and selected "Transfer" on the order form,
we
will send you the appropriate materials and instructions for contacting your
registrar and completing your domain name transfer. If you are already
familiar with this process, please use the following DNS information to
transfer the domain:

Primary: NS1.startlogic.com 162.42.207.45
Secondary: NS2.startlogic.com 12.129.206.210


VI. CGI Path Information
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Path to Perl:

/usr/bin/perl

Path to Sendmail:

/usr/sbin/sendmail

Path to home directory:

/home/onlinedi

Path to Date:

/bin/date

What Operating System are we using?

FreeBSD

What Web Server Software is running on the server?

Apache 1.3


VII. Online Documentation
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Online help documentation for your account can be found at
http://support.startlogic.com/support.html


Thank you again for choosing StartLogic!

Sincerely,



Customer Support
StartLogic, Inc.
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thanks

[cdicken]

Having looked at your settings, I would recommend removing the 'public_html' from both the 'CGI-BIN URL' field and the 'Catalog URL' field. They should just read:

http://www.onlinediscshop.co.uk/cgi-bin/

and

http://www.onlinediscshop.co.uk/acatalog/

Also remove the '../acatalog/' from the 'Path from cgi-bin to the acatalog directory as viewed by the web server' field (on the right). You can just leave this blank.