Windows 2000 Hosting Support

What is a Perl / CGI script?
The programming language Perl can be used for making websites dynamic and user interactive. You can use Perl to get the data from your web page forms and email it or perhaps write this data to a file (as in a guestbook).

Where is the cgi-bin ?
CGI scripts will run from any location , they do not have to be in a cgi-bin

How do I set permissions for my scripts (CHMOD)?
You do not need to set permissions with FTP when using Windows servers. If your script instructions tell you to do this you can ignore it! You may need to ensure that the folder permissions are set correctly using the control panel , if you script writes or deletes to files on the server

Where is sendmail or what is the path to PERL?
With Windows NT servers the above information is not relevant. You do not need to add these lines to your script. A good site to get information from is http://www.activestate.com. We are using the latest version of Active State Perl.

What is the base directory path for the cgi-bin?
Your scripts may ask you to configure the base directory path for your cgi script. You should enter the following: d:\webspace\web-lancs\username\domainname\www

My script doesn't work?
The following websites are great sources of information about Perl: Matt's Script Archive and CGI Resources . Both web sites contain lots of information and help in building your script,as well as lots of free scripts for download. Remember you need to use Windows compatible scripts.