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- This is the Readme.txt to help you. The actual CGI script is the file named:
- 'links.pl'.
-
- ##############################################################################
- # Free For All Link Page Version 2.2 #
- # Copyright 1996 Matt Wright mattw@worldwidemart.com #
- # Created 5/14/95 Last Modified 7/17/96 #
- # Scripts Archive at: http://www.scriptarchive.com #
- ##############################################################################
- # If you run into any problems while trying to configure this scripts, help
- # is available. The steps you should take to get the fastest results, are:
- # 1) Read this file thoroughly
- # 2) Consult the Matt's Script Archive Frequently Asked Questions if you
- # are having any problems:
- # http://www.worldwidemart.com/scripts/faq/
- #
- # Hopefully we will be able to help you solve your problems. Thank you.
- ##############################################################################
-
-
- This is a script built for the World Wide Web that allows users to freely
- add links to your page in the sections that you specify.
-
- File included in this script:
- 1) links.html - The HTML File users see
- 2) links.pl - The guts of the operations
- 3) README.TXT - This file (Installation information)
-
- To Install:
- a) You must have access to execute CGI scripts on your server.
- b) Put the links.pl file into your server's cgi-bin or rename it to links.cgi
- (Whichever is required on your server).
- c) Put the links.html file into any dir of your choice (must be user writable)
- d) Shoul dbe compatible with Version 2.1, so just modify links.pl and try
- it.. I am not sure though. :-)
-
- LINKS.PL
- This file is the file that pulls in your links.html and makes the necessary
- changes to your links.html. It will add the url of the user's choice. You
- must chmod this file 755 and place it in your server's cgi-bin. You may need
- to rename this to links.cgi if your server requires that sort of thing.
- EDIT VARIABLES IN THIS FILE:
- $filename = "/server/path/to/links.html"
- Path Location of your links.html file.
- $linksurl = "http://your.server/actual/url/of/links.html"
- URL Location of links.html file.
- $linkscgi = "http://your.host.xxx/cgi-bin/links.pl";
- URL Location of links.pl.
- $linkstitle = "Free For All Link Page"
- Title of Your Page
- $database = "/path/to/database.txt";
- Path to the database file. This is useful if you
- want links to your page to automatically be added
- one per line to a database (for use in Random Link
- or other similar programs). Must be chmoded to
- 777.
-
- LINKS.HTML
- This file contains all of the links that users have added. Users will be
- automatically returned to this document. You must place this document in a
- directory with 777 file access and then chmod this file 777. You will need to
- edit the action="" part of the <form> tag so that points to your links.pl file
- at your cgi-bin. You will also want to change the bottom link so users can get
- back to your home page. You can change anything above the <form> tag also...
- Just don't change the <!--XXXX--> tags unless you want to edit the script.
-
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-
- Hopefully this is enough information to get your script up and running. If
- you want more information please mail me.
-
- I love to hear feedback and if anyone can improve on this it would be greatly
- appreciated. There is no cost to use this script and you can freely modify it
- any way you wish. All that I ask is that you possibly include my name some
- where in the file (not necessarily viewable by all users) and I would like to
- know the url of where it is being used so that I can see my script in action!
- _____________________________________________________________________________
- Matt Wright - mattw@worldwidemart.com - http://www.worldwidemart.com/scripts/
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