Perlshop 4 - Preparing Your Web Server

Overview

Perlshop 4 requires that a set of subdirectories be created on your web server. There are two simple ways to automate this process:
  1. Using the PS_Create CGI program through your web browser
  2. Using the Unix CREATE script from the web server

The PS_Create CGI Program

The PS_Create CGI program is intended for use through a web browser. No access to the web server command line is required.


How To Use It

  1. Put the ps_create.cgi file in the same directory as the perlshop.cgi file.
    (If using FTP, make sure this file is transfered in ASCII mode.)
  2. Use your FTP program to set the file permissions to 700.
  3. Execute the program by calling it through your web browser. The URL will be the same as that of your Perlshop 4 program, except that the word 'perlshop' will be replaced by the word 'ps_create'.
    Example: http://www.yourdomain.com/cgi-bin/ps_create.cgi
  4. The program will tell you what it is doing, and will report any trouble that it encounters.

The Unix CREATE Script

The CREATE script is a Unix shell script. It is designed to be executed from the Unix command line of your web server. It will create all of the needed subdirectories needed for Perlshop 4 and for Perlshop Office.


How To Use It

  1. Put the CREATE script file in the same directory as the perlshop.cgi file.
    (If using FTP, make sure this file is transfered in ASCII mode.)
  2. Set the file permissions to 700. (type 'chmod 700 CREATE')
  3. Execute the CREATE script. (type './CREATE')
  4. The script will tell you what it is doing, and will report any trouble that it encounters.