arhhh - help with webfusion vps setup.

[mythandmagic]

People,

Been trying to actinic to work with my webfusion vps linux server.

however the CGI-BIN keeps failing (keeps coming up with 404 error.

I have searched the forum, but cant find anything that fixes my problem.

The cgi-bin is not in the httpdocs folder

My network settings;

HTTPPROXYMODE 0
HTTPPROXYADDRESS
HTTPPROXYPORT 80
HTTPPROXYUSER
HTTPPROXYPASSWORD
FTPPROXYMODE 0
FTPPROXYADDRESS
FTPPROXYPORT 21
FTPPROXYUSER
FTPPROXYPASSWORD
SCRIPTID 1
SCRIPTEXT .pl
SMTPHOST localhost
WEBSITEURL
IGNOREPASSIVEERRORS false
USERELATIVECGIURLS false
PATHTOPERL /usr/bin/perl
USEENHANCEFTP false
FTPCLIENTTIMEOUT 15000
FTPRETRYDELAY 3000
FTPKEEPALIVEINTERVAL 30000
FTPSILENT false
FTPMAXRETRIES 3
FTPCONNECTTIMEOUT 25000
SMTPAUTHREQUIRED false
SMTPUSERNAME
SMTPPASSWORD
COMPRESSIONPACKETSIZE 1024
COMPRESSEDUPLOAD false
CATALOGURL
ONLINESTOREFOLDERNAME acatalog
CGIBINURL
PATHFROMCGITOCATALOG ./httpdocs/acatalog/
CODEBASE ./
FTPHOST 80.90.199.2
FTPUSERNAME *******
FTPPASSWORD *********
PATHTOCGIBIN ./cgi-bin/
USEPASSIVEFTP true
FTPPATHFROMCGITOCATALOG /httpdocs/acatalog/


can anyone see a problem here ? desperate to get the scripts running now.

Kes

[Darren B]

i dont use webfusions VPS but these are settings i have for a linux VPS solution

HTTPPROXYMODE 0
HTTPPROXYADDRESS
HTTPPROXYPORT 80
HTTPPROXYUSER
HTTPPROXYPASSWORD
FTPPROXYMODE 0
FTPPROXYADDRESS
FTPPROXYPORT 21
FTPPROXYUSER
FTPPROXYPASSWORD
SCRIPTID 1
SCRIPTEXT .pl
SMTPHOST localhost
WEBSITEURL http://www.yourdomain.co.uk
IGNOREPASSIVEERRORS true
USERELATIVECGIURLS false
PATHTOPERL /usr/bin/perl
USEENHANCEFTP true
FTPCLIENTTIMEOUT 5000
FTPRETRYDELAY 3000
FTPKEEPALIVEINTERVAL 30000
FTPSILENT true
FTPMAXRETRIES 20
FTPCONNECTTIMEOUT 9000
SMTPAUTHREQUIRED false
SMTPUSERNAME
SMTPPASSWORD
COMPRESSIONPACKETSIZE 1024
COMPRESSEDUPLOAD true
CATALOGURL http://www.yourdomain.co.uk/acatalog/
ONLINESTOREFOLDERNAME acatalog
CGIBINURL http://www.yourdomain.co.uk/cgi-bin/
PATHFROMCGITOCATALOG ../httpdocs/acatalog/
CODEBASE ./
FTPHOST yourdomain.co.uk
FTPUSERNAME username
FTPPASSWORD password
PATHTOCGIBIN /cgi-bin/
USEPASSIVEFTP true
FTPPATHFROMCGITOCATALOG /httpdocs/acatalog/

[Darren B]

apart from some minor differences to passive mode this line has a . before the /cgi

PATHTOCGIBIN ./cgi-bin/

[malbro]

apart from some minor differences to passive mode this line has a . before the /cgi

PATHTOCGIBIN ./cgi-bin/

/cgi means use folder cgi which is a sub folder of root. ./cgi means use folder cgi as a sub folder from current level so if you are on root that would work but from acatalog you would be looking for acatalog/cgi which would not work. A .. means from parent folder.

[mythandmagic]

the cgi-bin is at root level, not in the httpdocs or in the acatalog folders;


im getting this when test on 2 popups..


Actinic is not able to run the CGI scripts on the server. It appears as if the scripts are not installed. The most likely cause is that you have an incorrect CGI-BIN URL. If you've never uploaded the site, then you should do it before a download of orders. If you've uploaded the site ever, then Run Web | Configure Web Site Details... to review your web site configuration.


The web server returned error code 404 - Requested URL not found. This means Actinic can not execute the CGI scripts on your web site. Run Web | Configure Web Site Details... to check the web setup.

[Darren B]

being that its above the web site at the server root level then your probably find this is why it does not work. It probably a security problem with running scripts at this level.

Have you tried creating a cgi-bin at the website root and setting the permissions to 755 using the network settings you have.

If you want to run at the server root then your need your master ftp account and the paths will be different aswell. I never use the master ftp account, for me this is a big security risk should these details be compromised.

[mythandmagic]

Ive done this at website root to ftp.zoellerpumps.co.uk and set it to 755 but now the test is coming up as 404 error does not exist.

but i can see it when loggin on through ftp



really driving me mad now

[Darren B]

have you changed your network settings to reflect this?

[mythandmagic]

HTTPPROXYMODE 0
HTTPPROXYADDRESS
HTTPPROXYPORT 80
HTTPPROXYUSER
HTTPPROXYPASSWORD
FTPPROXYMODE 0
FTPPROXYADDRESS
FTPPROXYPORT 21
FTPPROXYUSER
FTPPROXYPASSWORD
SCRIPTID 1
SCRIPTEXT .pl
SMTPHOST localhost
WEBSITEURL
IGNOREPASSIVEERRORS true
USERELATIVECGIURLS false
PATHTOPERL /usr/bin/perl
USEENHANCEFTP true
FTPCLIENTTIMEOUT 15000
FTPRETRYDELAY 3000
FTPKEEPALIVEINTERVAL 30000
FTPSILENT false
FTPMAXRETRIES 3
FTPCONNECTTIMEOUT 25000
SMTPAUTHREQUIRED false
SMTPUSERNAME
SMTPPASSWORD
COMPRESSIONPACKETSIZE 1024
COMPRESSEDUPLOAD false
CATALOGURL
ONLINESTOREFOLDERNAME acatalog
CGIBINURL
PATHFROMCGITOCATALOG ../httpdocs/acatalog/
CODEBASE ./
FTPHOST
FTPUSERNAME *******
FTPPASSWORD *******
PATHTOCGIBIN ./cgi-bin/
USEPASSIVEFTP false
FTPPATHFROMCGITOCATALOG /httpdocs/acatalog/

[Darren B]

just some info

i use my cgi-bin at the webserver root level, with the settings below. As i said this means you need an ftp account that has access to the server root level to work, i still feel this is a security risk but i have many things inplace to help prevent this being compromised. The cgi-bin is set to 755 for my setup

HTTPPROXYMODE 0
HTTPPROXYADDRESS
HTTPPROXYPORT 80
HTTPPROXYUSER
HTTPPROXYPASSWORD
FTPPROXYMODE 0
FTPPROXYADDRESS
FTPPROXYPORT 21
FTPPROXYUSER
FTPPROXYPASSWORD
SCRIPTID 1
SCRIPTEXT .pl
SMTPHOST localhost
WEBSITEURL http://www.yourdomain.co.uk
IGNOREPASSIVEERRORS true
USERELATIVECGIURLS false
PATHTOPERL /usr/bin/perl
USEENHANCEFTP true
FTPCLIENTTIMEOUT 5000
FTPRETRYDELAY 3000
FTPKEEPALIVEINTERVAL 30000
FTPSILENT true
FTPMAXRETRIES 20
FTPCONNECTTIMEOUT 9000
SMTPAUTHREQUIRED false
SMTPUSERNAME
SMTPPASSWORD
COMPRESSIONPACKETSIZE 1024
COMPRESSEDUPLOAD true
CATALOGURL http://www.yourdomain.co.uk/shop/
ONLINESTOREFOLDERNAME shop
CGIBINURL http://www.yourdomain.co.uk/cgi-bin/
PATHFROMCGITOCATALOG ../httpdocs/shop/
CODEBASE ./
FTPHOST yourdomain.co.uk
FTPUSERNAME
FTPPASSWORD
PATHTOCGIBIN /cgi-bin/
USEPASSIVEFTP true
FTPPATHFROMCGITOCATALOG /httpdocs/shop/

[mythandmagic]

Im not sure i need to get to the root.

I have VPS server and setup and zoellerpump domain on there along with emails etc.

so im uploading to ftp.zoellerpumps.co.uk

[Darren B]

if your using a cgi-bin in the webroot (not server root) then your need to loose the httpdocs from the cgi-bin path

yours

PATHFROMCGITOCATALOG ../httpdocs/acatalog/
CODEBASE ./
FTPHOST ftp.zoellerpumps.co.uk
FTPUSERNAME *******
FTPPASSWORD *******
PATHTOCGIBIN ./cgi-bin/

probably should read

PATHFROMCGITOCATALOG ../acatalog/
CODEBASE ./
FTPHOST ftp.zoellerpumps.co.uk
FTPUSERNAME *******
FTPPASSWORD *******
PATHTOCGIBIN cgi-bin/

you may need to tweak this, its been a while since i got my head stuck in server settings. Have you used the wizard?

[Darren B]

also when you login with an ftp program do you see only the webroot? or can you seer all the higher levels including the cgi-bin placed above the httpsdocs

[mythandmagic]

tried about 50 differnt combinations now.

that one does not work either. and webfusion are usless !

[mythandmagic]

see attached

I can see the cgi-bin when it first connects like you said, i see all them