CGI-BIN to acatalog directory (hosted on IIS6)

[zgap111]

Currently testing on a dedicated MS2003 Server with 1and1

The site (root) is located at:

d:\MyFTP\scientificwire\ftp-swc776

with following folders:

d:\MyFTP\scientificwire\ftp-swc776\acatalog
d:\MyFTP\scientificwire\ftp-swc776\cgi-bin

NTFS Folder permissions:
everyone = Modify, Read & Execute, Read/Write
for folders ftp-swc776, acatalog, cgi-bin (probably wrong - opened it up to much)

so, user ftp-swc776 logins and sees at root:

acatalog
cgi-bin
index.html

The "Path from CGI-BIN"... parts of network setup are both:
../acatalog/

Doing a full refresh, the site uploads without problems. ## However the site's links to cgi-bin would bring up a "general script error" screen with "Error: Invalid path."

When I do a "update website", everything is ticked, but an error message about the "cgi-bin to the acatalog directory is incorrect"

I've tried various combinations of putting in the full "D:\Myftp..." location and it wouldn't even upload, except with the current setting.

What am I doing wrong?

surely "../acatalog/" is correct? - I've even went to the cmd prompt and gone to the cgi-bin folder, typed "cd ../acatalog/" and it works.

Is this a bug??

My initial tests had it as "./acatalog" - which I must say all tests passed without errors, however, uploading it created an acatalog folder within cgi-bin... which is wrong.

...cannot find the IIS6 Setup Guide, I think it's been removed from actinic's site... need to make sure all the permissions on the folders are correct.

Thanks.
Rgds, Tak.

[TraceyG]

Hi,

Try ../acatalog/ in the 'Path from CGI-BIN to acatalog directory' (on the left) and ./acatalog/ in the 'Path from CGI-BIN to acatalog directory as viewed by the FTP server' (on the right).

The correct permissions for a windows server can be found in this knowledgebase article.

[zgap111]

I've deleted the items in both cgi-bin & acatalog, and used "../acatalog/" on the left, and "./acatalog/" on the right (as viewed by FTP Server).

I did a "test" and got message with "The directory specified as the path from CGI-BIN to the acatalog directory does not exist on the web server" and a second window appears after clicking ok with "The script does not have permission to write to the web site directory", and then a third window after that with the details:

==================================================

CGI-BIN Working Directory: "D:/MyFTP/scientificwire/ftp-swc776"
CGI-BIN Working Directory Contents
.
..
acatalog
ActinicWebSiteTest.html
cgi-bin
index.html

An error occurred trying to read "../"
An error occurred trying to read "../acatalog/"
The path to the web site directory you specified (../acatalog/) points to a file.

The web site directory is not readable.
The web site directory is not writable.
Unable to create a file in the web page directory.
No such file or directory

Unable to create a sub-directory in the web site directory.
No such file or directory
==================================================

Then a fourth window:

Your Catalog URL appears to be invalid.
The files uploaded to the given 'Path from cgi-bin to acatalog directory',
can not be downloaded via the browser on the given Catalog URL.
These two access routes don't point to the same destination on the server.
==================================================

I then did a "Refresh Website", and it uploaded but created "acatalog" directory in the cgi-bin directory & uploaded files to
cgi-bin/acatalog/ (files uploaded)
cgi-bin/ (files uploaded)
acatalog/ (empty)

Help!

Thanks.

[zgap111]

Just to give more info:

Hosting on: Windows 2003 R2 Standard Server x64 Edition w/SP2
Perl: ActivePerl v5.10.0 1004 x64
Actinic Version: v8.53 IDHB

[Tried: uninstall ActivePerl x64, and install ActivePerl x86 version, but it won't create the .pl script mapping & doesn't create the "Perl CGI Extension" in IIS's Web service Exstensions, reverted back to x64]

Thanks.

[TraceyG]

Sorry Tak, I've just realised that I've got the fields the wrong way round (it's such a long time since I've dealt with Windows server settings so can you try ./acatalog/ in the 'Path from CGI-BIN to acatalog directory' (on the left) and ../acatalog/ in the 'Path from CGI-BIN to acatalog directory as viewed by the FTP server' (on the right).

[zgap111]

Phew! It works!

Thanks.

and now for some more testing...

[Darren B]

What is it with women and their left and rights

[TraceyG]

One of these days I'll get it right (or is that left).