Network Settings 123reg.co.uk

[Onestopfoodsuk]

HELP!!!!

I am trying to upload my new website to a server host.
I have just opened the account with them and When I manualy look in FTP at the file directory I have a folder there looking like this /public_html

I am trying to now upload the site to my host but having problems with the CGI side of things.

Before i upload to the host and use the wizerd, do I have to create some folders on the server first for Catalog, CGI bin etc.

Currently i only have
/public_html

If so could someone please tell me how this should look.

I have looked up this on other posts and have entered the sudgested settings in the network settings but not sure what to do next.


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UPDATE:

I have tried now putting a file called CGI-bin on the server and ran the wizard.
I got a little firther, but i now have this question on the wizard:

The wizard needs to know the address or "URL" of your cgi-bin directory . This address helps it locate the CGI scripts that maintain the shopping cart. The address should start with "http://".

What do I need to put in this feild?
I have tried putting http://www.onestop-gifts.com/cgi-bin/
but i get an error message saying path is incorrect.


My directory on the server now looks like this

/public_html/http:/www.onestop-gifts.com/cgi-bin

[Duncan Rounding]

Who's your host?
You'll probably find someone has already posted network settings for them.

[Onestopfoodsuk]

Who's your host?
You'll probably find someone has already posted network settings for them.

my host is 123reg.co.uk

I called there support number but they said to contact Actinic as they were not sure of how actinic works.

[Duncan Rounding]

.... and yes you will have to create the cgi-bin and acatalog folders manually on the root as well as set their permissions.

[Onestopfoodsuk]

.... and yes you will have to create the cgi-bin and acatalog folders manually on the root as well as set their permissions.

Thanks for that.
How should this look, do I create a folder called onestop-gifts.com then in that folder add a new folder called cgi-bin? or do i create it directly in the public directory?

[Onestopfoodsuk]

Some previous threads to help you:

http://community.actinic.com/archive...p/t-16260.html

http://community.actinic.com/showthread.php?t=20413

and many more where those came from

Thank you for that.
I have now put these settings into my network and onto the server. I have set the permissions too.
But when i run a test i get this error message

Actinic received a server error from the web server. The CGI scripts are not executing properly on the server. The error could be caused by several things. Check:
- the 'Path to the Perl shell'
- the 'CGI script extension'
- the 'Path to CGI-BIN'
- the 'CGI-BIN URL.
- the amount of web space left on your server
- if your server is configured to accept POSTs to CGI scripts
- the permissions on the server:

On Linux/Unix based servers the permissions should be:
cgi-bin (755) – drwxr-xr-x
Online Store Folder (777) – drwxrwxrwx
On Windows based servers (need to be checked with the hosting company):
IIS
cgi-bin = read/execute
Online Store Folder = read/write/execute
NTFS
cgi-bin = Catalog's FTP account needs 'Change' permissions on the directory
Online Store Folder = Catalog's FTP account needs 'Change' permissions on the directory AND the IUSR_<servername> account needs to have 'Change' permissions on the directory

Run Web | Configure Web Site Details... to review your web site configuration.

Any Idears what ive done wrong?

I have set up on the server file directly into the Public_html a folder for acatalog and another for cgi-bin

[rmorrow]

You'll need to post your network settings (without passwords!) if you want some more advice. The 'Path to Perl', for example, might not be right....

[Onestopfoodsuk]

You'll need to post your network settings (without passwords!) if you want some more advice. The 'Path to Perl', for example, might not be right....

ok here are the settings i have now

HTTPPROXYMODE 0
HTTPPROXYADDRESS
HTTPPROXYPORT 80
HTTPPROXYUSER
HTTPPROXYPASSWORD
FTPPROXYMODE 0
FTPPROXYADDRESS onestop-gifts.com
FTPPROXYPORT 21
FTPPROXYUSER xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
FTPPROXYPASSWORD xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
SCRIPTID 1
SCRIPTEXT .pl
SMTPHOST smtp.onestop-gifts.com
WEBSITEURL http://www.onestop-gifts.com
IGNOREPASSIVEERRORS true
USERELATIVECGIURLS false
PATHTOPERL /usr/bin/perl
USEENHANCEFTP true
FTPCLIENTTIMEOUT 15000
FTPRETRYDELAY 3000
FTPSILENT false
FTPMAXRETRIES 3
FTPCONNECTTIMEOUT 25000
SMTPAUTHREQUIRED false
SMTPUSERNAME
SMTPPASSWORD
COMPRESSIONPACKETSIZE 1024
COMPRESSEDUPLOAD true
CATALOGURL http://www.onestop-gifts.com/acatalog/
ONLINESTOREFOLDERNAME acatalog
CGIBINURL http://www.onestop-gifts.com/cgi-bin/
PATHFROMCGITOCATALOG ../acatalog/
CODEBASE ./
FTPHOST www.onestop-gifts.com
FTPUSERNAME xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
FTPPASSWORD xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
PATHTOCGIBIN cgi-bin/
USEPASSIVEFTP false
FTPPATHFROMCGITOCATALOG ./acatalog/

This is the path on the server

/public_html
/public_html/acatalog
/public_html/cgi-bin

(Is this correct?)

This is driving me crazy, ive spent 2 days trying to do this and ive run out of ideas.
dose anyone know where im going wrong?
before i jump off a cliff......

[Mike Hughes]

I don't see anything wrong with those settings. Which hosting package have you got with 123-reg?

Mike

[Onestopfoodsuk]

I don't see anything wrong with those settings. Which hosting package have you got with 123-reg?

Mike

I have paid for 123-reg Linux Plus Hosting

Have I set up the folders on there server correctly in the right order?

/public_html (This is the file that was first on the server)
/public_html/acatalog (I have added this folder)
/public_html/cgi-bin (I have added this folder)

Or should it be like this??

/public_html
/public_html/www.onestop-gifts.com
/public_html/www.onestop-gifts.com/acatalog
/public_html/www.onestop-gifts.com/cgi-bin

[Mike Hughes]

The way you've set it up should be fine. Hosting plans for single domains nearly always use the default webspace for the web pages. You usually only need to specify the domain when hosting multiple domains on the same web space.

Mike

PS. I can now see your domain and the acatalog and cgi-bin directories. You don't need to specify your domain as a directory.

[Onestopfoodsuk]

The way you've set it up should be fine. Hosting plans for single domains nearly always use the default webspace for the web pages. You usually only need to specify the domain when hosting multiple domains on the same web space.

Mike

PS. I can now see your domain and the acatalog and cgi-bin directories. You don't need to specify your domain as a directory.

thanks mike atleast thats one side then i can asume is ok.
So why cant i get this to connect?

[Mike Hughes]

So, the tests scripts are in the cgi-bin, they just won't run (give a 500 Internal Server error). This sounds like a hosting problem of which I can think of four things that might be wrong:

1. Path to perl - this looks OK though.

2. Uploading in binary rather than ascii. May be a server setting somewhere.

3. There may be a setting that needs turning on for scipts to run in the cgi-bin.

4. Permissions. Check they're at 755 in the cgi-bin.

Other than that there's not much I can think off.

Mike

[Onestopfoodsuk]

So, the tests scripts are in the cgi-bin, they just won't run (give a 500 Internal Server error). This sounds like a hosting problem of which I can think of four things that might be wrong:

1. Path to perl - this looks OK though.

2. Uploading in binary rather than ascii. May be a server setting somewhere.

3. There may be a setting that needs turning on for scipts to run in the cgi-bin.

4. Permissions. Check they're at 755 in the cgi-bin.

Other than that there's not much I can think off.

Mike

Thanks mike, with that info i think i will phone there help line and see if it is a setting on there side.
I remember having problems conecting to my bothers server for my other website, but that was 3 years ago and he is away so cant ask him what the problem was. After a few tweeks his end he got it to work.

[Onestopfoodsuk]

ok I seem to have been able to get some info upto the Server host, but still having problems with the cgi-bin.
No matter what i do i cant get this part to work.
I have set up on the server folders as shown here.

/public_html
/public_html/acatalog
/public_html/cgi-bin

Now with the files uploaded, it has put another acatalog into the cgi-bin folder.
As follows.
/public_html/cgi-bin/acatalog
/public_html/cgi-bin/acatalog/DD

and is has egonored and not put anything into the acatalog folder i created.
Is this correct??

Permissions I have set are as follows.
/public_html/ (777)
/public_html/acatalog (777)
/public_html/cgi-bin (755)
/public_html/cgi-bin/acatalog (777)

is this correct?

this is the error code when i run the connection test now,
The test script failed to execute on the web server. The error could be caused by several things. Check:
- the 'Path to the Perl shell'
- the 'CGI script extension'
- the 'Path to CGI-BIN'
- the 'CGI-BIN URL'
- the amount of web space left on your server
- if your server is configured to accept POSTs to CGI scripts
- the permissions on the server:
On Linux/Unix based servers the permissions should be:
cgi-bin (755)– drwxr-xr-x
Online Store Folder (777)– drwxrwxrwx
On Windows based servers (need to be checked with the hosting company):
IIS
cgi-bin = read/execute
Online Store Folder = read/write/execute
NTFS
cgi-bin = Catalog's FTP account needs 'Change' permissions on the directory
Online Store Folder = Catalog's FTP account needs 'Change' permissions on the directory AND the IUSR_<servername> account needs to have 'Change' permissions on the directory

This is the 4th day i have spent on theis, this is redicuos. All i want to do is upload the site.
there must be a solution to this.......As anyone els had this problem with 123reg as the info posted is from several years ago and nothing ive read there has worked.