cgiemail and php advanced poll 2.02 help!

[dowxp]

sniff! something is wrong with my code. its my understanding that i would insert this code into my table and a poll would pop up...

<?php include_once "/home/dowxp1/public_html/poll/booth.php"; echo $php_poll->poll_process(4);?>

is this correct? because the webpage sure doesnt seem so.

also, for cgiemail... I'm having trouble setting my action path. cgiemail is set into my cgi-bin .. but this does not work

<FORM METHOD="POST" ACTION="http://www.downloadanime.org/cgi-bin/cgiemail.txt">

imma go RTFM again..

 

[GagHalfrunt]

Try:

<?php
include_once ("/home/dowxp1/public_html/poll/booth.php");
echo $php_poll->poll_process(4);
?>

the missing parentheses are the only obvious mistake, but there could be a mistake in the code somewhere else too.

For the other, check your file extensions:
<FORM METHOD="POST" ACTION="http://www.downloadanime.org/cgi-bin/cgiemail.txt">

The form ACTION should point towards a CGI file with either the .cgi or .pl extension. A text file won't get processed unless the server is configured in a very strange way.



NOTE: I'm a self-taught bad programmer who learns only enough to get by, but not enough to get good. If your server blows up, I take no responsibility.

 

[dowxp]

no worky on the php. imma google around and see what other people have. thanks for trying. gonna try cgiemail later

 

[GagHalfrunt]

Check:

Are the paths correct?
Are all needed files uploaded to the correct directories?
Are all writable/executable files set with proper permissions?
For the PHP poll, is it using a database? Is the database set-up? Did you create the necessary table?

 

[dowxp]

Originally posted by: GagHalfrunt
Check: Are the paths correct? not for cgiemail. the initial test installation by the autoscript installer said it had, but upon RTFM, i tried to access www.downloadanime.org/cgi-bin/cgiemail/ and that came up as a nono. support has been notified. perhaps i will try installing it myself. phppoll works in admin mode.. www.downloadanime.org/poll/admin

Are all needed files uploaded to the correct directories? cgiemail - seems so, see cgiemail there.


Are all writable/executable files set with proper permissions?i dont have ssh so i cant tell


For the PHP poll, is it using a database? Is the database set-up? its using a mysql database. AFIAK, one is being used up.


Did you create the necessary table?everything was done by an autoinstall script. so i cant say =(


support has been notified =p

 

[dowxp]

welp. cgiemail requires actually ./configure and make. no ssh access... nothing i can do, thanks though