in reply to Installing from web

There is something normal people call security. It's very unlikely you'll be able to install files in specific directories (serverside). If you mean install files on the visitors computer (client side) in a specific directory, the answer is definitly NO... as in NOT possible.
Understanding what CGI is and what it does is pretty important when developing CGIs.

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Re: Re: Installing from web
by shadox (Priest) on Aug 27, 2001 at 16:45 UTC
    Thanx, but what i was trying to do is something like the Google(r) ToolBar , the windows(r) update site or some other sites that they give you a certificate and you say you trust the site, then the instalation begins.

      The Google tool bar is an Active X control. Active X is a M$ Windows technology and has been responsible for some interesting hacks. You can get more information on the details of Active X with a simple web search.

      While there are technically some ways to do stuff to client computers these techniques are unreliable as they are rightly recognised as security flaws and patched.

      If you really have to install in one directory perhaps writing an install wrapper is the go?

      cheers

      tachyon

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