Re: I can't connect to DBM Databases

        tie(%mail, "SDBM_File", "maillist", O_CREAT|O_RDWR, 0666)
                or die "Error opening maillist. $!, stopped";
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Do you know where in the file system you are letting the web-server user open/create the file 'maillist'? Make sure that the location is writable, and the path to it is executable for this user.

--shmem

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Re^2: I can't connect to DBM Databases by fromjp (Initiate) on Oct 17, 2007 at 00:24 UTC
>Do you know where in the file system you are letting the web-server user open/create the file 'maillist'? Make sure that the location is writable, and the path to it is executable for this user. --shmem This is the input form of the starting html page(I changed the server name and my folder name here). I think all the created files should be stored into cgi-bin/chap09. I tested and tested, but I could not create files into cgi-bin/chap09. <!band.html> <HTML> <HEAD><TITLE>Jeffrey Sikes Band</TITLE></HEAD> <BODY BGCOLOR=silver> <H1><IMG SRC="band.gif" ALIGN=middle HSPACE=5>The Jeffrey Sikes Band</ +H1> <FORM ACTION="https://(servername)/(myfolder)/cgi-bin/chap09/band.cgi" + METHOD=POST> <FONT SIZE=4> We play the blues like you have never heard before. Sign up on our mailing list to receive a free monthly newsletter that tells you when and where we will be playing during the month. <P>Name: <INPUT TYPE=text NAME=Name>   E-mail address: <INPUT TYPE=text NAME=Email></P> <INPUT TYPE=submit Name=Button VALUE="Put Me On Your Mailing List"> <INPUT TYPE=submit Name=Button VALUE="Remove Me From Your Mailing List +"> </FONT></FORM></BODY></HTML> [download]	[reply] [d/l]
Re^3: I can't connect to DBM Databases by shmem (Chancellor) on Oct 22, 2007 at 08:22 UTC
Don't store data underneath cgi-bin. Use an absolute path outside cgi-bin (e.g. /var/www/data) and change the ownership of that directory to the apache user. --shmem _($_=" "x(1<<5)."?\n".q·/)Oo. G°\ / /\_¯/(q / ---------------------------- \__(m.====·.(_("always off the crowd"))."· ");sub _{s./.($e="'Itrs `mnsgdq Gdbj O`qkdq")=~y/"-y/#-z/;$e.e && print}	[reply]
Re^2: I can't connect to DBM Databases by Anonymous Monk on Oct 21, 2007 at 23:23 UTC
>Do you know where in the file system you are letting the web-server user open/create the file 'maillist'? Make sure that the location is writable, and the path to it is executable for this user. I know the path and the folder the databases are saved. I tested a similar program (c09ex5.cgi). * I gave permission 755 for perl -c c09ex5.cgi. * This time, I successfully created two database files, c09ex5.dir and c09ex5.pag. * The permissions for them were default 644. I didn't change the permissions for the created DB files. * This program still does not run on the Web. * I also tried to give 777 permission to the folder chap09. This folder contains c09ex5.cgi, c09ex5.pag, and c09ex5.dir. What else I should do... Should I give 755 for cgi-bin folder?	[reply]