CGI version and log files

[Rick Parsons]

First a hint - use the FTP system provided by ZOOM, it gets all the binary right - especially important for the CGI version. It is also quite quick.

Now a query - I have set it all up, including the logging, in exactly the same way as for the PHP version with all the files in the same cgi-bin directory - cgi, zdat, template and logs directory. This seems to work ok but I can't download the logs for analysis unsing the tool provided. The file is there and I can get it by FTP but not the tool. Any suggestions?

Now a buggette. Both the CGI version and the PHP generate the output with empty paragraphs

</p>. Strictly this is not valid HTML - there should be some content. If you have to do it for spacing then put an in there but better still, leave them out and do it using CSS.

[David]

Maybe your web hosting company is restricting files being served by via HTTP from the cgi-bin directory? Can you view the log file in a browser? If you put a plain text file in your cgi-bin directory, can you view it in a browser?

Two other options.
1) FTP the file to your local machine. Then open the file from your local machine

2) Move the logs directory to a different location. e.g. directly under the root directory.

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David

[Rick Parsons]

Yes, thanks - it seems to be a restriction on browsing text files from the cgi-bin directory - it tries to execute them as scripts and fails.

I have moved it to write to the HTML directory and it now works ok.

btw - the CGI version is lightning fast, my client is very pleased.