cgi-bin

[Tool is God]

Hi,

My web host offers CGI, but when I login there's not CGI-BIN. Should I just go ahead and create a directory named CGI-BIN and if so, what should I chmod the dir to?

Thanks.

[Unknownguy]

what host you using?

[Dedix]

if your host allows you to put perl files anywhere in your dir, then you shouldn't create cgi-bin dir, although you create one if you want
if doesn't, then you should create one
all perl files and dirs where you put them (e.g. cgi-bin) you have to chmod to 755 (make executable)

[GrassHopper]

In some servers, if you create cgi-bin yourself cgi scripts wont work
you can see only source of them :)
You should talk to person who is responsible for the web server
Because he/she(i dont know any who is working as a webadmin :p ) has to configure your cgi-bin settings

Good luck
:D

[fatman]

It is also possible for the cgi-bin directory to be aliased outside the publicly accessible web tree (eg, in the directory above the htdocs directory).

[gyrbo]

Just put a small script in your root and try to run it. IF it works, you can use perl outside the cgi-bin