i need help

[snoebal]

ok
all i need is a host to store formmail.pl
i found one and i cant get it to work
im using matts v 1.6 formmail script
im pretty sure i configged it correctly

someone help me!

[LastActionHero]

Any host with CGI will do. What host are you on now? And what error do you get when you run it?

[snoebal]

im with http://free.prohosting.com
this is the error i get
"The server encountered an internal error or misconfiguration and was unable to complete your request."

here is the page
http://www.sobersmusic.com/online.html

[LastActionHero]

Ok Did you CHMOD the script properly and eveything?

Set all the variables that were in the script correctly?

[snoebal]

im not sure
i made the form correctly
all i did was put my referrer in
@referers = ('sobersmusic.com','blackandgreen.com','216.169.119.80');
what else do i have to do
im new at this

[LastActionHero]

On the first line of formmail.pl set the path to perl like this
#!/usr/bin/perl

Check with your host what the path is.

Second,
set the path to sendmail look for this variable $mailprog

and set it like this

$mailprog = '/usr/sbin/sendmail'

path to sendmail must be checked from your host.

thirdly,

CHMOD your script to 755 using your ftp software. If it still doesn't work trying chmoding to 777

finally,
set the form code on the webpage correctly by reading the readme file correctly.

I'm now going to bed so if you have any problems I will help you out in the morning. :)

[snoebal]

its working now, but im not getting the email
i did all you said

[meow]

Huh...does prohosting have sendmail at all? Isn't that loke their big downside? :p

[LastActionHero]

If it doesn't allow sendmail it won't work. Look for some other host.

[meow]

Never used them. But I'm almost sure that use to be mentioned in the freewebspace forum when they are up.

[snoebal]

can you recommend a hosting service that allows sendmail?
free?

[LastActionHero]

try f2s.com

[snoebal]

they have their signups disabled

[niv]

try cgi-bin.spaceports.com (you have to sign up for one of their reg. accounts first)? :confused:

[razor]

did you upload in ascii? and chmod it 755?

[niv]

if /usr/sbin/sendmail isn't enabled in the user accounts, then the script won't work. period.

[snoebal]

yes i did

[snoebal]

spaceports does not allow sendmail anymore

[niv]

try vr9.com

[snoebal]

i get this error on vr9.com when filling out the form

Premature end of script headers: /data/snoebal/cgi-bin/FormMail.pl

MOD_VR9: Error 500 occured while processing : /data/snoebal/cgi-bin/FormMail.pl

[niv]

i can't think of any other hosts right now... :p