[mickengland]

I have downloaded a few scripts and I'm not sure about how to change
them to suit my site.

Below is part of a perl script I have downloaded, now I need to
personlize them for my site.

My site = http://happydrink.shyper.com

I have put a simple clock on it if it helps with my answer

http://happydrink.shyper.com/cgi-bin/textclock.pl

On my server we use the public_html folder only and not the www folder
I have created a new folder in the public_html called perltest and
uploaded the htm files into hear, I have put the perl script in my
cgi_bin.

Can someone post a reply editing the script below to suit my site.

Also I see /usr/ in alot of scripts what does it mean?
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#*******Variables that need to be personalized***********
$answerFile = "/usr/www/users/mhughes/perltest/answers.txt";
$logFile = "/usr/www/users/mhughes/perltest/testlog.htm";
$logFileUrl =
"http://www.flashlightbrown.com/perltest/testlog.htm";
$testUrl = "http://www.flashlightbrown.com/perltest/test.htm";
$graphFile = "/usr/www/users/mhughes/perltest/graphlog.htm";
$graphFileUrl =
"http://www.flashlightbrown.com/perltest/graphlog.htm";

[Chas]

Hey Mick,

Can someone post a reply editing the script below to suit my site.

Not really. More info is needed.

Also I see /usr/ in alot of scripts what does it mean?

In this context it's just part of the path (which you do need to change) for this particular script.

Code:

#*******Variables that need to be personalized***********
$answerFile = "/usr/www/users/mhughes/perltest/answers.txt";
$logFile = "/usr/www/users/mhughes/perltest/testlog.htm";
$logFileUrl =
"http://www.flashlightbrown.com/perltest/testlog.htm";
$testUrl = "http://www.flashlightbrown.com/perltest/test.htm";
$graphFile = "/usr/www/users/mhughes/perltest/graphlog.htm";
$graphFileUrl =
"http://www.flashlightbrown.com/perltest/graphlog.htm";

All of these scalars need to be modified for your setup. If you do not know this information you need to contact your host (or their website for a FAQ) and ask them. This info is quite different from host to host and even from user to user in some instances.

~Charlie