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Installing the zSearch CGI
Requirements:
Perl: 5.004_02 or later must be installed on your server. The script will
probably run on older versions of Perl.
You must have access to a cgi-bin on your website's server.
You should have prior knowledge of CGI script installation to install the
script yourself.
z_search.cgi Script Installation
instructions:
1. Download the script zip file.
2. Unzip to any directory on your computer's hard drive.
3. Edit z_search.cgi's first line to reflect the path to Perl on your
server. If you have a working cgi script in your cgi-bin then you can get
this information from the top line.
examples are:
#!/usr/bin/perl
#!/usr/bin/perl5
#!/usr/local/bin/perl
#!/usr/bin/local/perl
4. Follow the instructions at the top of the cgi script and edit variables,
paths and related information.
5. Upload the cgi script to your website's cgi-bin directory, using FTP.
IMPORTANT: You MUST upload using ASCII mode NOT BINARY.
6. Set the cgi script file permission to CHMOD 755
search.htm HTML Page installation:
1.) Change the Form Action line, located in the html code, to point to the
CGI script newly installed in your cgi-bin. Example:
<form action="http://www.yourwebsite.com/cgi-bin/z_search.cgi"
method="POST">
2.) Install the lines of HTML code located between the <CENTER> tags in
search.htm, to your Zeus Header, Footer, or PRO Template file. This
will put the search entry box, All or ANY selector and the Submit button on
your Link Directory page(s). This HTML code may also be installed anywhere
on your website.
What to do next:
1.) Enter the z_search registration code, you received after purchasing,
into your running Zeus application, by clicking "Help/Enter Registration
Code". Zeus will acknowledge the correct code.
2.) Create and upload your Link Directory. Zeus will automatically create
and upload an index text file that the z_search.cgi script will use.
3.) Try the search script by typing a search word into the search text entry
box, located on the html page you installed the html code on and then
clicking the Search button.
TROUBLESHOOTING:
If you have problems running the script (for example you get an "Internal
Server Error" or ANY "Server Error"), try each of the following in turn:
Rename the script extension from .cgi to .pl
Re-upload the cgi script making sure it is uploaded in ASCII and NOT binary.
Be careful with the type of text editor you use. If you do not edit in text
mode, you can get invisible characters that will crash your program. Notepad
is perfect to use.
Set the cgi script permission to 755. If you're on unix and need to change
permissions, but don't have access to the system prompt, a program called
CuteFTP will help you change permissions.
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