Re: cgi script for changing error page

Depending on the Web server, (and I think this holds on most servers), the
custom error message is a function of the Web server.  Please note that I am
only replying with my limited knowledge of my own server -- Apache on Linux.

My server is configured (by default) to display a file called "missing.html"
if a file is not found.  I think this file only need exist in the home
directory.  This may not work unless the site is hosted as a domain, not a
"user directory".

As for the "chmod 755", you will need to access your site with Telnet or
some other program to log to the server with command line access.  As for
being on a MAC, it really doesn't matter what type of computer, as long as a
text editor (not word processor) is used to edit the scripts, and some
version (or port) of Telnet is available, and of course, a program to move
the files to the server (ftp).  If I remember correctly, Telnet and FTP are
installed with most TCP/IP programs for the MAC.

paul

-----Original Message-----
From: Blue <blue(at)bluesarthouse.com>
To: hwg-basics(at)hwg.org <hwg-basics(at)hwg.org>
Date: Monday, October 04, 1999 11:37 AM
Subject: cgi script for changing error page


>I have a client who has been trying to change her 404 error page with a
>cgi-script I found at http://cgi.resourceindex.com .  Today she sent me
this
>message:
>
>> well, i've been messing with this cgi thing for hours to no avail. i
>> couldn't use that script file you pointed me to because it was a zip
>> thing and well... apple, you know? i did find another source on that
>> site and tried that but i have a few things that stump me.
>>
>> it says i have to enter a command "chmod 755". where do i enter
>> that?? how do you enter unix commands? let's make that my first
>> problem to solve. and where is the error log file? i looked through
>> everything i could get my hands on in and around my root folder and
>> still could not find anything about errors.
>>
>She's working on a Mac and I really don't know how to set up this script
>either.  Can anyone help out?
>TIA!
>Blue
>
>
>

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