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lUsing an ftp program such as
or
, make a folder in your cgi-bin called auction. chmod 755l
lUpload all the cgi files to that auction folder and chmod to 755l
lOpen auction.cgi with a text editor such as Cutehtml with line or word
wrap turned OFF.

Set your configuration.
l
lBasepath:l

No need to create the folder manually or chmod. the script creates all
necessary folders for you.

This is not a url!!

This a folder path to your data folder!!

 Just like windows c:\path\to\folder but with unix there is no drive letter
(c:) and they use forward slashes rather than
backslashes.

A typical unix path would be something like /home/username/Auction_Data/.

You can ask your host for the filepath to your web folder.

Will be something like /home/username/www OR /home/username/public_html OR
/home/sites/username/www OR /home/sites/username/web etc..

We want the data folder to be NON WEB ACCESSIBLE. So if your host allows it the
best place to have the folder is BEFORE www or public_html folder.

So you DONT want it like this /home/username/www/Auction_Data as that would be
accessible to the web!!

You DO want /home/username/Auction_Data



So a good basepath looks like this: (May be different on
your server but same idea)

$config{'basepatha'} = '/home/username/Auction_Data'; #
without trailing slash

$config{'basepath'} = '/home/username/Auction_Data/'; # with trailing slash



 

If your host does NOT allow you to use folders before the web folder, then I
suggest a new host.

If a new host is not possible then make the folder inside the auction folder you
made in the cgi-bin.

Directories there will not be able to be browsed.

Now use a unique folder name for your data folder like Data527For75mY9AuCtion
and again for reg and account folders

So something like this:

$config{'basepath'} = '/home/username/www/cgi-bin/Data527For75mY9AuCtion/';

$config{'regdir'} = 'R36dRegistration6eT';

$config{'closedir'} = 'Y53T65closed7fOlder';

$config{'accounts'} = 'Htv425user76accounts2see';

$config{'favorites'} = 'jR42favorites88FolDer6';

$config{'user_list_name'} = 'My73Yt9user_list777File';



This way people wont be able to guess the folder names and go straight to a
users reg file or their acct file.

This IS NOT the best method but will due if you just can't get non web
accessible access.

lMail Server setting:



Unix servers use a sendmail program to send mail from scripts.

Just define the PATH to the sendmail program.

You can ask the host for the path.



Most common settings are:(try these first)

$config{'mailprog'} = '/usr/sbin/sendmail -t';

$config{'mailprog'} = '/usr/lib/sendmail -t';

$config{'mailprog'} = '/usr/bin/sendmail -t';



 l
lNow set your categories, colors, and preferences.

Run the install utility in browser:

http://yoursite.com/cgi-bin/auction/auction.cgi?action=install&install_id=YOURADMINPASSWORD

You will need to run this again every time you add new categories in order to
create the folders.l
lYour auction should now be ready to go at http://yoursite.com/cgi-bin/auction/auction.cgi.l