Free Perl Guestbook - Installation Guide (Version 1.x only) [in Vietnamese]
Upload & Chmod

Unzip the downloaded file using a Zip-program like Winzip or WinRar. After unzipping, you have to upload the file guestbook.cgi to the cgi-bin folder on your server (you must upload this file in ASCII mode) The picture below shows you how to use WS_FTP.

 

(login information)

 

(change to cgi-bin directory and upload - double-click the file in the left window)



(Right-click the uploaded file and choose chmod)



(chmod 755)
 

Installation

After uploading and chmoding, do the steps below:

  1. Open your browser, type www.yourserver.com/cgi-bin/guestbook.cgi and press enter
  2. The guestbook installs itself and you will se the message like this:

    Your default owner-password is: tridung. You must change this password to protect your guestbook! Go to the [Control Panel] of this guestbook to change the password!
     
  3. Click [Control Panel] and use the default password tridung to login
  4. Change the preferences of your guestbook and click Save Preferences


Free Perl Guestbook on free webspace provider (FWP)

If your provider does not allow CGIs, you can register an account at one of the addresses listed below:

  • Spaceports.com: no advertisting banner or popups but they do not allow linking to the script from other servers :-(
  • Netfirms.com: one of the best free services I know. Advertisting banner will be killed by FPG version 1.13.
  • Need banner and popup killer code for your provider? Contact me or ask someone on the [FPG-Forum]