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tadpole · 2012-10-29, 10:40 AM

Thanks for your reply. Yes, http://fetishfiends.com/test.shtml is the test page. Sorry, I had left the page up without the call to code, as I had been trying it out in various ways, ie directly putting in the html and code, and trying the insert button. I have now got it with the call to code.

From your e mail, I see that I had misnamed the script. I saved it as script.cgi, I have now renamed it to readblog.cgi, so http://fetishfiends.com/cgi/readblog.cgi now shows the blog.

My test page is still blank.

ecchi · 2012-10-30, 02:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tadpole

Sorry, I had left the page up without the call to code

Could you re-upload the test.shtml page with the call code in it please. The actual script is working fine on your server so the problem must be with the SSI call. What I need to do is look at the page with the SSI call intact and see if I can find a problem with it. And if there is no problem I'll need the page up with the call in it for your hosting company to look at.

ecchi · 2012-10-30, 02:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tadpole

From your e mail, I see that I had misnamed the script. I saved it as script.cgi.

Whoops. This may have been your problem, you may find that the page now works when you upload the original test.shtml page with the SSI call intact.

tadpole · 2012-10-30, 09:31 AM

I have re loaded the test page with the call to SSI, and I did check it after renaming the script file to readblog.cgi . I have tried the test page with the SSI every way I can think of, ie directly writing in the html, using my insert button, adding the SSI code with and without the extra /

I am still drawing a blank page

ecchi · 2012-10-31, 05:13 AM

OK, re-upload the following version of test.shtml and leave it up:

Code:

<html><head><title>Test</title>
</head>
<body>
<!--#include virtual="cgi/readblog.cgi"-->
</body></html>

Check that it still does NOT work then send them the following message:

Quote:

You say that SSI is switched on for fetishfiends.com, so please look at "test.shtml" on that domain. I have the same SSI call on several of my own domains and have added it to two of my client's sites as well, on all of these it works fine. The only difference is that, as per your instructions, "cgi-bin/readblog.cgi" has been changed to "cgi/readblog.cgi". I have tested the script readblog.cgi, and this works fine on your server - however the SSI call refuses to run it. I have asked you if there are any other unusual pathways or rules on your server and the only one you tell me is your unique name for the CGI-BIN, for which I have changed the route in the SSI call. Now as far as I can see it there are only three possible reasons that "test.shtml" is not executing the SSI call. These are:

1. You do not have SSI activated for this domain.
2. There is a fault in your server's software.
3. There is a fault on your server.

So I am assuming you are mistaken when you repeatedly say that SSI is active for that domain, and once again ask you to "switch on" SSI. However if I am wrong and SSI really is switched on, please can I ask you to either fix the fault in your server or move fetishfiends.com to a working server.

Thank you in advance for your help in this matter.

2012-10-29, 10:40 AM	#1
tadpole Oh! I haven't changed since high school and suddenly I am uncool Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Darkest Africa Posts: 258	Thanks for your reply. Yes, http://fetishfiends.com/test.shtml is the test page. Sorry, I had left the page up without the call to code, as I had been trying it out in various ways, ie directly putting in the html and code, and trying the insert button. I have now got it with the call to code. From your e mail, I see that I had misnamed the script. I saved it as script.cgi, I have now renamed it to readblog.cgi, so http://fetishfiends.com/cgi/readblog.cgi now shows the blog. My test page is still blank.

2012-10-30, 09:31 AM	#4
tadpole Oh! I haven't changed since high school and suddenly I am uncool Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Darkest Africa Posts: 258	I have re loaded the test page with the call to SSI, and I did check it after renaming the script file to readblog.cgi . I have tried the test page with the SSI every way I can think of, ie directly writing in the html, using my insert button, adding the SSI code with and without the extra / I am still drawing a blank page