[thelist] Grey Matter - installation problems :-(

[Charles Wilson (h)]

Shirley, I think this might solve all your problems:

"Running Greymatter on NT"
http://jbstrick.poncpe.cableone.net/gm/

The author of the page has lots of tips you probably can't find anywhere else, such as:
"note - for some unknown reason, the directory where the greymatter files reside must be a virtual
directory, and not a physical directory. a simple solution to this problem is to create a new
virtual directory under your default cgi-bin. in the example below, all of the gm-***** directories
are virtual."

I am almost completly sure this page will solve your problems..
!PLEASE! tell me how it goes, as I have a friend doing the same thing (greymatter on NT) and soon
when I get done with some projects I will be installing it also, so don't be a stranger when we ask
how it went, ok?

-charles


----- Original Message -----
From: "Shirley Kaiser, SKDesigns" <skaiser1 at skdesigns.com>
> Hi, everyone,
>
> Well, I'm attempting to install Grey Matter to an NT server and falling
> flat on my face. I'm not sure where the problem is and I'm hoping one of
> you may know who's been through this. ;-) I've worked with cgi-bin stuff,
> I've done the CHMOD stuff for clients, etc., but this is my first attempt
> at Grey Matter. I also readily admit that I'm not a programmer....
>
> -----------------------------
> Problem:
> -----------------------------
> When I try to open the gm.cgi page I get the actual cgi code page in my web
> browser rather than the configuration window like it ought to be doing.
> Anyone have a clue why? Could it be the perl file path, or do you know if
> it's something else?
>
> -----------------------------
> Is this what's wrong?
> -----------------------------
> I've uploaded the files via FTP with the settings on ASCII, so that part is
> OK. I'm not sure what the path is to the perl file, so that MIGHT be what's
> wrong, although maybe it's something else.
>
> -----------------------------
> Or maybe this?
> -----------------------------
> I've tried to do the CHMOD part but it's refused, and if the information
> I've read is correct, it sounds like I may not need to do that for an NT
> server.
>
> -----------------------------
> Or something else?
> -----------------------------
>
> I've read the instructions over and over, I've looked through all the
> archives at Grey Matter <http://noahgrey.com/greysoft/> and haven't found
> an answer yet for this one:
>
> I'll send an email to my ISP to confirm what that path is, too.
>
> Let's hope this is my first and last question, but who knows?!
> ....considering I haven't gotten very far. <chuckle>
>
> Thanks!
>
> Warmly,
> Shirley
>
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