CGI Scripts 

2.  Copy and paste the displayed HTML code in the Install Java Chatroom section into your 

web page as a link. 

3.  Upload your page and test the script. 

CGI Wrap  

The CGI Wrap script creates a scgi bin folder at the public_html level of your web site. This 

allows you to run scripts with your own user ID.  

The advantage of this is that you can run scripts that have the same permissions that you do   

you can write, edit, and delete files as you normally do. In a regular cgi bin folder, you can only 

do this if you set your directory permissions to 777 (world access) and file permissions to 666, 

both of which are quite dangerous as anyone can now modify your web site.  

The disadvantage of this is that if there is a security breach in your script that another person 

can exploit, they have access to your site in the same manner that you do   they can do 

anything. However, as long as the scripts you run in the scgi bin directory are secure, you have 

nothing to worry about.  

Be sure to read the 

CGI Wrap user guide

 for more detailed information on using CGI Wrap.  

For a more detailed description of the distinction between normal and wrapped cgi, refer to this 

article

.  

To use the Simple CGI Wrapper: 

1.  Click on the Simple CGI Wrapper button in the CGI Scripts area. 

Your scgi bin folder has now been set up. All cgi scripts that you would like to run under 

your own user ID should be placed in this folder.  

CGI EMail  

CGI EMail is a simple, easy to use script that takes the results of any form and sends them to 

you via email. Because it is already installed, minimal configuration is required to successfully 

use the script.  

The following steps provide quick summarized instructions for CGI EMail. Be sure to read the 

CGI user guide

 for detailed instructions on using CGI EMail.  

To configure CGI EMail: 

1.  Create an HTML form with a number of named input fields. Refer to 

this page

 for more 

detailed information of the action component of the form.  

2.  Create an email template (a .txt file) that displays the format in which you want your form 

information displayed in the email. Make sure all your form name codes are one word 

and in square brackets [].  

3.  Upload the .txt and form files to your site. 

4.  Go to your cgi bin directory and change the file permissions on cgiecho and cgiemail to 

755.  

5.  Test the script. The cgiecho script is designed for testing online, so you do not have to 

wait for email to be sent or received. 

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