CGI SCRIPTS & STUFF Scripts must be made executable with chmod 755 filename. Any script must end in .cgi to ensure execution. Scripts that don't respond with Content Type tag as first line, must be named nph-scriptname.cgi . The nph- stands for non-parsed-headers. Perl 5 is located at /usr/bin/perl , perl 4 at /usr/bin/perl4.036 , make sure the first line has this right or else! Perl scripts will REFUSE to run if uploaded in binary from a non-unix computer. Make sure you upload scripts in ASCII mode. only!!! Perl 4 scripts usually will need to have any @ or $ escaped with \ character to be perl 5 compatible. ie print "webmaster\@yourdomain.com" . To find the path to root click on domains in the quick access menu and the path is listed under "HTML Directory Name". index.cgi is valid, as an executable cgi home page for a cgi script. Likewise you could replace index.htm with index.shtml to use PARSE(Server Side includes). only work in files with .shtml extension. The execute bit and read public bits must be on to use .shtml. #is a cool way to output the result of a simple cgi script into the middle of somefile.shtml . .shtml files need to have their permission changed to 755 -- chmod 755 filename.cgi If you can't figure out why it doesn't work, run it from the command Line, or rename it to nph-scriptname. You'll see more error messages. CGI is programming, don't be mistaken into thinking it is as easy as HTML. It isn't. If you are going to use perl, buy a Perl book, please. You will need the information for reference. Other Sources For Learning CGI and PERL Are: The Common Gateway Interface An introduction (with examples) to CGI scripting. One of the best sites. The Web Developers Library Access To: ImageMap CGIWrap More Sources Of Information & Script Archives CGI Library CGI Tutor http://worldwidemart.com/scripts/ The Perl Language Home Page