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CGI dummy needs help, please

by Laura B
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I have been asked to figure out a problem with a CGI script installed by someone else, but I know nothing about CGI forms. It's a feedback form on a music festival site, but the results are not being fed to the results page past a particular date. The code looks exactly the same as the previous year's form, which worked fine, but it's not working.

Just a little background: Each year the previous year's files are archived for viewing, and a copy is made from which they create the new year's site.

Is there anyone with some knowledge of this stuff who could take a quick look at our files? Here's the current feedback form: Porcupine Mountains Music Festival

The results page should be showing feedback given after August of 2009 but is only showing results from previous years. I'm not sure if what I've given is enough to figure out what's wrong; let me know if it isn't. Thanks in advance!
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  • Profile picture of the author Laura B
    I posted on Sunday evening so I don't think too many saw this thread. Still hoping someone can point me in the right direction.
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    Seeing how you only pointed us at a link, we have no way of knowing what the underlying CGI script looks like. CGI code does not display publicly like HTML, it is processed by the server before any output is sent to the browser. Also, CGI scripts can be done in many languages (Python and Perl are probably the most popular). Any idea which it is?
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    • Profile picture of the author Laura B
      Originally Posted by wayfarer View Post

      Seeing how you only pointed us at a link, we have no way of knowing what the underlying CGI script looks like. CGI code does not display publicly like HTML, it is processed by the server before any output is sent to the browser.
      Yeah, I just thought I would PM the info to anyone who offered to take a look - I'm gun-shy about putting code out there and inadvertently displaying information that shouldn't be public and giving hackers a way in.

      Originally Posted by wayfarer View Post

      Also, CGI scripts can be done in many languages (Python and Perl are probably the most popular). Any idea which it is?
      I'm assuming it's Perl. I'll PM it to you, but if you don't have time to look, I understand. Thanks.
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