Help with installing affiliate managing software?

by sirtom
3 replies
Hey all,

I recently picked up an affiliate managing software and upon trying to install it I found that I have no clue where to begin. I'm pretty good with everything else, but I've never worked with scripts before

So maybe it's just me and not knowing anything about scripts and such, but if anyone would be able to help me get this thing up I'd very much appreciate it. (And side note: I figured I'd ask here in the 'programming' thread seeing all the PHP/script topics.)

Here's the installation instructions, hopefully you can identify where this script even goes:
"Below are the installation docs for Easy JV & Affiliate Manager Before you start with the scripts, login to your server and go to your cgi-bin. Create a directory in your cgi-bin, you can name it whatever you want, in this example we will call it "jv". Inside the "jv" directory, create another directory called "data", it must be called data. Now go into the "data" directory and create 6 more directories called:

archives
hits
messages
notes
sales
track

They all MUST be named exactly as they appear above. Now chmod the data directory and all of the directories inside the data directory to 777.

Onto the scripts!

Open all .cgi files and make sure the first line is the correct path to perl. Now upload them all to your "jv" directory in ASCII format(do not upload them in binary) and chmod them all to 755. Upload config.cgi, paypal.txt, stormpay.txt, and homepage.html to the same directory and chmod them to 777.

All done!"

My questions are:

-where do I upload the script folder initially?
-what does "chmod the data directory and all of the directories inside the data directory to 777" mean?
-what's the "path to perl"?

I think I'm asking a lot here, but is anyone willing to help?

Thanks to all who can
-Tom
#affiliate #installing #managing #software
  • Profile picture of the author Janet Sawyer
    Originally Posted by sirtom View Post


    Here's the installation instructions, hopefully you can identify where this script even goes:
    "Below are the installation docs for Easy JV & Affiliate Manager Before you start with the scripts, login to your server and go to your cgi-bin.
    Your cgi-bin is located on your hosting, sometimes it is within the public_html folder and other times outside of it. Just look for it.

    Create a directory in your cgi-bin, you can name it whatever you want, in this example we will call it "jv".

    Just create a new folder within the cgi-bin folder and name it whaterver.

    Inside the "jv" directory, create another directory called "data", it must be called data.

    Inside the "whatever folder" you just created, make a new folder but it MUST be named data.

    Now go into the "data" directory and create 6 more directories called:

    archives
    hits
    messages
    notes
    sales
    track

    They all MUST be named exactly as they appear above. Now chmod the data directory and all of the directories inside the data directory to 777.

    Just follow these directions as is. (chmod means to change the permissions - if your host doesn't allow "777" "rrrwwwxxx" then use "755"

    Onto the scripts!

    Open all .cgi files and make sure the first line is the correct path to perl. Now upload them all to your "jv" directory in ASCII format(do not upload them in binary) and chmod them all to 755. Upload config.cgi, paypal.txt, stormpay.txt, and homepage.html to the same directory and chmod them to 777.

    All done!"

    Path to perl is usually shown somewhere on your hosting account. Look for general server info, then Path To Perl
    it will look something like this /usr/bin/perl



    My questions are:

    -where do I upload the script folder initially?
    -what does "chmod the data directory and all of the directories inside the data directory to 777" mean?
    -what's the "path to perl"?

    I think I'm asking a lot here, but is anyone willing to help?

    Thanks to all who can
    -Tom
    Hope that helps.
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    • Profile picture of the author sirtom
      Ah Janet you're awesome, thanks so much

      So more question: do I upload the script folder to the root domain (i.e. "domain.com") or to that cgi-bin folder?

      Thanks again!
      -Tom
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      • Profile picture of the author Janet Sawyer
        Hi Tom,

        You upload THE FILES ONLY, NOT THE FOLDER to the "whaterver you named it folder" inside the cgi-bin. Make sure you use ASCII format for upload and not Binary. That's important.

        Now upload them all to your "jv" directory in ASCII format(do not upload them in binary) and chmod them all to 755. Upload config.cgi, paypal.txt, stormpay.txt, and homepage.html to the same directory and chmod them to 777.
        Don't forget to double check those .cgi files all have the correct Path to Perl.

        Regards,

        Janet
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