How can I add a perl based guestbook to my site using Microsoft F.

[IVF Angel]

I am trying to add a perl based free guestbook to my site using Microsoft
Front page. How can I do this?

 

[Steve Easton]

You need to contact your host and see if they allow scripts to be run, and if so from where.
Normally it's the cgi-bin folder.

Then you need to contact the script creator and ask how it is implemented.

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[Ronx]

Which server OS? Which version of FrontPage?
If FP2002 or earlier, and the server OS is Unix, then do not use FrontPage -
using FP to publish the script will corrupt it. In your FrontPage web, both
locally and online, make the cgi-bin a sub web, and never open it in
FrontPage again. Use an FTP client (NOT FrontPage) to upload the script and
CHMOD it to 755.

If using FrontPage 2003, it is best to follow the above advice, but you can
try setting FP to treat .pl and .pm files as text files.
Tools->Options FTP tag and add pl and pm extensions.

If using a Windows server that supports Perl scripts, then you can publish
the script without problems.

The script will have to be configured using information from its author.
The Unix Bash (first line in the script showing the path to Perl executable)
will also have to be configured for Unix servers - this information comes
from your host.

How does the script store the posts?
If posts are stored in separate files or a proprietary database, the
folder(s) containing them must have permissions set to allow anonymous
uploads.
If the posts are stored in a conventional database (mySQL, Access [windows
only], etc.) the database and its connection must be configured into the
script. Check with Host and script's author for details.

Make a link to the script in your web pages.