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Message started by giababy on 12/07/06 at 00:21:39

Title: Great Program...but Im more novice than a novice!
Post by giababy on 12/07/06 at 00:21:39

I downoaded your program because it looks like exactly what I need. My plan was to use it to accumulate and accomodate the number of artists, musicians, etc., that would like a safe place to sell. (Has everyone in the world been ripped off by eBay? LOL) However, I know enough HTML to get by, but this program has me completely baffled, as I have nevere even seen a perl script before. So, obviously, all of my attempts to install it have failed miserably and I have accumlated a few gray hairs! LOL And when I say I know nothing about this, I truly mean it. NOTHING! ::) Is there anyone who can help me install it, or help me in any other way? Once it is installed and I am working with my artists and photographers, I would be more than happy to donate a perecentage back to where the program came from...thats a given...and I believe in Karma! ;) Any help would be appreciated.

Title: Re: Great Program...but Im more novice than a novi
Post by Dieter Werner on 12/08/06 at 12:46:17

What have you tried till now?
Did you read this text?

Code:

#-#############################################
#
# INSTALLATION:
# -----------------
# In order to run the program ...
#
# - edit eConfig161.pl and save it
# - save THIS file as eAuction.pl
# - search your server for your cgi-bin directory
# - create a new sub-directory: eAuction161
# - chmod that sub-directory (at least) 755.
#
# - upload
# eAuction.pl
# eConfig161.pl
# to the directory 'eAuction161' (use ASCII-Mode)
#
# - chmod 755 eAuction.pl
# - chmod 644 eConfig161.pl
# - start your browser and type in:
# http://YourDomain/cgi-bin/eAuction161/eAuction.pl
#
# In order to create 'Test-Items'
# - start your browser and type in:
# http://YourDomain/cgi-bin/eAuction161/eAuction.pl?action=test
# (You should delete this Sub after your auction has been tested)
#
# In order to access the (small) admin part
# - start your browser and type in:
# http://YourDomain/cgi-bin/eAuction161/eAuction.pl?action=admin
#
# In order to use the delivered icons (or your own icons)
# - start your FTP-Program again
# - select the directory 'eAuction'
# - select the sub-directory 'auction_pics'
# - upload the pics to this directory (use Binary-Mode)#
#
#-#############################################

Title: Re: Great Program...but Im more novice than a novi
Post by giababy on 12/08/06 at 21:25:47

Dieter Werner wrote:

What have you tried till now?
Did you read this text?

Code:

Yes, I have read and "attempted" to follow instructions. I am only familiar with html and the whole "copy and paste" the code thing. To me, you are all geniuses! I am so confused my head is spinning. LOL

Title: Re: Great Program...but Im more novice than a novi
Post by Dieter Werner on 12/08/06 at 22:41:22

But there is nothing to "copy & paste" ...
simply follow the instructions - it's very easy.

Title: Re: Great Program...but Im more novice than a novi
Post by giababy on 12/10/06 at 06:17:02

Dieter Werner wrote:

But there is nothing to "copy & paste" ...
simply follow the instructions - it's very easy.

I guess its just beyond me. Ive uploaded and created directories and still cant seem to get it.

Title: Re: Great Program...but Im more novice than a novi
Post by Dieter Werner on 12/10/06 at 15:42:20

Did you chmod the directories?
Did you get an error message?

Title: Re: Great Program...but Im more novice than a novi
Post by giababy on 12/10/06 at 18:34:31

Dieter Werner wrote:

Did you chmod the directories?
Did you get an error message?

I didnt get anything, thats why I know I am doing something wrong, all I kept seeing was the text.

Title: Re: Great Program...but Im more novice than a novi
Post by MBG on 12/14/06 at 21:39:42

Giababy are you using an FTP client such as Cute FTP, to transfer the files to your server directories?

Title: Re: Great Program...but Im more novice than a novi
Post by giababy on 12/14/06 at 21:42:48

Yes, I think so. LOL A very nice person here, Mars, helped me out setting it up. I have chenged the name and easier things like that, howevere, I am having some difficulty adding new categories. I added to the list in the format specified, but then when I refresh, I get a blank page. Should I be doing sosmething different?

Title: Re: Great Program...but Im more novice than a novi
Post by MBG on 12/14/06 at 21:46:53

Yes, it's a touchy program. i'm having my own difficulties as noted in another thread. One tip for changing catagory names, make sure you change the folders on your server that correspond to those catagory names, or the program can't find those folders. Probably case sensitive too.

Title: Re: Great Program...but Im more novice than a novi
Post by giababy on 12/14/06 at 21:49:33

The default categories were easy enouh to change, but adding any more than that just keeps givin me a blank page. Is there a default number of categories we are allowed to use?

Title: Re: Great Program...but Im more novice than a novi
Post by MBG on 12/14/06 at 21:52:33

are you adding and chmoding new folders to correspond to those catagories? I don't know of any limit as such but hopefully Dieter will answer that. It's a good question.

Title: Re: Great Program...but Im more novice than a novi
Post by giababy on 12/14/06 at 21:55:21

Im very uneducated in this, so Im not even sure what that means. LOL

Title: Re: Great Program...but Im more novice than a novi
Post by MBG on 12/14/06 at 21:57:09

Oh sorry.

WHen you create a new catagory, there must be a folder to house all the 'auctions' that will fall into the catagory. So on your server, you will need a folder for each catagory, to house the auctions. So this may be one of your problems. You have catagories and the software may be searching to find the corresponding folders that need to be created and chmoded (chmoding sets the permissions to the folder)

Title: Re: Great Program...but Im more novice than a novi
Post by giababy on 12/14/06 at 22:02:24

I dont seem to be able to find any category folders....but I will keep looking......

Title: Re: Great Program...but Im more novice than a novi
Post by MBG on 12/14/06 at 22:08:19

Well that could be part of the problem. They would be located outside of the public_html folder, in a folder you have created called eAuction161

does that help?

Title: Re: Great Program...but Im more novice than a novi
Post by mars on 12/14/06 at 22:14:59

The category folders are in the root directory of the auction and that is where they should be.
It is below public_html and should be named eAuction161 - a non-accessible area of your web space.

When you created your categories and either saved the changes on the server or uploaded the file, the category directories were created by the script.

Clicking on them tells me that they are there.

I also FTP'd in and as Lloyd Bridges used to say on the TV program "Sea Hunt".....and there it was.

mars

Title: Re: Great Program...but Im more novice than a novi
Post by mars on 12/14/06 at 22:20:09

A tip for good eAuction161 health:

After you create your new categories, run the test program, then remark out the test program from the script.

mars

Title: Re: Great Program...but Im more novice than a novi
Post by MBG on 12/14/06 at 22:20:59

and that is done by adding

#

to the beginning of each line of code, correct?

Title: Re: Great Program...but Im more novice than a novi
Post by giababy on 12/14/06 at 22:31:04

I think I will play it safe and not try to add cateories! LOL :o

I hate to keep asking questions that probably seem silly to you all, but I have gone to different "tutorial" sites offering free courses in perl, but they are all written in the language that I obviously dodnt get. I would really like to learn more. Does anyone know of any good sites that teach perl in basic language?

GiaBaby :)

Title: Re: Great Program...but Im more novice than a novi
Post by mars on 12/16/06 at 02:46:57

Quote:

and that is done by adding
#
to the beginning of each line of code, correct?

Yes that is how you can remark out code or make notes to yourself

giababy,
Adding categories, the way Dieter has aset up his script, does not require any perl knowledge. Just type them in using plain old English in the file eConfig161.pl. Here is an example of one that I did.
In this example, the script creates directories like Dominican_Photos in the non-accessible eAuction161 folder, and displays to the users Dominican Artists Photographs. Just copy and paste and change the two areas I have indicated. If you have trouble locating where to do this let me know.

Code:

# Edit your Auction-Categories
#-#############################################
# English #German
%category = (
Dominican_Paintings => ['Dominican Artists Paintings', 'Audio & Video', ],
Dominican_Prints => ['Dominican Artists Prints', 'Audio & Video', ],
Dominican_Photos => ['Dominican Artists Photographs', 'Audio & Video', ],
Haitian_Art => ['Haitian Art', 'Audio & Video', ],
Haitian_Wood => ['Haitian Wood Carvings', 'Audio & Video', ],
);

Title: Re: Great Program...but Im more novice than a novi
Post by giababy on 12/16/06 at 03:00:33

mars wrote:

Quote:

and that is done by adding
#
to the beginning of each line of code, correct?

Thank You! It worked. :)

Title: Re: Great Program...but Im more novice than a novi
Post by jmateus on 12/20/06 at 00:03:53

I too am a newbe. This seems to be such a great program but I am losing my hair here trying to make it work. I am jealous of all of you who have it working.....lol I feel like I am so close but I can't quite get it to work. I've read and re-read the forums but I just don't get it. I know a lot of you are really busy but can someone help me out here.
What I get when I type in the address to see if its ok ( ..."cgi-bin/eAuction161/eAuction.pl?action=test") is an error that says "Error
/kunden/homepages/24/d140237073/eAuction161closed
Permission denied"

I have chmod the files correctly with eAuction.pl set to 755 and eConfig.pl to 644. Also the eAuction161 folder thats in my cgi-bin is set to 755 and I also have tried 777 just to see if that will work to no avail. I just can't seem to get past the error. >:(

What am I doing wrong???

Title: Re: Great Program...but Im more novice than a novi
Post by koi_carp on 12/20/06 at 02:50:09

Have you tried chmoding eConfig161 to 400
thats the only one that worked for me.

Title: Re: Great Program...but Im more novice than a novi
Post by jmateus on 12/20/06 at 02:55:04

I tried as you suggested. No luck, I still get the same thing. :(

Title: Re: Great Program...but Im more novice than a novi
Post by koi_carp on 12/20/06 at 03:14:08

Whats your web address and I will see if I get the same error

Title: Re: Great Program...but Im more novice than a novi
Post by jmateus on 12/20/06 at 03:26:40

Got it working! I had $config{'basepath'} in the eConfig161.pl file set up wrong.