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Message started by wez100 on 07/10/08 at 01:46:49

Title: Sorry to ask (500 internal server error)
Post by wez100 on 07/10/08 at 01:46:49

Hi all,

Sorry to ask this question - i see its been asked hundreds of times before!!!

I am having problems getting eAuction running :(

- I have created eAuction161 sub-directory in cgi-bin and chmod to 755 also created auction_pics subdomain for the images
- Uploaded eAuction.pl & eConfig161.pl
- eAuction.pl chmod to 755
- eConfig161.pl chmod to 644

When i try to run via browser i get the following:

Internal Server Error
The server encountered an internal error or misconfiguration and was unable to complete your request.
Please contact the server administrator to inform of the time the error occurred and of anything you might have done that may have caused the error.

More information about this error may be available in the server error log.

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I have checked with my host (i'm actually on my own VPS) and the path to perl is correct in eAuction.pl (default path that was already there)

I have tried a few thing mentioned on here that i searched for (removing # from oops command) and even made a .htaccess file as suggested elsewhere on here - still wont work.

I know perl/scripts work as we are also running Actinic (shopping cart) and that is fine??

any help greatly appreciated!!

Thanks,
Wez.

Title: Re: Sorry to ask (500 internal server error)
Post by wez100 on 07/10/08 at 01:54:36

Also I have made sure the .pl files were uploaded in ASCII.
I've even deleted all from server and re-downloaded zip file - no joy :(

Title: Re: Sorry to ask (500 internal server error)
Post by Dieter Werner on 07/10/08 at 13:46:19

1. Double check the settings of your FTP client (is it really ASCII mode?)
2. Let me see # Config-Section-01 of your eConfig161.pl

Title: Re: Sorry to ask (500 internal server error)
Post by wez100 on 07/11/08 at 20:04:21

my apologies for not answering immediately ;) :P

I use SmartFTP and i'm 100% sure i changed to ASCII when uploading the .pl files

The eConfig161 is unchaged from the zip file - did i do wrong?

Code:

#-#############################################
# Config-Section-01
#-#############################################

# The name of your servers cgi-bin directory
$config{'cgi_dir'} = 'cgi-bin'; # Default for most servers

# The cgi-bin subdirectory where your eAuction.pl will be stored
$config{'auction_dir'} = 'eAuction161';

# The Path to a 'NON-WEBACCESSABLE' directory of your system
# Maybe you have to chmode it if you use your own setting

$config{'get_path'} = 1; # Set this from 1 to 0 if you want to use your own setting
$config{'basepath'} = '/Your/Basepath';

# You need to assign either a mail program or
# a mail host so e-mails can be sent out.
# Configure your MAIL PROGRAM

$config{'get_mail'} = 1; # Set this from 1 to 0 if you want to use your own setting
$config{'mailprog'} = '/Your/Path/To/sendmail'; # no additional options please

# or Configure your MAIL HOST (SMTP)
#$config{'mailhost'} = 'http://YourSMTP-Host';

# Set this from 0 to 1 if the script is running with a real Web-Server
$config{'web_server'} = 1;

Like i say, i have the correct directory in cgi-bin, with correct permissions.

Any ideas??

:(

Title: Re: Sorry to ask (500 internal server error)
Post by wez100 on 07/11/08 at 21:25:01

hi,

just to let you know i got it working.

I deleted all (for the third time) from cgi-bin and used a different FTP program (was smartFTP, now CoreFTP) as i read elsewhere that it had issues with ASCII uploads even though i was manually setting it to ascii!!

after a bit of fiddling with the 'basepath' setting - its up and running (i think)
not sure about sendmail and stuff - but i'm getting there :)

thanks so far 8-)