1. What are the system requirements of MojoScripts.com products?
2. Is Perl on my server, if so where?
3. What is needed to install MojoScripts.com products?
4. How do I set file permissions (writable/executable)?

Before attempting to install the software please make sure your web server has the following system requirements:

Website - You must have a website in order to install the software. The software does not run on your PC.

Perl 5.000+ - You must have Perl 5.005 or better. You can download the latest version of Perl from http://www.perl.com/.

CGI Access - Your website must be configured to run Perl/CGI scripts.

Write Access - You must be able to make files and directories writable on your web server. If the software doesn't have write access it won't be able to update its data files.

Optional:
MySQL Database - Some of our products use MySQL database backend, in this a MySQL should be present on the server as well as free perl modules DBI and appropriate dbd::mysql loaded.

If you're not sure whether your web server meets the listed requirements contact your web hosting provider for assistance.

Perl 5 is normally available on all web servers if you are hosted with a company that sells web hosting service. If you own a dedicated server, or your own you may need to install Perl 5 onto your webserver. Ask the company you host with or a systems administrator.

If available on the webserver, the location of Perl 5 is typicaly:

/usr/bin/perl

or

/usr/local/bin/perl

The first line of your Perl/CGI script would read:

#!/usr/bin/perl

or

#!/usr/local/bin/perl

Running Perl/CGI Scripts on an NT server does not require the correct perl path as NT servers associate the .pl extension with Perl.

After ordering the software from MojoScripts.com you will be emailed the product in a ZIP format. In order to setup and install the program you need to first make sure you have a Unzip and FTP program.

FTP Programs

FTP stands for "File Transfer Protocol". FTP programs allow you to transfer files back and forth between your computer and the computer that hosts your website.

We recommend the following FTP programs:

CuteFTP


Unzip Programs

When you receive the software in an email message it will be compressed in a "ZIP" format. The ZIP format allows you to store many files within a single ZIP file. Before you can install the software on your server you need to "unzip" the zip file.

We recommend the following Unzip programs:

WinZip

For Unix

Most FTP software will allow you to change the permissions of files and directories on unix web servers.

For example, if you are using CuteFTP you can right click on the desired file or directory in the remote window and select 'Change File Attributes'. From here you will be able to set "read, write and execute" permissions for the "owner, group, and public". You are considered to be the owner, and everybody else is considered to be public, including your ISP's web server and perl.

Making files executable

To make files executable you need to turn on "Read" and "Execute" permissions for owner, group and public and write for "owner". The numeric (chmod) value for this is "0755".

Making files writable

To make files writable you need to turn on "Read" and "Write" permissions for owner, group and public. The numeric (chmod) value for this is "0666".

Making directories writable

To make directories writable you need to turn on "Read", "Write" and "Execute" permissions for owner, group and public. The numeric (chmod) value for this is "0777".

For NT

Unfortunately there is no easy way to remotely change file permissions on Windows servers so unless you can directly access the server you'll need to ask your web hosting provider to change the file permissions for you.