NO! If you have cgi access enabled, any script with a .cgi or .pl extension will be recognized by the server to be a cgi script and does NOT have to be in a special directory. You can put them in a directory named "cgi-bin" if you'd like of course! Just be sure to tell your FTP client to upload them as ASCII files or they won't work!
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User Post (2005-01-05 19:18:08 by akalsha)
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I've used quite a few different hosting companies in my years. I've only been with DH for a couple weeks, but so far I'm extremely impressed and I think they just might be my favorite. :)
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User Post (2004-04-20 21:23:22 by velvetmoth)
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thank you dreamhost. thank you.
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User Post (2004-04-15 17:04:49 by brjmbt)
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I'm new to Perl, but I know some basics. I wrote a VERY VERY VERY simple Hello World script..here's what the code looks like...
use CGI ':standard';
print "Content-type: text/html\n\n";
print "<h1>Hello $welcome!</h1>";
and I complie it with a free compiler I downloaded and uploaded the .pl file to my root directory www.mydomain.com and in my location bar typed http://www.mydomain.com/helloworld.pl and all I get is an internal server error. I've read that you have to reference in your code as to where the compiler is located on the server, but I keep reading here and you can put them anywhere. Can anyone point me in the right direction? Thanks...
BTW - Dreamhost I've been nothing but please with your services, thanks!
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User Post (2004-01-25 16:27:41 by isaac32767)
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It's nice that DreamHost is so CGI-friendly, but allowing a CGI to be created anywhere makes me nervous. So I've put the following in a .htaccess in my main directory
<pre>
RemoveHandler .cgi
RemoveHandler .pl
</pre>
When I need a directory for CGIs, I just create one with the following .htaccess:
<pre>
SetHandler cgi-script
</pre>
Not that much trouble, and it's rather more secure.
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User Post (2003-02-26 22:01:50 by hullshop)
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ALL HAIL DREAMHOST! I just installed a CGI script that normall takes me 1 hour -- in 10 minutes! WOW!
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User Post (2003-01-31 18:51:09 by brandy)
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I LUV DREAMHOST
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User Post (2003-01-20 12:52:52 by unctho)
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All HAIL Dreamhost! *bow* *bow* *bow*
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User Post (2002-11-26 21:36:13 by activ3guy)
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OK, I'm a believer. I'm been with Interland for years, but when I wanted to install Moveable Type I was out in the cold. Dreamhost, you are the bomb!!! If only every hosting provider built their service offerings around the customer like this! Yay!
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User Post (2002-09-10 20:27:50 by books247)
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This site is great! I am still amazed that I'm getting all of this for only 10.95 per month! This rocks! The interface is awesome, and management is easy! Great work!
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User Post (2002-08-04 21:40:09 by ddenk365)
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dreamhost - you're all just the cat's pyjamas... :)
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User Post (2002-08-01 02:15:49 by valve)
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Here here! If only more companies could be as straight-forward as this one... I've never had a question about DH's services that I haven't been able to find quickly and easily through the site. Thanks!
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User Post (2002-07-14 20:41:17 by isell24k)
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I've had quite a few web hosting companies. Never have I seen one that incorporates ALL of the features needed to establish an online presence. This is awesome
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User Post (2002-05-01 12:21:32 by camsweeties)
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This is my second site being set up threw dreamhost and you guys couldnt have made it any easier, thanks guys!
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User Post (2002-04-24 08:56:57 by mchan)
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Honest to goodness, you guys are first rate. =) I am continually amazed and impressed by the user-friendly interfaces you've set up for all of us, and also by your cordial and professional way of dealing with customer service issues. Please keep up the excellent work!
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User Post (2002-03-27 18:19:20 by hecubus)
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i honestly think this is the nicest thing you dreamhost kids could have ever given us. i go to bed at night hoping my future kids will turn out as well as all of you!
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User Post (2002-02-14 02:04:53 by kayk99)
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Dreamhost is amazing helpful and easy to understand unlike other sites which woffle on about stuff!!!
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User Post (2001-12-19 13:06:06 by kuzunoha)
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(drools)
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User Post (2001-08-16 17:25:13 by 21n8v)
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THIS IS AWESOME. I love dreamhost.
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Do I have to put my cgi scripts in a special cgi-bin directory? Where is it?