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- # Free for All Link Page
- # Created by Matt Wright (mattw@misha.net)
- # Version: 2.1
- # Created On: 5/14/95 Last Modified: 10/15/95
- # Script Archive: http://www.worldwidemart.com/scripts/
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- # If you run into any problems while trying to configure this scripts, help #
- # is available. The steps you should take to get the fastest results, are: #
- # 1) Read this file thoroughly #
- # 2) Consult the Matt's Script Archive Frequently Asked Questions: #
- # http://www.worldwidemart.com/scripts/faq/ #
- # 3) If you are still having difficulty installing this script, send #
- # e-mail to: scripts-help@tahoenet.com #
- # Include any error messages you are receiving and as much detail #
- # as you can so we can spot your problem. Also include the variable#
- # configuration block that is located at the top of the script. #
- # #
- # Hopefully we will be able to help you solve your problems. Thank you. #
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-
- This is a script built for the World Wide Web that allows users to freely
- add links to your page in the sections that you specify.
-
- File included in this script:
- 1) links.html - The HTML File users see
- 2) links.pl - The guts of the operations
- 3) README - This file (Installation information)
- 4) changelinks.pl - This file will put " around all your urls you may
- have in your previous version.
-
- If you have used the 2.0 version or previous you will need to manually edit
- your links.html file and change all the <meta XXXX> tags to <!--XXXX--> tags.
-
- To Install:
- a) You must have access to your server's cgi-bin
- b) Put the links.pl file into your server's cgi-bin
- c) Put the links.html file into any dir of your choice (must be user writable)
-
- LINKS.PL
- This file is the file that pulls in your links.html and makes the necessary
- changes to your links.html. It will add the url of the user's choice. You
- must chmod this file 755 and place it in your server's cgi-bin.
- EDIT VARIABLES IN THIS FILE:
- $filename = "real/location/of/links.html"
- Real Location of your links.html file.
- $links_url = "http://your.server/actual/url/of/links.html"
- URL Location of links.html file.
- $linkspl = "http://your.host.xxx/cgi-bin/links.pl";
- URL Location of links.pl.
- $datecom = "/path/to/date"
- Location of the 'date' command on your system
-
- LINKS.HTML
- This file contains all of the links that users have added. Users will be
- automatically returned to this document. You must place this document in a
- directory with 777 file access and then chmod this file 777. You will need to
- edit the action="" part of the <form> tag so that points to your links.pl file
- at your cgi-bin. You will also want to change the bottom link so users can get
- back to your home page. You can change anything above the <form> tag also...
- Just don't change the <!--XXXX--> tags unless you want to edit the script.
-
- CHANGELINKS.PL
- This file will change version 2.0 links file into a version 2.1 links
- fiel, which are also parsable by a script called makelinkdb.pl which can
- create a link database for my random link script. Simply modify the $file
- variable in this script to point to your links.html file and then run the
- script. It may not be a bad idea to make a backup copy of your link file
- before hand, just in case.
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-
- Hopefully this is enough information to get your script up and running. If
- you want more information please mail me.
-
- I love to hear feedback and if anyone can improve on this it would be greatly
- appreciated. There is no cost to use this script and you can freely modify it
- any way you wish. All that I ask is that you possibly include my name some
- where in the file (not necessarily viewable by all users) and I would like to
- know the url of where it is being used so that I can see my script in action!
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-
- HISTORY
- Version 1.0 5/14 - Original links.pl created
- Version 2.0 5/20 - Patrick Kane re-wrote almost the entire script to make
- it work better
- Version 2.1 8/5 - Added the count of links and date last modified to the
- links.html file.
- - Changed all my <meta> tags to the appropriate comment
- tag <!--XXXX-->
- - Added a datecom variable in the realization that just
- the 'date' command was interfering with some of the
- date commands located in the cgi-bin of some servers.
- - An HTML checker to remove all HTML tags a user might
- try to put around their title.
- - Added quotes around the url to make the structure more
- HTML compatible.
- __________________________________________________________________________
- -- Matt Wright mattw@misha.net - http://www.worldwidemart.com/scripts/
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