The FTP program needs the correct transfer settings. Transfer your files to the server in ASCII or text format.
When you have transfered your perl scripts to the cgi-bin they need to be "chmod" to function correctly

Go to your cgi-bin and chose the script or scripts which you require to change file permission settings
Right click your mouse button and a pop up menu will appear



Double click on chmod (UNIX) and a new window will appear

When you have transfer your scripts to the cgi-bin they normally default to chmod 644
The permissions of programs or files tells the server what the file is capable of doing or not doing
644 = -rw-r--r--



You need to set the permissions accordingly for the specified text file. If they are set incorrectly the server will not be able to write or append data to it
You will be present us with a series of check boxes for Owner, Group, and Other permissions. These three different categories allow you to specify permissions for each category of Read "4" Write "2" or Execute "1"
755 = -rwxr-xr-x



Some file or scripts require chmod to be set to 766
(see the readme file that came with the script)
766 = -rwxrw-rw-



Some file or scripts require chmod to be set to 777
(see the readme file that came with the script)
777 = -rwxrwxrwx



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