Checklist

• Php programs should be put in the directory ~username/html/cgi-bin (where "username" is your login name).
  • If you dont' have an html directory or a cgi-bin directory, create them and give others executable permission on them:

    % cd   // go to your home directory
    % ls -l  // see what's there
    // create the html directory if it doesn't exist
        % mkdir html; chmod 755 html   
    % cd html   
    // create the cgi-bin directory if it doesn't exist
    % mkdir cgi-bin; chmod 755 cgi-bin;    
    % cd cgi-bin

• Put a php program in the cgi-bin director. Its name should end with ".php", for example "hello.php". You can:
  • create it with a unix editor such as emacs, pico, or vi.
  • alternatively, create the file at home and transfer it to your SEAS account using Filezilla (Windows), scp, or ftp (Mac/linux). (For directions, look in the Resources page under the Getting Started section.)
• The file should have at least read and execute permission for the owner. To change: "chmod 755 hello.php" or "chmod 700 hello.php".
• The file should have the correct shebang (the php shebang begins with #!) at the top. Make sure there are no characters (e.g. spaces or tabs) before the shebang.The php commands should be surrounded with the tags <? and ?>.

    #!/usr/local/bin/php
    <? print "hello, world"  ?>

• The file should now be accessible with a browser. Note: Don't put "html" in the URL; the SEAS web servers automatically look for an html directory under your home directory.

     http://www.seas.upenn.edu/~username/cgi-bin/hello.php  // if this doesn't work try http://fling-l.seas...